NASCAR Cup Series on Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course – Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC

Saturday Doubleheader on USA Network – NTT INDYCAR SERIES Gallagher Grand Prix at 2 p.m. ET Followed by NASCAR Xfinity Series

Press Event On-Site with NBC Sports NASCAR and INDYCAR Analysts – Friday at 3 p.m. ET at IMS Media Center

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Joins INDYCAR Pre-Race Coverage; James Hinchcliffe Joins NASCAR Pre-Race Coverage

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 10, 2023 – NBC Sports presents a weekend of NASCAR and INDYCAR racing from historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend, as the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NTT INDYCAR SERIES all compete on the IMS road course this Saturday and Sunday across NBC, USA Network and Peacock. This marks the fourth consecutive year that IMS has hosted NASCAR and INDYCAR races on the same weekend.

The NASCAR Cup Series will race on the IMS road course for the third time ever on Sunday with the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Countdown to Green begins pre-race coverage at 2 p.m. ET on NBC with NASCAR America post-race immediately following the checkered flag at 6 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.

Saturday’s doubleheader on the IMS road course begins at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock with pre-race coverage leading into the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Gallagher Grand Prix at 2:30 p.m. ET, followed by USA Network’s coverage of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 150 presented by Advance Auto Parts at 5:30 p.m. ET.

This Friday at 3 p.m. ET, NBC Sports will host a press event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway press center featuring NASCAR analysts Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte, and INDYCAR analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell to preview this weekend’s races.

2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. currently leads the season points standings (2035), with only 17 points separating him from fifth-place Kyle Larson. Chris Buescher won his second consecutive Cup Series race in the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan on Monday.

The Cup Series field will feature a variety of entrants, including Shane van Gisbergen, who won the inaugural race on the streets of Chicago in his Cup Series debut last month, as well as 2009 F1 champion Jenson Button, Brodie Kostecki, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Rockenfeller.

Two-time Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton, and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte will serve as analysts for the Cup and Xfinity Series races from IMS with lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen.

Marty Snider, Dave Burns, and Kim Coon will serve as pit reporters during both races this weekend.

Snider will anchor studio coverage alongside NASCAR Hall of Fame driver and two-time Brickyard 400 winner Dale Jarrett from the Peacock Pit Box during pre- and post-race coverage on Saturday and Sunday. NBC Sports INDYCAR analyst James Hinchcliffe will join Sunday’s Countdown to Green pre-race coverage.

BROADCAST TEAM

• Play by Play: Rick Allen
• Analysts: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
• Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kim Coon

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

• Host: Marty Snider
• Analysts: Dale Jarrett, James Hinchcliffe (Sunday)

HOW TO WATCH

• TV – NBC, USA Network
• Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

INDYCAR: GALLAGHER GRAND PRIX

Saturday’s doubleheader on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course gets underway with pre-race coverage of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Gallagher Grand Prix at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock, leading into race coverage at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Live coverage of qualifying, practice sessions and the INDY NXT by Firestone race from the IMS road course on Friday will stream exclusively on Peacock. For more information about INDYCAR on Peacock and how to sign up, click here.

Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst), and James Hinchcliffe (analyst) will call the race. Kevin Lee and Dillon Welch will provide reports from pit road. Earnhardt Jr. will join Saturday’s pre-race coverage alongside Diffey, Bell and Hinchcliffe.

2021 INDYCAR champion Alex Palou, who leads the season points standings, took the checkered flag at the GMR Grand Prix held at the IMS road course earlier this year in May. Kyle Kirkwood won last weekend at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix on the streets of Nashville.

BROADCAST TEAM

• Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
• Analysts: Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
• Pit Reporters: Kevin Lee, Dillon Welch

HOW TO WATCH

• TV – USA Network
• Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

PRO MOTOCROSS: UNADILLA NATIONAL

The 2023 Pro Motocross Championship season continues with the Unadilla National this Saturday in New Berlin, N.Y., with uninterrupted coverage of every moto from 1-5 p.m. ET on Peacock, and NBC airing uninterrupted coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET. Peacock will also stream an exclusive post-race program.

Jett Lawrence, who has won all 16 motos this season, can clinch the 450 Class Championship if he leads by at least 100 points following this weekend’s race. Hunter Lawrence and Haiden Deegan are only separated by three points in the 250 Class standings following Deegan’s first career moto sweep at Washougal.

Race Day Live qualifying coverage this Saturday for the Unadilla National gets underway at 10 a.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. All live Pro Motocross coverage, including races and qualifying, plus on-demand replays, will be available on Peacock this season. Click here for more details.

A record 31-race SuperMotocross World Championship schedule, inclusive of Supercross and Pro Motocross, will be presented across Peacock, NBC, CNBC, USA Network, and NBC Sports digital platforms in 2023, culminating with two SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff events and the SuperMotocross World Championship Final fueled by Monster Energy. The complete schedule can be found here.

BROADCAST TEAM

• Play by Play: Jason Weigandt
• Analysts: Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart
• Reporters: Jason Thomas, Will Christien

HOW TO WATCH

• TV – NBC, CNBC
• Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

The latest episode of The Dale Jr. Download features three-time Supercar champion Shane van Gisbergen, who won the inaugural race on the streets of Chicago in his Cup Series debut last month, today at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock. Weekly and on-demand episodes of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s podcast will stream exclusively on the platform, taking viewers table-side for unparalleled perspective, candid commentary, and insight from Dale Jr.

–NBC SPORTS–

Countdown to Green NASCAR Cup Series Pre-Race Coverage Begins Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network Leading into Race Coverage at 2:30 p.m. ET

Peacock Exclusively Presents INDYCAR Honda Indy Toronto Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET with Limited Commercial Interruptions

NASCAR Xfinity Series in New Hampshire Countdown to Green Pre-Race Coverage Begins Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 12, 2023 – NBC Sports’ robust motorsports coverage this weekend features the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon on USA Network and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in Toronto exclusively on Peacock, as well as the Pro Motocross Championship and World Superbike.

NASCAR: CUP SERIES CRAYON 301 & XFINITY SERIES AMBETTER HEALTH 200

The NASCAR Cup Series Crayon 301 will be presented this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, with Countdown to Green pre-race coverage beginning at 2 p.m. ET. Post-race coverage will begin immediately following the checkered flag at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock.

The NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway marks the second of five consecutive Cup Series races on USA Network.

A 30-minute Countdown to Green Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network leads into Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 200 race coverage 3 p.m. ET. Post-race coverage gets underway at 5:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.

Following his win last weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, William Byron continues to lead the Cup Series Playoffs points standings followed by Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. Christopher Bell won the Loudon Lobster trophy at last July’s Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Coverage from Loudon begins Friday on USA Network with Xfinity Series practice and qualifying at 5 p.m. ET.

Two-time Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton, and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte will serve as analysts for the Cup Series race this Sunday from New Hampshire Motor Speedway with lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen. Allen, Burton, and Letarte will call Saturday’s Xfinity Series race. Marty Snider, Dave Burns and Kim Coon will serve as pit reporters.

NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett will anchor studio coverage alongside Snider from the Peacock Pit Box during pre- and post-race coverage on Saturday and Sunday. Earnhardt Jr. will join Jarrett and Snider on the Peacock Pit Box Saturday.

Burton is a four-time winner at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) and Jarrett also won at the track in 2001.

The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will present the final 20 NASCAR Cup Series races and 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2023 across NBC, USA Network and Peacock, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 5-6. Post-race coverage will stream live on Peacock following all Cup Series races this season. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2023 NASCAR coverage.

BROADCAST TEAM

• Play by Play: Rick Allen
• Analysts: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
• Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kim Coon

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

• Host: Marty Snider
• Analysts: Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

HOW TO WATCH

• TV – USA Network
• Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

INDYCAR: HONDA INDY TORONTO

Peacock exclusively presents the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Honda Indy Toronto this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET for the second consecutive season. Race coverage from the streets of Toronto will be presented with limited commercial interruptions. Immediately following the checkered flag, post-race coverage will stream on Peacock featuring driver interviews, analysis, and the podium ceremony.

Live coverage of qualifying and practice sessions from the 11-turn street circuit Friday and Saturday will stream exclusively on Peacock. For more information about Peacock’s comprehensive streaming coverage of the 2023 INDYCAR season and how to sign up, click here.

2021 INDYCAR champion Alex Palou (377 pts) has won three straight races and leads the 2023 points standings through eight races, with six-time series champion Scott Dixon (267 pts) and 2023 Indianapolis 500 winner and two-time series champion Josef Newgarden (261 pts) rounding out the top three. Dixon won last year’s race in Toronto.

NBC Sports’ lead INDYCAR commentary team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst) and Toronto native James Hinchcliffe (analyst) will call the race. Kevin Lee and Dillon Welch will provide reports from pit road.

BROADCAST TEAM

• Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
• Analysts: Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
• Pit Reporters: Kevin Lee, Dillon Welch

HOW TO WATCH

• Streaming – Peacock

PRO MOTOCROSS: SPRING CREEK NATIONAL

The 2023 Pro Motocross Championship season continues with the Spring Creek National this Saturday in Millville, Minn., at 2 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.

Jett Lawrence remained perfect in the 2023 Pro Motocross season and increased his winning streak to six with a victory in the 450 Class at Southwick last week while two-time MX2 world champion Tom Vialle earned his first career win in the 250 Class.

Race Day Live qualifying coverage this Saturday for the Spring Creek National gets underway at 11 a.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. All live Pro Motocross coverage, including races and qualifying, plus on-demand replays, will be available on Peacock this season. Click here for more details.

A record 31-race SuperMotocross World Championship schedule, inclusive of Supercross and Pro Motocross, will be presented across Peacock, NBC, CNBC, USA Network, and NBC Sports digital platforms in 2023, culminating with two SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff events and the SuperMotocross World Championship Final fueled by Monster Energy. The complete schedule can be found here.

BROADCAST TEAM

• Play by Play: Jason Weigandt
• Analyst: Ricky Carmichael
• Reporter: Jason Thomas

HOW TO WATCH

• TV – USA Network, CNBC
• Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

WORLD SUPERBIKE

The 2023 World Superbike season continues with the Prometeon Italian Round this Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on CNBC.

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC Sports to Call Chicago Races “Radio-Style” Around Street Circuit; Countdown to Green Pre-Race Coverage Begins at 5 p.m. ET; Post-Race Coverage Streams Exclusively on Peacock at 9 p.m. ET

NASCAR Xfinity Series Chicago Street Race Presented Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on USA Network; Countdown to Green Pre-Race Coverage Begins at 4:30 p.m. ET

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Coverage Begins Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock

Pro Motocross RedBud National – Saturday at 1 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 28, 2023 – The much-anticipated inaugural running of the Chicago Street Race for the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series will be presented this weekend across NBC Sports, with the Cup Series Grant Park 220 race Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, and the Xfinity Series The Loop 121 race airing Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on USA Network.

NBC Sports’ coverage of Sunday’s Cup Series race begins with Countdown to Green at 5 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Immediately following the conclusion of the Grant Park 220, post-race coverage will stream exclusively on Peacock at 9 p.m. ET.

Below are a few quotes from NBC Sports NASCAR analysts Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton, and NBC Sports Executive Producer Sam Flood about the Chicago Street Race from last week’s media conference call. Click here for a full transcript.

Jarrett: “It has the opportunity to be one of the biggest events that NASCAR has had in a long, long time…the whole setting is just going to be spectacular (and) I really believe that we’re going to see some good racing on top of everything else.”

Flood: “It’s the ultimate challenge to be the first people to televise a race at a course that’s never been televised before…we’re excited, confident, and really eager to showcase the city of Chicago, the sport of NASCAR, and the opportunity to grow the sport to a new audience on an American celebration weekend.”

Earnhardt Jr: “Why wouldn’t the very first street course present unforeseen, unintended consequences and challenges to these teams? That will create some really intense, great moments for us to see as teams and drivers are going through adversity that none of us have ever watched happen before.”

Burton on the uniqueness of what the Chicago race will present for drivers: “The first time they see it is the first time anyone sees it. I think that’s awesome. I think the more things we can throw at our drivers and throw at our teams to get them out of their comfort zone, it raises their level and it shows us who the very best are in certain situations.”

Coverage from the streets of Chicago begins Saturday with Xfinity Series practice and qualifying at 11 a.m. ET on USA Network. A special live on-site edition of NASCAR America anchored from the Peacock Pit Box gets underway at 1 p.m. ET on USA Network, leading into Cup Series practice and qualifying at 1:30 p.m. ET.

A 30-minute Countdown to Green Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET leads into Xfinity Series race coverage at 5 p.m. ET on USA Network. Post-race coverage starts following the checkered flag at 7 p.m. ET on USA Network.

Both races from Chicago will be presented “Radio Style,” NBC Sports’ fan-favorite broadcast style with announcers positioned from vantage points around the track featuring high-paced, around-the-horn commentary. As part of the broadcasts, announcers will be located around the streets of Chicago at the following positions (see attached graphic for more information):

• Main broadcast booth on S. Columbus Drive: lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte
• Turn 4 on DuSable Lake Shore Drive and Roosevelt Road: two-time Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.
• Turns 1 and 6 on S. Columbus Drive and E. Balbo Drive: veteran MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio announcer Mike Bagley
• Turn 11 on S. Michigan Avenue and E. Jackson Drive: 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton

Marty Snider, Dave Burns and Kim Coon will serve as pit reporters for the Cup and Xfinity Series races, with Parker Kligerman also reporting from pit road for the Cup Series race on Sunday.

Studio coverage throughout the weekend will originate from the Peacock Pit Box in a special location at Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett and JTG Daugherty Racing team owner Brad Daugherty will anchor studio coverage alongside Snider during pre- and post-race coverage on Saturday and Sunday.

NBC Sports’ first race of the 2023 NASCAR season featured Ross Chastain winning in the Cup Series and AJ Allmendinger in the Xfinity Series last weekend at Nashville Superspeedway.

The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will present the final 20 NASCAR Cup Series races and 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2023 across NBC, USA Network and Peacock, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 5-6. Post-race coverage will stream live on Peacock following all Cup Series races this season. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2023 NASCAR coverage.

BROADCAST TEAM

• Play by Play: Rick Allen
• Analysts: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Mike Bagley
• Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman (Sunday)

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

• Host: Marty Snider
• Analysts: Dale Jarrett, Brad Daugherty

HOW TO WATCH

• TV – NBC, USA Network
• Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

INDYCAR: HONDA INDY 200 AT MID-OHIO

USA Network and Peacock present the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET as 2021 INDYCAR champion Alex Palou (324 pts) looks to win his third consecutive race and fourth out of the last five races. Palou leads the 2023 points standings through eight races, with 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson (250 pts) and 2023 Indianapolis 500 winner and two-time series champion Josef Newgarden (243 pts) rounding out the top three. Scott McLaughlin won last year’s race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Live coverage of qualifying and practice sessions from the 13-turn road circuit Friday and Saturday will stream exclusively on Peacock. The INDY NXT by Firestone race Sunday from Mid-Ohio will also stream on Peacock.

INDYCAR’s next race, the Honda Indy Toronto, from the streets of Toronto will stream exclusively on Peacock on Sunday, July 16, at 1:30 p.m. ET. For more information about Peacock’s comprehensive streaming coverage of the 2023 INDYCAR season and how to sign up, click here.

NBC Sports’ lead INDYCAR commentary team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst) and James Hinchcliffe (analyst) will call the race. Kevin Lee and Dillon Welch will provide reports from pit road. Coverage airing on USA Network will also stream live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

BROADCAST TEAM

• Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
• Analysts: Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
• Pit Reporters: Kevin Lee, Dillon Welch

HOW TO WATCH

• TV – USA Network
• Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

PRO MOTOCROSS: REDBUD NATIONAL

The 2023 Pro Motocross Championship season continues with the RedBud National this Saturday in Buchanan, Mich., at 1 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.

Jett and Hunter Lawrence increased their winning streaks to four and remain unbeaten in the 2023 Pro Motocross campaign with victories in the 450 Class and 250 Class, respectively, at High Point earlier this month.

Race Day Live qualifying coverage this Saturday for the RedBud National gets underway at 10 a.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. All live Pro Motocross coverage, including races and qualifying, plus on-demand replays, will be available on Peacock this season. Click here for more details.

A record 31-race SuperMotocross World Championship schedule, inclusive of Supercross and Pro Motocross, will be presented across Peacock, NBC, CNBC, USA Network, and NBC Sports digital platforms in 2023, culminating with two SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff events and the SuperMotocross World Championship Final fueled by Monster Energy. The complete schedule can be found here.

BROADCAST TEAM

• Play by Play: Jason Weigandt
• Analyst: James Stewart
• Reporter: Jason Thomas

HOW TO WATCH

• TV – CNBC
• Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

The latest episode of The Dale Jr. Download features NASCAR Xfinity JR Motorsports driver Josh Berry, who will join Stewart-Haas Racing in the Cup Series next season, tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock. Weekly and on-demand episodes of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s podcast will stream exclusively on the platform, taking viewers table-side for unparalleled perspective, candid commentary, and insight from Dale Jr.

–NBC SPORTS–