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NBC SPORTS AND INDYCAR ANNOUNCE 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES RACE BROADCAST START TIMES

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107th Running of Indianapolis 500 Coverage Begins on Sunday, May 28, at 11 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Seven Consecutive Weeks of Coverage on NBC Begins With Season Opener at Streets of St. Petersburg on Sunday, March 5, at Noon ET on NBC and Peacock

New Streets of Detroit Circuit Debuts on Sunday, June 4, at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Championship Race to Decide Season Title at Laguna Seca on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Peacock to Stream Every Minute of 2023 INDYCAR Season, Including Exclusive Presentation of Streets of Toronto on Sunday, July 16, at 1:30 p.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 26, 2023 – NBC Sports and INDYCAR today announced the race broadcast start times for the 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule, headlined by the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 28, with coverage beginning at 11 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

The first seven races of the season will air on NBC and Peacock, including the season-opening Streets of Petersburg in less than 40 days on Sunday, March 5, at noon ET, and concluding with the new Streets of Detroit circuit on Sunday, June 4, at 3 p.m. ET.

Additional highlights of NBC Sports’ 2023 INDYCAR coverage schedule include:

  • The first race of the doubleheader at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, July 22, at 3 p.m. ET begins a stretch of six of the final seven races airing on NBC and Peacock to conclude the season;
  • Indianapolis 500 qualifying coverage from IMS airing on NBC and Peacock on Saturday, May 20, at 3 p.m. ET and Sunday, May 21, at 2 p.m. ET to determine the starting grid for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing;”
  • USA Network presenting three races: Road America (Sunday, June 18, at 1 p.m. ET); Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Sunday, July 2, at 1:30 p.m. ET); and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course as part of the fourth edition of the INDYCAR-NASCAR Brickyard Weekend (Saturday, Aug. 12, at 2 p.m. ET);
  • Season finale at Laguna Seca to determine the 2023 series champion on Sunday, September 10, at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Peacock will once again provide comprehensive streaming coverage of the 2023 season, including the exclusive presentation of the Streets of Toronto for the second straight year on Sunday, July 16, at 1:30 p.m. ET. The remaining 16 races will simulstream on Peacock, which will also present nearly exclusive coverage of every qualifying and practice session in 2023. Additionally, coverage surrounding the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500, INDY NXT by Firestone races, race day warmups and full-event race replays will be available on the platform. Click here for more details.

Below is NBC Sports’ 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES coverage schedule:

Date Race/Track Network/Platform Time (ET)
Sun., March 5 Streets of St. Petersburg NBC, Peacock Noon
Sun., April 2 Texas Motor Speedway NBC, Peacock Noon
Sun., April 16 Streets of Long Beach NBC, Peacock 3 p.m.
Sun., April 30 Barber Motorsports Park NBC, Peacock 3 p.m.
Sat., May 13 Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course) NBC, Peacock 3:30 p.m.
Sat., May 20 Indianapolis 500 Qualifying NBC, Peacock 3 p.m.
Sun., May 21 Indianapolis 500 Qualifying NBC, Peacock 2 p.m.
Sun., May 28 The 107th Indianapolis 500 NBC, Peacock 11 a.m.
Sun., June 4 Streets of Detroit NBC, Peacock 3 p.m.
Sun., June 18 Road America USA Network, Peacock 1 p.m.
Sun., July 2 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course USA Network, Peacock 1:30 p.m.
Sun., July 16 Streets of Toronto Peacock 1:30 p.m.
Sat., July 22 Iowa Speedway – Race 1 NBC, Peacock 3 p.m.
Sun., July 23 Iowa Speedway – Race 2 NBC, Peacock 2 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 6 Streets of Nashville NBC, Peacock Noon
Sat., Aug. 12 Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course) USA Network, Peacock 2 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 27 World Wide Technology Raceway NBC, Peacock 3:30 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 3 Portland International Raceway NBC, Peacock 3 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 10 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca NBC, Peacock 2:30 p.m.

Note: dates, times and networks/platforms are subject to change

–NBC SPORTS–

107TH RUNNING OF INDIANAPOLIS 500, 13 RACES ON NBC BROADCAST NETWORK AND EVERY RACE STREAMING ON PEACOCK HEADLINE NBC SPORTS’ EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES

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107th Running of Indianapolis 500 Presented Sunday, May 28 on NBC and Peacock

13 Races on NBC Broadcast Network Highlighted by Indy 500, Season Opener at St. Petersburg, Streets of Long Beach and Nashville, Debut of Streets of Detroit, and Championship Race at Laguna Seca

Peacock to Stream Every Minute of 2023 INDYCAR Season, Including Exclusive Presentation of Streets of Toronto on Sunday, July 16, Simulstreams of All Other Races and Extensive Exclusive Coverage of Practice, Qualifying and Indy Lights

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 27, 2022 – The 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 28, headlines NBC Sports exclusive coverage of the 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES, which also features 13 races on the NBC broadcast network and the streaming of every race on Peacock, including one exclusive presentation for the second consecutive year.

NBC will air seven consecutive races to open the season, beginning with the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, on Sunday, March 5, and concluding that run with the first-ever Streets of Detroit on Sunday, June 4.

Highlights of NBC Sports’ 2023 INDYCAR schedule on NBC include:

  • 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 28, on NBC and Peacock;
  • Broadcast network NBC airing seven consecutive races to open the 2023 season, beginning with the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, March 5;
  • Debut of the Streets of Detroit circuit on Sunday, June 4 on NBC and Peacock;
  • First race of the doubleheader at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, July 22, to begin a stretch of six of the final seven races airing on NBC and Peacock to conclude the season;
  • Season finale at Laguna Seca to determine the 2023 series champion on Sunday, September 10, on NBC and Peacock.

Peacock will once again be the one-stop-shop for INDYCAR fans as the streaming service will provide comprehensive coverage of the circuit, including the exclusive presentation of the Streets of Toronto for the second straight year on Sunday, July 16. The remaining 16 races will again simulstream live on Peacock, which will also present nearly exclusive coverage of every qualifying and practice session in 2023. Additionally, coverage surrounding the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500, Indy Lights races, race-day warmups and full-event race replays will be available on the streaming service.

USA Network will present three INDYCAR races in 2023 taking place at Road America, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course as part of the fourth edition of the INDYCAR-NASCAR crossover weekend.

“We’re very excited for our 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule and to build on this past season’s viewership milestones,” said Mike Perman, VP, Programming, NBC Sports. “In providing comprehensive coverage across NBC, Peacock and USA Network, NBC Sports is once again looking forward to telling the stories of these world-class drivers and this compelling series.”

“The NTT INDYCAR SERIES is on an impactful upward trajectory, making progress at a pace that befits our thrilling style of competition,” said Penske Entertainment Corp. President and CEO Mark Miles. “The 2023 season provides an opportunity to further build on this trend, bringing our sport and its stars to more markets and households and reaching new consumers across the globe.”

Below is NBC Sports’ 2023 INDYCAR broadcast schedule. Start times will be revealed at a later date*:

Date Race/Track Network/Platform
Sun., March 5 Streets of St. Petersburg NBC, Peacock
Sun., April 2 Texas Motor Speedway NBC, Peacock
Sun., April 16 Streets of Long Beach NBC, Peacock
Sun., April 30 Barber Motorsports Park NBC, Peacock
Sat., May 13 Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course) NBC, Peacock
Sun., May 28 The 107th Indianapolis 500 NBC, Peacock
Sun., June 4 Streets of Detroit NBC, Peacock
Sun., June 18 Road America USA Network, Peacock
Sun., July 2 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course USA Network, Peacock
Sun., July 16 Streets of Toronto Peacock
Sat., July 22 Iowa Speedway – Race 1 NBC, Peacock
Sun., July 23 Iowa Speedway – Race 2 NBC, Peacock
Sun., Aug. 6 Streets of Nashville NBC, Peacock
Sat., Aug. 12 Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course) USA Network, Peacock
Sun., Aug. 27 World Wide Technology Raceway NBC, Peacock
Sun., Sept. 3 Portland International Raceway NBC, Peacock
Sun., Sept. 10 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca NBC, Peacock

*dates and networks/platforms are subject to change

In addition to INDYCAR, Peacock’s expansive programming features live sports coverage including the NFL, Premier League, Notre Dame Football, golf, Olympic sports, horse racing, and much more. For more information about INDYCAR on Peacock and how to sign up, click here.

–NBC SPORTS–

2022 IS MOST-WATCHED NTT INDYCAR SERIES SEASON IN SIX YEARS AND MOST-WATCHED ACROSS NBC SPORTS ON RECORD

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Season-Long INDYCAR Viewership Up 5% vs. 2021

Half of Season Races Averaged More Than 1 Million Viewers; Highest Total Since 2008

2022 is Most-Streamed INDYCAR Season on Record

STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 13, 2022 – NBC Sports’ 2022 coverage of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES delivered the most-watched INDYCAR season in six years (since 2016) and NBC Sports’ most-watched season on record, an increase of 5% compared to 2021.

The 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, capped off by Will Power winning his second-career series championship, averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 1.30 million viewers across NBC, USA Network, Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms, marking the most-watched season for the INDYCAR SERIES since 2016 (1.31 million viewers, NBCSN TAD/ABC TV-only) and ranking as the best in NBC Sports history, up 5% vs. last year’s then-record viewership (1.24 million viewers, NBC/NBCSN). TAD is based on data from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics.

Half of the season’s 16 races on television delivered a TAD of more than 1 million viewers, the highest mark since 2008. The inaugural race of 2022, the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Feb. 27, stands as the most-watched season-opener in 11 years with a TAD of 1.44 million viewers (St. Pete, 2011, 1.84 million, ABC) and the most-watched non-Indianapolis 500 INDYCAR race in 11 years.

Additionally, the Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 10 delivered the most-watched edition of the race in NBC Sports history (since 2009) with a TAD of 1.08 million viewers.

Bolstered by streaming on Peacock, including the platform’s exclusive presentation of the Honda Indy Toronto on July 17, the 2022 season ranked as the most-streamed INDYCAR season on record with an Average Minute Audience (AMA) of 50,400 viewers, up 470% vs. 2021. The 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 was the most-streamed INDYCAR race ever with an AMA of 218,800 viewers. The AMA also includes streaming on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via authentication.

–NBC SPORTS–

2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES CHAMPION TO BE CROWNED AT FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF MONTEREY THIS SUNDAY AT 3 P.M. ET ON NBC, PEACOCK AND UNIVERSO

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Will Power, Josef Newgarden, Scott Dixon, Marcus Ericsson and Scott McLaughlin All Have a Chance to Win 2022 INDYCAR Championship in Season Finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Continue at Kansas Speedway on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network; Countdown to Green Pre-Race Coverage Begins at 2 p.m. ET

New Episode of Race for the Championship Docuseries Premieres Tonight at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 8, 2022 – The 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion will be crowned at the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in California this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, Peacock and Universo. Five drivers — Will Power, Josef Newgarden, Scott Dixon, Marcus Ericsson and Scott McLaughlin — are eligible to win the Astor Challenge Cup, marking the most drivers with a chance to win the title in the season finale since 2017. Pre-race coverage on Sunday will get underway at 2:40 p.m. ET.

The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs will continue this Sunday from Kansas Speedway at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network, as the 16 Playoff drivers look to earn a spot in the Round of 12 with a victory ahead of the cutoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway next weekend.

INDYCAR: FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF MONTEREY

Points standings leader Will Power can clinch his second career INDYCAR title by finishing third or better at the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey. Scott Dixon, currently tied for second-place in the standings with two-time champion Josef Newgarden, ranks second all-time with 53 series wins and is looking to earn a record-tying seventh INDYCAR championship with A.J. Foyt.

2022 Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson trails Power by only 39 points and Scott McLaughlin, winner of last Sunday’s Grand Prix of Portland, has a 41-point deficit to round out the five championship contenders.

DRIVERS ELIGIBLE TO WIN 2022 INDYCAR CHAMPIONSHIP

Driver Points
Will Power 523
Josef Newgarden 503
Scott Dixon 503
Marcus Ericsson 484
Scott McLaughlin 482

Live coverage of qualifying, practice,  warmup sessions and Indy Lights races from Laguna Seca will stream exclusively on Peacock Friday-Sunday. For more information about INDYCAR on Peacock and how to sign up, click here.

Last Sunday’s Grand Prix of Portland averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 1.011 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, up 49% vs. last year’s race on NBC and up 6% vs. NBC’s 2021 race average, excluding the Indianapolis 500. The 2022 INDYCAR season is the most-watched through 15 races since 2008 with a TAD of 1.357 million viewers (1.738 million viewers; ABC/ESPN/ESPN2).

The lead INDYCAR commentary team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst) and James Hinchcliffe (analyst) will call the season finale. Marty Snider, Kevin Lee, Dillon Welch will provide reports from pit road. Nate Ryan will serve as a reporter throughout the race.

Telemundo Deportes will provide Spanish-language coverage of the final race of the season for the first time this Sunday. Emmy-award winning associate producer and network host Omar Amador will join race announcer Sergio Rodriguez to provide live commentary of the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey on Universo and streaming on TelemundoDeportes.com and the Telemundo Deportes app.

NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, INDYCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each race throughout the season with a $25,000 jackpot. INDYCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
  • Analysts: Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
  • Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Kevin Lee, Dillon Welch
  • Reporter: Nate Ryan

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC, Universo
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Fri., Sept. 9 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey – Practice Peacock 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 10 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey – Practice 2 Peacock 1:15 p.m.
Indy Lights Race 1 Peacock 3:20 p.m.
Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey – Qualifying Peacock 5:05 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 11 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey – Warmup Peacock Noon
Indy Lights Race 2 Peacock 12:55 p.m.
Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey – Pre-Race NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 2:40 p.m.
Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey NBC, Peacock, Universo, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 3 p.m.
Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey – Post-Race NBC, Peacock, Universo, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 5:30 p.m.

NASCAR: CUP SERIES HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400 & XFINITY SERIES KANSAS LOTTERY 300

The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs continues this Sunday at Kansas Speedway with the second of three races in the Round of 16. Erik Jones became the first non-Playoff driver to win a Playoff race in series history last weekend in Darlington. A victory by a playoff driver at Kansas will automatically clinch them a spot in the Round of 12.

Coverage of the Hollywood Casino 400 in Kansas will be presented Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network with an hour-long edition of Countdown to Green beginning pre-race coverage at 2 p.m. ET. NASCAR America post-race coverage will immediately follow the checkered flag at 6:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.

With only two races remaining in the Xfinity Series regular season, coverage of the Kansas Lottery 300 begins Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network, with Countdown to Green getting underway at 2:30 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 and Xfinity Series from Kansas Speedway with lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen.

Dave Burns, Kim Coon and Parker Kligerman will serve as pit reporters throughout the weekend.

Letarte will anchor pre- and post-race studio coverage with NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett and JTG Daugherty Racing team owner Brad Daugherty from the Peacock Pit Box on Saturday and Sunday.

The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will once again present the final 20 NASCAR Cup Series races and 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2022 across NBC, Peacock and USA Network, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 5-6. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2022 NASCAR coverage.

NASCAR Pick ‘Em: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, NASCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each NASCAR Cup Series race throughout the season. NASCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).

A new episode of Race for the Championship premieres tonight at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network. The one-hour unscripted docuseries will take viewers inside the lives of NASCAR’s top drivers and teams on and off the track. Across ten thrilling episodes, the all-access series will chronicle the sport’s best as they balance their personal lives with the passion, pressure and perils of racing, all for a chance to make history.

BROADCAST TEAM

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

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

  • Host: Steve Letarte
  • Analysts: Dale Jarrett, Brad Daugherty

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – USA Network
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Fri., Sept. 9 NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice & Qualifying USA Network 5 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 10 NASCAR Cup Series Practice & Qualifying NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app Noon
Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series USA Network 2:30 p.m.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 USA Network 3 p.m.
NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Xfinity Series USA Network 6 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 11 Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series USA Network 2 p.m.
NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 USA Network 3 p.m.
NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Cup Series USA Network 6:30 p.m.

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Jimmy Blewett joins this week’s The Dale Jr. Download episode streaming tonight 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–

NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFFS BEGIN IN DARLINGTON ON USA NETWORK WHILE INDYCAR HEADS TO PORTLAND THIS SUNDAY IN PENULTIMATE RACE OF 2022 SEASON ON NBC & PEACOCK

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First Race of NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Countdown to Green Pre-Race Coverage at Darlington Raceway Begins Sunday at 5 p.m. ET on USA Network

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Petty and Dale Jarrett to Call Stage 2 of NASCAR Cup Series Race on Sunday

Penultimate Race of 2022 INDYCAR Season from Portland International Raceway Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC & Peacock

Race for the Championship Docuseries Premieres TONIGHT at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 1, 2022 – The first race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs gets underway this Sunday from Darlington Raceway in South Carolina at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network, while the penultimate race of the 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season takes place with the Grand Prix of Portland at Portland International Raceway Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Sat., Sept. 3 NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 USA Network 3 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 4 INDYCAR Grand Prix of Portland NBC, Peacock 3 p.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 USA Network 6 p.m.

16 drivers make up the NASCAR Cup Series playoff field, led by regular-season champion Chase Elliott and last week’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 winner Austin Dillon. A victory by a playoff driver this Sunday at Darlington will automatically clinch them a spot in the Round of 12.

With only two races remaining in the season, seven drivers are eligible to win the INDYCAR title and the 43-point differential between the top five in the standings is the closest title chase since 2003. Two-time INDYCAR champion Josef Newgarden won the series’ most recent race on Aug. 20, the Bommarito Automotive Group 500, at World Wide Technology Raceway to move into second in the standings and trails standings leader Will Power by only three points. Scott Dixon, currently third in the standings, ranks second all-time with 53 series wins and is aiming to capture a record-tying seventh INDYCAR championship with A.J. Foyt.

TOP FIVE DRIVERS IN 2022 INDYCAR SERIES STANDINGS

Driver Points
Will Power 482
Josef Newgarden 479
Scott Dixon 468
Marcus Ericsson 465
Alex Palou 439

NBC Sports’ motorsports coverage this weekend also features MotoGP and Monster Jam.

NASCAR: CUP SERIES COOK OUT SOUTHERN 500 & XFINITY SERIES SPORT CLIPS HAIRCUTS VFW HELP A HERO 200

The opening race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs will be presented this Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network with the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Countdown to Green begins pre-race coverage at 5 p.m. ET on USA Network with NASCAR America post-race immediately following the checkered flag at 10 p.m. ET.

Countdown to Green ahead of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 gets underway Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, leading into race coverage at 3 p.m. ET. Only three races remain in the Xfinity Series regular season.

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 stages 1 and 3 of the Cup Series race this Sunday from Darlington Raceway with lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen.

Stage 2 of Sunday’s Cup Series race will feature three of the most famous last names in NASCAR with Earnhardt Jr. joined by racing icon Kyle Petty and NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett in the commentary booth.

Dave Burns will call the Xfinity Series race alongside Burton and Letarte on Saturday. Marty Snider, Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman, and Burns will serve as pit reporters throughout the weekend.

Snider will anchor pre- and post-race studio coverage with Petty and Jarrett from the Peacock Pit Box on Saturday and Sunday.

Burton is a six-time winner at Darlington Raceway with two Cup Series and four Xfinity Series victories while Jarrett earned five wins at the track (three Cup, two Xfinity). During pre-race coverage on Sunday, Burton will drive the NBC Toyota car around the Raceway to provide viewers an idea of the circuit nicknamed “The Track Too Tough to Tame.”

The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will once again present the final 20 NASCAR Cup Series races and 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2022 across NBC, Peacock and USA Network, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 5-6. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2022 NASCAR coverage.

NASCAR Pick ‘Em: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, NASCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each NASCAR Cup Series race throughout the season. NASCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).

Race for the Championship premieres tonight at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network. The one-hour unscripted docuseries will take viewers inside the lives of NASCAR’s top drivers and teams on and off the track. Across ten thrilling episodes, the all-access series will chronicle the sport’s best as they balance their personal lives with the passion, pressure and perils of racing, all for a chance to make history.

BROADCAST TEAM

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

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

  • Host: Marty Snider
  • Analysts: Dale Jarrett, Kyle Petty

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – USA Network
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Sat., Sept. 3 NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice & Qualifying NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 10 a.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series Practice NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app Noon
  NASCAR Cup Series Practice & Qualifying USA Network 12:30 p.m.
  Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series USA Network 2:30 p.m.
  NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 USA Network 3 p.m.
  NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Xfinity Series USA Network 5 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 4 Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series USA Network 5 p.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 USA Network 6 p.m.
  NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Cup Series USA Network 10 p.m.

INDYCAR: GRAND PRIX OF PORTLAND

The penultimate race of the 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, the Grand Prix of Portland, will be presented from Portland International Raceway this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. 2021 series champion Alex Palou won last year’s running of the race.

Live coverage of qualifying, practice, and the Indy Lights race from the Portland road course will stream exclusively on Peacock Friday-Sunday. For more information about INDYCAR on Peacock and how to sign up, click here.

The 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.

NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, INDYCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each race throughout the season with a $25,000 jackpot. INDYCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).

BROADCAST TEAM

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

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Fri., Sept. 2 Grand Prix of Portland – Practice Peacock 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 3 Grand Prix of Portland – Practice 2 Peacock Noon
  Grand Prix of Portland – Qualifying Peacock 3:05 p.m.
  Grand Prix of Portland – Practice 3 Peacock 7:15 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 4 Indy Lights Peacock 1 p.m.
  Grand Prix of Portland NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 3 p.m.

MOTOGP: SAN MARINO GRAND PRIX

The 2022 MotoGP season continues with the San Marino Grand Prix from Misano World Circuit in Italy this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Fabio Quartararo (200 pts) currently leads the premier class points standings ahead of Aleix Espargaro (168 pts) and Francesco Bagnaia (156 pts), who owns three consecutive wins.

Live and on-demand coverage of all races will be available to stream on MotoGP VideoPass, in addition to every session of MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. For more details, click here or visit MotoGP.TV.

MONSTER JAM

NBC Sports presents the 2022 Monster Jam World Finals this Saturday from Orlando, Fla., at noon ET on CNBC. The complete schedule can be found here.

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

INDYCAR driver Conor Daly joins this week’s The Dale Jr. Download episode streaming tonight 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–

NASCAR AND INDYCAR ON USA NETWORK THIS WEEKEND

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Countdown to Green NASCAR Cup Series Pre-Race Coverage from Watkins Glen International Gets Underway Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network Leading into Green Flag at 3 p.m. ET

Fan-Favorite “Radio Style” Broadcasts Return for Cup and Xfinity Races at Watkins Glen

INDYCAR at World Wide Technology Raceway Presented Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock Following NASCAR Xfinity Series Post-Race Coverage

Peacock to Exclusively Host INDYCAR Practice and Qualifying, and Indy Lights Race

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 17, 2022 – The penultimate race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series regular season will be held this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network at Watkins Glen International, while the NTT INDYCAR SERIES visits World Wide Technology Raceway this Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock featuring a tightly-contested points standings with only three races remaining. The NASCAR Xfinity Series will also race at Watkins Glen this Saturday on USA Network, which is presenting all three major races this weekend. NBC Sports digital platforms will live stream all television coverage.

Date Race Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Sat., Aug. 20 NASCAR Xfinity Series at The Glen 200 USA Network 3 p.m.
  Bommarito Automotive Group 500 USA Network, Peacock 6 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 21 NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen USA Network 3 p.m.

Kevin Harvick has won two straight Cup Series races following his victory at Richmond Raceway last weekend. Ryan Blaney, Martin Truex Jr., and Bubba Wallace lead the list of drivers still looking for a win to try and secure a spot in the playoffs. Blaney currently leads Truex Jr. by 26 points in the final playoff position. 2007 Formula One World champion Kimi Raikkonen will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut on Sunday.

NBC Sports’ signature fan-favorite “Radio Style” broadcast returns this weekend at Watkins Glen, with announcers positioned from vantage points around the track at the following positions:

  • Main Broadcast Booth: Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte and lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen
  • “The Esses”: Veteran MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio announcer Mike Bagley
  • “Inner Loop” and “The Carousel”: Two-time Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  • Turn 6: 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton

Last weekend’s Cup Series race from Richmond Raceway averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 2.432 million viewers on USA Network, up 34% from last year’s Richmond race on NBCSN and up 11% vs. the 2021 NBCSN Cup Series average. Richmond marked NBC Sports’ sixth consecutive Cup Series race and fifth consecutive USA Network Cup Series race with year-over-year viewership gains.

With only three races remaining in the 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, Big Machine Music City Grand Prix winner Scott Dixon trails standings leader Will Power by six points, and only 33 points separate Power from fifth-place points sitter and 2021 season champion Alex Palou. Dixon, who ranks second all-time with 53 series wins, is aiming to capture a record-tying seventh INDYCAR championship with A.J. Foyt following his victory in Nashville on Aug. 7.

TOP FIVE DRIVERS IN 2022 INDYCAR SERIES STANDINGS

Driver Points
Will Power 450
Scott Dixon 444
Marcus Ericsson 438
Josef Newgarden 428
Alex Palou 417


NBC Sports’ motorsports coverage this weekend also includes MotoGP and Monster Jam.

NASCAR: CUP SERIES GO BOWLING AT THE GLEN & XFINITY SERIES AT THE GLEN 200

Watkins Glen International in New York hosts the penultimate race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network. An hour-long edition of Countdown to Green begins pre-race coverage at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network with NASCAR America post-race immediately following the checkered flag at 5:30 p.m. ET.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season continues with the Glen 200 Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, with pre-race coverage getting underway at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. Complete programming details can be found below.

Marty Snider, Parker Kligerman and Dave Burns will serve as pit reporters in their customary race day roles throughout the weekend.

NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett and auto racing icon Kyle Petty will anchor pre- and post-race studio coverage with Snider from the Peacock Pit Box on Saturday and Sunday. Petty earned a victory at “The Glen” in 1992.

Sunday’s pre-race coverage will feature a piece on Michael McDowell’s crew team member Brett Sanchelli.

The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will once again present the final 20 NASCAR Cup Series races and 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2022 across NBC, Peacock and USA Network, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 5-6. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2022 NASCAR coverage.

NASCAR Pick ‘Em: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, NASCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each NASCAR Cup Series race throughout the season. NASCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).

Austin Dillon’s Life in the Fast Lane airs each Thursday at 9:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. The half-hour unscripted series will follow the over-the-top NASCAR lifestyle of Daytona 500 Champion Austin Dillon, along with wife Whitney, adorable son Ace, and best friends Paul and Mariel Swan. Featuring high-stakes races, hilarious adventures and heartwarming moments at home, Austin leans on his loved ones both on and off the track as he trains and competes in the NASCAR season.

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – USA Network
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Sat., Aug. 20 NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice & Qualifying NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 10 a.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series Practice NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app Noon
  NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying USA Network 12:30 p.m.
  Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series USA Network 2:30 p.m.
  NASCAR Xfinity Series at The Glen 200 USA Network 3 p.m.
  NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Xfinity Series USA Network 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 21 Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series USA Network 2 p.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen USA Network 3 p.m.
  NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Cup Series USA Network 5:30 p.m.

INDYCAR: BOMMARITO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 500

The NTT INDYCAR SERIES Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill., is presented this Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock. Race coverage will immediately follow NASCAR America Xfinity Series post-race coverage on USA Network.

 Live coverage of qualifying, practice, and the Indy Lights race from the oval circuit on Friday and Saturday 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.

Josef Newgarden, currently fourth in the points standings, took home the checkered flag at World Wide Technology Raceway in 2021.

NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, INDYCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each race throughout the season with a $25,000 jackpot. INDYCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).

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
Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Fri., Aug. 19 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 – Practice Peacock 1 p.m.
  Bommarito Automotive Group 500 – Qualifying Peacock 4:15 p.m.
  Bommarito Automotive Group 500 – Practice 2 Peacock 7 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 20 Indy Lights Peacock 4:15 p.m.
  Bommarito Automotive Group 500 USA Network, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 6 p.m.

MOTOGP: AUSTRIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX

The 2022 MotoGP season continues this weekend with the Austrian Motorcycle Grand Prix from Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET on CNBC. Fabio Quartararo (180 pts) currently leads the premier class points standings ahead of Aleix Espargaro (158 pts), while Francesco Bagnaia (131 pts) has jumped back into championship contention following back-to-back wins. The Spielberg track has also added two additional turns that will be used in a race for the first time this weekend.

Live and on-demand coverage of all races will be available to stream on MotoGP VideoPass, in addition to every session of MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. For more details, click here or visit MotoGP.TV.

MONSTER JAM

NBC Sports continues its presentation of the 2022 Monster Jam season this Saturday from Salt Lake City, Utah, at noon ET on CNBC. The complete schedule can be found here.

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

Former NASCAR crew chief Michael “Fatback” McSwain joins this week’s The Dale Jr. Download episode streaming Thursday 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–

NASCAR VISITS MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY ON USA NETWORK & INDYCAR RACES ON STREETS OF NASHVILLE ON NBC & PEACOCK THIS WEEKEND

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Countdown to Green NASCAR Cup Series Pre-Race Coverage Gets Underway Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network Leading into Green Flag at 3 p.m. ET

NBC Sports’ “Racing Team” of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte in Broadcast Booth Sunday During Cup Series Race

INDYCAR Races on Streets of Nashville Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC & Peacock

NASCAR-INDYCAR Crossover Weekend at IMS on NBC Delivers Significant Viewership Gains for All Series

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 4, 2022 – NBC Sports’ motorsports coverage this weekend is headlined by the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., on USA Network, and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES racing on the streets of Nashville with the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Weekend coverage also includes IMSA, MotoGP and Monster Jam.

The NASCAR Cup Series enters its final month of the regular season following Tyler Reddick’s second win of the year at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Just four races remain before the Playoffs begin, with drivers like Ryan Blaney, Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick still looking to lock up playoff spots. Harvick has five career wins and 15 top-five finishes at Michigan.

The NTT INDYCAR SERIES race for the championship is in full swing with just four races remaining in the season. Will Power has taken over the championship lead from 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson, while Josef Newgarden, Scott Dixon and Pato O’Ward are all within striking distance.

TOP FIVE DRIVERS IN 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES STANDINGS

Driver Points
Will Power 431
Marcus Ericsson 422
Josef Newgarden 399
Scott Dixon 393
Pato O’Ward 385

 

Last weekend’s NASCAR-INDYCAR crossover event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on NBC and Peacock delivered significant viewership gains for all series vs. 2021. Click here for more details.

“When you combine NASCAR, INDYCAR and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the result is a must-see event on NBC for motorsports fans across the country,” said Sam Flood, executive producer and president, production, NBC Sports. “We’re thrilled the INDYCAR-NASCAR crossover weekend has brought these series together and delivered strong viewership once again.”

NASCAR: CUP SERIES FIREKEEPERS CASINO 400 & XFINITY SERIES NEW HOLLAND 250

The NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 will be presented this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network. Countdown to Green begins pre-race coverage at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network with NASCAR America post-race immediately following the checkered flag at 6 p.m. ET.

This weekend at Michigan International Speedway marks the first of three consecutive NASCAR Cup Series race that will be on USA Network, with seven of the next eight Cup Series races, including pre- and post-race coverage, also on the network. Click here for more details.

Countdown to Green ahead of the NASCAR Xfinity Series New Holland 250 gets underway Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network, leading into race coverage at 3:30 p.m. ET. Full programming details below.

NBC Sports will feature a “Racing Team” broadcast booth for the Cup Series race, led by NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. – a two-time winner at Michigan – along with, 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton, and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte. Full Cup and Xfinity Series announcer assignments below.

The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will once again present the final 20 NASCAR Cup Series races and 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2022 across NBC, Peacock and USA Network, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 5-6. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2022 NASCAR coverage.

NASCAR Pick ‘Em: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, NASCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each NASCAR Cup Series race throughout the season. NASCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).

Austin Dillon’s Life in the Fast Lane airs each Thursday at 9:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. The half-hour unscripted series will follow the over-the-top NASCAR lifestyle of Daytona 500 Champion Austin Dillon, along with wife Whitney, adorable son Ace, and best friends Paul and Mariel Swan. Featuring high-stakes races, hilarious adventures and heartwarming moments at home, Austin leans on his loved ones both on and off the track as he trains and competes in the NASCAR season.

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Analysts: Steve Letarte, Jeff Burton (Sunday), Brad Daugherty (Saturday)
  • Play by Play: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Sunday), Rick Allen (Saturday)
  • Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

  • Host: Marty Snider
  • Analysts: Brad Daugherty (Sunday), Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Burton (Saturday)

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – USA Network
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Sat., Aug. 6 NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice & Qualifying NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 9 a.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series Practice & Qualifying NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 12:30 p.m.
  Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series USA Network 3 p.m.
  NASCAR Xfinity Series New Holland 250 USA Network 3:30 p.m.
  NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Xfinity Series USA Network 6 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 7 Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series USA Network 2:30 p.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 USA Network 3 p.m.
  NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Cup Series USA Network 6 p.m.


INDYCAR: BIG MACHINE MUSIC CITY GRAND PRIX

With only four races remaining in the season, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES heads to the streets of Nashville for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

2022 Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson won the inaugural running of the Music City Grand Prix last year. Alexander Rossi took the checkered flag last weekend at the Gallagher Grand Prix snapping a 49-race winless streak. NBC Sports INDYCAR analyst James Hinchcliffe took third in last year’s inaugural Music City Grand Prix.

NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, INDYCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each race throughout the season with a $25,000 jackpot. INDYCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).

 

BROADCAST TEAM

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


HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Fri., Aug. 5 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix – Practice Peacock 4:15 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 6 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix – Practice 2 Peacock 12:15 p.m.
  Big Machine Music City Grand Prix – Qualifying Peacock 4:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 7 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix – Warmup Peacock 10:15 a.m.
  Indy Lights Peacock 1 p.m.
  Big Machine Music City Grand Prix NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 3 p.m.

 

IMSA FASTLINE SPORTSCAR WEEKEND

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Brian Till
  • Analyst: Calvin Fish
  • Pit Reporters: Hannah Newhouse, Matt Yocum

Live coverage of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Fastline SportsCar Weekend from Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., is presented this Sunday at noon ET on USA Network and Peacock. The two hour and forty-minute race features all five car classes in competition: Daytona Prototype international (DPi), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Le Mans Prototype 3 (LPM3), GT Daytona (GTD) and GT Daytona Pro (GTD PRO).

Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Sun., Aug. 7 Porsche Carrera Cup Peacock 9:15 a.m.
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship USA Network, Peacock Noon
  Lamborghini Super Trofeo Peacock 2:50 p.m.


MOTOGP: BRITISH GRAND PRIX

MotoGP is back from summer break this weekend with the British Grand Prix from Silverstone Circuit on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on CNBC, the first of the final nine races of the 2022 season. Fabio Quartararo enters with the points lead in the premier class, but will have to serve a long-lap penalty in the race following an incident between him and championship contender Aleix Espargaro at Assen over a month ago.

Live and on-demand coverage of all races will be available to stream on MotoGP VideoPass, in addition to every session of MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. For more details, click here or visit MotoGP.TV.

MONSTER JAM

NBC Sports continues its presentation of the 2022 Monster Jam season this Saturday from Syracuse, N.Y., at noon ET on CNBC. The complete schedule can be found here.

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

Former professional IMSA and IndyCar driver Randy Lanier joins this week’s The Dale Jr. Download episode streaming tonight 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–

NASCAR-INDYCAR CROSSOVER WEEKEND ON NBC DELIVERS SIGNIFICANT VIEWERSHIP GAINS FOR ALL SERIES

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NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard Up 18% vs. 2021 Race on NBC

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Gallagher Grand Prix Up 105% vs. 2021 Race on NBCSN; Through 12 Races, Most-Watched INDYCAR Season Since 2016

NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 150 Up 23% vs. 2021 Race Average on NBC

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 2, 2022 – NBC Sports’ coverage of the NASCAR-INDYCAR crossover weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on NBC delivered significant viewership gains for all series vs. 2021.

For only the third time, the crossover weekend featured races from the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series all competing on the road course at iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

“When you combine NASCAR, INDYCAR and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the result is a must-see event on NBC for motorsports fans across the country,” said Sam Flood, executive producer and president, production, NBC Sports. “We’re thrilled the INDYCAR-NASCAR crossover weekend has brought these series together and delivered strong viewership once again.”

 

NASCAR CUP SERIES VERIZON 200 AT THE BRICKYARD

  • Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series coverage on NBC (3:14-6 p.m. ET) averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 3.402 million viewers, up 18% vs. the same race in 2021 (2.875 million viewers). This ranks as NBC Sports’ most-watched Cup Series race since last year’s regular-season finale at Daytona in primetime on NBC (3.995 million viewers; 8/28/21).
  • Viewership peaked at 3.9 million viewers in the final quarter hour (5:45-6 p.m. ET) as Tyler Reddick crossed the yard of bricks for his second consecutive road course victory;
  • Through six races, NBC Sports’ 2022 NASCAR Cup Series viewership is up 6% vs. 2021, averaging a TAD of 2.653 million viewers.

 

NTT INDYCAR SERIES GALLAGHER GRAND PRIX

  • Saturday’s NTT INDYCAR SERIES race coverage on NBC (12:30-2:20 p.m. ET), in which Alexander Rossi snapped a 49-race winless streak, averaged a TAD of 1.070 million viewers, up 105% vs. last year’s race coverage on NBCSN (522,000 viewers);
  • Through 12 races, NBC Sports’ 2022 INDYCAR viewership is up 6% vs. 2021, averaging a TAD of 1.472 million viewers, to rank as the most-watched INDYCAR season to date since 2016.

 

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES PENNZOIL 150

  • Saturday’s Xfinity Series race on NBC (3:53-6 p.m. ET), which was won by AJ Allmendinger, averaged a TAD of 1.548 million viewers, up 23% vs. NBC’s Xfinity Series average in 2021 (1.263 million viewers), and up 65% vs. last year’s comparable race on NBCSN (937,000 viewers);
  • Saturday’s race was NBC Sports’ most-streamed Xfinity Series race on record, delivering an AMA of 32,300 viewers across NBC Sports’ digital platforms.

 

Total Audience Delivery is based upon live-plus-same day figures from Nielsen and digital data from Adobe Analytics.

–NBC SPORTS–

NASCAR-INDYCAR CROSSOVER WEEKEND AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY PRESENTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ACROSS NBC, PEACOCK & USA NETWORK

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

Saturday IMS Road Course Doubleheader on NBC & Peacock – NTT INDYCAR SERIES Gallagher Grand Prix at Noon ET, Followed by NASCAR Xfinity Series Pre-Race Coverage Beginning at 3 p.m. ET

Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Serve as Analyst During INDYCAR Race and James Hinchcliffe to Join NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Commentary Booth on Saturday

NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series and INDYCAR to Race at Same Track on Same Weekend for Third Consecutive Year

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 28, 2022 – NBC Sports presents a NASCAR and NTT INDYCAR SERIES crossover weekend, featuring a tripleheader at historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) this Saturday and Sunday on NBC and Peacock. This marks the third consecutive year that IMS has hosted NASCAR and INDYCAR races on the same weekend.

As part of the crossover weekend, NBC Sports’ Dale Earnhardt Jr. will serve as an analyst for the INDYCAR race and NBC Sports’ INDYCAR analyst James Hinchcliffe will join the commentary booth during the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday.

NASCAR: CUP SERIES VERIZON 200 AT THE BRICKYARD & XFINITY SERIES PENNZOIL 150 AT THE BRICKYARD

The NASCAR Cup Series will race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course for the second 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.

Immediately following the INDYCAR Gallagher Grand Prix, Saturday’s doubleheader on the IMS road course features the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock with Countdown to Green pre-race coverage getting underway at 3 p.m. ET.

Xfinity Series practice and qualifying sessions begin NASCAR coverage at the IMS road course Friday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network, while Cup Series practice and qualifying coverage is presented Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. ET on USA Network.

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 Sunday from IMS with lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen. Allen, Burton, and Letarte will be joined by James Hinchcliffe in the commentary booth as an analyst during the Xfinity Series race on Saturday.

Marty Snider and Dave Burns will serve as pit reporters during both races this weekend, and Parker Kligerman will report from pit road on Sunday.

NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett and Earnhardt Jr. will anchor studio coverage with Snider from the Peacock Pit Box during pre- and post-race coverage on Saturday and Sunday. Hinchcliffe will join Burton as both “Mayors” preview the race on Sunday’s Countdown to Green pre-race coverage.

Jarrett is a two-time winner at IMS earning victories in 1996 and 1999.

NBC Sports’ Rutledge Wood will serve as a “CityView” reporter and share stories from around the expansive Indianapolis Motor Speedway track and from the town of Speedway, Ind., throughout the weekend tripleheader.

Earnhardt Jr. and Hinchcliffe will drive the INDYCAR Chevrolet corvette pace car on the IMS road course to give viewers a unique sense of the Brickyard road circuit throughout coverage during the weekend.

The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will once again present the final 20 NASCAR Cup Series races and 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2022 across NBC, Peacock and USA Network, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 5-6. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2022 NASCAR coverage.

NASCAR Pick ‘Em: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, NASCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each NASCAR Cup Series race throughout the season. NASCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).

Austin Dillon’s Life in the Fast Lane airs each Thursday at 9:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. The half-hour unscripted series will follow the over-the-top NASCAR lifestyle of Daytona 500 Champion Austin Dillon, along with wife Whitney, adorable son Ace, and best friends Paul and Mariel Swan. Featuring high-stakes races, hilarious adventures and heartwarming moments at home, Austin leans on his loved ones both on and off the track as he trains and competes in the NASCAR season.

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Analysts: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Sunday), Steve Letarte, Jeff Burton, James Hinchcliffe (Saturday)
  • Play by Play: Rick Allen
  • Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman (Sunday)
  • “CityView” Reporter: Rutledge Wood

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

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

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC, USA Network
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Fri., July 29 NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice & Qualifying USA Network 3 p.m.
Sat., July 30 NASCAR Cup Series Practice & Qualifying USA Network 9:30 a.m.
  Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series NBC, Peacock 3 p.m.
  NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard NBC, Peacock 3:30 p.m.
Sun., July 31 Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series NBC 2 p.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard NBC 2:30 p.m.
  NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Cup Series Peacock 6 p.m.

INDYCAR: GALLAGHER GRAND PRIX

A Saturday doubleheader on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course gets underway with race coverage of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Gallagher Grand Prix at noon ET on NBC and Peacock.

Live coverage of qualifying and practice sessions 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 with Earnhardt Jr. joining as an analyst. Kevin Lee and Dillon Welch will provide reports from pit road. Wood will serve as “CityView” reporter.

Colton Herta took the checkered flag at the GMR Grand Prix held at the IMS road course earlier this year in May. Josef Newgarden (Race 1) and Pato O’Ward (Race 2) won last weekend at the Iowa Speedway doubleheader. Only 36 points separate O’Ward (367 pts), currently fifth in the standings, from standings leader and 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson (403 pts).

NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, INDYCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each race throughout the season with a $25,000 jackpot. INDYCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).

TOP FIVE DRIVERS IN 2022 INDYCAR SERIES STANDINGS

Driver Points
Marcus Ericsson 403
Will Power 395
Josef Newgarden 369
Scott Dixon 369
Pato O’Ward 367

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
  • Analysts: Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  • Pit Reporters: Kevin Lee, Dillon Welch
  • “CityView” Reporter: Rutledge Wood

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Fri., July 29 Gallagher Grand Prix – Practice Peacock 9:30 a.m.
  Gallagher Grand Prix – Qualifying Peacock 1 p.m.
Sat., July 30 Gallagher Grand Prix – Warmup Peacock 8:15 a.m.
  Gallagher Grand Prix NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app Noon

NITRO RALLYCROSS

The 2022-23 Nitro Rallycross season continues this weekend in Sweden live Saturday at 9 a.m. ET and Sunday at 8 a.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. CNBC will present an encore Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

The series features inaugural season reigning champion and action sports icon Travis Pastrana as well as motorsports stars Ken Block, Tanner Foust and Jenson Button.

MONSTER JAM

NBC Sports continues its presentation of the 2022 Monster Jam season this Saturday from Indianapolis, Ind., at noon ET on CNBC. The complete schedule can be found here.

WORLD SUPERBIKE

The 2022 World Superbike season continues at Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic this Sunday at noon ET on CNBC.

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

FOX Sports NASCAR commentator Mike Joy joins this week’s The Dale Jr. Download episode streaming tonight 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–

NASCAR CUP & XFINITY SERIES RACES AT POCONO RACEWAY ON USA NETWORK & INDYCAR WEEKEND DOUBLEHEADER AT IOWA SPEEDWAY ON NBC & PEACOCK

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Countdown to Green NASCAR Cup Series Pre-Race Coverage Gets Underway Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network Leading into Green Flag at 3 p.m. ET

INDYCAR Doubleheader at Iowa Speedway on NBC & Peacock – Saturday at 4 p.m. ET and Sunday at 3 p.m. ET

NASCAR Xfinity Series at Pocono Raceway Pre-Race Coverage Begins Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on USA Network

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 20, 2022 – NBC Sports’ motorsports coverage this weekend features the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Penn., on USA Network and an NTT INDYCAR SERIES doubleheader at Iowa Speedway in Newton on NBC and Peacock.

NASCAR: CUP SERIES M&M’S FAN APPRECIATION 400 & XFINITY SERIES EXPLORE THE POCONO MOUNTAINS 225

The NASCAR Cup Series M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 will be presented this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network. An hour-long edition of Countdown to Green begins pre-race coverage at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network with NASCAR America post-race immediately following the checkered flag at 6:30 p.m. ET.

This weekend at Pocono Raceway marks the fourth consecutive NASCAR Cup Series race that will be on USA Network, with eight of the next 10 Cup Series races, including pre- and post-race coverage, also on the network. Click here for more details.

Countdown to Green ahead of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Explore The Pocono Mountains 225 gets underway Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on USA Network, leading into race coverage at 5:30 p.m. ET.

Xfinity Series practice and qualifying sessions begin Saturday’s coverage at Pocono Raceway at 9:30 a.m. ET on USA Network, while Cup Series practice and qualifying coverage is presented Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.

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 Sunday from Pocono with lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen. Burton, Letarte and Allen will call the Xfinity Series race on Saturday. Marty Snider, Kim Coon, and Parker Kligerman will serve as pit reporters during both races this weekend.

Burton will drive the NBC Toyota car around Pocono Raceway during Sunday’s pre-race coverage to give viewers an idea of ‘The Tricky Triangle’ superspeedway.

Auto racing icon Kyle Petty will anchor studio coverage with Snider from the Peacock Pit Box during pre- and post-race coverage on Saturday and Sunday. Earnhardt Jr. will join Saturday’s Countdown to Green pre-race coverage.

Earnhardt Jr. is a two-time winner at Pocono Raceway earning a pair of victories in 2014. Petty also won at the track in 1993.

Yesterday, NASCAR announced that the first-ever NASCAR Cup Series street course race will be held on the streets of downtown Chicago on July 2, 2023, and will air on NBC. Click here for more details.

The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will once again present the final 20 NASCAR Cup Series races and 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2022 across NBC, Peacock and USA Network, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 5-6. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2022 NASCAR coverage.

NASCAR Pick ‘Em: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, NASCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each NASCAR Cup Series race throughout the season. NASCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).

Austin Dillon’s Life in the Fast Lane airs each Thursday at 9:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. The half-hour unscripted series will follow the over-the-top NASCAR lifestyle of Daytona 500 Champion Austin Dillon, along with wife Whitney, adorable son Ace, and best friends Paul and Mariel Swan. Featuring high-stakes races, hilarious adventures and heartwarming moments at home, Austin leans on his loved ones both on and off the track as he trains and competes in the NASCAR season.

BROADCAST TEAM

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

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

  • Host: Marty Snider
  • Analysts: Kyle Petty, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Saturday)

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – USA Network
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Sat., July 23 NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice & Qualifying USA Network 9:30 a.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series Practice & Qualifying USA Network 2:30 p.m.
  Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series USA Network 5 p.m.
  NASCAR Xfinity Series Explore The Pocono Mountains 225 USA Network 5:30 p.m.
  NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Xfinity Series USA Network 7:30 p.m.
Sun., July 24 Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series USA Network 2 p.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 USA Network 3 p.m.
  NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Cup Series USA Network 6:30 p.m.

INDYCAR: HY-VEEDEALS.COM 250 & HY-VEE SALUTE TO FARMERS 300

The NTT INDYCAR SERIES holds a doubleheader this weekend at Iowa Speedway in Newton on NBC and Peacock with race coverage beginning Saturday at 4 p.m. ET and Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. Extended post-race coverage on Saturday featuring driver interviews, analysis and the podium ceremony will be presented exclusively on Peacock.

Live coverage of qualifying and practice sessions from the Iowa oval circuit on Friday and Saturday will stream exclusively on Peacock. For more information about INDYCAR on Peacock and how to sign up, click here.

Kevin Lee (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst) and James Hinchcliffe (analyst) will call the race. Dave Burns, Dillon Welch, and Nate Ryan will provide reports from pit road.

Josef Newgarden and Simon Pagenaud both won one race of the doubleheader held at Iowa Speedway in 2020. Six-time INDYCAR champion Scott Dixon took the checkered flag last weekend at the Honda Indy Toronto. Only 44 points separate Dixon (307 pts), currently fifth in the standings, from standings leader and 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson (351 pts).

NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, INDYCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each race throughout the season with a $25,000 jackpot. INDYCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).

TOP FIVE DRIVERS IN 2022 INDYCAR SERIES STANDINGS

Driver Points
Marcus Ericsson 351
Will Power 316
Alex Palou 314
Josef Newgarden 307
Scott Dixon 307

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Kevin Lee
  • Analysts: Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
  • Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Dillon Welch, Nate Ryan

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Fri., July 22 Hy-VeeDeals.com 250 – Practice Peacock 4:30 p.m.
Sat., July 23 Hy-VeeDeals.com 250 – Qualifying Peacock 10:30 a.m.
  Indy Lights Peacock 12:15 p.m.
  Hy-VeeDeals.com 250 NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 4 p.m.
Sun., July 24 Hy-Vee Salute To Farmers 300 NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 3 p.m.

MONSTER JAM

NBC Sports continues its presentation of the 2022 Monster Jam season this Saturday from Indianapolis, Ind., at noon ET on CNBC. The complete schedule can be found here.

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