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2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES SEASON CONTINUES FROM TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY WITH THE PPG 375 THIS SUNDAY AT 12 P.M. ET ON NBC AND PEACOCK

March 29, 2023 By admin Leave a Comment

Peacock to Stream Exclusive Live Coverage of INDYCAR Practices and Qualifying From Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday

MotoGP Argentine Grand Prix Presented Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on CNBC

New Dale Jr. Download Featuring Chip Ganassi Streams Tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 29, 2023 – The 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season continues with live coverage of the PPG 375 from Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth this Sunday at 12 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. The race marks the second of seven races airing on NBC to begin the season. Peacock is the streaming home of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, presenting all races, qualifying and practices this season.

Reigning and two-time INDYCAR champion Will Power is part of a star-studded group of drivers in the series’ paddock that includes six-time champion Scott Dixon, two-time champion Josef Newgarden, four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves, and Pato O’Ward, among others. Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Marcus Ericsson took the checkered flag at the season opener Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in Florida, with O’Ward and Dixon rounding out the podium.

Newgarden looks to win his third career race at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend and defend his 2022 victory, where he made a thrilling last-lap pass on Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin to earn the win.

Live coverage of qualifying and practice sessions from Texas on 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.

NBC Sports’ lead INDYCAR commentary team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst) and James Hinchcliffe (analyst) will call the race. Marty Snider and Dave Burns will provide reports from pit road.

Coverage airing on NBC 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: Marty Snider, Dave Burns

HOW TO WATCH

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

Date	Coverage	Platform(s)	Time (ET)
Sat., April 1	PPG 375 – Practice 1	Peacock	9 a.m.
	PPG 375 – Qualifying	Peacock	12:15 p.m.
	PPG 375 – Practice 2	Peacock	1:45 p.m.
Sun., April 2	PPG 375	NBC, Peacock	12 p.m.

MOTOGP: ARGENTINE GRAND PRIX

The second stop of the 2023 MotoGP season is the Argentine Grand Prix from Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on CNBC. Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia began the season with a victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix last weekend with Maverick Vinales finishing in second.

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, and races and qualifying for the FIM Enel MotoE World Championship. For more details, click here or visit MotoGP.TV. NBC Sports’ complete schedule can be found here.

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

The latest episode of The Dale Jr. Download features Chip Ganassi tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock. As CEO of Chip Ganassi Racing, he has been a team owner overseeing 21 championships and more than 240 victories across INDYCAR, NASCAR, and IMSA. 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–

NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES 2023 MOTOGP SEASON TELECAST SCHEDULE

March 15, 2023 By admin

All 21 MotoGP Races to be Presented on NBC and CNBC

Season Begins Sunday, March 26, with the Portuguese Grand Prix at 1:30 p.m. ET on CNBC

NBCSports.com and NBC Sports App to Stream Coverage of Every Race; MotoGP Video Pass to Provide Live and On-Demand Coverage

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 15, 2023 – NBC Sports has announced its telecast schedule for the 2023 MotoGP season on NBC and CNBC, beginning with the Portuguese Grand Prix from Algarve International Circuit in Portimao, Portugal, on Sunday, March 26, at 1:30 p.m. ET on CNBC.

All 21 races will be presented on either NBC or CNBC with timeslots designed to showcase the best of the sport. The Grand Prix of the Americas from Circuit of the Americas will be presented live for a second consecutive year on Sunday, April 16, at 2:30 p.m. ET on CNBC. NBC will air an hour-long encore on Saturday, April 22, at 3 p.m. ET.

NBC will present coverage of the following five MotoGP Grand Prix races, including three consecutive events in September, this season:

British Grand Prix from Silverstone Circuit on Sunday, Aug. 6, at 1:30 p.m. ET;
Catalan Grand Prix from Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit on Sunday, Sept. 3, at 1:30 p.m. ET;
San Marino Grand Prix from Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 1 p.m. ET;
Indian Grand Prix from Buddh International Circuit on Sunday, Sept. 24, at 1:30 p.m. ET;
Malaysian Grand Prix from Sepang International Circuit on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 1:30 p.m. ET.

Ahead of the 2023 season, NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey spoke with reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia and 2021 MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo.

2023 marks NBC Sports’ fourth season as the exclusive television home of MotoGP in the United States. All race coverage presented on NBC and CNBC will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

In addition to weekend telecasts on NBC and CNBC, 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, and races and qualifying for the FIM Enel MotoE World Championship. For more details, click here or visit MotoGP.TV.

Below is the 2023 MotoGP schedule on NBC and CNBC (subject to change):

Date	Race	Network	Time (ET)
Sun., March 26	Portuguese Grand Prix	CNBC	1:30 p.m.
Sun., April 2	Argentine Grand Prix	CNBC	3 p.m.
Sun., April 16	Grand Prix of the Americas (LIVE)	CNBC	2:30 p.m.
Sun., April 30	Spanish Grand Prix	CNBC	2 p.m.
Sun., May 14	French Grand Prix	CNBC	6 p.m.
Sun., June 11	Italian Grand Prix	CNBC	3 p.m.
Sun., June 18	German Grand Prix	CNBC	2:30 p.m.
Sun., June 25	Dutch TT	CNBC	1:30 p.m.
Sun., July 9	Kazakhstan Grand Prix	CNBC	2:30 p.m.
Sun., August 6	British Grand Prix	NBC	1:30 p.m.
Sun., August 20	Austrian Grand Prix	CNBC	3 p.m.
Sun., September 3	Catalan Grand Prix	NBC	1:30 p.m.
Sun., September 10	San Marino Grand Prix	NBC	1 p.m.
Sun., September 24	Indian Grand Prix	NBC	1:30 p.m.
Sun., October 1	Japanese Grand Prix	CNBC	4 p.m.
Sun., October 15	Indonesian Grand Prix	CNBC	2:30 p.m.
Sun., October 22	Australian Grand Prix	CNBC	1:30 p.m.
Sun., October 29	Thailand Grand Prix	CNBC	3 p.m.
Sun., November 12	Malaysian Grand Prix	NBC	1:30 p.m.
Sun., November 19	Qatar Grand Prix	CNBC	3 p.m.
Sun., November 26	Valencia Grand Prix	CNBC	3 p.m.

–NBC SPORTS–

NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPION TO BE CROWNED AT PHOENIX RACEWAY THIS SUNDAY AT 3 P.M. ET ON NBC AND PEACOCK

November 2, 2022 By admin

Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain and Christopher Bell to Race for 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Title; Countdown to Green Pre-Race Coverage Begins Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET

NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Presented from Phoenix Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network

Media Availability with Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Rick Allen During NASCAR Championship Media Day Thursday at Phoenix Convention Center at 1 p.m. PT

Race for the Championship Season FINALE Premieres Thursday at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network and Available to Stream Next Day on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 2, 2022 – The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series champion will be crowned at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. A special edition of Countdown to Green will begin pre-race coverage at 1:30 p.m. ET. Below are the Championship 4 drivers vying for the Cup Series title:

Joey Logano: three wins during 2022 season, owns two career victories at Phoenix (2020, 2016), and won 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Championship
Chase Elliott: series-high five wins during 2022 season, won at Phoenix in 2020 and was the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion
Ross Chastain: making his first career Cup Series Championship 4 appearance after making a thrilling move on the final lap last Sunday at Martinsville Speedway to finish in fifth place; won two races during the season
Christopher Bell: won last weekend’s race at Martinsville, his third victory of the season, to clinch a spot in the Championship 4, his first career appearance

The NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship will be presented from Phoenix this Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network with Countdown to Green beginning pre-race coverage at 5:30 p.m. ET. The Championship 4 drivers competing for the Xfinity Series title are Noah Gragson, Ty Gibbs, Justin Allgaier, and Josh Berry.

NASCAR: CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP & XFINITY SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

Coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series Championship will be presented this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET and Countdown to Green will begin pre-race coverage at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

The special edition of Countdown to Green will include:

Special interviews with all Cup Series Championship 4 drivers, including:
- Christopher Bell and crew chief Adam Stevens with Steve Letarte
- Chase Elliott at the front of the grid with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Burton
- Joey Logano on the Peacock Pit Box with Dale Jarrett, Kyle Petty and Brad Daugherty
- Ross Chastain at the front of the grid with Earnhardt Jr. and Burton
A look back at the thrilling 2022 Cup Series season that featured 19 different winners in the first year of the Next Gen car;
A discussion and breakdown of Ross Chastain’s ‘video game’ last-lap move at Martinsville;
Vignette on Jimmy Makar, the first employee hired at Joe Gibbs Racing, who will be retiring after Sunday’s race;
Feature that offers an inside perspective on Chris Kalnins, who has traveled to every NASCAR track on the Cup Series circuit this season;
Multiplatinum country musician Jon Pardi’s performance at Phoenix Raceway.

NASCAR America post-race coverage will immediately follow the checkered flag with continuing coverage at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock.

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 Championship from Phoenix Raceway with lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen. Burton, Letarte and Allen will call the Xfinity Series Championship.

Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Dillon Welch will serve as pit reporters this weekend.

Snider will anchor pre- and post-race studio coverage with NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett, racing icon Kyle Petty and JTG Daugherty Racing team owner Brad Daugherty from the Peacock Pit Box Saturday and Sunday. Earnhardt Jr. will join studio coverage on Saturday to share his unique perspective as a team owner with two Championship drivers (Gragson and Allgaier) racing for the title.

NBC Sports’ Rutledge Wood will report and share stories throughout the weekend from around Phoenix Raceway, including Rattlesnake Hill.

Earnhardt Jr. (2003, 2004, 2015), Burton (2001, 2000), and Jarrett (1997) own Cup Series victories at Phoenix.

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Earnhardt Jr., Burton, Letarte and Allen will have a media availability at the NASCAR Championship 4 media day Thursday, Nov. 3, at 1 p.m. PT at the Phoenix Convention Center. Click here for more details.

BIG EVENT WEEKEND

The Cup Series Championship is part of NBCUniversal’s “Big Event Weekend” featuring numerous high-profile events across NBC and Peacock this Saturday and Sunday (programming details below). For more on “Big Event Weekend,” click here.

Date	Event	Platform	Time (ET)
Sat., Nov. 5	Breeders’ Cup Classic	NBC, Peacock	3:30 p.m.
	No. 4 Clemson vs. Notre Dame	NBC, Peacock	7:30 p.m.
	Saturday Night Live	NBC, Peacock	11:30 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 6	NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race	NBC, Peacock	3 p.m.
	Sunday Night Football: Titans vs. Chiefs	NBC, Peacock	8:20 p.m.

BROADCAST TEAM

Analysts: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
Play by Play: Rick Allen
Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Dillon Welch
Specialty Reporter: Rutledge Wood

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

Host: Marty Snider
Analysts: Dale Jarrett, Kyle Petty, Brad Daugherty

HOW TO WATCH

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

Date	Coverage	Platform	Time (ET)
Fri., Nov. 4	NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice	USA Network	7 p.m.
	NASCAR Cup Series Practice	USA Network	8 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 5	NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying	NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app	2:30 p.m.
	NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying	USA Network	3:30 p.m.
	Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series	USA Network	5:30 p.m.
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship	USA Network	6 p.m.
	NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Xfinity Series	USA Network	8:30 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 6	Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series	NBC	1:30 p.m.
	NASCAR Cup Series Championship	NBC, Peacock	3 p.m.
	NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Cup Series	Peacock	7 p.m.

MOTOGP: GRAND PRIX OF VALENCIA

The 2022 MotoGP championship will be decided this Sunday in the season finale at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain, at noon ET on NBC. This marks the first time that the title will be decided at the final race of the year since 2017.

Following his victory last weekend in the Malaysian Grand Prix, Francesco Bagnaia can clinch the title if he finishes in 14^th place or better, but second-place Fabio Quartararo remains alive in the race to win his second consecutive title.

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

Steve Letarte, who served as Earnhardt Jr.’s crew chief for four years including a victory of the 2014 Daytona 500, joins this week’s The Dale Jr. Download episode streaming Thursday at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock. USA Network will also present the episode starring Letarte this Saturday at 5 p.m. ET.

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.

NASCAR AMERICA MOTORMOUTHS

NBC Sports’ fan-favorite NASCAR call-in show, NASCAR America Motormouths, discusses the latest motorsports news and interviews with NBC Sports’ NASCAR analysts and reporters each Monday and Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.

RACE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP

The Race for the Championship season finale premieres Thursday at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network and will be available to stream on Peacock on Friday. The one-hour unscripted docuseries will take viewers inside the lives of NASCAR’s top drivers and teams on and off the track. Click here for more details on the series.

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.

–NBC SPORTS–

NASCAR PLAYOFFS ROUND OF 8 CONTINUE AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND ON NBC & USA NETWORK

October 20, 2022 By admin

NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 8 Continues Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC Featuring Another Opportunity for a Driver to Earn Championship 4 Berth

Round of 8 Also Drives on in NASCAR Xfinity Series Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on USA Network

New Episode of Race for the Championship Docuseries Premieres Tonight at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network and Available to Stream on Peacock Tomorrow

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 20, 2022 – The 2022 NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 8 continue at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend on NBC and USA Network, featuring another opportunity for a driver to secure a spot in the Championship 4.

The NASCAR Cup Series race in Homestead will be presented Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Joey Logano became the first driver to secure his spot in the Championship 4 following his victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last weekend. All three remaining Cup Series Playoff races will air on the NBC broadcast network.

2022 NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS ROUND OF 8

Driver	Points
Joey Logano	4084 (Advanced to Championship 4)
Ross Chastain	4063
Chase Elliott	4062
Denny Hamlin	4051
William Byron	4045
Chase Briscoe	4042
Ryan Blaney	4040
Christopher Bell	4028

NASCAR: CUP SERIES DIXIE VODKA 400 & XFINITY SERIES CONTENDER BOATS 300

A second Cup Series Playoff driver will aim to secure a berth and join Joey Logano in the Championship 4 this Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Two Playoff drivers have won in the past at the Homestead track: Denny Hamlin (2009, 2013, 2020) William Byron (2021), and Logano (2018). Sunday will mark the first time since 2019 that Homestead-Miami Speedway hosts a NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race.

Coverage of the Dixie Vodka 400 will be presented Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET with an hour-long edition of Countdown to Green beginning pre-race coverage at 1:30 p.m. ET. NASCAR America post-race coverage will immediately follow the checkered flag at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 8 drives on in Homestead with the Contender Boats 300 this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on USA Network and Countdown to Green beginning pre-race coverage at 4 p.m. ET. Josh Berry clinched a spot in the Championship 4 with his win last weekend.

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 from Homestead-Miami Speedway with lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen. Burton and Letarte will join Allen for the Xfinity Series race.

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

Snider will anchor pre- and post-race studio coverage with racing icon Kyle Petty this weekend from the Peacock Pit Box.

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).

BROADCAST TEAM

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

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

Host: Marty Snider
Analyst: Kyle Petty

HOW TO WATCH

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

Date	Coverage	Platform	Time (ET)
Fri., Oct. 21	NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice & Qualifying	USA Network	6 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 22	NASCAR Cup Series Practice & Qualifying	NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app	10 a.m.
	Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series	USA Network	4 p.m.
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Contender Boats 300	USA Network	4:30 p.m.
	NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Xfinity Series	USA Network	7:30 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 23	Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series	NBC	1:30 p.m.
	NASCAR Cup Series Dixie Vodka 400	NBC	2:30 p.m.
	NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Cup Series	Peacock	6 p.m.

MOTOGP: GRAND PRIX OF MALAYSIA

The Grand Prix of Malaysia, the penultimate race in the 2022 MotoGP season, from Sepang International Circuit is presented this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on CNBC.

Francesco Bagnaia (233 pts) leads the points standings and can clinch the championship if any of these scenarios take place. Fabio Quartararo (219 pts) sits in 2^nd place in the closest championship race with two races to go in a season since 2015. Aleix Espargaro (206 pts) and Enea Bastianini (191 pts) can also stay alive in the title race, while eight-time world champion Marc Marquez is coming off his 100^th career premier class podium in Australia last week.

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

NASCAR Cup Series driver Erik Jones, who won at Darlington Raceway last month, 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.

NASCAR AMERICA MOTORMOUTHS

RACE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Episode eight of Race for the Championship premieres tonight at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network and will be available to stream on Peacock on Friday. The one-hour unscripted docuseries will take viewers inside the lives of NASCAR’s top drivers and teams on and off the track. Click here for more details on the series.

–NBC SPORTS–

NASCAR PLAYOFFS ROUND OF 8 BEGIN AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND ON NBC

October 13, 2022 By admin

NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 8 Begins Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC Featuring First Chance for a Driver to Earn Championship 4 Berth

Round of 8 Also Gets Underway in NASCAR Xfinity Series Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

New Episode of Race for the Championship Docuseries Premieres Tonight at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network and Available to Stream on Peacock Tomorrow

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 13, 2022 – The 2022 NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 8 will begin at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend on NBC, featuring the first chance for a driver to secure a spot in the Championship 4.

The NASCAR Cup Series race in Las Vegas will be presented Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. All four remaining Cup Series Playoff races will air on the NBC broadcast network.

“The Mayor” of NASCAR and NBC Sports NASCAR analyst Jeff Burton, who is a two-time winner at Las Vegas earning back-to-back victories in 1999 and 2000, previewed the weekend by saying, “Las Vegas is a track that provides a great deal of opportunities for drivers to find a groove that work best. The track will be slick with the hot conditions and that has created great racing with this car. With the Round of 8 starting, I expect the intensity level to ramp up with drivers doing whatever is needed to win.”

The NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 8 gets underway in Las Vegas this Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

2022 NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS ROUND OF 8

Driver	Points
Chase Elliott	4046
Joey Logano	4026
Ross Chastain	4021
Christopher Bell	4018
Ryan Blaney	4015
William Byron	4015
Denny Hamlin	4013
Chase Briscoe	4009

NASCAR: CUP SERIES SOUTH POINT 400 & XFINITY SERIES ALSCO UNIFORMS 302

The first opportunity to secure a berth in the Championship 4 will be on the line with a victory for the eight remaining Playoff drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series this Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Two Playoff drivers have won before at the Las Vegas track: Joey Logano (2020, 2019) and Denny Hamlin (2021). Last Sunday’s winner Christopher Bell, who also advanced to the Round of 8, earned the pole at Vegas earlier this season.

Coverage of the South Point 400 will be presented Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET with 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 p.m. ET on Peacock.

The Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 8 will also begin in Las Vegas with the Alsco Uniforms 302 Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Noah Gragson leads the points standings.

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 Las Vegas with lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen.

Marty Snider, Dave Burns and Parker Kligerman will serve as pit reporters this weekend.

Snider will anchor pre- and post-race studio coverage with NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett on Sunday.

BROADCAST TEAM

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

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

Host: Marty Snider
Analyst: Dale Jarrett

HOW TO WATCH

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

Date	Coverage	Platform	Time (ET)
Fri., Oct. 14	NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice & Qualifying	USA Network	8:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 15	NASCAR Cup Series Practice & Qualifying	NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app	Noon
	NASCAR Cup Series Practice & Qualifying	USA Network	12:30 p.m.
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 302	NBC, Peacock	3 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 16	Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series	NBC	2 p.m.
	NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400	NBC	2:30 p.m.
	NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Cup Series	Peacock	6 p.m.

MOTOGP: AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX

With only three races remaining in the 2022 MotoGP season, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix from Phillip Island is presented this Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Only 20 points separate Fabio Quartararo (219 pts), Francesco Bagnaia (217 pts), and Aleix Espargaro (199 pts) in the championship points standings.

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

NASCAR executive Ben Kennedy 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.

NASCAR AMERICA MOTORMOUTHS

RACE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Episode seven of Race for the Championship premieres tonight at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network and will be available to stream on Peacock on Friday. The one-hour unscripted docuseries will take viewers inside the lives of NASCAR’s top drivers and teams on and off the track. Click here for more details on the series and here for the episode seven trailer.

–NBC SPORTS–

TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY HOSTS SECOND RACE IN NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFFS ROUND OF 12 THIS SUNDAY AT 2 P.M. ET ON NBC

September 29, 2022 By admin

Talladega Marks First of Six Consecutive NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Races on NBC to Conclude 2022 Season – Race Coverage Gets Underway Sunday at 2 p.m. ET

Jimmie Johnson, Helio Castroneves and Juan Pablo Montoya Race in IMSA Petit Le Mans Season Finale – Ten-Hour Endurance Race Across NBC, Peacock and USA Network Begins Saturday at Noon ET

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

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 29, 2022 – The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12 drives on this Sunday from Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, marking the first of six consecutive Cup Series Playoff races to conclude the season on the broadcast network. A victory by a playoff driver at Talladega will automatically clinch them a spot in the Round of 8.

Racing icon and NBC Sports NASCAR analyst Kyle Petty previewed the weekend by saying, “Talladega has been NASCAR’s original wild card race since 1969. This year may be its biggest ever and I can’t wait to see what happens. This weekend is a must watch!”

In addition, seven consecutive hours of motorsports coverage Saturday on USA Network features the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway and the conclusion of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Petit Le Mans season finale with coverage getting underway at 3:30 p.m. ET.

2022 NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS ROUND OF 12

Driver	Points
Joey Logano	3071
Ross Chastain	3059
Kyle Larson	3057
Ryan Blaney	3056
Denny Hamlin	3049
Daniel Suárez	3045
Chase Elliott	3045
Chase Briscoe	3041
Austin Cindric	3034
William Byron	3033
Christopher Bell	3016
Alex Bowman	3015

NASCAR: CUP SERIES YELLAWOOD 500 & XFINITY SERIES SPARKS 300

The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12 continues this Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway with a berth in the Round of 8 available with a win by a playoff driver. Joey Logano leads the playoff standings after a second-place finish in the Round of 12 opener at Texas Motor Speedway. Tyler Reddick won last week’s race in Texas.

Beginning a stretch of six consecutive Cup Series Playoff races on NBC to conclude the season, coverage of the YellaWood 500 at Talladega will be presented Sunday at 2 p.m. ET with an hour-long edition of Countdown to Green beginning pre-race coverage at 1 p.m. ET. NASCAR America post-race coverage will immediately follow the checkered flag at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock.

The Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 12 continues Saturday with the Sparks 300 at Talladega Superspeedway at 4 p.m. ET on USA Network, with Countdown to Green getting underway at 3:30 p.m. ET. Noah Gragson has won four straight races and has secured a spot in the Round of 8.

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 Talladega Superspeedway with lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen.

Marty Snider, Parker Kligerman, Dave Burns and Kim Coon will serve as pit reporters this weekend.

Snider will anchor pre- and post-race studio coverage with racing icon Kyle Petty and JTG Daugherty Racing team owner Brad Daugherty this weekend from the Peacock Pit Box.

Earnhardt Jr. is a six-time Cup Series winner at Talladega.

BROADCAST TEAM

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

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

Host: Marty Snider
Analysts: Kyle Petty, Brad Daugherty

HOW TO WATCH

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

Date	Coverage	Platform	Time (ET)
Fri., Sept. 30	NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying	USA Network	5:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 1	NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying	NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app	10:30 a.m.
	Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series	USA Network	3:30 p.m.
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Sparks 300	USA Network	4 p.m.
	NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Xfinity Series	USA Network	6:30 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 2	Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series	NBC	1 p.m.
	NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500	NBC	2 p.m.
	NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Cup Series	Peacock	6 p.m.

IMSA: PETIT LE MANS

The star-studded field at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Petit Le Mans season finale is headlined by Jimmie Johnson, four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, and 2000 Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya. Championships will be decided in all five IMSA classes at the ten-hour endurance race taking place this Saturday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta across NBC, Peacock and USA Network.

BROADCAST TEAM

Play by Play: Leigh Diffey, Dave Burns
Analysts: Calvin Fish, Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe, Brian Till
Pit Reporters: Kevin Lee, Dillon Welch, Hannah Newhouse, Matt Yocum

HOW TO WATCH

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

Date	Platform	Time (ET)
Sat., Oct. 1	NBC, Peacock	Noon
	Peacock	3 p.m.
	USA Network, Peacock	7 p.m.

MOTOGP: THAILAND GRAND PRIX

Only four races remain in the 2022 MotoGP season as the series returns to Southeast Asia for the Thailand Grand Prix at Chang International Circuit this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on CNBC. 25 points separate Fabio Quartararo (219 pts), Francesco Bagnaia (201 pts), and Aleix Espargaro (194 pts) in the chase for the championship, while eight-time world champion Marc Marquez returns to the circuit where he won his last title in 2019 and is coming off his first pole position in over three years.

NITRO RALLYCROSS

The 2022-23 Nitro Rallycross season continues this weekend in Minneapolis, Minn., live Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.

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.

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

Two-time NASCAR Cup Series winner Chris Buescher 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.

NASCAR AMERICA MOTORMOUTHS

RACE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Episode five 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. Click here for more details on the series and here for the episode five trailer.

–NBC SPORTS–

NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFFS ROUND OF 12 BEGINS AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY THIS SUNDAY AT 3:30 P.M. ET ON USA NETWORK

September 21, 2022 By admin

Hour-Long Edition of Countdown to Green Pre-Race Coverage Gets Underway Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network Leading into Green Flag at Texas at 3:30 p.m. ET

NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Begin Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network; Countdown to Green Presented at 3 p.m. ET

Special ‘Best Of’ The Dale Jr. Download Episode Presented This Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network

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

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 21, 2022 – The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12 begins this Sunday from Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. A victory by a playoff driver at Texas will automatically clinch them a spot in the Round of 8.

The Playoffs get underway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this Saturday in Texas at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. Noah Gragson has won three consecutive races and sits atop the points standings heading into the Round of 12.

2022 NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS ROUND OF 12

Driver	Points
Chase Elliott	3040
Joey Logano	3025
Ross Chastain	3020
Kyle Larson	3019
William Byron	3015
Denny Hamlin	3013
Christopher Bell	3013
Ryan Blaney	3013
Chase Briscoe	3009
Alex Bowman	3007
Daniel Suárez	3007
Austin Cindric	3006

NASCAR: CUP SERIES AUTOTRADER ECHOPARK AUTOMOTIVE 500 & XFINITY SERIES ANDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD 300

The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12 begins with the first of three races this Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. Chris Buescher became the 19^th different Cup Series winner this season with his victory last weekend in Bristol.

Coverage of the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 in Texas will be presented Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network with an hour-long edition of Countdown to Green beginning pre-race coverage at 2:30 p.m. ET. NASCAR America post-race coverage will immediately follow the checkered flag at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.

The Xfinity Series Playoffs begin Saturday with the Andy’s Frozen Custard 300, the first of three races in the Round of 12, at Texas Motor Speedway at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, with Countdown to Green getting underway at 3 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 from Texas Motor Speedway with lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen. JTG Daugherty Racing team owner Brad Daugherty, Burton and Allen will call the Xfinity Series race on Saturday.

Marty Snider, Parker Kligerman, and Kim Coon will serve as pit reporters this weekend.

Snider will anchor pre- and post-race studio coverage with racing icon Kyle Petty and Daugherty on Sunday from the Peacock Pit Box.

Burton (1997, 2007) and Earnhardt Jr. (2000) own Cup Series victories at Texas.

BROADCAST TEAM

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

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

Host: Marty Snider
Analysts: Kyle Petty, Brad Daugherty (Sunday), Steve Letarte (Saturday)

HOW TO WATCH

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

Date	Coverage	Platform	Time (ET)
Sat., Sept. 24	NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice & Qualifying	USA Network	10:30 a.m.
	NASCAR Cup Series Practice & Qualifying	USA Network	12:30 p.m.
	Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series	USA Network	3 p.m.
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Andy’s Frozen Custard 300	USA Network	3:30 p.m.
	NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Xfinity Series	USA Network	6:30 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 25	Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series	USA Network	2:30 p.m.
	NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500	USA Network	3:30 p.m.
	NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Cup Series	USA Network	7:30 p.m.

MOTOGP: GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN

MotoGP’s premier class returns to Japan for the first time since 2019 with the Grand Prix of Japan at Mobility Resort Motegi this Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on CNBC. Only 17 points separate the top three riders in the standings with leader Fabio Quartararo (211 pts), Francesco Bagnaia (201 pts), who has won four of the last five races in second place, and Aleix Espargaro in third (194 pts).

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

A special ‘Best Of” episode of The Dale Jr. Download will air this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network following NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying.

NASCAR executive and former crew chief Tony Glover joins this week’s The Dale Jr. Download episode streaming 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.

NASCAR AMERICA MOTORMOUTHS

RACE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Episode four of Race for the Championship premieres tomorrow 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. Click here for more details on the series and here for the episode four trailer.

–NBC SPORTS–

NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF CUTOFF RACE AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY PRESENTED IN PRIMETIME THIS SATURDAY AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON USA NETWORK

September 15, 2022 By admin

Four NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Drivers to be Eliminated at Bristol in Primetime on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network; Countdown to Green Pre-Race Coverage Begins at 6:30 p.m. ET

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

Special The Dale Jr. Download Episode Featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Return to Racing at North Wilkesboro – Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET on USA Network

2022 is Most-Watched NTT INDYCAR SERIES Season in Six Years

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 15, 2022 – The first cutoff race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs will be presented this Saturday from Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee in primetime at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. Four Playoff drivers will be eliminated ahead of the Round of 12 beginning at Texas Motor Speedway next weekend.

2022 NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS ROUND OF 16

Driver	Points
Christopher Bell	2108
William Byron	2098
Denny Hamlin	2097
Joey Logano	2090
Ryan Blaney	2086
Alex Bowman	2080
Chase Elliott	2078
Kyle Larson	2077
Ross Chastain	2076
Daniel Suárez	2056
Tyler Reddick	2052
Austin Cindric	2052
Kyle Busch	2050 (-2)
Austin Dillon	2049 (-3)
Chase Briscoe	2043 (-9)
Kevin Harvick	2017 (-35)

NASCAR: CUP SERIES BASS PRO SHOPS NIGHT RACE & XFINITY SERIES FOOD CITY 300

Four NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers will be eliminated this Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway in the final race in the Round of 16. Bubba Wallace earned his second career Cup Series victory last weekend in Kansas.

Primetime coverage of the Bass Pro Shops Night Race in Bristol will be presented Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network with an hour-long edition of Countdown to Green beginning pre-race coverage at 6:30 p.m. ET. NASCAR America post-race coverage will immediately follow the checkered flag at 11 p.m. ET on USA Network.

The Food City 300 marks the final race of the Xfinity Series regular season with primetime coverage from Bristol beginning Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, with Countdown to Green getting underway at 7 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 races from Bristol Motor Speedway with lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen.

Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kim Coon and Dillon Welch will serve as pit reporters at Bristol.

Snider will anchor pre- and post-race studio coverage with NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett and racing icon Kyle Petty on Friday and Saturday. During pre-race coverage on Saturday, the studio team will analyze Kyle Busch joining Richard Childress Racing in 2023, discuss if there will be a 19^th different winner in the Cup Series this season, and provide updates on all 16 Playoff drivers as they prepare to battle for a spot in the Round of 12 in Thunder Valley.

Saturday’s Countdown to Green will also feature Chase Briscoe sharing his story with Rutledge Wood on his early start in racing, moving to North Carolina, and the impact Tony Stewart had on his career as well as Jeff Burton driving a lap in the NBC Toyota car to provide viewers an idea of the short track.

Earnhardt Jr. (2004), Burton (2008) and Jarrett (1997) all own a Cup Series victory at Bristol.

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Earlier this week, NBC Sports announced that 2022 is the most-watched NTT INDYCAR SERIES season in six years (since 2016) and NBC Sports’ most-watched season on record, an increase of 5% compared to 2021.

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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: Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Dillon Welch

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)
Fri., Sept. 16	NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice & Qualifying	NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app	2:30 p.m.
	NASCAR Cup Series Practice & Qualifying	NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app	4:30 p.m.
	NASCAR Cup Series Practice & Qualifying	USA Network	5 p.m.
	Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series	USA Network	7 p.m.
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300	USA Network	7:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 17	Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series	USA Network	6:30 p.m.
	NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race	USA Network	7:30 p.m.
	NASCAR America Post-Race – NASCAR Cup Series	USA Network	11 p.m.

MOTOGP: ARAGON GRAND PRIX

MotoGP’s Aragon Grand Prix at MotorLand Aragon in Spain is presented this Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Francesco Bagnaia (181 pts), who has won four consecutive races, narrowly trails points standings leader Fabio Quartararo (211 pts).

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

A special episode of The Dale Jr. Download featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s return to racing at North Wilkesboro Speedway earlier this month will air this Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET on USA Network following NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying.

Veteran NASCAR driver Greg Biffle 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

September 1, 2022 By admin

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.”

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

August 17, 2022 By admin

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.

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.

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.

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