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INDYCAR GMR GRAND PRIX AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY SATURDAY AT 3 P.M. ET ON NBC HEADLINES MOTORSPORTS COVERAGE THIS WEEK ACROSS NBC SPORTS

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NTT INDYCAR SERIES Coverage From Indianapolis Begins Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC & Peacock

INDYCAR Practice and Qualifying to Stream Exclusively Friday on Peacock

Pennzoil Presents The Club – Documentary Featuring Only Conversation With Four-Time Indy 500 Winners Foyt, Unser, Mears and Castroneves – Debuts Saturday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC

IMSA Lexus Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio – Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network

MotoGP French Grand Prix – Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on CNBC

Monster Jam Minneapolis – Saturday at Noon ET on CNBC

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 12, 2022 – The 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES begins the “Month of May” in full force with live coverage of the GMR Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Prior to race coverage, Penske Entertainment and NBC Sports will debut Pennzoil presents The Club, a documentary featuring the only conversation with the exclusive club of four-time Indy 500 champions – Helio Castroneves, A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears – Saturday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC.

The championship standings are incredibly tight heading into the GMR Grand Prix, led by reigning INDYCAR champion Alex Palou, who finished second at the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama on May 1. Team Penske drivers Scott McLaughlin, two-time INDYCAR champion Josef Newgarden, and 2018 Indy 500-winner Will Power are all within 10 points of Palou.

This week’s field also includes six-time INDYCAR champion Scott Dixon, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, four-time and defending Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves, and former Formula One racer Romain Grosjean, among others who are competing in the final race prior to the 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 29. Rinus Veekay won last year’s GMR Grand Prix – his first career INDYCAR win – while Grosjean finished second, his best-ever finish in INDYCAR.

TOP FIVE DRIVERS IN 2022 INDYCAR SERIES STANDINGS

Driver Points
Alex Palou 144
Scott McLaughlin 141
Josef Newgarden 135
Will Power 134
Pato O’Ward 114

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

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

NBC Sports’ viewership for the 2022 INDYCAR season is averaging a TAD of 1.093 million viewers, up 50% vs. the first four races of 2021 (727,000 viewers) that featured two races on NBC and two on NBCSN.

Prior to race coverage, Penske Entertainment and NBC Sports will debut Pennzoil presents The Club at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, featuring an exclusive conversation with the four drivers who have won the Indianapolis 500 four times.

Castroneves became the fourth member of the most exclusive club in motorsports last May 30, and shortly after Castroneves’ emotional victory for Meyer Shank Racing in the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, IMS President J. Douglas Boles called for a secret meeting of Castroneves and his fellow four-time winners. Click here for more details.

BROADCAST TEAM

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

 

HOW TO WATCH

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

 

Date Coverage Network/Streaming Time (ET)
Fri., May 13 GMR Grand Prix – Practice Peacock 9:30 a.m.
  GMR Grand Prix – Practice 2 Peacock 12:45 p.m.
  GMR Grand Prix – Qualifying Peacock 4 p.m.
  Indy Lights – Race 1 Peacock 5:35 p.m.
Sat., May 14 GMR Grand Prix – Final Warmup Peacock 10:30 a.m.
  Indy Lights – Race 2 Peacock 1:15 p.m.
  Pennzoil presents The Club NBC 2 p.m.
  GMR Grand Prix NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 3 p.m.
  GMR Grand Prix – Post-Race NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 5:30 p.m.

 

IMSA LEXUS GRAND PRIX AT MID-OHIO

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Dave Burns
  • Analyst: Calvin Fish
  • Pit Reporters: Parker Kligerman, Brian Till

Live coverage of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Lexus Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course airs this Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock. The two-hour and forty-minute race features four car classes in competition: Daytona Prototype international (DPi), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Le Mans Prototype 3 (LPM3), and GT Daytona (GTD).

Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Sat., May 14 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Qualifying: Mid-Ohio Peacock 1:15 p.m.
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge: Mid-Ohio 120 Peacock 4:05 p.m.
Sun., May 15 IMSA Prototype Challenge: Mid-Ohio Peacock 9:25 a.m.
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: Mid-Ohio USA Network, Peacock 2 p.m.

 

MOTOGP: FRENCH GRAND PRIX

The seventh race of the 2022 MotoGP season is presented live this weekend with the French Grand Prix from Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on CNBC. Fabio Quartararo currently leads the premier class points standings ahead of Aleix Espargaro.

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.

INDYCAR, IMSA, and MotoGP are part of NBC Sports’ “Home of Motorsports” programming throughout 2022, spanning NASCAR, Monster Energy Supercross, Monster Jam, Dakar Rally, and more.

–NBC SPORTS–

 

NTT INDYCAR SERIES DRIVES INTO MAY WITH THE HONDA GRAND PRIX OF ALABAMA THIS SUNDAY AT 1 P.M. ET ON NBC & PEACOCK

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INDYCAR Race Coverage From Barber Motorsports Park Begins Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC & Peacock; Post-Race Show Presented at 3 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock

Practice and Qualifying to Stream Exclusively on Peacock Friday and Saturday

INDYCAR Pick ‘Em Free-to-Play Game Returns After Inaugural $25,000 Jackpot Winner at Grand Prix of Long Beach

IMSA Monterey Sports Car Championship Live Coverage Immediately Follows INDYCAR Race Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Monster Energy Supercross Regular Season Finale in Denver Presented Saturday Live at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 28, 2022 – The 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season drives into the month of May with live coverage of the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. A post-race show featuring driver interviews, analysis and the podium ceremony will be presented exclusively on Peacock beginning at 3 p.m. ET. The Honda Grand Prix of Alabama marks the fourth of six races airing on NBC to begin the season.

Reigning INDYCAR champion Alex Palou is part of a star-studded group of drivers that includes two-time INDYCAR champion Josef Newgarden, six-time INDYCAR champion Scott Dixon, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, four-time and defending Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves, and former Formula One racer Romain Grosjean, among others. Newgarden won the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in the series’ last race on April 10, with Grosjean and Palou rounding out the podium. Newgarden currently leads the standings (118 pts). Palou won last year’s season-opening edition of the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama.

TOP FIVE DRIVERS IN 2022 INDYCAR SERIES STANDINGS

Driver Points
Josef Newgarden 118
Scott McLaughlin 113
Alex Palou 103
Will Power 102
Scott Dixon 83

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

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

NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, INDYCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each race throughout the season with a $25,000 jackpot. The inaugural jackpot winner took home the prize following a perfect selection for the Grand Prix of Long Beach and was personally congratulated by Newgarden.

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).

NBC Sports’ viewership for the 2022 INDYCAR season is averaging a TAD of 1.148 million viewers, marking the series’ best start through a season’s opening three races since 2003 and up 34% vs. 2021 (858,000 viewers) that featured two races on NBC and one on NBCSN. Click here for more details.

BROADCAST TEAM

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

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Network/Streaming Time (ET)
Fri., April 29 Honda Grand Prix of Alabama – Practice Peacock 4 p.m.
Sat., April 30 Honda Grand Prix of Alabama – Practice 2 Peacock 10 a.m.
  Honda Grand Prix of Alabama – Qualifying Peacock 1 p.m.
  Honda Grand Prix of Alabama – Practice 3 Peacock 5:20 p.m.
Sun., May 1 Indy Lights Peacock 10:55 a.m.
  Honda Grand Prix of Alabama NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 1 p.m.
  Honda Grand Prix of Alabama – Post-Race Peacock 3 p.m.

IMSA: MONTEREY SPORTS CAR CHAMPIONSHIP

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Dave Burns
  • Analyst: Calvin Fish
  • Pit Reporters: Parker Kligerman, Matt Yocum

Live coverage of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Monterey Sports Car Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in California gets underway this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock immediately following INDYCAR’s Honda Grand Prix of Alabama. The two-hour and forty-minute race features four car classes in competition: Daytona Prototype international (DPi), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), GT Daytona (GTD), and Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO).

MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS: DENVER

Two championship titles can be won this weekend in the final race in the 2022 Monster Energy Supercross regular season from Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo., live this Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Two champions can be crowned this weekend in the 450SX and 250SX West classes. Eli Tomac can win the 450SX championship if he finishes in 14th place or better and Christian Craig can clinch the 250SX West Class by finishing ahead of Hunter Lawrence or earning at least three points more than Lawrence.

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Todd Harris
  • Analyst: Ricky Carmichael
  • Reporters: Will Christien, Daniel Blair

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC, CNBC
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Network/Streaming Time (ET)
Sat., April 30 Monster Energy Supercross – Qualifying Peacock 9 a.m.
  Monster Energy Supercross – Race NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 3 p.m.
Sun., May 1 Monster Energy Supercross – Race* CNBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 9 a.m.

*Encore presentation

MOTOGP: SPANISH GRAND PRIX

The sixth race of the 2022 MotoGP season is presented live this weekend with the Spanish Grand Prix from Circuito de Jerez Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on CNBC. Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins are currently tied atop the premier class points standings.

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.

INDYCAR, IMSA, Monster Energy Supercross, and MotoGP are part of NBC Sports’ “Home of Motorsports” programming throughout 2022, spanning NASCAR, Monster Jam, Dakar Rally, and more.

–NBC SPORTS–

CHAMPIONS CAN BE CROWNED IN ROUND 15 OF 2022 MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS SEASON AT GILLETTE STADIUM THIS SATURDAY LIVE AT 3 P.M. ET ON NBC AND PEACOCK

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MotoGP’s Portuguese Grand Prix From Algarve International Circuit Presented this Sunday at 5 p.m. ET on CNBC

2022 Monster Jam Season Continues From Houston this Saturday at Noon ET on CNBC

Three-Time Pro Bowl Tight End Greg Olsen Joins Latest Episode of The Dale Jr. Download Tonight at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 21, 2022 – A pair of champions can be crowned in Round 15 of the 2022 Monster Energy Supercross season from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, this Saturday live at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. This is the penultimate race in the regular season and marks the second of three consecutive races to air live on the broadcast network.

Eli Tomac can clinch the 450SX Class title this week if he finishes ahead of last week’s winner Jason Anderson or at least one position behind Anderson if Anderson finishes fourth or worse. The 250SX East Class title can also be earned this weekend by Jett Lawrence with a 17th-place finish or better. Five-time Supercross champion and seven-time Motocross champion Ricky Carmichael and Supercross reporter Daniel Blair previewed this Saturday’s race and the potential clinching scenarios here.

NBC Sports’ Supercross play-by-play commentator Leigh Diffey calls the race action with Carmichael as analyst, and reporters Will Christien and Blair.

Qualifying coverage on Saturday from Gillette Stadium gets underway at 9 a.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. All Supercross heats, qualifiers and live and on-demand replays of races are available on Peacock. Click here for more details.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will provide live streaming coverage of Saturday’s race. An encore of the race will be presented Sunday at 7 a.m. ET on CNBC.

All 17 Supercross races, highlighted by exclusive live coverage of heats, qualifiers and Main Event races, will be presented across NBC, CNBC, USA Network, Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms. The 2022 season will feature a record three live races and 13 total hours of coverage on NBC. The complete schedule can be found here.

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
  • Analyst: Ricky Carmichael
  • Reporters: Will Christien, Daniel Blair

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC, CNBC
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Network/Streaming Time (ET)
Sat., April 23 Monster Energy Supercross – Qualifying Peacock 9 a.m.
  Monster Energy Supercross – Race NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 3 p.m.
Sun., April 24 Monster Energy Supercross – Race* CNBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 7 a.m.

*Encore presentation

MOTOGP: PORTUGUESE GRAND PRIX

MotoGP’s Portuguese Grand Prix is held at the Algarve International Circuit in Portugal this Sunday at 5 p.m. ET on CNBC. Enea Bastianini is currently atop the points standings. 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

The 2022 Monster Jam season continues this Saturday from Houston, Texas, at noon ET on CNBC. Veteran host Scott Jordan returns to the booth with former Monster Jam driver Colt Stephens (analyst) and Leslie Mears (reporter). The complete schedule can be found here.

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

Three-time Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen 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.

Monster Energy Supercross, MotoGP, and Monster Jam are part of NBC Sports’ “Home of Motorsports” programming throughout 2022, spanning NASCAR, INDYCAR, IMSA, Dakar Rally, and more.

–NBC SPORTS–

2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES SEASON CONTINUES WITH THE ACURA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH THIS SUNDAY AT 3 P.M. ET ON NBC & PEACOCK

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INDYCAR Pre-Race Show Begins Coverage at 3 p.m. ET Leading into Race Coverage at 3:30 p.m. ET; Post-Race Show Presented Immediately Following Race Coverage on NBC and Peacock

Practice and Qualifying to Stream Exclusively on Peacock Friday and Saturday

IMSA Grand Prix of Long Beach – Live Coverage Begins Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock

MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas from Circuit of the Americas – Sunday Live at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC

Monster Energy Supercross in St. Louis – Saturday Live at 8 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock; Pre-Race Coverage Begins at 7:30 p.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 7, 2022 – The 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season continues with live coverage of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in California this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. A post-race show will be presented immediately following race coverage featuring driver interviews, analysis and the podium ceremony at approximately 5:30 p.m. ET. Extended post-race coverage will be presented exclusively on Peacock beginning at 6 p.m. ET. The race marks the third of six races airing on NBC to begin the season.

Reigning INDYCAR champion Alex Palou is part of a star-studded group of drivers that includes six-time INDYCAR champion Scott Dixon, two-time INDYCAR champion Josef Newgarden, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, four-time and defending Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves, and former Formula One racer Romain Grosjean, among others. Newgarden won the XPEL 375 at Texas Motor Speedway in the series’ last race on March 20, with Scott McLaughlin and Marcus Ericsson rounding out the podium. McLaughlin currently leads the standings (97 pts). Colton Herta won last year’s edition of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.

The lead INDYCAR commentary team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst) and James Hinchcliffe (analyst), who won the Grand Prix in 2017, will call the race. Marty Snider, Dave Burns, and Kevin Lee will provide reports from pit road.

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

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, Dave Burns, Kevin Lee

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Network/Streaming Time (ET)
Fri., April 8 Grand Prix of Long Beach – Practice Peacock 6:15 p.m.
Sat., April 9 Grand Prix of Long Beach – Practice Peacock 11:45 a.m.
  Grand Prix of Long Beach – Qualifying Peacock 3:05 p.m.
Sun., April 10 Grand Prix of Long Beach – Warm Up Peacock Noon
  Grand Prix of Long Beach – Pre-Race NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 3 p.m.
  Grand Prix of Long Beach NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 3:30 p.m.
  Grand Prix of Long Beach – Post-Race NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 5:30 p.m.
  Grand Prix of Long Beach – Post-Race Peacock 6 p.m.

 

IMSA: GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
  • Analysts: Calvin Fish
  • Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Dave Burns

Live coverage of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Grand Prix of Long Beach in California gets underway this Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock with the 100-minute race featuring three car classes in competition: Daytona Prototype international (DPi), GT Daytona (GTD), and Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO).

MOTOGP: GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS

The fourth race of the 2022 MotoGP season is presented live this weekend with the Grand Prix of the Americas from Circuit of the Americas Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage will also feature the Moto2 race, where three Americans (Joe Roberts, Cameron Beaubier, and Sean Dylan Kelly) will aim to become the first American to win in the intermediate class since 1991. Parker Kligerman will anchor the live 90-minute program. Aleix Espargaro currently leads the premier class points standings after his first MotoGP victory in his 200th career start at the Argentinian Grand Prix last 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 ENERGY SUPERCROSS: ST. LOUIS

Round 13 of the 2022 Monster Energy Supercross season is presented this weekend from The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Mo., live in primetime on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET with a 30-minute pre-race show leading into race coverage at 8 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock. The race will mark the final Triple Crown event of the season. NBC Sports’ Supercross play-by-play commentator Todd Harris and reporter Daniel Blair preview the race here.

Eli Tomac won his fifth consecutive 450SX Class race of the season in Round 12 in Seattle and moved into a tie for fourth on the all-time wins list with Chad Reed with 44 career wins. The Eastern Regional 250SX Class returns to action in St. Louis, where Jett Lawrence will aim to win his fourth straight race.

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Todd Harris
  • Analyst: Ricky Carmichael
  • Reporters: Will Christien, Daniel Blair

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – CNBC, NBC
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Network/Streaming Time (ET)
Sat., April 9 Monster Energy Supercross – Qualifying Peacock 2 p.m.
  Monster Energy Supercross – Pre-Race Show CNBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 7:30 p.m.
  Monster Energy Supercross – Race CNBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 8 p.m.
Sun., April 10 Monster Energy Supercross – Race* CNBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 9 a.m.
  Monster Energy Supercross – Race* NBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app Noon

*Encore presentation

THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

Current IMSA driver and former INDYCAR driver Robert Wickens joins this week’s The Dale Jr. Download episode streaming today at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock. Weekly and on-demand episodes of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s podcast will stream exclusively on the platform, taking viewers table-side for unparalleled perspective, candid commentary, and insight from Dale Jr.

INDYCAR, IMSA, Monster Energy Supercross, and MotoGP are part of NBC Sports’ “Home of Motorsports” programming throughout 2022, spanning NASCAR, Monster Jam, Dakar Rally, and more.

–NBC SPORTS–

MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS FROM DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY PRESENTED THIS SATURDAY LIVE AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON CNBC AND PEACOCK

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Historic Daytona International Speedway Course Designed by NBC Sports’ Ricky Carmichael Hosts Round 9 of 2022 Supercross Season

Peacock to Stream All 2022 Supercross Season Coverage

MotoGP 2022 Season Opener Grand Prix of Qatar Presented Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on CNBC

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 3, 2022 – The 2022 Monster Energy Supercross season continues this Saturday from historic Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., live in primetime at 7:30 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock. NBC Sports Supercross analyst Ricky Carmichael, a five-time Daytona Supercross race winner, designed the course at Daytona International Speedway for the 15th consecutive year.

“It’s such an honor to be part of Daytona International Speedway — the world center of racing,” said Carmichael. “We’ve got some obstacles, fast, rolling sand whoops and it’s going to be really spectacular.”

Eli Tomac, winner of last week’s 450SX Class race in Arlington and current points standings leader, aims for his sixth career victory at Daytona, which would break his tie with Carmichael for the most wins at the iconic track. Last weekend, Cameron McAdoo earned his first victory of the season in the 250SX Class Eastern Regional series and returns to the site of his first career Supercross win.

Tomac will be featured in a sit-down interview with Carmichael during Saturday’s race coverage.

Qualifying coverage on Saturday from Daytona gets underway at 2 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. All Supercross heats, qualifiers and live and on-demand replays of races will be available on Peacock. Click here for more details.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will provide live streaming coverage of Saturday’s race. An encore of the race will be presented Sunday at 9 a.m. ET on CNBC.

All 17 Supercross races, highlighted by exclusive live coverage of heats, qualifiers and main event races, will be presented across NBC, CNBC, USA Network, Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms. The 2022 season will feature a record three live races and 13 total hours of coverage on NBC. The complete schedule can be found here.

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
  • Analyst: Ricky Carmichael
  • Reporters: Will Christien, Daniel Blair

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – CNBC
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Network/Streaming Time (ET)
Sat., March 5 Monster Energy Supercross – Qualifying Peacock 2 p.m.
  Monster Energy Supercross – Race CNBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 7:30 p.m.
Sun., March 6 Monster Energy Supercross – Race* CNBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 9 a.m.

*Encore presentation

MOTOGP: GRAND PRIX OF QATAR

The 2022 MotoGP season gets underway this weekend with the Grand Prix of Qatar from Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on CNBC. Fabio Quartararo aims to defend his title from last season, while riders Marc Marquez, Joan Mir, and Francesco Bagnaia lead a deep pool of contenders. 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 Energy Supercross and MotoGP are part of NBC Sports’ “Home of Motorsports” programming throughout 2022, spanning NASCAR, INDYCAR, IMSA, Monster Jam, Dakar Rally, and more.

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES 2022 MOTOGP SEASON TELECAST SCHEDULE

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All 21 Races to be Featured on NBC and CNBC

Season Begins Sunday, March 6 with Coverage of the Grand Prix of Qatar at 1:30 p.m. ET on CNBC

NBCSports.com and NBCSports App Stream Coverage on NBC and CNBC; MotoGP Video Pass Provides Live and On-Demand Coverage

STAMFORD, Conn. – February 24, 2022 – NBC Sports has announced its television schedule for the 2022 MotoGP season on NBC and CNBC, beginning with the Grand Prix of Qatar from Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday, March 6, at 1:30 p.m. ET on CNBC.

All 21 races will be presented on either NBC or CNBC, with NBC presenting coverage of five MotoGP races during the 2022 season:

  • Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas from Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, April 10 live at 1:30 p.m. ET;
  • Grand Prix of Finland from from KymiRing on Sunday, July 10, at 1 p.m. ET;
  • San Marino Grand Prix from Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on Sunday, Sept. 4, at 1:30 p.m. ET;
  • Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix from Philip Island Circuit on Sunday, Oct 16, at 12:30 p.m. ET;
  • Grand Prix of Valencia at Circuit Ricardo Tormo on Sunday, Nov. 6, at Noon ET.

2022 marks NBC Sports’ third 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. For more details, click here or visit MotoGP.TV.

Below is the schedule for MotoGP’s telecasts on NBC and CNBC (subject to change):

Date Race Network Time (ET)
Sun., March 6 Grand Prix of Qatar CNBC 1:30 p.m.
Sun., March 20 Grand Prix of Indonesia CNBC 3 p.m.
Sun., April 3 Argentinian Grand Prix CNBC 6 p.m.
Sun., April 10 Grand Prix of the Americas NBC 1:30 p.m.
Sun., April 24 Portuguese Grand Prix CNBC 5 p.m.
Sun., May 1 Spanish Grand Prix CNBC 6 p.m.
Sun., May 15 French Grand Prix CNBC 4 p.m.
Sun., May 29 Italian Grand Prix CNBC 5 p.m.
Sun., June 5 Grand Prix of Catalunya CNBC 4 p.m.
Sun., June 19 German Motorcycle Grand Prix CNBC 1:30 p.m.
Sun., June 26 Dutch TT Assen CNBC 2:30 p.m.
Sun., July 10 Grand Prix of Finland NBC 1 p.m.
Sun., August 7 British Grand Prix CNBC 1:30 p.m.
Sun., August 21 Austrian Motorcycle Grand Prix CNBC 5 p.m.
Sun., September 4 San Marino Grand Prix NBC 1:30 p.m.
Sun., September 18 Aragon Grand Prix CNBC 1:30 p.m.
Sun., September 25 Grand Prix of Japan CNBC 2 p.m.
Sun., October 2 Thailand Grand Prix CNBC 1:30 p.m.
Sun., October 16 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix NBC 12:30 p.m.
Sun., October 23 Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix CNBC 1:30 p.m.
Sun., November 6 Grand Prix of Valencia NBC 12 p.m.

 

–NBC SPORTS–

 

INDYCAR STARS JIMMIE JOHNSON, SCOTT DIXON AND HELIO CASTRONEVES HEADLINE IMSA PETIT LE MANS CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD PRESENTED LIVE SATURDAY ON NBC, NBCSN AND PEACOCK

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10.5 Consecutive Hours of Coverage to Decide Five Championships at IMSA Season Finale From Road Atlanta on NBC, NBCSN and Peacock Begins Saturday at Noon ET on NBC

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Drivers Simon Pagenaud and Alexander Rossi Also Join Star-Studded Petit Le Mans Field

MotoGP Season Finale Valencia Grand Prix – Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC

Two-Time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch Joins Nitro Rallycross in Phoenix Event Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 11, 2021 – NTT INDYCAR SERIES stars Jimmie Johnson, six-time INDYCAR SERIES champion Scott Dixon, four time and reigning Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves, 2016 INDYCAR SERIES champion Simon Pagenaud, and 2016 Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi headline the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Petit Le Mans field this Saturday at Road Atlanta. The first three hours of the season finale will be presented live on NBC and Peacock beginning at noon ET, before the final seven-and-a-half hours of the endurance race will air on NBCSN.

Championships will be decided in all five IMSA classes at the prestigious endurance race: Daytona Prototype international (DPi), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3), GT Le Mans (GTLM), and GT Daytona (GTD).

Race coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app as well as on TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold. Peacock will stream the first three hours of the race that will be presented on NBC.

A total of 10 NBC Sports IMSA, NASCAR and INDYCAR commentators will call the action throughout the day, including:

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Leigh Diffey, Dave Burns
  • Analysts: Calvin Fish, Townsend Bell, Brian Till
  • Pit Reporters: Steve Letarte, Marty Snider, Kelli Stavast, Dillon Welch, Kevin Lee

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC, NBCSN
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold, Peacock
Date Coverage Network/Streaming Time (ET)
Sat, Nov. 13 Motul Petit Le Mans NBC, Peacock Noon
Motul Petit Le Mans NBCSN 3 p.m.

MOTOGP: VALENCIA GRAND PRIX

The 2021 MotoGP season concludes with the Valencia Grand Prix from Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Spain this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC and 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The season finale will mark the final race of nine-time champion Valentino Rossi’s storied career.

NITRO RALLYCROSS

As the exclusive streaming home of Nitro Rallycross, Peacock offers live coverage of this weekend’s series at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Phoenix, Ariz., Saturday and Sunday from 4-7 p.m. ET. Competing this weekend is two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, who will face an elite field of multi-disciplinary racers including motorsports icon and Nitro RX mastermind Travis Pastrana, Tanner Foust, the only driver in the world with victories in X Games, Global Rallycross WRX, ARX, and the European Rallycross Championship, as well as Scott Speed, a three-time X Games gold medalist, three-time Global Rallycross champion, plus an F1 and NASCAR veteran, and more. To learn more about Peacock and how to sign up visit PeacockTV.com.

MONSTER JAM

The 2022 Monster Jam preview show airs this Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. The one-hour program will look ahead to the upcoming Monster Jam season and announce the 2021 Monster Jam Award winners.

DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

2018 Daytona 500 winner Austin Dillon joins Dale Earnhardt Jr. to discuss the Next Gen car that will be debuting in NASCAR next season on a special episode of the Dale Jr. Download that will be presented tonight at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Produced on-site at Dirty Mo Media Studios in Mooresville, N.C., the Dale Jr. Download on NBCSN takes viewers couch-side for the taping of the motorsports icon’s weekly podcast, featuring unparalleled perspective, candid commentary, and insight that fans have come to expect from Dale Jr.

–NBC SPORTS–

2021 NASCAR CUP AND XFINITY SERIES CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED AT PHOENIX RACEWAY THIS WEEKEND ON NBC, NBCSN AND PEACOCK

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NASCAR Cup Series Championship Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock; Pre-Race Coverage Begins at 1:30 p.m. ET

“Some of the most elite athletes imagine success, and they will it into existence. I feel like that’s what is unique about Chase (Elliott).” – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Transcript – Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett and Steve Letarte Preview NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Championships

Xfinity Series Championship to be Decided Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN; Green Flag at 8:30 p.m. ET

Media Availability with Kyle Petty and Jeff Burton at NASCAR Championship Media Day in Phoenix Tomorrow, Nov. 4, at 2 p.m. PT

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 3, 2021 – The 2021 NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series champions will be crowned at Phoenix Raceway this weekend with nearly 15 hours of coverage across NBC Sports. Coverage of the Cup Series Championship begins this Sunday, Nov. 7, with a special edition of Countdown to Green pre-race coverage beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, with the wave of the green flag shortly after 3 p.m. ET. The Xfinity Series Championship will be decided in primetime on Saturday night with coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Live coverage from Phoenix begins on Friday with an hour-long NASCAR Cup Series practice at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Qualifying will be presented Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.

The Cup Series Championship 4 features Kyle Larson, making his first career appearance, reigning champion Chase Elliott, three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, and 2017 champion Martin Truex Jr.

2021 NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP 4 DRIVERS

Drivers Season Wins
Kyle Larson 9
Chase Elliott 2
Martin Truex Jr. 4
Denny Hamlin 2

The 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship will be presented in primetime on Saturday, Nov. 6, with pre-race coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET, leading into race coverage at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Xfinity Series practice will stream on NBC Sports digital platforms and TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold Friday at 6 p.m. ET. Qualifying will be presented on NBC Sports digital platforms and TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET.

The Xfinity Series Championship 4 includes reigning champion Austin Cindric, AJ Allmendinger, Noah Gragson, and Daniel Hemric.

2021 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP 4 DRIVERS

Drivers Season Wins
Noah Gragson 3
Austin Cindric 5
Daniel Hemric 0
AJ Allmendinger 5

NBC Sports’ lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen will call the Cup and Xfinity Series Championship races this weekend from Phoenix alongside Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte, 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton, and two-time Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame selection Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kelli Stavast, and Parker Kligerman will contribute coverage from pit road during the Championship races. NBC Sports’ Rutledge Wood will provide reports and interviews throughout the weekend’s races.

Pre-race coverage this weekend will take place from three locations around the track:

  • Peacock Pit Box: Marty Snider with NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett and Brad Daugherty
  • Rattlesnake Hill: Kelli Stavast alongside auto racing icon Kyle Petty and Steve Letarte
  • Front of the Grid: Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Burton

Weekend coverage highlights include:

  • Championship 4 Interviews: All Cup Series Championship 4 drivers will be interviewed during pre-race coverage on Sunday. On Saturday, three of the four Xfinity Series Championship 4 drivers will be interviewed (Noah Gragson, Austin Cindric, Daniel Hemric).
  • AJ Allmendinger: NBC Sports motorsports reporter Nate Ryan interviews Xfinity Series Championship contender AJ Allmendinger, discussing his career and the success he’s found during the 2021 season with Kaulig Racing during Saturday’s pre-race coverage.
  • Rutledge Wood: Rutledge Wood will conduct a number of interviews throughout the weekend, including with Rio Olympic tennis gold medalist, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, and actress and musician Kristin Chenoweth. Wood will also narrate a piece saying goodbye and looking back on the Gen-6 car ahead of the debut of the Next Gen car in 2022.
  • Up to Speed: NBC Sports’ content series Up to Speed will feature three social media influencers for Championship weekend, including Emelia Hartford, @frankmichaelsmith?lang=en">Frank Michael Smith and @chrisashley?lang=en">Chris Ashley. Hartford and Smith will be on-site in Phoenix, and Ashley will capture content remotely. Combined, they have a social media following over three million.
  • Dierks Bentley: Multiplatinum singer and Phoenix native Dierks Bentley’s pre-race concert will be featured during Countdown to Green Sunday on NBC.

NASCAR Pick ‘Em: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, NASCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each NASCAR Cup Series race. 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) and at nbcsports.com/predictor.

BROADCAST TEAM

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

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC, NBCSN, CNBC
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, Peacock, TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold
Date Coverage Network/Platform Time (ET)
Fri., Nov. 5 NASCAR Cup Series Practice NBCSN 4 p.m.
  NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold 6 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 6 NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold 5:30 p.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying CNBC 7 p.m.
  Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series NBCSN 8 p.m.
  NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship NBCSN 8:30 p.m.
  NASCAR America Post Race – NASCAR Xfinity Series NBCSN 11 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 7 Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series NBC, Peacock 1:30 p.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series Championship NBC, Peacock 3 p.m.
  NASCAR America Post Race – NASCAR Cup Series NBCSN 7 p.m.

NASCAR ON NBC CHAMPIONSHIP 4 MEDIA DAY AVAILABILITY

NASCAR on NBC analysts Kyle Petty and Jeff Burton will have a media availability at the NASCAR Championship 4 media day tomorrow, Nov. 4, at 2 p.m. PT at the Phoenix Convention Center.

NASCAR ON NBC CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL

Yesterday, NBC Sports NASCAR analysts Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett and Steve Letarte previewed the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series Championships on a media conference call. Below are highlights. Click here for a full transcript.

Letarte: “When you get to the culmination of a championship, I think everybody just hopes that it’s a great event, a great battle, and with these four drivers I don’t know how it can’t be.”

Earnhardt Jr. on Chase Elliott: “Some of the most elite athletes…imagine success, and they will it into existence. I feel like that’s what is unique about Chase…as far as the mentality and the attitude and personality, I think Chase goes in with the best approach.”

Jarrett on Kyle Larson: “I still believe that Kyle Larson has to be considered the favorite…I know that he hasn’t raced for a championship like this before, but he doesn’t seem to let anything bother him. He is so confident in his ability that I don’t think the moment is going to be overwhelming to him as to what he has to go do.”

Earnhardt Jr. on rivalries within the sport: “I think that the drama and the rivalries is great for the sport…when you see the drivers in a bit of a disagreement or conflict with another driver, even if they’re not really willing to be involved, we get to see a little bit deeper into their personalities. We get to see a little bit more of who they are when they handle these types of difficult situations and how they handle it tells us more about them.”

MOTOGP ALGARVE GRAND PRIX

The penultimate race of the 2021 MotoGP season, the Algarve Grand Prix from Algarve International Circuit in Portugal, will be presented this Sunday at noon ET on NBC and an encore later in the evening at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Fabio Quartararo, who clinched his first MotoGP title two weeks ago, won the Portuguese Grand Prix at the same track earlier this season.

DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

Former car owner Tommy Russell, who was a close friend of Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s, is this week’s guest on the Dale Jr. Download episode that airs Thursday at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Produced on-site at Dirty Mo Media Studios in Mooresville, N.C., the Dale Jr. Download on NBCSN takes viewers couch-side for the taping of the motorsports icon’s weekly podcast, featuring unparalleled perspective, candid commentary, and insight that fans have come to expect from Dale Jr.

–NBC SPORTS–

NASCAR PLAYOFFS ROUND OF 8 CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND FROM KANSAS SPEEDWAY ON NBC AND NBCSN

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NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 8 Continues Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN; Pre-Race Coverage Begins at 2 p.m. ET

NBC Sports’ Parker Kligerman Serves as In-Race Reporter While Driving No. 96 Fast Checkout Toyota Camry for Sunday’s Cup Series Race

Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 8 – Saturday at 2:45 p.m. ET on NBC

MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Coverage Sunday at Noon ET on NBC and 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN

New Dale Jr. Download Features Country Music Star Cole Swindell Tonight at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 21, 2021 – Another chance to earn a spot in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series Championship 4 is on the line this weekend at Kansas Speedway with race coverage on NBC and NBCSN. An hour-long edition of Countdown to Green pre-race coverage will be presented this Sunday, Oct. 24, at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN, leading into the green flag waving shortly after 3 p.m. ET. A half-hour NASCAR America will air immediately following the conclusion of the race on NBCSN.

The Playoffs Round of 8 will also continue in the Xfinity Series this Saturday, Oct. 23, with race coverage at 2:45 p.m. ET from Kansas on NBC. The race will mark the first opportunity for a playoff driver to secure a berth in the Championship 4 field with a victory after none did so last weekend in Texas.

NBC Sports’ lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen will call the Cup and Xfinity Series Playoff races this weekend from Kansas alongside Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte, 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton, and two-time Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame selection Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Dillon Welch will contribute coverage from pit road during this weekend’s races. Kligerman will pull double duty and serve as an in-race reporter Sunday while he competes in the Cup Series race in the No. 96 Fast Checkout Toyota Camry for Gaunt Brothers Racing, providing unique updates from the driver’s perspective while wearing a helmet cam.

Marty Snider will anchor pre-race coverage Sunday alongside auto racing icon Kyle Petty and NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett. Earnhardt Jr. and Burton will also join Countdown to Green pre-race from pit road. Pre-race coverage will include:

  • Joey Logano speaks with Kyle Petty about being in a must-win position at a track where he’s had success in the past;
  • A special retrospective on Chip Ganassi as he prepares to end his memorable career in NASCAR.

Petty and Jarrett will provide commentary during NASCAR America post-race coverage on Sunday.

Kyle Larson advanced to the Championship 4 with his victory Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. On Saturday, John Hunter Nemechek won his second career Xfinity Series race at Texas.

2021 NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS ROUND OF 8

Drivers Points
Kyle Larson Advanced to Championship 4
Ryan Blaney 4072 (+17)
Denny Hamlin 4064 (+9)
Kyle Busch 4063 (+8)
Chase Elliott 4055 (-8)
Brad Keselowski 4048 (-15)
Martin Truex Jr. 4041 (-22)
Joey Logano 4020 (-43)


NASCAR Pick ‘Em: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, NASCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each NASCAR Cup Series race. 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) and at nbcsports.com/predictor.

BROADCAST TEAM

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

STUDIO TEAM

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

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC, NBCSN
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Network Time (ET)
Sat., Oct. 23 NASCAR Xfinity Series Racing at Kansas Speedway NBC 2:45 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 24 Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series NBCSN 2 p.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series Racing at Kansas Speedway NBCSN 3 p.m.
  NASCAR America Post Race – NASCAR Cup Series NBCSN 6:30 p.m.

MOTOGP: EMILIA ROMAGNA GRAND PRIX

The 2021 MotoGP season continues with the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix from Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Italy this Sunday at noon ET on NBC. An encore will be presented in the evening at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo leads the points standings and has a chance to clinch his first premier class title, but Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia looks to keeps his championship hopes alive at the track where he won just one month ago.

MECUM AUCTIONS: CHICAGO

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Host: Scott Hoke
  • Analysts: John Kraman, Stephen Cox
  • Reporters: Bill Stephens, Katie Osborne

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBCSN
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, and NBC Sports app
Date Network/Streaming Time (ET)
Thurs., Oct. 21 NBCSN, Peacock 2 p.m. (LIVE)
Fri., Oct. 22 NBCSN, Peacock Noon (LIVE)
Sat., Oct. 23 NBCSN, Peacock 12:30 p.m. (LIVE)
NBCSN 8 p.m.*
Sun., Oct. 24 NBCSN 8:30 p.m.*

*delayed coverage

The three-day auction from the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Chicago, Ill., features 1,000 classic and collector vehicles ranging from entry-level collectibles to multimillion-dollar auctions, headlined by the Patrick M. Hurst Collection and the 1968 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible, among many others.

In addition to coverage on NBCSN, the auction will stream live on Peacock daily Thursday-Saturday.

DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

Country music star Cole Swindell is this week’s guest on the Dale Jr. Download episode that airs tonight at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Produced on-site at Dirty Mo Media Studios in Mooresville, N.C., the Dale Jr. Download on NBCSN takes viewers couch-side for the taping of the motorsports icon’s weekly podcast, featuring unparalleled perspective, candid commentary, and insight that fans have come to expect from Dale Jr.

–NBC SPORTS–

NASCAR CUP AND XFINITY SERIES PLAYOFFS CONTINUE FROM TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND ON NBC AND NBCSN

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NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12 Drives On Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, Hour-Long Pre-Race Coverage Begins at 1 p.m. ET

Five of Final Six Cup Series Races to Air on NBC

Six Consecutive NASCAR Cup Series Races Have Delivered Viewership Gains vs. 2020

NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 12 at Talladega – Race Coverage Presented Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN; Pre-Race Coverage Gets Underway at 4 p.m. ET

2021 is Most-Watched NTT INDYCAR SERIES Season in NBC Sports History

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 30, 2021 – The 2021 NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series Playoffs continue this weekend on NBC and NBCSN from Talladega Superspeedway as drivers face the unpredictability that looms on the largest oval track on the NASCAR circuit in critical playoff races.

The second race in the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs airs this Sunday, Oct. 3, at 2 p.m. ET on NBC. An hour-long edition of Countdown to Green pre-race coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET on the broadcast network. The race at Talladega marks the first of five of the final six Cup Series races of the season to air on NBC.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 12 is presented this Saturday, Oct. 2, at 4 p.m. ET from Talladega with Countdown to Green on NBCSN, leading into race coverage at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Two-time Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame selection Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte, and 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton in NBC Sports’ “Racing Team” broadcast booth to call the Xfinity Series race Saturday from Talladega. NBC Sports’ lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen will call Sunday’s Cup Series race with Earnhardt Jr., Burton and Letarte. Rutledge Wood will also provide reports and engage with fans remotely using #HeyRut throughout Sunday’s race.

Marty Snider, Kelli Stavast, Dave Burns and Parker Kligerman will contribute coverage from pit road during the Playoff races from Talladega.

Kyle Petty and Brad Daugherty will anchor pre- and post-race coverage from the Peacock Pit Box this weekend, with Marty Snider hosting pre-race coverage for both races. During Sunday’s Countdown to Green, Earnhardt Jr. will drive a ceremonial lap in Ron Bouchard’s historic No. 47 car to honor the 40th anniversary of Bouchard taking his Buick to victory lane at Talladega in a thrilling race in 1981.

Race coverage on Sunday will include a special feature with Earnhardt Jr. and Brad Keselowski discussing what it takes to win at Talladega. Earnhardt Jr. and Keselowski both own six Cup Series victories at the superspeedway track, tied for second most all-time with Jeff Gordon (Dale Earnhardt Sr. is the all-time wins leader with 10).

Denny Hamlin became the first driver to secure a berth in the Round of 8 of the Cup Series Playoffs with his victory Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In the Xfinity Series, Josh Berry won his second race of the season.

2021 NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS ROUND OF 12

Drivers Points
Denny Hamlin Advanced to Round of 8
Kyle Larson 3096 (+57)
Kyle Busch 3074 (+35)
Martin Truex Jr. 3070 (+31)
Ryan Blaney 3063 (+24)
Chase Elliott 3061 (+22)
Joey Logano 3045 (+6)
Brad Keselowski 3043 (+4)
William Byron 3039 (-4)
Kevin Harvick 3036 (-7)
Alex Bowman 3030 (-13)
Christopher Bell 3018 (-25)

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 2021, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 6-7. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2021 NASCAR coverage.

NASCAR Pick ‘Em: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, NASCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each NASCAR Cup Series race. 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) and at nbcsports.com/predictor.

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Rick Allen (Sunday), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Saturday)
  • Analysts: Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Sunday)
  • Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Kelli Stavast, Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman
  • Specialty Reporter: Rutledge Wood

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

  • Host: Marty Snider
  • Analysts: Kyle Petty, Brad Daugherty

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC, NBCSN
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Network Time (ET)
Sat., Oct. 2 Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series NBCSN 4 p.m.
  NASCAR Xfinity Series Racing at Talladega Superspeedway NBCSN 4:30 p.m.
  NASCAR Xfinity Series Post Race NBCSN 7 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 3 Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series NBC 1 p.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series Racing at Talladega Superspeedway NBC 2 p.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series Post Race NBCSN 6 p.m.

NASCAR VIEWERSHIP NOTES

The six most recent NASCAR Cup Series races on NBC and NBCSN have all delivered year-over-year viewership gains vs. 2020, including the regular-season finale at Daytona on NBC, and all four Playoff races to this point. Last Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway produced a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 2.127 million viewers, up 6% vs. 2020’s race.

INDYCAR SEASON-LONG VIEWERSHIP

NBC Sports’ coverage of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES’ 2021 season delivered its most-watched INDYCAR season on record, NBCSN’s most-watched season on record, and the best combined broadcast/cable viewership for the series in five years.

For the 15 races across NBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports digital platforms, the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 1.223 million viewers, the best in NBC Sports history, up 19% vs. last season’s average viewership (1.027 million), up 10% vs. 2019 (1.108 million), and the most-watched season for the INDYCAR SERIES since 2016 (1.310 million, ABC/NBCSN). Click here for more details and to view the top 10 local markets for the 2021 season.

MOTOGP: GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS

Circuit of The Americas will host the lone U.S. race of the 2021 MotoGP season, the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, live this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey will host pre- and post-race coverage on-site in Austin, Texas, which will feature an interview with 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross 250 champion Jett Lawrence.

Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo, owner of five wins and nine podiums on the season, sits atop the points standings with Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia, winner of the past two races, in second. Eight-time world champion Marc Marquez returns to competition seeking his 7th victory at COTA in just 8 races.

NBC Sports will present a special free-to-play contest, Checkered Flag Pick ‘Em, featuring Sunday’s MotoGP race at COTA. Checkered Flag Pick ‘Em is available to play now within the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).

NITRO RALLYCROSS

As the exclusive home of Nitro Rallycross, Peacock is offering live coverage of the ERX Motorpark race series in Minneapolis, Minn., on Oct. 2-3. This weekend marks the second stop in the Nitro Rallycross circuit, coming off last weekend’s opener at Utah Motorsports Campus. The thrill-packed and high-impact racing will be available to stream on Peacock from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 2 and Sunday, Oct. 3. Tune in to see how NRX is redefining motorsports racing.

DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

Former NASCAR driver and current County Commissioner in North Carolina, Robert Pressley, is this week’s guest on the Dale Jr. Download episode that airs tonight at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Produced on-site at Dirty Mo Media Studios in Mooresville, N.C., the Dale Jr. Download on NBCSN takes viewers couch-side for the taping of the motorsports icon’s weekly podcast, featuring unparalleled perspective, candid commentary, and insight that fans have come to expect from Dale Jr.

–NBC SPORTS–