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NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES 2021 MOTOGP SEASON TELECAST SCHEDULE

March 25, 2021 By admin

All 19 Races to be Featured on NBC and NBCSN

Season Begins this Sunday with Coverage of the Grand Prix of Qatar at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Ryan Blaney — Last Week’s NASCAR Cup Series Winner at Atlanta — and Father, Dave Blaney, Join Dale Jr. Download – Tonight at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 25, 2021 – NBC Sports has announced its television schedule for the 2021 MotoGP season on NBC and NBCSN, beginning with the Grand Prix of Qatar from Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar, this Sunday, March 28, at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

All 19 races will be presented on NBCSN, and NBC will present premiere telecasts of four races:

Spanish Grand Prix from Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto on Sunday, May 2, at 1:30 p.m. ET;
Dutch Grand Prix from TT Circuit Assen on Sunday, June 27, at 12 p.m. ET;
Thailand Grand Prix from Chang International Circuit on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 12 p.m. ET;
Valencia Grand Prix from Circuit Ricardo Tormo on Sunday, Nov. 14, at 2:30 p.m. ET.

The 2021 MotoGP season features a number of compelling storylines and star riders, headlined by seven-time champion Valentino Rossi aiming for his first victory in nearly four years, six-time champion Marc Marquez looking to make his return after being sidelined by an injury for almost a year, defending champion Joan Mir, and Fabio Quartararo, winner of three races in 2020.

2021 marks NBC Sports’ second season as the exclusive television home of MotoGP in the United States. All race coverage presented on NBC and NBCSN will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

In addition to weekend telecasts on NBC and NBCSN, 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 NBCSN (subject to change):

Date	Race	Network	Time (ET)
Sun., March 28	Grand Prix of Qatar	NBCSN	11:30 p.m.
Sun., April 4	Grand Prix of Doha	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.
Sun., April 18	Portugal Grand Prix	NBCSN	2:30 p.m.
Sun., May 2	Spanish Grand Prix	NBC	1:30 p.m.
	Spanish Grand Prix	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Sun., May 16	Grand Prix of France	NBCSN	5:30 p.m.
Sun., May 30	Italian Grand Prix	NBCSN	5 p.m.
Sun., June 6	Catalunya Grand Prix	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.
Sun., June 20	German Grand Prix	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Sun., June 27	Dutch Grand Prix	NBC	12 p.m.
	Dutch Grand Prix	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Sun., July 11	Grand Prix of Finland	NBCSN	Midnight
Sun., August 15	Grand Prix of Austria	NBCSN	4:30 p.m.
Sun., August 29	British Grand Prix	NBCSN	6:30 p.m.
Sun., September 12	Aragon Grand Prix	NBCSN	2:30 p.m.
Sun., September 19	Misano Grand Prix	NBCSN	6 p.m.
Sun., October 3	Grand Prix of Japan	NBCSN	6:30 p.m.
Sun., October 10	Thailand Grand Prix	NBC	12 p.m.
	Thailand Grand Prix	NBCSN	6:30 p.m.
Sun., October 24	Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix	NBCSN	12:30 p.m.
Sun., October 31	Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix	NBCSN	6:30 p.m.
Sun., November 14	Valencia Grand Prix	NBC	2:30 p.m.
	Valencia Grand Prix	NBCSN	6 p.m.

DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Blaney, coming off his victory in Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and his father, former NASCAR driver Dave Blaney, are this week’s guests on the Dale Jr. Download episode that airs tonight at 7 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.

MotoGP is part of NBC Sports’ “Home of Motorsports” programming throughout 2021, spanning NASCAR, INDYCAR, IMSA, Mecum Auctions, Monster Energy Supercross, the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, Progressive American Flat Track, Monster Jam, Dakar Rally, and more.

–NBC SPORTS–

2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE DECIDED AT PHOENIX RACEWAY THIS SUNDAY AT 3 P.M. ET ON NBC

November 4, 2020 By admin

Cup Series Championship Coverage Begins at 1:30 p.m. ET with NASCAR America on NBC; Green Flag at 3 p.m. ET

NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship – Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Virtual Media Availability with Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Rick Allen – Tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. ET

Tim Layden Pens Essay on NASCAR Legacy of Jimmie Johnson

Seven-Time Champion Crew Chief Chad Knaus Joins Dale Jr. Download Today at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 4, 2020 – The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Championship will be decided at Phoenix Raceway this Sunday on NBC, with NASCAR America pre-race coverage beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET. A special hour-long edition of Countdown to Green will air at 2 p.m. ET, leading into the start of the Championship race shortly after 3 p.m. ET on NBC.

The NASCAR Cup Series Championship is a highlight of NBC Sports’ “Big Event Weekend,” featuring the Breeders’ Cup Classic (Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC), No. 1 Clemson at No. 4 Notre Dame (Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC), Liverpool v. Manchester City (Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET on Peacock Premium) and Tom Brady and the Buccaneers hosting Drew Brees and the Saints on Sunday Night Football (Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC).

Chase Elliott secured a spot in the Championship 4 with his victory at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday. Elliott joined Joey Logano as drivers who automatically advanced to the Championship race with victories, while Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin earned spots in the season finale due to their point totals. The highest finisher among the four remaining contenders at Phoenix will win the Cup Series title.

2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP 4 DRIVERS

Drivers	Season Wins
Denny Hamlin	7
Chase Elliott	4
Brad Keselowski	4
Joey Logano	3

NBC SPORTS 2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP MEDIA AVAILABILITY – TOMORROW AT 1:30 P.M. ET

WHAT: 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Virtual Media Availability
WHO: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Rick Allen
WHEN: Tomorrow, Nov. 5, at 1:30 p.m. ET

Please RSVP to James Hallas (jhallas@nascar.com) and Matt Potolski (matt.potolski@nbcuni.com) with your name, affiliation, title, email, phone number and name of editor/producer. Email confirmations will be sent prior to the event.

NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP RACE FROM PHOENIX – SUNDAY AT 1:30 P.M. ET ON NBC

Host Krista Voda, NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee and 1999 NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Jarrett and auto racing icon Kyle Petty will provide pre- and post-race studio coverage. Analyst Brad Daugherty will contribute on-site from Phoenix. NBC Sports’ Rutledge Wood will engage fans remotely using #HeyRut on Twitter as well as be joined by ‘Champions’ throughout the weekend, including three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart and the eventual NASCAR Xfinity Series champion.

Pre-race coverage will feature an essay penned by Tim Layden about the historic legacy that seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has left on the sport of NASCAR.

The NBC Toyota Camry On-Track car will return on Sunday, when “The Mayor” of NASCAR, Jeff Burton, will drive around Phoenix Raceway to give viewers an inside look at the unique, one-mile oval where the Championship race will take place.

NBC Sports’ lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen will call the Cup Series championship race this weekend from Phoenix Raceway alongside Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte, two-time Daytona 500 champion and recent NASCAR Hall of Fame selection Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Burton.

Marty Snider, Kelli Stavast, Dave Burns and Parker Kligerman will serve as pit reporters on-site from Phoenix.

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP RACE FROM PHOENIX – SATURDAY AT 4:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Coverage of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship race will begin with Countdown to Green on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, leading into race coverage from Phoenix Raceway at 5 p.m. ET. Last weekend, Harrison Burton won in the Xfinity Series’ return to Martinsville Speedway, marking Burton’s second consecutive victory. Three of the final four Championship drivers were decided by points — Justin Allgaier, Justin Haley and Austin Cindric — joining Chase Briscoe, who secured a spot in the Championship 4 with a win at Kansas Speedway in October.

Allen, Letarte and Burton will call the Xfinity Series championship race with Snider, Stavast, Burns and Kligerman providing reports from pit road.

2020 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP 4 DRIVERS

Drivers	Season Wins
Chase Briscoe	9
Austin Cindric	5
Justin Haley	3
Justin Allgaier	3

2020 PIT CREW ALL-STARS TO BE RECOGNIZED DURING NASCAR PLAYOFFS

During the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, NBC Sports will salute this year’s Pit Crew All-Stars. This group of unsung heroes – 16 in all, matching the 16 Playoff drivers – comes from the ranks of over-the-wall crew members, engineers, shop employees, hauler drivers, and/or team officials. Throughout the Playoffs, NBC will showcase the All-Stars’ stories, and what makes them and their abilities so special.

ENASCAR COCA-COLA IRACING SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP – SUNDAY AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Championship race will be presented on NBCSN Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET immediately following post-race coverage of the real-world NASCAR Cup Series Championship.

Letarte and Kligerman will provide commentary and be joined by Earnhardt Jr. in a special guest appearance during the one-hour race broadcast.

MOTOGP EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX – SUNDAY AT 9:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The 2020 MotoGP season continues Sunday in Spain with the European Grand Prix from Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. With three events left in the season, Suzuki Ecstar rider Joan Mir leads the points standings.

CHAD KNAUS JOINS THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD – TONIGHT AT 5 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion crew chief Chad Knaus is this week’s guest on The Dale Jr. Download that airs tonight at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Knaus, who was part of Jimmie Johnson’s team that won seven Cup Series championships and is currently the crew chief for William Byron, will move to an executive position within Hendrick Motorsports following Sunday’s season finale.

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.

Following is this week’s motorsports programming across NBC Sports:

DATE	COVERAGE	TIME (ET)	NETWORK
Wed., Nov. 4	The Dale Jr. Download – Chad Knaus	5 p.m.	NBCSN
Sat., Nov. 7	Xfinity Series – Countdown to Green	4:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship – Phoenix	5 p.m.	NBCSN
	Xfinity Series Post-Race	7:30 p.m.	NBCSN
Sun., Nov. 8	NASCAR America	1:30 p.m.	NBC
	Cup Series – Countdown to Green	2 p.m.	NBC
	NASCAR Cup Series Championship – Phoenix	3 p.m.	NBC
	Cup Series Post-Race	7 p.m.	NBCSN
	eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Championship	7:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	MotoGP – European Grand Prix*	9:30 p.m.	NBCSN

*same-day delay

NBC SPORTS’ NASCAR COVERAGE

NBC Sports is the official home of the 2020 NASCAR Playoffs, covering the race for the NASCAR Cup Series & NASCAR Xfinity Series championships. NBC Sports’ NASCAR programming also includes NBCSN’s daily motorsports show, NASCAR America; races from NASCAR’s regional touring series; annual events such as the NASCAR Cup Series Awards and NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony; and original programming specials.

–NBC SPORTS–

NASCAR PLAYOFFS ROUND OF 8 CONTINUES AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY THIS SUNDAY AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

October 21, 2020 By admin

Sunday’s Cup Series Coverage Begins at 2:30 p.m. ET With NASCAR America Pre-Race Show on NBCSN; Green Flag at 3:30 p.m. ET

Scott Dixon and Josef Newgarden Battle for 2020 INDYCAR Championship in Streets of St. Petersburg – Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC

NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 8 in Texas – Coverage Begins Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN

MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix – Presented Sunday at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 21, 2020 – The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 continues at Texas Motor Speedway this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET with the NASCAR America Pre-Race Show on NBCSN. Pre-race coverage will continue with Countdown to Green at 3 p.m. ET, leading into the green flag waving shortly after 3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

The 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship will be decided on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, as five-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Scott Dixon battles reigning champion Josef Newgarden for the season title at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 continues at Texas on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with Chase Briscoe having secured a spot in the Championship 4 after his win at Kansas Speedway last weekend.

Joey Logano earned a spot in the Cup Series Championship 4 following his victory in Kansas on Sunday. A win by any of the seven remaining contenders over the upcoming pair of races at Texas and Martinsville earns them an automatic berth in the Championship race at Phoenix (Sun., Nov. 8 on NBC).

2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS – ROUND OF 8

Drivers	Points
Joey Logano	1 win
Kevin Harvick	4115
Denny Hamlin	4094
Brad Keselowski	4082
Chase Elliott	4074
Alex Bowman	4055
Martin Truex Jr.	4051
Kurt Busch	4009

NASCAR CUP SERIES RACING FROM TEXAS – SUNDAY AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Host Krista Voda, NASCAR on NBC analyst Brad Daugherty and auto racing icon Kyle Petty will provide pre- and post-race studio coverage.

NBC Sports’ lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen will call the Cup Series race this weekend from Texas Motor Speedway alongside Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte, 21-time Cup Series race winner Jeff Burton and two-time Daytona 500 Champion and recent NASCAR Hall of Fame selection Dale Earnhardt Jr. NBC Sports’ booth commentators will be on-site to call the remaining three races of the NASCAR season.

Kelli Stavast, Dave Burns and Parker Kligerman will serve as pit reporters on-site from Texas.

XFINITY SERIES RACING FROM TEXAS – SATURDAY AT 4 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 rolls on Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway, with coverage on NBCSN beginning with Countdown to Green at 4 p.m. ET leading into Xfinity Series racing at 4:30 p.m. ET. Playoff contender Austin Cindric won at Texas in July on his way to capturing the regular season championship.

2020 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS – ROUND OF 8

Drivers	Points
Chase Briscoe	1 win
Justin Allgaier	3068
Brandon Jones	3066
Austin Cindric	3059
Justin Haley	3057
Ross Chastain	3047
Ryan Sieg	3042
Noah Gragson	3026

Allen, Letarte and Burton will call the race. Stavast, Burns and Kligerman will provide reports from pit road.

2020 PIT CREW ALL-STARS TO BE RECOGNIZED DURING NASCAR PLAYOFFS

2020 INDYCAR CHAMPIONSHIP – SUNDAY AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBC

The 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship will be decided at the season-ending Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Five-time INDYCAR champion Scott Dixon and reigning INDYCAR champion Josef Newgarden will battle for the title on a 1.8-mile street circuit in the heart of St. Petersburg, Florida.

Trailing Dixon by only 32 points, Newgarden has an opportunity to win the title over Dixon if he finishes second or better and Dixon finishes 23rd or worse. Dixon, on the other hand, will clinch the championship with a finish of ninth or better, regardless of what Newgarden does.

NBC Sports’ lead INDYCAR broadcast team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), 2003 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg winner Paul Tracy (analyst), and Townsend Bell (analyst) will have the call of the Championship race. Marty Snider and Kevin Lee will provide reports from pit road.

CHASE BRISCOE JOINS DALE JR. DOWNLOAD – TONIGHT AT 5 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Current NASCAR Xfinity Series driver and Championship 4 contender Chase Briscoe is this week’s guest on the Dale Jr. Download that airs tonight at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Earlier this week, it was announced that Briscoe will take over the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford car in the NASCAR Cup Series next season.

MOTOGP TERUEL GRAND PRIX – SUNDAY AT 4:30 P.M. ET ON NBC; ENCORE SUNDAY AT 9 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The 2020 MotoGP season continues Sunday in Spain with the Teruel Grand Prix from MotorLand Aragón at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Suzuki Ecstar rider Joan Mir leads the points standings after a third-place finish in last week’s Aragón Grand Prix. An encore of the race will be presented Sunday evening at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Following is this week’s motorsports programming across NBC Sports:

DATE	COVERAGE	TIME (ET)	NETWORK/PLATFORM
Wed., Oct. 21	Dale Jr. Download – Chase Briscoe	5 p.m.	NBCSN
Sat., Oct. 24	INDYCAR Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg – Practice	10:55 a.m.	NBC Sports Gold
	INDYCAR Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg – Qualifying	3 p.m.	NBC Sports Gold
	Xfinity Series – Countdown to Green	4 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – Texas	4:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Xfinity Series – Post Race	7:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	INDYCAR Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg – Qualifying*	8 p.m.	NBCSN
Sun., Oct. 25	INDYCAR Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg – Warmup	10:40 a.m.	NBC Sports Gold
	INDYCAR Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg	2:30 p.m.	NBC
	Cup Series – NASCAR America Pre-Race Show	2:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Cup Series – Countdown to Green	3 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Cup Series Race – Texas	3:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	MotoGP – Teruel Grand Prix*	4:30 p.m.	NBC
	Cup Series Post-Race	7:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	MotoGP – Teruel Grand Prix (encore)	9 p.m.	NBCSN

*same-day delay

NBC SPORTS’ NASCAR COVERAGE

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC SPORTS HEADS TO KANSAS SPEEDWAY AS NASCAR PLAYOFFS ROUND OF 8 BEGINS THIS SUNDAY AT 2 P.M. ET ON NBC

October 15, 2020 By admin

Sunday’s Cup Series Coverage Begins at 2 p.m. ET on NBC With Countdown to Green; Green Flag at 2:30 p.m. ET

Nearly 12 Hours of Motorsports Saturday on NBCSN; IMSA Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta Begins at 12:30 p.m. ET, Followed by NASCAR Xfinity Series at 6:30 p.m. ET

NBC Sports’ NASCAR Booth Hits the Road for First Time This Season to Call Races at Kansas Speedway

2020 INDYCAR Championship will be Decided in Streets of St. Petersburg in 10 Days – Sunday, October 25 – on NBC

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 15, 2020 – The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 will get underway at Kansas Speedway this Sunday at 2 p.m. ET with Countdown to Green on NBC. Green flag for the Hollywood Casino 400 will wave shortly after 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Throughout Sunday’s pre-race and race coverage, NBC Sports’ Rutledge Wood and former NFL player and Super Bowl XLVII champion Bernard Pollard will join the broadcast to discuss Pollard’s newly found passion and love for NASCAR.

The Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 will begin at Kansas on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, part of nearly 12 hours of motorsports coverage during the day, which kicks off at 12:30 p.m. ET with the IMSA Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream IMSA coverage at 6:30 p.m. ET, and NBCSN picks up the conclusion of the race at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Following Chase Elliott’s win last Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL, the Cup Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 has been finalized. A win by any of the eight remaining contenders over the next three races at Kansas, Texas and Martinsville earns them an automatic berth in the Championship race at Phoenix (Sun., Nov. 8 on NBC).

2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS – ROUND OF 8

Drivers	Points
Kevin Harvick	4067
Denny Hamlin	4054
Brad Keselowski	4035
Chase Elliott	4027
Joey Logano	4022
Martin Truex Jr.	4017
Alex Bowman	4009
Kurt Busch	4006

NASCAR CUP SERIES RACING FROM KANSAS – SUNDAY AT 2 P.M. ET ON NBC

Host Krista Voda, NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee and 1999 NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Jarrett and auto racing icon Kyle Petty will provide pre- and post-race studio coverage.

NBC Sports’ lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen will call the Cup Series race this weekend from Kansas Speedway alongside Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte, 21-time Cup Series race winner Jeff Burton and two-time Daytona 500 Champion and recent NASCAR Hall of Fame selection Dale Earnhardt Jr. NBC Sports’ booth commentators will be on-site to call the remaining races of the NASCAR season, after calling all prior races in 2020 from the broadcast booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Marty Snider, Dave Burns and Parker Kligerman will serve as pit reporters on-site from Kansas.

XFINITY SERIES RACING FROM KANSAS – SATURDAY AT 6:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 will begin Saturday at Kansas Speedway, with coverage on NBCSN beginning with Countdown to Green at 6:30 p.m. ET leading into Xfinity Series racing at 7 p.m. ET. Brandon Jones, who starts the Round of 8 in sixth place, has won the last two Xfinity Series races at Kansas.

2020 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS – ROUND OF 8

Drivers	Points
Chase Briscoe	3060
Austin Cindric	3050
Justin Allgaier	3033
Noah Gragson	3025
Justin Haley	3023
Brandon Jones	3020
Ross Chastain	3010
Ryan Sieg	3002

Allen, Letarte and Burton will call the race. Snider, Burns and Kligerman will provide reports from pit road.

2020 PIT CREW ALL-STARS TO BE RECOGNIZED DURING NASCAR PLAYOFFS

IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP PETIT LE MANS AT ROAD ATLANTA – SATURDAY AT 12:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The 10-hour Petit Le Mans endurance race from Road Atlanta will be presented live across NBC Sports on Saturday beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app provide exclusive streaming coverage at 6:30 p.m. ET, before returning to NBCSN for the conclusion of the race at 9:30 p.m. ET. Flag-to-flag coverage will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

All four classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will compete on the 12-turn, 2.54-mile Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Ga. As the IMSA regulars continue their championship battles, multiple NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers have joined them for Saturday’s race, including five-time INDYCAR champion Scott Dixon, who will compete with fellow past Indy 500 winners Simon Pagenaud, Alexander Rossi and Ryan Hunter-Reay in the DPi class. Additionally, 20-year-old Colton Herta will also compete in the GT Le Mans class.

Nine NBC Sports commentators will contribute to the Petit Le Mans, featuring Leigh Diffey and Kevin Lee (play-by-play), Calvin Fish (analyst), James Hinchcliffe (analyst) and AJ Allmendinger (analyst), who’s coming off a NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at the ROVAL last weekend. INDYCAR on NBC analyst and current IMSA driver Townsend Bell will compete for the No. 12 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus team in the GT Daytona class and will also serve as an analyst for portions of the race.

Kelli Stavast, Dillon Welch and Brian Till will provide commentary from pit road.

2020 INDYCAR CHAMPIONSHIP – SUNDAY, OCT. 25, AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBC

In only 10 days, the 2020 INDYCAR Championship will be decided at the season-ending Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Five-time INDYCAR champion Scott Dixon and reigning INDYCAR champion Josef Newgarden will battle for the title on a 1.8-mile street circuit in the heart of St. Petersburg, Florida.

MECUM AUCTIONS DALLAS – COVERAGE BEGINS TODAY AT 2 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

15 hours of Mecum Auctions’ Dallas auction coverage will be presented over the next six days, beginning today at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Highlighted cars that will cross the auction block can be viewed here.

Scott Hoke will host coverage on-site in Dallas, alongside analysts John Kraman and Stephen Cox, and reporters Bill Stephens and Katie Osborne.

MOTOGP ARAGON GRAND PRIX – SUNDAY AT 6:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The 2020 MotoGP season continues on Sunday with the Aragon Grand Prix from MotorLand Aragon at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Fabio Quartararo remains atop the points standings.

Following is this week’s motorsports programming across NBC Sports:

DATE	COVERAGE	TIME (ET)	NETWORK
Thurs., Oct. 15	Mecum Auctions – Dallas*	2 p.m.	NBCSN
Fri., Oct. 16	Mecum Auctions – Dallas*	12 p.m.	NBCSN
Sat., Oct. 17	IMSA WeatherTech Series – Petit Le Mans	12:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Xfinity Series – Countdown to Green	6:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	IMSA WeatherTech Series – Petit Le Mans	6:30 p.m.	Streaming
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – Kansas	7 p.m.	NBCSN
	IMSA WeatherTech Series – Petit Le Mans	9:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Mecum Auctions – Dallas*	11 p.m.	NBCSN
Sun., Oct. 18	Cup Series – Countdown to Green	2 p.m.	NBC
	NASCAR Cup Series Race – Kansas	2:30 p.m.	NBC
	Cup Series Post-Race	6 p.m.	NBCSN
	MotoGP – Aragon Grand Prix*	6:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Mecum Auctions – Dallas^	8 p.m.	NBCSN
Tues., Oct. 20	Mecum Auctions – Dallas^	1 p.m.	NBCSN

*same-day delay

^delayed coverage

NBC SPORTS’ NASCAR COVERAGE

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS NASCAR, INDYCAR, IMSA, MOTOGP AND MECUM AUCTIONS THIS WEEKEND ON NBC AND NBCSN

July 15, 2020 By admin

NASCAR Cup Series from Texas Motor Speedway This Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN; Xfinity Series from Texas Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET

Iowa INDYCAR 250s Primetime Doubleheader on NBCSN from Iowa Speedway – Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Continues Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN from Sebring International Raceway

MotoGP Opens 2020 Season with Spanish Grand Prix from Circuito de Jerez on NBC Sunday at 3 p.m. ET

More Than 20 Hours of Mecum Auctions Coverage Continues from Indianapolis Tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 15, 2020 – NBC Sports — The Home of Motorsports — presents a full weekend of motorsports action, featuring NASCAR, INDYCAR, IMSA, MotoGP, Mecum Auctions and American Flat Track, totaling nearly 60 hours of coverage across NBC, NBCSN, and NBC Sports Gold.

NASCAR Cup Series coverage of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 from Texas Motor Speedway begins with NASCAR America on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN. On Saturday, NASCAR Xfinity Series race coverage from Texas will begin at 2:30 p.m. ET with Countdown to Green on NBCSN.

NBCSN will present the 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES doubleheader from Iowa Speedway Friday and Saturday night, which coverage beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET on both nights.

NBC Sports’ motorsports coverage this weekend will also feature the first race of the 2020 MotoGP season with the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday on NBC at 3 p.m. ET; the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Sebring International Raceway on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN; and more than 20 hours of Mecum Auctions coverage from Indianapolis.

NASCAR CUP SERIES RACING FROM TEXAS – SUNDAY AT 2 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Pre-race coverage on Sunday will begin at 2 p.m. ET with NASCAR America and Countdown to Green, leading up to the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN with post-race coverage following the checkered flag. NBC Sports’ NASCAR host Krista Voda, auto racing icon Kyle Petty, Hall of Fame driver and 1999 NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Jarrett and motorsports reporter Rutledge Wood will anchor pre-race and post-race coverage.

Kevin Harvick, who has won at Texas in each of the last three seasons, leads the regular season standings with 675 points and 4 wins, followed by Brad Keselowski (587 points, 2 wins), Ryan Blaney (580 points, 1 win), Chase Elliott (575 points, 1 win), and Joey Logano (564, 2 wins).

NBC Sports’ lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen, 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton, two-time Daytona 500 Champion and recent NASCAR Hall of Fame selection Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte will call this weekend’s NASCAR races from the broadcast booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. Marty Snider and Dave Burns will serve as pit reporters on-site at Texas.

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES RACING FROM TEXAS – SATURDAY AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

NASCAR Xfinity Series coverage will begin with Countdown to Green at 2:30 p.m. ET immediately following the conclusion of Mecum Auctions from Indianapolis, leading into the 16^th race of the 2020 Xfinity Series season at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Entering this weekend, Chase Briscoe is atop the regular season standings with 643 points (series-best 5 wins), followed by Noah Gragson (624 points, 2 wins) and Austin Cindric (610 points, 2 wins).

Following is this weekend’s NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series coverage from Texas on NBCSN:

DATE	COVERAGE	TIME (ET)	NETWORK
Sat., July 18	Countdown to Green	2:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – Texas	3 p.m.	NBCSN
Sun., July 19	NASCAR America	2 p.m.	NBCSN
	Countdown to Green	2:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Cup Series Race – Texas	3 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Cup Series Post-Race Show	7 p.m.	NBCSN

IOWA INDYCAR 250s – RACE 1 FRIDAY AT 8:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN; RACE 2 SATURDAY AT 8:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Five-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing, 173 pts) currently sits atop the points standings after winning last Saturday’s REV Group Grand Prix Race 1 at Road America for his third straight victory to begin the season. Dixon’s teammate, Felix Rosenqvist (Chip Ganassi Racing, 88 pts), earned his first career NTT INDYCAR SERIES victory in last Sunday’s Race 2 at Road America. Reigning INDYCAR champion Josef Newgarden (Team Penske, 106 pts) took the checkered flag in last year’s event at Iowa Speedway.

Live coverage from Iowa Speedway begins Friday with a practice session at 2 p.m. ET exclusively on NBC Sports Gold’s INDYCAR Pass, followed by qualifying live at 5:30 p.m. ET. An encore presentation of qualifying will be presented on NBCSN at 7:30 p.m. ET, leading into pre-race coverage at 8:30 p.m. ET and race coverage at 9 p.m. ET. A 30-minute post-race program will immediately follow the race at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Saturday’s live coverage begins with practice exclusively on INDYCAR Pass at 3:30 p.m. ET. Live race coverage of Iowa INDYCAR 250s Race 2 will begin at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Coverage will conclude with a 30-minute INDYCAR Post-Race at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Leigh Diffey will call both races at Iowa Speedway alongside analyst and former driver Paul Tracy, and current INDYCAR driver and NBC Sports driver analyst James Hinchcliffe. Hinchcliffe is a two-time winner at Iowa Speedway in 2013 and 2018. Kelli Stavast and Dillon Welch will report from the pits.

Live comprehensive coverage of practice and qualifying from Iowa Speedway will stream on NBC Sports Gold’s INDYCAR Pass. Race coverage on NBCSN streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

Following is this weekend’s INDYCAR coverage from Iowa Speedway on NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold:

DATE	COVERAGE	TIME (ET)	NETWORK
Fri., July 17	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Practice 1	2 p.m.	NBC Sports Gold
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Qualifying 1	5:30 p.m.	NBC Sports Gold
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Qualifying 1*	7:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Pre-Race	8:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Race 1	9 p.m.	NBCSN
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Post-Race	11 p.m.	NBCSN
Sat., July 18	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Practice 2	3:30 p.m.	NBC Sports Gold
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Race 2	8:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Post-Race	10:30 p.m.	NBCSN

*Same-day delay

IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP FROM SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY – SATURDAY AT 5:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

All four classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will be in action at the 3.74-mile Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway for the two-hour, 40-minute Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Mazda (Daytona Prototypes international – DPi), Corvette (GT Le Mans) and AIM Vasser Sullivan-Lexus (GT Daytona) were all victorious in IMSA’s return to competition, the WeatherTech 240, on July 4 at Daytona International Speedway. The LMP2 prototype class did not compete in that race, but returns at Sebring to begin its season-long class championship.

Kevin Lee (play-by-play), former IMSA GT driver Calvin Fish (analyst), and motorsports veteran A.J. Allmendinger (analyst) will call the action Saturday. Brian Till and Parker Kligerman will provide reports from pit road at Sebring International Raceway.

MOTOGP SPANISH GRAND PRIX FROM CIRCUITO DE JEREZ – SUNDAY AT 3 P.M. ET ON NBC & 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

NBC Sports has announced that the first two races of the 2020 MotoGP season will now air on NBC, beginning with the Spanish Grand Prix from Circuito de Jerez this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.

A total of four MotoGP races will air on NBC in 2020, including the Andalucia Grand Prix on Sunday, July 26, at 2:30 p.m. ET; the Teruel Grand Prix from Motorland Aragón on Sunday, October 25, at 4:30 p.m. ET, and the Comunitat Valencia Grand Prix from Circuit Ricardo Tormo on Sunday, November 15 at 2:30 p.m. ET.

This marks NBC Sports’ first season as the exclusive TV home of MotoGP in the United States. More information can be found here.

MORE THAN 20 HOURS OF MECUM AUCTIONS FROM INDIANAPOLIS CONTINUES TOMORROW AT 7 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

NBC Sports continues its coverage of Mecum Auctions’ Indianapolis auction – Dana Mecum’s 33^rd Original Spring Classic – with over 20 hours of coverage from Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Ind., on NBCSN.

Tomorrow, beginning at 7 p.m. ET, NBCSN will present eight consecutive hours of coverage. Two hours of live coverage on Friday will begin at 12 p.m. ET on NBCSN and continue with 1.5 hours at 6 p.m. ET. Over ten hours, including a 2.5-hour window of live coverage, will be featured throughout Saturday and Sunday on NBCSN.

Scott Hoke will host coverage on-site in Indianapolis, alongside analysts John Kraman and Stephen Cox, and reporters Bill Stephens and Katie Osborne.

Following is NBCSN’s telecast schedule of Mecum Auctions coverage in Indianapolis:

DATE	COVERAGE	TIME (ET)	NETWORK
Thurs., July 16	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis*	7 p.m.	NBCSN
Fri., July 17	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis	12 p.m.	NBCSN
	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis*	6 p.m.	NBCSN
Sat., July 18	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis	12 p.m.	NBCSN
	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis*	11 p.m.	NBCSN
Sun., July 19	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis*	9 p.m.	NBCSN

*Same-day delay

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Below is a comprehensive schedule of this week’s motorsports coverage across NBC Sports:

DATE	COVERAGE	TIME (ET)	NETWORK
Thurs., July 16	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis*	7 p.m.	NBCSN
Fri., July 17	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis	12 p.m.	NBCSN
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Practice 1	2 p.m.	NBC Sports Gold
	IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge – Sebring	2:30 p.m.	*TrackPass*
	American Flat Track – Volusia Half-Mile 1	4:30 p.m.	*TrackPass*
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Qualifying	5:30 p.m.	NBC Sports Gold
	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis*	6 p.m.	NBCSN
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Qualifying*	7:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Pre-Race	8:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Race 1	9 p.m.	NBCSN
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Post-Race	11 p.m.	NBCSN
Sat., July 18	IMSA Prototype Challenge – Sebring	11:50 a.m.	*TrackPass*
	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis	12 p.m.	NBCSN
	Countdown to Green	2:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – Texas	3 p.m.	NBCSN
	American Flat Track – Volusia Half-Mile 1I	3 p.m.	*TrackPass*
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Practice 2	3:30 p.m.	NBC Sports Gold
	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – Sebring	5:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR ARCA Menards Series – Iowa	5:30 p.m.	*TrackPass*
	NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour	7 p.m.	*TrackPass*
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Race 2	8:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Iowa INDYCAR 250s – Post-Race	10:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis*	11 p.m.	NBCSN
Sun., July 19	NASCAR America	2 p.m.	NBCSN
	Countdown to Green	2:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Cup Series Race – Texas	3 p.m.	NBCSN
	MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix	3 p.m.	NBC
	NASCAR Cup Series Post-Race Show	7 p.m.	NBCSN
	MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix*	7:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis*	9 p.m.	NBCSN

*Same-day delay

–NBC SPORTS–

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