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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 TO CONCLUDE AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY THIS SUNDAY AT 1:30 P.M. ET ON NBC

October 29, 2020 By admin

Sunday’s Cup Series Coverage Begins at 1:30 p.m. ET with Countdown to Green on NBC; Green Flag at 2 p.m. ET

NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 8 in Martinsville – Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC

Kyle Larson Joins The Dale Jr. Download – Tonight at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Laguna Seca – Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 29, 2020 – The “Championship 4” Drivers in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series Playoffs will be decided at Martinsville Speedway this weekend on NBC, headlined by Cup Series racing Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC. Sunday’s pre-race coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. ET with Countdown to Green.

Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch earned his first win of the season last night at Texas Motor Speedway in a rain-delayed race that took three days to complete. Joey Logano has earned a spot in the Cup Series Championship 4 following his victory in Kansas earlier this month. A win by any of the seven remaining contenders at 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	+42
Denny Hamlin	+27
Brad Keselowski	+25
Alex Bowman	-25
Chase Elliott	-25
Martin Truex Jr.	-36
Kurt Busch	-81

NASCAR CUP SERIES RACING FROM MARTINSVILLE – 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.

NBC Sports’ lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen will call the Cup Series race this weekend from Martinsville 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 two races of the NASCAR season.

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

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES RACING FROM MARTINSVILLE – SATURDAY AT 3:30 P.M. ET ON NBC

The NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 will come to a finish at Martinsville on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. Last weekend, Harrison Burton passed Noah Gragson on the final corner of the final lap to win at Texas and prevent Gragson from clinching a spot in the Championship 4. Chase Briscoe secured a spot in the Championship 4 after his win at Kansas Speedway earlier this month.

2020 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS – ROUND OF 8

Drivers	Points
Chase Briscoe	1 win
Austin Cindric	+14
Justin Allgaier	+9
Justin Haley	+4
Brandon Jones	-4
Ross Chastain	-15
Noah Gragson	-24
Ryan Sieg	-43

Allen, Letarte, Burton and Earnhardt Jr. 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 AT WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA – SUNDAY AT 6:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The two-hour and forty-minute Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca will be presented on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. All four classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will compete on the 11-turn, 2.238-mile circuit in Monterey, Calif. INDYCAR on NBC analyst Townsend Bell will compete for the No. 12 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus team in the GT Daytona class.

Live streaming coverage of the event will air at 4 p.m. ET on TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold.

Leigh Diffey will handle play-by-play duties alongside analysts AJ Allmendinger and Calvin Fish. Kelli Stavast and Kevin Lee will provide reports on-site from pit road.

KYLE LARSON JOINS THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD – TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Professional stock car racer Kyle Larson is this week’s guest on The Dale Jr. Download that airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Earnhardt Jr. and Larson discuss Larson’s NASCAR reinstatement and his path back from a suspension for his use of a racial slur. Yesterday, it was announced that Larson will drive the No. 5 car for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series next season.

Highlighted quotes from the episode are below:

Larson on accountability following his suspension: “(What) goes the furthest are actions and actually doing things rather than talking…it’s definitely going to take a lot longer than these six months to really get people to forgive me and get to see who I really am. That’s important to me and I know it is going to take a long time.”

Larson on how he plans to continue to educate himself and others: “As you educate yourself more, it definitely continues to change you. I don’t plan on stopping what I’ve been doing…everything that I’ve been doing, and coming up with ideas of things to do, I’ve never wanted it to be a ‘check the box’ thing. I’ve wanted to be authentic, genuine through it all…I plan to do more…and be part of the solution.”

MECUM AUCTIONS INDIANAPOLIS – COVERAGE BEGINS TODAY AT 11 A.M. ET ON NBCSN

Over 10 hours of live Mecum Auctions ‘Indy Fall Special’ coverage from the Indiana State Fairgrounds will be presented this week, beginning today at 11 a.m. ET with a five-hour window on NBCSN. Featured cars that will cross the auction block can be viewed here.

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 this week’s motorsports programming across NBC Sports:

DATE	COVERAGE	TIME (ET)	NETWORK/PLATFORM
Thurs., Oct. 29	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis	11 a.m.	NBCSN
	The Dale Jr. Download – Kyle Larson	9 p.m.	NBCSN
Fri., Oct. 30	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis	11 a.m.	NBCSN
Sat., Oct. 31	NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – Martinsville	3:30 p.m.	NBC
	Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis*	8 p.m.	NBCSN
Sun., Nov. 1	Cup Series – Countdown to Green	1:30 p.m.	NBC
	NASCAR Cup Series Race – Martinsville	2 p.m.	NBC
	IMSA WeatherTech Series – Laguna Seca	4 p.m.	*TrackPass*
	Cup Series Post-Race	6 p.m.	NBCSN
	IMSA WeatherTech Series – Laguna Seca*	6:30 p.m.	NBCSN

*same-day delay

NBC SPORTS’ NASCAR COVERAGE

–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.

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 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–

NASCAR PLAYOFFS CONTINUE AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY THIS SUNDAY AT 2 P.M. ET ON NBC

September 30, 2020 By admin

Sunday’s Cup Series Coverage Begins at 1 p.m. ET on NBC With NASCAR America Pre-Race Show

NASCAR Xfinity Series Racing at Talladega – Coverage Begins Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Return to Nashville Superspeedway Kicks Off NBC Sports’ 2021 NASCAR Schedule

INDYCAR Harvest GP Doubleheader at IMS – Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network and Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 30, 2020 – The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs continue this weekend from Talladega Superspeedway on NBC Sports, as pre-race coverage begins this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC with the NASCAR America Pre-Race Show, followed by Countdown to Green. Coverage of the Cup Series YellaWood 500 begins at 2 p.m. ET on NBC.

Saturday’s Xfinity Series pre-race coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with the green flag slated to wave shortly after 4:30 p.m. ET.

With his overtime victory on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Kurt Busch became the first driver to claim a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs’ Round of 8. Regular season champion Kevin Harvick is currently best on points, trailed by Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski.

2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS

Drivers	Points/Wins
Kurt Busch	1 win
Kevin Harvick	+ 61
Denny Hamlin	+ 58
Brad Keselowski	+ 16
Martin Truex Jr.	+ 15
Joey Logano	+ 11
Chase Elliott	+ 10
Alex Bowman	+ 9
Kyle Busch	– 9
Clint Bowyer	– 20
Aric Almirola	– 27
Austin Dillon	– 32

The return to Nashville Superspeedway begins NBC Sports’ portion of the 2021 NASCAR schedule, beginning June 20, and culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 6-7. Nashville is the first of 39 total races NBC Sports will present in 2021, which once again includes the entire NASCAR Playoffs.

NASCAR CUP SERIES RACING FROM TALLADEGA – 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 analyst Brad Daugherty will provide pre- and post-race studio coverage.

NBC Sports’ lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen, 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton and two-time Daytona 500 Champion and recent NASCAR Hall of Fame selection Dale Earnhardt Jr. will call the race from the broadcast booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte will be providing analysis on-site for the weekend at Talladega Superspeedway.

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

XFINITY SERIES RACING FROM TALLADEGA – SATURDAY AT 4:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

NBC Sports’ Xfinity Series coverage from Talladega begins Saturday with Countdown to Green at 3:30 p.m. ET leading into Xfinity Series racing at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The Xfinity Series Playoffs began last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where Chase Briscoe earned his series-best eighth victory of the season. The win propels Briscoe to Round 2 of the Playoffs, while Austin Cindric and Noah Gragson round out the top three in the standings.

Allen, Earnhardt Jr., Burton and Letarte will call Saturday’s Xfinity race on NBCSN with Snider and Stavast reporting from pit road.

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

MIKE SKINNER JOINS DALE JR. DOWNLOAD – TONIGHT AT 5 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Mike Skinner is this week’s guest on the Dale Jr. Download that airs tonight at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Skinner was the 1995 NASCAR Gander Truck Series champion and currently co-hosts Skinner Round-Up on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio with his wife Angie Skinner.

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.

INDYCAR HARVEST GP – RACE 1 FRIDAY AT 3:30 P.M. ET ON USA NETWORK; RACE 2 SATURDAY AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBC

The 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season returns to action with the INDYCAR Harvest GP doubleheader at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course on Friday and Saturday. Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon (456 pts) can capture his sixth career INDYCAR championship if he finishes fourth or better in all three remaining races this season (this weekend’s doubleheader and the season finale at St. Petersburg on Sunday, Oct. 25).

Coverage from IMS begins Thursday with a practice session at 2:25 p.m. ET, followed later in the afternoon with qualifying coverage starting at 6:20 p.m. ET, both exclusively on NBC Sports Gold’s INDYCAR Pass. Race 1 will be presented on Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.

Saturday’s coverage begins with qualifying at 10:20 a.m. ET exclusively on NBC Sports Gold. The second race of the INDYCAR Harvest GP doubleheader will be presented on NBC at 2:30 p.m. ET.

NBC Sports’ lead INDYCAR broadcast team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst), and Paul Tracy (analyst) will have the call for the weekend doubleheader with Kevin Lee and Dillon Welch providing reports from the pits.

LUCAS OIL PRO MOTOCROSS THUNDER VALLEY – SATURDAY AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The 2020 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship season continues with the Thunder Valley National in Lakewood, Colo., Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Zach Osborne leads the 450MX Class points standings, while Dylan Ferrandis is atop the 250 MX Class standings with two rounds remaining in the 2020 campaign.

Veteran play-by-play voice Jason Weigandt, analyst and two-time AMA Pro Motocross Champion Grant Langston, and pit reporter Will Christien will call the race.

In addition to coverage on NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold’s Pro Motocross Pass will super-serve Motocross fans everywhere with programming that includes live, commercial-free coverage of every Moto 1 and Moto 2 from each round.

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

DATE	COVERAGE	TIME (ET)	NETWORK
Wed., Sept. 30	Dale Jr. Download – Mike Skinner	5 p.m.	NBCSN
Thurs., Oct. 1	INDYCAR Harvest GP Practice	2:25 p.m.	NBC Sports Gold
	INDYCAR Harvest GP Race 1 Qualifying	6:20 p.m.	NBC Sports Gold
Fri., Oct. 2	INDYCAR Harvest GP Race 1	3:30 p.m.	USA Network
Sat., Oct. 3	INDYCAR Harvest GP Race 2 Qualifying	10:20 a.m.	NBC Sports Gold
	INDYCAR Harvest GP Race 2	2:30 p.m.	NBC
	Xfinity Series – Countdown to Green	3:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – Talladega	4:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Xfinity Series Post-Race	7 p.m.	NBCSN
	Lucas Oil Pro Motocross – Thunder Valley	7:30 p.m.	NBCSN
Sun., Oct. 4	NASCAR America Pre-Race Show	1 p.m.	NBC
	Cup Series – Countdown to Green	1:30 p.m.	NBC
	NASCAR Cup Series Race – Talladega	2 p.m.	NBC
	Cup Series Post-Race	6 p.m.	NBCSN

NBC SPORTS’ NASCAR COVERAGE

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS LIVE BIG-EVENT SPORTS ALL WEEKEND LONG BEGINNING TODAY

September 18, 2020 By admin

Live-Event Weekend Coverage Features Sunday Night Football, U.S. Open Golf, NHL Stanley Cup Final, NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, Notre Dame Football, Premier League Soccer and Tour de France Conclusion

Big Events to Air Across NBC, NBCSN, GOLF Channel, USA Network, Peacock and NBC Sports Digital Platforms

STAMFORD, Conn. – September 18, 2020 – NBC Sports will present an unprecedented weekend of live big-event sports over the next three days across numerous NBCUniversal properties – NBC, NBCSN, GOLF Channel, USA Network, Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms.

From today through September 20, NBCUniversal properties will combine to present more than 125 live event coverage hours.

Among the highlights of NBC Sports’ live event coverage for this weekend:

- Sunday Night Football: A star-studded QB matchup headlines this week’s edition of NBC’s Sunday Night Football as Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks (1-0) host Cam Newton and the New England Patriots (1-0). Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with Football Night in America on NBC, followed by kickoff at 8:20 p.m. ET from CenturyLink Field.

- U.S. Open: The U.S. Open returns home to NBC Sports. The USGA stages the 120^th edition of the U.S. Open this week (thru Sunday) from Winged Foot Golf Club, and NBC Sports will present nearly 45 hours of live primary coverage of the championship exclusively across NBC, GOLF Channel, NBC Sports digital platforms, and Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming service. Viewers tuning will recognize a familiar musical refrain previously synonymous with NBC Sports’ coverage of the U.S. Open, as Yanni’s In Celebration of Man will be incorporated throughout the championship.

- NHL Stanley Cup Final: Game 1 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final between the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning will be presented tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC immediately following U.S. Open coverage from Winged Foot Golf Club.

- NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs: NBC Sports presents the first elimination race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs tomorrow night in primetime at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN from iconic Bristol Motor Speedway, as the field of 16 narrows to 12 and drivers fight to keep their championship hopes alive. Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, Bristol also hosts the regular season finale for the NASCAR Xfinity Series, which has 11 of its 12 Playoff spots decided entering the “World’s Fastest Half Mile.”

- Notre Dame Football: NBC Sports’ 30^th season of Notre Dame Football continues tomorrow when the No. 7 Fighting Irish (1-0) host South Florida (1-0) at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. Following last weekend’s victory over Duke, Notre Dame moved to No. 7 in the country. The Fighting Irish were led last week by QB Ian Book, who passed for 263 yards and one touchdown, and RB Kyren Williams, who totaled 205 yards from scrimmage (112 rushing, 93 receiving) and two rushing touchdowns.

- Premier League: USMNT star Christian Pulisic – who’s hoping to return from injury – and Chelsea host 2019-20 champions Liverpool this Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET exclusively on Peacock Premium, highlighting NBC Sports’ Premier League schedule this weekend.

- Tour de France: NBC Sports’ live coverage of the 107^th Tour de France concludes this weekend on NBCSN with Stage 21 starting at 9:30 a.m. ET on Sunday from Mantes-la-Jolie in France. Following yesterday’s Stage 18 victory by Poland’s Michał Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers), Slovenia’s Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) currently sits in first place and carries a 57-second lead over Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and a 1:27 lead over third-place Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team) into this weekend’s final stages.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream live coverage to desktops, mobile, tablets, and connected TVs via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app are available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox, and Chromecast.

Following is the NBC Sports’ schedule for major sporting events this week (all times ET, subject to change):

Date	Time (ET)	Coverage	Platform
Fri., Sept. 18	7:30 a.m.	Tour de France: Stage 19: Bourg-en-Bresse / Champagnole	NBCSN
Fri., Sept. 18	7:30 a.m.	U.S. Open – Second Round	Peacock
Fri., Sept. 18	9:30 a.m.	U.S. Open – Second Round	GOLF Channel
Fri., Sept. 18	4 p.m.	U.S. Open – Second Round	NBC
Fri., Sept. 18	6:30 p.m.	NASCAR: Xfinity Series – Countdown to Green	NBCSN
Fri., Sept. 18	7 p.m.	NASCAR Xfinity Series Racing – Bristol	NBCSN
Fri., Sept. 18	7 p.m.	Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open	GOLF Channel
Fri., Sept. 18	9 p.m.	NASCAR: Xfinity Series Post-Race	NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 19	6:30 a.m.	Tour de France Pre-Race Show	NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 19	7 a.m.	Tour de France: Stage 20: Lure / La Planche des Belles Filles	NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 19	7 a.m.	Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open	GOLF Channel
Sat., Sept. 19	9 a.m.	U.S. Open – Third Round	Peacock
Sat., Sept. 19	11 a.m.	U.S. Open – Third Round	NBC
Sat., Sept. 19	2:30 p.m.	College Football: Notre Dame v. South Florida	USA Network
Sat., Sept. 19	6:30 p.m.	NASCAR America Pre-Race Show	NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 19	7 p.m.	NASCAR Cup Series – Countdown to Green	NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 19	7:30 p.m.	NASCAR Cup Series Racing – Bristol	NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 19	7:30 p.m.	NHL Stanley Cup Final – Game 1: Dallas vs. Tampa Bay	NBC
Sat., Sept. 19	7:30 p.m.	Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open	GOLF Channel
Sat., Sept. 19	10:30 p.m.	NASCAR America Post-Race Show	NBCSN
Sun., Sept. 20	6 a.m.	Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open	GOLF Channel
Sun., Sept. 20	8 a.m.	U.S. Open – Final Round	Peacock
Sun., Sept. 20	9 a.m.	Tour de France Pre-Race Show	NBCSN
Sun., Sept. 20	9:30 a.m.	Tour de France: Stage 21: Mantes-la-Jolie / Paris Champs-Élysées	NBCSN
Sun., Sept. 20	10 a.m.	U.S. Open – Final Round	GOLF Channel
Sun., Sept. 20	11:30 a.m.	Premier League: Chelsea v. Liverpool	Peacock
Sun., Sept. 20	Noon	U.S. Open – Final Round	NBC
Sun., Sept. 20	1:30 p.m.	Premier League Live	Peacock
Sun., Sept. 20	6 p.m.	Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open	GOLF Channel
Sun., Sept. 20	7 p.m.	Football Night in America	NBC
Sun., Sept. 20	8:20 p.m.	*SNF:* New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks	NBC

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC SPORTS’ COVERAGE OF 2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFFS CONTINUE FROM RICHMOND RACEWAY THIS SATURDAY AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

September 17, 2019 By admin

“Survive and advance folks. That’s what the playoffs are all about.” – Steve Letarte on advancing in the Playoffs

Dale Jr. Download with NASCAR Hall-of-Famer Ron Hornaday – Tonight at 5 p.m and 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN

2019 Xfinity Series Playoffs Begin in Richmond This Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – September 17, 2019 – NBC Sports accelerates into the second race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Round of 16, with more than 12 hours of trackside coverage this week from Richmond Raceway, in Richmond, Va. NBC Sports’ race coverage begins Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with the first race of the Xfinity Series Playoffs, and culminates Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with racing from the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Round of 16.

Following his fifth victory of the 2019 season this past Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Martin Truex Jr., driver of Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 19 Toyota, officially clinched a spot in the Round of 12 and took over the lead of the Playoff standings with 2,082 points. Of the remaining 15 Playoff drivers, Kevin Harvick (2,079 points) is in second, followed by Joey Logano (2,075 points) in third, Kyle Busch (2,063 points) in fourth, and Brad Keselowski (2,058 points) rounding out the top five.

2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF DRIVERS & STANDINGS:

Drivers	Points
Martin Truex Jr.	2,082
Kevin Harvick	2,079
Joey Logano	2,075
Kyle Busch	2,063
Brad Keselowski	2,058
Chase Elliott	2,057
Denny Hamlin	2,056
Kyle Larson	2,044
William Byron	2,040
Ryan Blaney	2,039
Alex Bowman	2,037
Aric Almirola	2,033
Ryan Newman	2,027
Kurt Busch	2,019
Clint Bowyer	2,012
Erik Jones	2,007
Drivers in red are currently below Round of 12 cutoff

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES RACING FROM RICHMOND RACEWAY – SATURDAY AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

NBCSN begins coverage of the second Playoff race in the Round of 16 this Friday at 11:30 a.m. ET with first practice live from Richmond Raceway. Final practice begins at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. An on-site edition of NASCAR America, at 5:30 p.m. ET, leads into qualifying at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Saturday’s race-day coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET with NASCAR America live from the Peacock Pit Box on pit road followed by Countdown to Green at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Live coverage of the Federated Auto Parts 400 begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Wrapping up race-day coverage, NBCSN will present a one-hour post-race show at 11 p.m. ET. Pre-race coverage on NBCSN will be highlighted by a #MyTrackMyRoots Grassroots Racing feature on racing in Virginia voiced by Virginia-native Denny Hamlin.

NBC Sports’ lead race announcer Rick Allen will call the action alongside 21-time Cup Series winner Jeff Burton. Daytona 500 winning crew chief Steve Letarte and two-time Daytona 500 Champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. will provide commentary from a second booth.

NBC Sports’ NASCAR pre-race host Krista Voda, auto racing icon Kyle Petty, and NBC analyst and Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett will host NASCAR America as well as all pre- and post-race coverage. Kelli Stavast, Dave Burns, Dillon Welch and Parker Kligerman will provide commentary and interviews from pit-road. Following race-day coverage from Richmond, the NBCSN original series Proving Grounds, hosted by NBCSN’s own Parker Kligerman, will air at 12 a.m. ET.

RON HORNADAY JR. JOINS TONIGHT’S DALE JR. DOWNLOAD ON NBCSN

Today’s episode of the Dale Jr. Download will air tonight at 5 p.m. ET, 9 p.m. ET and midnight ET on NBCSN and features NASCAR Hall-of-Famer Ron Hornaday Jr. The four-time NASCAR Truck Series champion will discuss his unique relationship with Dale Earnhardt and some of the grudges he still holds over how his racing career ended. Click here to watch a preview of today’s episode.

XFINITY SERIES RACING FROM RICHMOND – FRIDAY AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

NBC Sports’ Xfinity Series race-day coverage from Richmond begins Friday with final practice at 9:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN, followed by qualifying beginning at 5 p.m. ET. A 30-minute edition of Countdown to Green at 7 p.m. ET leads into live Xfinity Series Playoff racing beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Wrapping up race-day coverage, NBCSN will present a half-hour post-race show at 9:30 p.m. ET. Christopher Bell (2,055 points, and 6 wins) is currently atop the Xfinity Series Playoff standings, followed by Cole Custer (2,044 points, 6 wins) and Tyler Reddick (2,044 points, 5 wins) as 12 drivers will begin the seven-race Playoffs in Richmond.

TWELVE DIFFERENT WINNERS SPLIT $50,000 JACKPOT FOR “NASCAR PICK ‘EM” FREE-TO-PLAY GAME ON NBC SPORTS PREDICTOR APP

More than 50,000 people participated in last week’s NBC Sports NASCAR Pick ‘Em game at Las Vegas last week and 12 winners split the $50,000 jackpot, earning $4,213.33 each after getting perfect scores in the contest. The jackpot now resets to $10,000 for this weekend’s race in Richmond.

For each race stage, pick the driver that will have the best finish from a group of four drivers.
Then, out of the entire field, pick which drivers will finish the race in 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place – in exact order.

NBC SPORTS AND NASCAR #MYTRACKMYROOTS GRASSROOTS RACING TOUR

NBC Sports and NASCAR have partnered to launch the #MyTrackMyRoots Grassroots Racing Tour – a grassroots initiative which celebrates and promotes local tracks across America that have launched the dreams and careers of NASCAR drivers and continue to cultivate a passion for racing in their local communities.

Current and former drivers from the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Gander Outdoor Truck Series have joined with NBC Sports and NASCAR to spearhead a nationwide initiative to visit and promote more than 500 local tracks across the country during the 2019 season. Click here for more details.

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

DATE	COVERAGE	TIME (ET)	NETWORK
Tuesday, Sept. 17	Dale Jr. Download w/ Ron Hornaday Jr.	5 p.m., 9 p.m., 12 a.m.	NBCSN
Wednesday, Sept. 18	NASCAR America	5 p.m.	NBCSN
Thursday, Sept. 19	NASCAR America	5 p.m.	NBCSN
Friday, Sept. 20	NASCAR Xfinity Series Final Practice – Richmond	9:30 a.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Cup Series First Practice – Richmond	11:30 a.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Cup Series Final Practice – Richmond	1:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying – Richmond	5 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR America	5:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying – Richmond	6 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Countdown to Green	7 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – Richmond	7:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Xfinity Series Post-Race Show	9:30 p.m.	NBCSN
Saturday, Sept. 21	NASCAR America	6 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Cup Series Countdown to Green	7 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Cup Series Race – Richmond	7:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR Cup Series Post-Race Show	11 p.m.	NBCSN
	Proving Grounds	12 a.m.	NBCSN

NBC SPORTS’ NASCAR COVERAGE

The official home of the NASCAR Playoffs, NBC Sports will present the final 20 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races, final 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races, and select NASCAR Regional & Touring Series events in 2019. NBC Sports’ NASCAR programming also includes NBCSN’s daily motorsports show NASCAR America, coverage of NASCAR’s Awards Ceremonies, the annual NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony, as well as original programming specials.

–NBC SPORTS–

NBCSN PRESENTS THE 2018 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES AND CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES AWARDS THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 AT 8 P.M. ET

December 13, 2018 By admin

Dave Burns & Kim Coon Host 2018 Awards Show from NASCAR Hall of Fame

Singer-Songwriter Ben Rector to Open 2018 Awards Show Telecast

STAMFORD, Conn. – December 13, 2018 – NBCSN will present exclusive coverage of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series Awards, this Sunday, December 16 at 8 p.m. ET.

Honoring 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion Tyler Reddick, 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Brett Moffitt, and 2018 Xfinity Series Owner’s Champion Stewart Haas Racing, the one-hour telecast will also recognize the Championship Four drivers in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. In addition, the show will feature presentations of the 2018 Championship four drivers and Sunoco Rookie of the Year from both series.

NASCAR on NBC’s Dave Burns and Motor Racing Network’s Kim Coon host Sunday evening’s awards ceremony, alongside FOX Sports’ Adam Alexander, from the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C.

Singer-songwriter Ben Rector will open NBCSN’s telecast with a performance of his hit song “Drive.”

The annual awards show took place Saturday, December 8 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

– NBC SPORTS GROUP –