IndyCar Qualifying Airs Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN
NBCSN Presents a Twin Bill of NASCAR Events with Sprint Cup Racing from Pocono and XFINITY Action from Iowa this Weekend
STAMFORD, Conn. – July 30, 2015 – NBC Sports Group continues its presentation of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series this Sunday, August 2, with live coverage of the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio at 1:30 p.m. ET on CNBC. Coverage begins this Saturday, August 1, at 3 p.m. ET with qualifying on NBCSN.
Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) earned his first win of the season and 15th win of his career at the Iowa Corn 300 on Saturday, July 18. With three races remaining this season, second-place American Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing; 403 points), is looking to keep pace with first-place Juan Pablo Montoya (Penske; 445).
In addition to race coverage, NBCSN will air an encore presentation of the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.
NBC Sports Group lead IndyCar play-by-play voice Leigh Diffey will call the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, alongside analysts Townsend Bell and David Hobbs. Robin Miller, Jon Beekhuis, Kevin Lee and Katie Hargitt will handle pit reporting duties.
INDYCAR AVERAGES OVER 500,000 VIEWERS FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE RACES FOR FIRST TIME ON NBCSN
As previously announced, NBCSN’s Verizon IndyCar Series Iowa Corn 300 telecast on Saturday, July 18, averaged 541,000 viewers, marking the first time since NBC Sports Group acquired IndyCar cable exclusivity in 2008 that three consecutive IndyCar races on the cable network eclipsed 500,000 viewers. The primetime telecast produced a 0.29 HH rating, while viewership was up 29% vs. last year’s race at Iowa (444,000). It surpassed NBCSN’s most recent IndyCar presentations from Milwaukee on July 12 (532,000 viewers) and Fontana on June 27 (512,000 viewers) as the network’s most-watched IndyCar race in four years (Sept. 4, 2011, 591,000, Baltimore). Click here for more ratings information.
NBCSN PRESENTS A TWIN BILL OF NASCAR EVENTS WITH SPRINT CUP RACING FROM POCONO AND XFINITY ACTION FROM IOWA THIS WEEKEND
On the heels of last week’s Kyle Busch sweep at historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, NBCSN presents another weekend slate of NASCAR action with Sprint Cup racing from Pocono Raceway’s “Tricky Triangle” and XFINITY Series racing from Iowa Speedway. Saturday’s green flag drops in Iowa with the XFINITY Series US Cellular 250 at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The competition continues Sunday with Sprint Cup Racing from Pocono at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Click here for more information about this week’s NASCAR coverage on NBCSN.
NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS MECUM AUCTIONS: HARRISBURG; MECUM DEALMAKERS: KISSIMMEE & MECUM MAIN ATTRACTIONS THIS WEEKEND
NBC Sports Group presents coverage of Mecum Auctions from Harrisburg, Penn., beginning tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and the season premiere of Mecum Dealmakers, highlighting this year’s Kissimmee auction tonight at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN. On Sunday, NBC presents a special Mecum Main Attractions at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Scott Hoch hosts Mecum Actions coverage throughout the weekend, joined by John Kramen, Steven Cox, and Bill Stephens in Harrisburg, Penn.
Click here for more information on Mecum Dealmakers.
Following is this week’s Motorsports schedule on NBCSN:
| Date | Program | Time (ET) | Network |
| Thurs., July 30 | Mecum Auctions: Harrisburg | 8 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Mecum Dealmakers: Kissimmee | 10 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Fri., July 31 | Sprint Cup Series Frist Practice – Pocono | 11 a.m. | NBCSN |
| Mecum Auctions: Harrisburg | 12:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Sprint Cup Series Qualifying – Pocono | 4:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| XFINITY Series Practice – Iowa | 4:30 p.m. | NBC Sports Live Extra | |
| NASCAR America | 6 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| XFINITY Series Final Practice – Iowa | 7 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Mecum Auctions: Harrisburg | 8:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Mecum Auctions: Harrisburg | 11 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Sat., August 1 | Sprint Cup Series Second Practice – Pocono | 9 a.m. | NBCSN |
| Mecum Auctions: Harrisburg | 10 a.m. | NBCSN | |
| Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – Pocono | 11:30 a.m. | NBCSN | |
| Indy Car Series Qualifying – Mid-Ohio | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| XFINITY Series Qualifying – Iowa | 4:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Mecum Auctions: Harrisburg | 6 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| XFINITY Series Countdown to Green Pre-Race Show | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| XFINITY Series Race – Iowa | 8 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Sun., August 2 | NASCAR America Sunday | 12 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Mecum Main Attractions | 12:30 p.m. | NBC | |
| Sprint Cup Countdown to Green Pre-Race Show | 1 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Sprint Cup Series Race – Pocono | 1:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Indy Car Series Race – Mid-Ohio | 1:30 p.m. | CNBC | |
| Sprint Cup Series Post Race – Pocono | 5:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Indy Car Series Race – Mid-Ohio (Encore)* | 6 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Mecum Auctions: Harrisburg | 8:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| NASCAR Victory Lap | 11 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Mon., August 3 | NASCAR America | 5 p.m. | NBCSN |
*denotes same-day delay
**tape delay
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