NBC Sports Indy 500 Commentators Leigh Diffey, Townsend Bell, Paul Tracy, Mike Tirico, Danica Patrick, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be Available to Press
National Media Conference Call to Follow NBC Sports Press Event at Indy 500 Media Day – Dial 334-323-0522 to Participate
103rd “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” Airs This Sunday, May 26, on NBC
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 23, 2019 – Six of NBC Sports’ Indianapolis 500 commentators will preview the “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” at a press event today, Thursday, May 23, at 11 a.m. ET. The one-hour event will take place in the North Chalet of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Plaza, near Pagoda Plaza.
Participants include NBC Sports’ INDYCAR broadcast team of Leigh Diffey, Townsend Bell, and Paul Tracy as well as Indy 500 host Mike Tirico, in his first INDYCAR assignment; analyst and former INDYCAR driver Danica Patrick; and NBC Sports motorsports analyst Dale Earnhardt Jr., who will attend his first-ever Indy 500.
Following are details for today’s press event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
- WHAT: NBC Sports’ Indianapolis 500 Press Event
- WHO: Leigh Diffey, Townsend Bell, Paul Tracy, Mike Tirico, Danica Patrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- WHEN: Today, Thursday, May 23, at 11 a.m. ET
- WHERE: North Chalet of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Plaza Center
NATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TO FOLLOW NBC SPORTS PRESS EVENT AT INDY 500 MEDIA DAY
Following the press event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, members of NBC Sports’ Indianapolis 500 broadcast team will preview the 103rd Indianapolis 500 on a national media conference call today, Thursday, May 23, at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Participants include NBC Sports’ INDYCAR broadcast team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play) and analysts Townsend Bell and Paul Tracy, who have combined to make 19 career Indy 500 starts; as well as Indy 500 host Mike Tirico, in his first INDYCAR assignment; analyst and former INDYCAR driver Danica Patrick; NBC Sports motorsports analyst Dale Earnhardt Jr., who will attend his first-ever Indy 500; and NBC Sports’ Executive Producer and President of Production, Sam Flood.
Dial 334-323-0522 to participate; conference call ID 5374806.
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The 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500 will be the first ever on NBC. Coverage begins on Sunday, May 26, with eight hours of programming: a pre-race show on NBCSN at 9 am ET; race coverage at 11 am ET on NBC; and a post-race show at 4 pm ET on NBCSN.
| Time (ET) | Event | Network |
| 9 a.m. ET | Pre-race | NBCSN |
| 11 a.m. ET | Race | NBC |
| 4 p.m. ET | Post-race | NBCSN |
For more information on NBC Sports’ comprehensive coverage of the Indy 500, click here.
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