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[01/26/16 - 08:04 AM]
NBC Sports Group Announces 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series Broadcast Schedule
NBC will carry primetime coverage on Saturday, July 2; Sunday, September 4; and Saturday, October 8.
[via press release from NBC]

NBC SPORTS GROUP ANNOUNCES 2016 NASCAR SPRINT CUP AND XFINITY SERIES BROADCAST SCHEDULE

NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing Returns to NBC Saturday, July 2, in Primetime from Daytona International Speedway

NBC Sports Group's 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Coverage Returns Friday, July 1

The Chase for the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Begins in Chicago Sunday, September 18

NBC Sports Group Present 21 Consecutive Weeks of Live NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Race Coverage in 2016

STAMFORD, Conn. - January 26, 2016 - After presenting more than 360 hours of live, trackside NASCAR coverage across 22 states in 2015, NBC Sports Group returns as the home of NASCAR's Championship run in 2016. NBC Sports' NASCAR XFINITY and Sprint Cup Series racing schedule kicks off in primetime, amid Independence Day weekend festivities, on Friday, July 1 and Saturday, July 2, at the newly-renovated Daytona International Speedway. NBC Sports Group's exclusive coverage of the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup swings into action on Sunday, Sept. 18 from Chicagoland Speedway and culminates with the Sprint Cup Championship from Miami on Sunday, Nov. 20.

NBC Sports Group's 20-week Sprint Cup schedule is highlighted by seven races on NBC, 12 races on NBCSN, and one race on USA Network which will air during the Olympic Games in Rio. NASCAR XFINITY Series racing makes its 2016 return to NBC Sports Group on Friday, July 1, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. NBC Sports Group's coverage of the XFINITY Series, where "Names Are Made," consists of four races on NBC, 12 races on NBCSN, two races on USA Network, and one race on CNBC.

NBC Sports Group's 2016 NASCAR broadcast schedule is highlighted by the Sprint Cup Coke Zero 400's return to its traditional Saturday evening slot over Independence Day Weekend on July 2, at 7:45 p.m. ET, from Daytona International Speedway. Other updates to the 2016 schedule include The Pure Michigan 400's shift forward to Sunday, Aug. 28, at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN, occupying a previously open weekend in the Sprint Cup schedule.

NASCAR on NBC's 12-person on-air team returns in 2016 for NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series race coverage. Lead race announcer Rick Allen returns to the booth alongside Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte and 21-time Sprint Cup race winner Jeff Burton. Krista Voda returns to host pre- and post-race coverage, alongside NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett and analyst Kyle Petty.

Marty Snider, Mike Massaro, Kelli Stavast, and Dave Burns return to report from pit road in 2016, in tandem with NBCSports.com lead motorsports writer Nate Ryan and features reporter Rutledge Wood.

NBC Sports Live Extra - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets - will provide live streaming coverage of all 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series Races.

Following are NBC Sports Group's 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series television schedules:

NBC SPORTS GROUP'S 2016 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES SCHEDULE
Date Location Time Network
Saturday, July 2 Daytona International Speedway 7:45 PM NBC
Saturday, July 9 Kentucky Speedway 7:30 PM NBCSN
Sunday, July 17 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 1:30 PM NBCSN
Sunday, July 24 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 3:00 PM NBCSN
Sunday, July 31 Pocono Raceway 1:30 PM NBCSN
Sunday, August 7 Watkins Glen International 2:30 PM USA
Saturday, August 20 Bristol Motor Speedway 8:00 PM NBCSN
Sunday, August 28 Michigan International Speedway 2:00 PM NBCSN
Sunday, September 4 Darlington Raceway 6:00 PM NBC
Saturday, September 10 Richmond International Raceway 7:30 PM NBCSN
Sunday, September 18 Chicagoland Speedway 2:30 PM NBCSN
Sunday, September 25 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 2:00 PM NBCSN
Sunday, October 2 Dover International Speedway 2:00 PM NBCSN
Saturday, October 8 Charlotte Motor Speedway 7:00 PM NBC
Sunday, October 16 Kansas Speedway 2:15 PM NBC
Sunday, October 23 Talladega Superspeedway 2:00 PM NBCSN
Sunday, October 30 Martinsville Speedway 1:00 PM NBCSN
Sunday, November 6 Texas Motor Speedway 2:00 PM NBC
Sunday, November 13 Phoenix International Raceway 2:30 PM NBC
Sunday, November 20 Homestead-Miami Speedway 2:30 PM NBC

NBC SPORTS GROUP'S 2016 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES SCHEDULE
Date Location Time Network
Friday, July 1 Daytona International Speedway 7:30 PM NBCSN
Friday, July 8 Kentucky Speedway 8:30 PM NBCSN
Saturday, July 16 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 4:00 PM NBCSN
Saturday, July 23 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 3:30 PM NBCSN
Saturday, July 30 Iowa Speedway 8:00 PM NBCSN
Saturday, August 6 Watkins Glen International 2:00 PM CNBC
Saturday, August 13 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 3:30 PM USA
Friday, August 19 Bristol Motor Speedway 7:30 PM USA
Saturday, August 27 Road America 3:00 PM NBCSN
Saturday, September 3 Darlington Raceway 3:30 PM NBC
Friday, September 9 Richmond International Raceway 7:30 PM NBCSN
Saturday, September 17 Chicagoland Speedway 3:30 PM NBC
Saturday, September 24 Kentucky Speedway 8:00 PM NBCSN
Saturday, October 1 Dover International Speedway 3:00 PM NBCSN
Friday, October 7 Charlotte Motor Speedway 8:00 PM NBCSN
Saturday, October 15 Kansas Speedway 4:00 PM NBCSN
Saturday, November 5 Texas Motor Speedway 3:30 PM NBC
Saturday, November 12 Phoenix International Raceway 3:30 PM NBC
Saturday, November 19 Homestead-Miami Speedway 3:30 PM NBCSN

2015 NASCAR on NBC Season

The addition of NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series racing to NBC Sports Group's portfolio set viewership milestones in 2015. The Sprint Cup Championship race from Miami was the most-watched NASCAR season finale in a decade and set a NASCAR live streaming traffic record for NBC Sports Live Extra. Five of NBCSN's top 10 most-watched telecasts in the network's history are 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup races, and NASCAR powered NBCSN to its most-watched year on record. The NASCAR on NBC Facebook page established 308M total impressions on content in 2015, while the @NASCARonNBC twitter handle closed out 2015 with 77K Total Followers, a growth of 303% over the previous year.





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