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Thursday, July 2nd, 2015
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH JULY 2- 5 2015
(All times ET)
The “Press Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box is a quick overview of upcoming program information and highlights from the NBC Sports Group Communications team.
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Thursday, July 2
4 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: The Greenbrier Classic
4:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Alstom Open de France
5 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR America
6 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Whelen Series: Riverhead
Friday, July 3
9 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 British Grand Prix – Practice 2
12:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Web.com Tour: Nova Scotia Open
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR America
2 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR XFINITY Series Practice
3 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Practice
4 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR XFINITY Series Practice
4 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: The Greenbrier Classic
4:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Alstom Open de France
5 p.m. on NBCSN – NBCSN – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Practice
6 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR America
Saturday, July 4
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Tour de France Stage 1: Utrecht
8 a.m. on CNBC – F1 British Grand Prix – Qualifying
8 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Alstom Open de France
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: The Greenbrier Classic
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR XFINITY Series – Qualifying
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Tour de France Stage 1: Utrecht
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – Web.com Tour: Nova Scotia Open
4 p.m. on NBC – Lucas Oil Pro Motocross RedBud – Moto 2’s
4 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR AMERICA
4:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Qualifying
5 p.m. on NBC – Breeder’s Cup Challenge Series
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR America
7 p.m. on NBCSN – Countdown to Green
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Subway Firecracker 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Lucas Oil Pro Motocross RedBud – Moto 2’s (Encore)
Sunday, July 5
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Tour de France Stage 2: Utrecht to Neeltje Jans
7:30 a.m. on CNBC – F1 British Grand Prix
7:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Alstom Open de France
Noon on NBCSN – F1 British Grand Prix (Encore)
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: The Greenbrier Classic
2 p.m. on NBC – Tour de France Stage 2: Utrecht to Neeltje Jans
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – GP2 Britain
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – Web.com Tour: Nova Scotia Open
4 p.m. on NBC – NASCAR Special: Chasing 43
5 p.m. on NBC – Global RallyCross
5 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR America
7 p.m. on NBC – Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race
8 p.m. on NBCSN – Tour de France Stage 2: Utrecht to Neeltje Jans
11 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Victory Lap
NBC Sports Group begins its 10-year partnership with NASCAR this 4th of July weekend with 23.5 hours of NASCAR coverage. The holiday weekend slate from Daytona International Speedway is highlighted by the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on NBC, and the Subway Firecracker 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Weekend coverage of NASCAR begins tonight at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NASCAR America, followed by the NASCAR Whelen Series at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Carolyn Manno hosts NASCAR America from NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn., while Krista Voda, Kyle Petty, Parker Kilgerman, and Dale Jarrett will report from on-site at the Daytona International Speedway. Ralph Sheheen, Ray Evernham, and Derek Pernesiglio host the NASCAR Whelen Series from Riverhead Raceway in Riverhead, N.Y.
Coverage continues Friday on NBCSN with NASCAR America at 1:30 p.m. ET, followed by the NASCAR XFINITY Series – Practice at 2 p.m. ET, and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Practice at 3 p.m. ET.
Saturday’s coverage is highlighted by the Subway Firecracker 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Saturday’s coverage of NASCAR on NBCSN begins with NASCAR XFINITY Series – Qualifying at 2:30 p.m. ET, followed by NASCAR America at 4 p.m. ET, and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Qualifying at 4:30 p.m. ET. NASCAR America begins at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by Countdown to Green at 7 p.m. ET, leading into the Subway Firecracker 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The 57th running of the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race highlights NBC Sports Group’s Sunday coverage at 7 p.m. ET on NBC. Sunday’s coverage of begins at 4 p.m. ET on NBC with the NASCAR special Chasing 43. NASCAR America begins at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN, leading into the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola at 7 p.m. ET on NBC. At the conclusion of the race NASCAR Victory Lap, NBCSN’s post-race studio show, begins at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Come race time, announcer Rick Allen joins 21-time NASCAR Sprint Cup winning driver Jeff Burton and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte in the NBC Sports broadcast booth to call both primetime events. NBC Sports’ Krista Voda will sit alongside NASCAR personality Kyle Petty, as well as three-time Daytona 500 champion and Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett, from a state-of-the-art open-air studio located atop pit road to set the stage for both races on NBC Sports Group’s pre-race show, Countdown to Green.
Rutledge Wood, NBC Sports’ NASCAR features reporter and “man about the track,” will present pieces that delve into the experience of attending a race at the famed Daytona International Speedway, and NBCSports.com lead motorsports writer Nate Ryan will be on hand to cover news and timely information affecting the sport. Motorsports reporters Marty Snider, Kelli Stavast, Mike Massaro, and Dave Burns will cover pit road throughout the 4th of July Weekend telecasts.
NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 102nd Tour de France, the world’s most prestigious and grueling cycling race, begins this weekend. Live coverage of Stage 1: Utrecht begins Saturday at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN, with an encore presentation at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Sunday coverage of Stage 2: Utrecht to Neeltje Jans begins at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN, with encore presentations airing at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, and 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen, the voices of cycling, call the race action, joined by reporters Steve Schlanger, Jenna Corrado, and Steve Porino.
Coverage of the 2015 F1 British Grand Prix begins Friday at 9 a.m. ET on NBCSN with F1 British Grand Prix Practice 2, and continues Saturday at 8 a.m. ET on CNBC with the F1 British Grand Prix – Qualifying.
CNBC presents live coverage of the F1 British Grand Prix Sunday at 7:30 a.m. ET, with an encore presentation of the F1 British Grand Prix airing at noon ET on NBCSN. Coverage concludes with the GP2 Britain at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
NBC Sports Group’s lead F1 announcer Leigh Diffey will call this weekend’s action, alongside analysts David Hobbs and Steve Matchett, and on-site reporter Will Buxton. In addition, Alex Jacques will call the GP2 race from Silverstone.
LUCAS OIL PRO MOTOCROSS REDBUD
NBC’s live coverage of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship – RedBud begins this Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage continues with an encore presentation at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Veteran play-by-play voice Jason Weigandt calls the action from RedBud National in Buchanan, Mich, joined by analyst Grant Langston, and pit reporter Georgia Lindsay.
NBC continues coverage of the Breeder’s Cup Challenge Series this weekend with the Belmont Oaks and Suburban Handicap live on NBC at 5 p.m. ET.
NBC’s coverage of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series on Saturday features host Laffit Pincay, III, analysts Randy Moss and Jerry Bailey, the Hall of Fame jockey and five-time Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, and reporters Donna Brothers and Nick Luck. Daily Racing Form’s Matt Bernier serves as handicapper.
Golf Channel’s live tournament coverage this weekend features the PGA Tour’s Greenbrier Classic, European Tour’s Alstom Open De France, and Web.com Tour’s Nova Scotia Open.
Coverage of the PGA Tour’s Greenbrier Classic begins today at 4 p.m. ET on Golf Channel, and continues Friday at 4 p.m. ET, and Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
Bob Papa (play-by-play) and Nick Faldo (analyst) host coverage from the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Joining Papa and Faldo are Matt Gogel (tower), Phil Parkin and Peter Kostis (on course), and George Savaricas (interviews).
Golf Channel’s coverage of the European Tour’s Alstom Open de France begins today at 4:30 p.m. ET. Coverage continues Friday at 4:30 p.m. ET, Saturday at 8 a.m. ET, and culminates Sunday with coverage of the final round at 7:30 a.m. ET.
Scott Walker hosts coverage of the Alstom Open de France from Golf Channel’s studio in Orlando, Fla. Calling the action from Le Golf National in Paris, France are Julian Tutt (play-by-play), Denis Hutchinson and Warren Humphreys (analyst), and Ken Brown (on course).
Weekend Coverage of the Web.com tour’s Nova Scotia Open begins Friday at 12:30 p.m. ET, and continues Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
Jerry Foltz (play-by-play) hosts coverage from Ashburn Golf Club in Halifaz, Nova Scotia, Canada. Joining Foltz will be Craig Perks (analyst), Steve Burkowski (tower), Phil Blackmar and Kay Cockerill (on course).
