FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, July 31st, 2015
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH JULY 31– AUGUST 2, 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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Friday, July 31
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Quicken Loans National
4:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Qualifying
6 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR America
6:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Web.com Tour: Utah Championship
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR XFINITY Series – Final Practice
Saturday, August 1
8 a.m. on NBCSN – The States of NASCAR
9 a.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Practice
10 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Satire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play
11:30 a.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Final Practice
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – RacerTV
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Wakeboarding
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Quicken Loans National
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Lucas Oil 12
2 p.m. on NBC – World of Adventure Sports
3 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Racing – Qualifying
3 p.m. on NBC – Dew Tour: Best of Chicago
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – Champions Tour: 3M Championship
4:30 p.m. on NBC – Red Bull Signature Series: Hart Lines
4:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR XFINITY Series – Qualifying
6 p.m. on Golf Channel – Web.com Tour: Utah Championship
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Countdown to Green
8 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR XFINITY Series: U.S. Cellular 250 – Iowa
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – World Series of Fighting
Sunday, August 2
9 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Satire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play
10:30 a.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Qualifying
12 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR America
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Mecum Auctions: Main Attractions
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Countdown to Green
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Quicken Loans National
1 p.m. on CNBC – IndyCar Racing: Honda Indy 200 – Ohio
1:30 p.m. on NBC – World Swimming Championships
1: 30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Pennsylvania 400 – Pocono
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – Champions Tour: 3M Championship
3:30 p.m. on NBC – Red Bull Vans Pool Party
5 p.m. on NBC – Breeder’s Cup Challenge: Haskell
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Post Race
6 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Racing: Honda Indy 200 – Ohio
6 p.m. on Golf Channel – Web.com Tour: Utah Championship
11 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Victory Lap
NBC Sports Group continues its coverage of NASCAR this weekend on NBCSN with Sprint Cup racing from Pocono and XFINITY action from Iowa.
Weekend coverage of NASCAR begins today on NBCSN with the Sprint Cup Series Final Practice at 4:30 p.m. ET, followed by NASCAR America at 6 p.m. ET. Coverage continues with the XFINITY Series Final Practice at 7 p.m. ET.
Saturday’s coverage is highlighted by the NASCAR XFINITY Series: U.S. Cellular 250 at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Saturday’s coverage of NASCAR begins at 8 a.m. ET with The States of NASCAR, followed by back-to-back Sprint Cup Practice races beginning at 9 a.m. ET. Coverage continues on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET with the NASCAR XFINITY Series Qualifying, followed by the NASCAR Countdown to Green pre-race show at 7:30 p.m. ET, leading into the NASCAR XFINITY Series: U.S. Cellular 250 at 8 p.m. ET on NBCN.
Sunday’s coverage of NASCAR is highlighted by the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Pennsylvania 400 at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Coverage begins on Sunday with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying at 10:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN, followed by NASCAR America at 12 p.m. ET. Coverage continues with the NASCAR Countdown to Green pre-race show at 1 p.m. ET, leading into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Pennslyvania 400 at 1:30 p.m. ET. Following the race is a NASCAR Post Race show at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Weekend coverage of NASCAR wraps up with NASCAR Victory Lap at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Ralph Sheheen will call Saturday’s race from Iowa Speedway, joined in the booth by Dale Jarrett. Reporters Jim Noble, Alex Hayden and Marty Snider add to NBCSN’s pre-race coverage.
NBC Sports Group’s lead race announcer Rick Allen calls Sunday’s race from Pocono, joined in the booth by Steve Letarte and Jeff Burton. Krista Voda hosts NBCSN’s pre-race coverage alongside analyst Kyle Petty. Contributing to pre-race coverage and then patrolling pit road during the race on NBCSN are reporters Kelli Stavast, Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, and Rutledge Wood.
NBC presents coverage of the FINA World Swimming Championships this weekend from Kazan, Russia. Coverage begins Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Dan Hicks hosts coverage of the FINA World Swimming Championships joined by Rowdy Gaines and Michele Tafoya.
NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series continues this weekend with live coverage of the Honda Indy 200. Coverage beings Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN with IndyCar Race Qualifying.
Weekend coverage is highlighted by the IndyCar Honda Indy 200 on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on CNBC. Coverage continues with an encore presentation of the race on NBCSN at 6 p.m. ET.
NBC Sports Group lead IndyCar play-by-play voice Leigh Diffey will call the action from Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, joined by analysts David Hobbs and Townsend Bell. Robin Miller, Jon Beekhuis, Kevin Lee and Katie Hargitt will handle pit reporting duties.
World Series of Fighting returns to NBCSN this Saturday, highlighted by two world title fights. Live coverage of WSOF begins Saturday at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Play-by-play announcer Todd Harris will be joined by mixed martial artists and analysts Bas Rutten and Joey Varner to call the action from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
NBC continues coverage of the Breeder’s Cup Challenge Series this weekend with the William Hill Haskell live on NBC at 5 p.m. ET.
Tom Hammond will host coverage from Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J. Joining Hammond are Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Donna Brothers, Kenny Rice, Eddie Olczyk, Larry Collmus, and Matt Bernier.
NBC Sports Group continues its coverage of the 2015 Dew Tour season Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC with Best of Dew Tour Chicago, featuring many of the world’s best skateboard and BMX athletes.
Todd Harris, Chris Miller, Paul Zitzer and Carolyn Manno call the action from Grant Park Plaza in Chicago.
NBC Sports Group continues coverage of the 2015 Red Bull Signature Series this Sunday at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC with Hart Lines, one of the biggest indoor BMX contests in the world. Sal Masekela hosts coverage of the event from Detroit’s Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan.
Golf Channel’s live tournament coverage this weekend features the PGA Tour’s Quicken Loans National, the Champions Tour’s 3M Championship, the Web.com Tour’s Utah Championship, and the European Tour’s Satire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play.
Golf Channel’s coverage of the PGA Tour’s Quicken Loans National begins today at 2:30 p.m. ET. Live coverage continues Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Terry Gannon (play-by-play) and Nick Faldo (analyst) host coverage from Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va. Joining Gannon and Faldo are Matt Gogel (tower), Jim Gallagher Jr. and Jerry Foltz (on-course), and Todd Lewis (interviews).
Weekend coverage of the Champions Tour’s 3M Championship begins Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, and continues Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Bob Papa (play-by-play) hosts coverage from the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn. Joining Papa will be Lanny Wadkins (analyst), John Mahaffey and Dave Marr (tower), and Billy Ray Brown (on course).
Golf Channel’s live coverage of the Web.com Tour’s Utah Championship begins tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET. Weekend coverage continues Saturday and Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.
Whit Watson (play-by-play) and Craig Perks (analyst) call the action from the Golf Club at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah. Joining Watson and Perks are Steve Burkowski (tower), Phil Blackmar and Kay Cockerill (on-course).
Live coverage of the European Tour’s Satire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play begins Saturday at 10 a.m. ET on Golf Channel, and continues Sunday at 9 a.m. ET.
Mike Ritz hosts coverage of the Satire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play from Golf Channel’s studio in Orlando, Fla. Calling the action from Murcar Links Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland are Dougie Donnelly (play-by-play), Sam Torrance and Denis Hutchinson (analyst), and Jay Townsend (on course).
