FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, November 30th, 2015
NASCAR ON NBC: 2015 SEASON BY THE NUMBERS
NBC Sports Group Delivers 569 Hours of NASCAR Programming, Including 363 Hours of Live Trackside Coverage
NASCAR on NBC Broadcasts Live from 22 states During 2015 Season
Four Days to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards on NBCSN from Las Vegas
STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 30, 2015 – NBC Sports Group’s first season return as the home of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series Championships continues this Friday on NBCSN with the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards at 9 p.m. ET from Las Vegas, NV. The special presentation wraps up an exciting 2015 season featuring live coverage from 22 states, more than 12 thousand miles of racing and 569 hours of NASCAR programming.
Listed below are some key metrics from NBC Sports Group’s 2015 NASCAR coverage.
2 NASCAR Champions crowned on NBC
19 NASCAR XFINITY Series races on NBC and NBCSN
20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races on NBC and NBCSN
21 Consecutive weeks of NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series race coverage
22 States NASCAR on NBC delivered Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series race coverage
363 Total hours of live trackside coverage across NBC, NBCSN and CNBC
206 Total hours of non-trackside NASCAR coverage on NBCSN
569 Total hours of NASCAR Programming in 2015
3,370 NASCAR XFINITY Series race laps covered on NBC and NBCSN
4,559.75 Total miles of NASCAR XFINITY Series races on NBC and NBCSN
5,696 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race laps covered on NBC and NBCSN
7,548.21 Total miles of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races on NBC and NBCSN
15,196 Miles traveled by NBC Sports Group’s NASCAR mobile production convoy covering races on NBC and NBCSN
84,000 Unique users who watched 2015 Sprint Cup Championship from Miami on NBC Sports Live Extra
12.4 Million Number of TV viewers watching as Kyle Busch captured the Ford EcoBoost 400 checkered flag and the 2015 Sprint Cup Championship on NBC
NASCAR on NBC
NBC Sports Group presents the final 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, final 19 NASCAR XFINITY Series events, select NASCAR Regional & Touring Series events and other live NASCAR related content. NBC Sports Group is the home of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, when the elite national series races through its final 10 events of the season. NBC Sports Group’s NASCAR programming also includes NASCAR America on NBCSN, airing weekdays at 5 p.m. ET, coverage of NASCAR’s Awards Ceremonies, the annual NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony, as well as original programming specials.
–NBC SPORTS GROUP–
