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Wednesday, June 8th, 2016

INDYCAR FIRESTONE 600, FORMULA ONE CANADIAN GRAND PRIX HIGHLIGHT MORE THAN 30 HOURS OF MOTORSPORTS COVERAGE ACROSS NBC AND NBCSN THIS WEEK

Live Presentation of IndyCar Firestone 600 Airs Saturday Night at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN; Qualifying Friday at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN

F1 Canadian Grand Prix Airs Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC; Diffey, Hobbs, Matchett and Buxton On-Site in Montreal

 Coverage Begins with F1 Countdown at 1 p.m. ET on NBC

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 8, 2016 – NBC Sports Group will present more than 30 hours of motorsports coverage this weekend, highlighted by live coverage of the IndyCar Firestone 600 on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series resumes on NBCSN this weekend for the final eight races of the 2016 season, leading into the season finale at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, Sept. 18.

In addition to this weekend’s IndyCar coverage on NBCSN, NBC Sports Group continues its 2016 Formula One coverage this Sunday with the Canadian Grand Prix at 2 p.m. ET on NBC.

NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will provide streaming coverage of this weekend’s IndyCar Firestone 600 and F1 Canadian Grand Prix.


INDYCAR FIRESTONE 600 – SATURDAY AT 8:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Beginning this weekend, NBCSN will provide exclusive coverage of the final eight races of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series, culminating with the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma on September 18 on NBCSN.

Coverage of the Firestone 600 from Texas Motor Speedway begins on Friday at 6 p.m. ET with qualifying, followed by pre-race coverage on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, and live race coverage at 8:30 p.m. ET. Last weekend, Sebastian Bourdais (KVSH Racing) and Will Power (Penske) each won at the Detroit doubleheader in Belle Isle on June 4-5. Simon Pagenaud (Penske) finished second in the second Detroit race, and holds an 80-point lead over Scott Dixon (Target Chip Ganassi) in the championship standings.  Last year, Dixon won the Firestone 600 for the second time in his career.

Brian Till (play-by-play) will call the action alongside former drivers Paul Tracy and Townsend Bell. Reporters Marty Snider, Katie Hargitt, Robin Miller and Kevin Lee will report from the pits.


FORMULA ONE CANADIAN GRAND PRIX – SUNDAY AT 2 P.M. ET ON NBC

NBC Sports Group’s Formula One coverage continues with the Canadian Grand Prix live from Montreal this Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC. Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) made his way back atop the podium with his second career win at the Monaco Grand Prix on May 29 for his first victory of the 2016 campaign. Hamilton won last year’s Canadian Grand Prix, holding off Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg for his fourth win at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Rosberg boasts 106 points this season through six races, followed by Hamilton (82 pts) and 2014 Canadian GP winner Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull; 66 pts)

Coverage begins Friday on NBC Sports Live Extra at 10 a.m. ET with Practice 1, followed by NBCSN’s coverage of Practice 2 at 2 p.m. ET. Live Extra will stream coverage of Practice 3 on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET, prior to NBCSN’s live coverage of qualifying at 1 p.m. ET. NBC will present pre-race coverage on F1 Countdown on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, leading into the Canadian Grand Prix at 2 p.m. ET on NBC. NBCSN will also air an encore presentation Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET.

NBC Sports Group’s lead F1 broadcast team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), veteran analyst and former racecar driver David Hobbs, analyst and former race mechanic for the Benetton F1 team Steve Matchett, and F1 insider Will Buxton will call the action on-site from the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada.

Following is this week’s motorsports coverage schedule on NBC and NBCSN:

Date Program Time (ET) Network
Thur., June 9 Red Bull Global RallyCross – Dallas (Encore) 8 p.m. NBCSN
  IndyCar Chronicles – Tony Kanaan 9:30 p.m. NBCSN
Fri., June 10 F1 Canadian Grand Prix – Practice 1 10 a.m. NBC Sports Live Extra
  IndyCar Firestone 600 – Practice 12 p.m. NBCSN
  F1 Canadian Grand Prix – Practice 2 2 p.m. NBCSN
  Off The Grid – Shanghai 3:30 p.m. NBCSN
  IndyCar Firestone 600 – Qualifying 6 p.m. NBCSN
  Mecum Auctions (Encore) 7:30 p.m. NBCSN
  F1 Canadian Grand Prix – Practice 2 (Encore) 10:30 p.m. NBCSN
Sat., June 11 F1 Canadian Grand Prix – Practice 3 10 a.m. NBC Sports Live Extra
  Off The Grid – Melbourne 11 a.m. NBCSN
  F1 Canadian Grand Prix – Practice 2 (Encore) 11:30 a.m. NBC Sports Live Extra
  F1 Canadian Grand Prix – Qualifying 1 p.m. NBCSN
  IndyCar Countdown 8 p.m. NBCSN
  IndyCar Firestone 600 8:30 p.m. NBCSN
Sun., June 12 F1 Countdown 1 p.m. NBC
  F1 Canadian Grand Prix 2 p.m. NBC
  F1 Canadian Grand Prix (Encore) 8 p.m. NBCSN
  F1 Extra (Encore) 10:30 p.m. NBCSN

 

MOTORSPORTS ON NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA: NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will provide live streaming coverage of the IndyCar Firestone 600 and Formula One Canadian Grand Prix via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

NBC Sports Live Extra is powered by Playmaker Media and available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra.

NASCAR TALKNASCAR TALK provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date NASCAR coverage, including Sprint Cup, XFINITY, and Camping World Truck Series. The site also promotes videos from NBCSN’s NASCAR AMERICA. Fans can follow @NASCARTalkNBC on Twitter.

MOTORSPORTSTALK: MotorSportsTalk (@MotorSportsTalk) on NBCSports.com brings racing fans up-to-the-minute news, video and information on Formula One, the Verizon IndyCar Series, and other open-wheel and off-road racing from around the world. The site also serves as the destination for all news, analysis and video from NBC and NBCSN productions of IndyCar and F1, including contributions from on-air commentators.

SOCIAL: NBC Sports Group will continue to provide comprehensive motorsports social coverage across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. On Twitter, fans can follow @MotorsportsTalk for all-encompassing content across NBC Sports Group’s motorsports properties. @NASCARonNBC and@NASCARTalkNBC share the latest NASCAR content, @F1onNBCSports provides the latest news in Formula One, and @IndyCaronNBCSN delivers up-to-the-minute information on the Verizon IndyCar Series.

 

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