FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, May 14th, 2019
NBC SPORTS PRESENTS 35+ HOURS OF EXCLUSIVE LIVE INDIANAPOLIS 500 PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING THIS WEEK WITH NBC SPORTS GOLD’S “INDYCAR PASS”
Live Coverage of Practices for Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge Begins Today at 11 a.m. ET Exclusively on “INDYCAR Pass”
“INDYCAR Pass” Price Reduced to $39.99 This Month Only
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 14, 2019 – NBC Sports Gold’s “INDYCAR Pass” will present 35+ hours of exclusive Indianapolis 500 practice and qualifying this week, ahead of NBC Sports’ inaugural presentation of the 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge on May 26. The price for “INDYCAR Pass” has been reduced this month only to $39.99, a $15 discount. Click here to purchase now.
Coverage begins today at 11 a.m. ET with seven hours of live coverage of practice from Indianapolis Motor Speedway exclusively on NBC Sports Gold’s “INDYCAR Pass.” This week, “INDYCAR Pass” will stream exclusive live practice Tuesday-Friday from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET.
Kevin Lee and Jake Query will handle play-by-play duties today through Thursday alongside Anders Krohn (analyst), Robin Miller (analyst) and Dillon Welch (pit reporter).
Friday’s practice coverage on “INDYCAR Pass” will feature the Indianapolis 500 broadcast team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst), and Paul Tracy (analyst), alongside pit reporters Marty Snider, Kelli Stavast, Kevin Lee, Jon Beekhuis, Robin Miller and Dillon Welch.
This Saturday, May 18, “INDYCAR Pass” will have exclusive Indianapolis 500 qualifying coverage from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET. “INDYCAR Pass” and NBCSN will have live coverage of qualifying on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET, followed by qualifying on Sunday at noon ET on NBC and 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
In addition, “INDYCAR Pass” will also provide coverage of Indy 500 Carb Day, the IPL Festival Parade, and the Indy 500 Victory Banquet.
Following is NBC Sports Gold’s “INDYCAR Pass” coverage throughout the month of May:
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Platform |
| May 14 | 11 a.m. | Indy 500 Practice | NBC Sports Gold |
| May 15 | 11 a.m. | Indy 500 Practice | NBC Sports Gold |
| May 16 | 11 a.m. | Indy 500 Practice | NBC Sports Gold |
| May 17 | 11 a.m. | Indy 500 Practice | NBC Sports Gold |
| May 18 | 8 a.m. | Indy 500 Practice | NBC Sports Gold |
| 11 a.m. | Indy 500 Qualifying | NBC Sports Gold | |
| 5 p.m. | Indy 500 Qualifying | NBCSN/NBC Sports Gold | |
| May 19 | 10:15 a.m. | Indy 500 Practice | NBC Sports Gold |
| May 24 | 11 a.m. | Indy 500 Carb Day | NBCSN/NBC Sports Gold |
| 1 p.m. | IndyLights – Firestone 100 | NBCSN/NBC Sports Gold | |
| 2 p.m. | Indy 500 Carb Day | NBCSN/NBC Sports Gold | |
| May 25 | 11:45 a.m. | Indy 500 Parade | NBC Sports Gold |
| May 27 | 7:30 p.m. | Red Carpet/Indy 500 Victory Banquet | NBC Sports Gold |
For more details on this month’s coverage of the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series coverage across all NBC Sports platforms, click here.
NBC Sports Gold is NBC Sports’ direct-to-consumer live streaming product.
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The 2019 INDYCAR season is the first of a new media rights agreement that was announced in March 2018 between INDYCAR and NBC Sports Group in which NBC Sports acquired the exclusive rights to all NTT IndyCar Series races, qualifying and practice sessions, and Indy Lights races across its numerous platforms. Prior to this season, NBC Sports only had cable rights to a portion of the season. Click here for more information.
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