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Wednesday, July 31st, 2019

LIVE COVERAGE OF IMSA AT ROAD AMERICA AND MECUM AUCTIONS: HARRISBURG HIGHLIGHT THIS WEEK’S MOTORSPORTS COVERAGE ACROSS NBC SPORTS

Live Coverage of IMSA Racing from Road America Begins Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App; NBCSN Presents Coverage Sunday at 6 p.m. ET

More Than 30 Hours of Mecum Auto Auctions from Harrisburg, Pa., This Weekend

Two NASCAR Vehicles Driven by Racing Legend Richard Petty Cars to Cross the Mecum Auction Block in Harrisburg

NBC Sports Presents “Radio Style” NASCAR Broadcasts for Second Consecutive Week from Watkins Glen This Weekend on NBC and NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 31, 2019 – NBC Sports — the home of motorsports — continues its presentation of the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship from Road America with live coverage across NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET. NBCSN will present TV coverage Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.

NBC Sports also presents more than 30 hours of Mecum Auto Auctions coverage from Harrisburg, Pa., this week on NBCSN, highlighted by a pair of iconic Plymouths driven by racing legend Richard Petty.

IMSA ROAD AMERICA – LIVE COVERAGE BEGINS SUNDAY AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSPORTS.COM & NBC SPORTS APP; NBCSN PRESENTS COVERAGE AT 6 P.M. ET

All four classes of the IMSA WeatherTech Championship will be in action for a ‘standard length’ 2-hour, 40-minute race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Acura Team Penske’s #6 team of Juan Pablo Montoya and Dane Cameron will look to retain the championship lead in the flagship Daytona Prototype International class, while Mazda Team Joest is coming off back-to-back DPi wins at Watkins Glen (#55 team – June 30) and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (#77 team – July 7).

Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), former IMSA GT driver Calvin Fish (analyst), and motorsports veteran A.J. Allmendinger (analyst) will call the action this Sunday, along with pit reporters Kevin Lee and Jon Beekhuis.

RICHARD PETTY CARS HIGHLIGHT MORE THAN 30 HOURS OF MECUM AUCTIONS FROM HARRISBURG ON NBCSN

More than 1,100 vehicles will cross the auction block at this weekend’s Mecum Auto Auctions event at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Pa. Among them are two of NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty’s most successful race cars: The Plymouth Superbird he took to 18 wins during the 1970 season, and his championship-winning Plymouth Road Runner from the 1971 season.

Scott Hoke will host coverage on-site in Harrisburg, alongside analysts John Kraman and Stephen Cox, and reporters Bill Stephens and Katie Osborne.

Following is this week’s Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg schedule on NBCSN:

DATE COVERAGE TIME (ET) NETWORK
Thur., Aug 1 Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg 12 p.m. NBCSN
  Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 12:30 a.m. NBCSN
Fri., Aug 2 Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 12 p.m. NBCSN
  Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 11 p.m. NBCSN
Sat., Aug 3 Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 6 a.m. NBCSN
  Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 2 p.m. NBCSN
  Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 7:30 p.m. NBCSN
Sun., Aug 4 Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 6 a.m. NBCSN
  Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 9 p.m. NBCSN

*delayed coverage

NASCAR CUP SERIES COVERAGE FROM WATKINS GLEN THIS WEEKEND ON NBC AND NBCSN

NBC Sports presents its first NASCAR road course races of 2019 from historic Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International this weekend. NBC Sports will have live “Radio Style” coverage of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at the Glen from Watkins Glen this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, as well as the Xfinity Series Zippo 200 at the Glen on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.

With announcers positioned from vantage points around the track, the assignments for Watkins Glen will be:

  • Main broadcast booth – Lead race announcer Rick Allen and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte
  • “The Esses” – Veteran MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio announcer Mike Bagley
  • “The Inner Loop” and “The Carousel” – Racing legend and two-time Daytona 500 Champion Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  • Turn 6 – 21-time Cup Series race winner Jeff Burton

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Following is this week’s remaining motorsports coverage across NBC Sports:

DATE COVERAGE TIME (ET) NETWORK
Wed., July 31 NASCAR America Motormouths w/ Ricky Stenhouse Jr 5 p.m. NBCSN
Thur., Aug 1 Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg 12 p.m. NBCSN
  NASCAR America Motorsports Hour 5 p.m. NBCSN
  Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 12:30 a.m. NBCSN
Fri., Aug 2 Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 12 p.m. NBCSN
  NASCAR Xfinity Series First Practice – Watkins Glen 12:30 p.m. Streaming
  NASCAR Xfinity Series Final Practice – Watkins Glen 2 p.m. Streaming
  NASCAR America 5 p.m. NBCSN
  Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 11 p.m. NBCSN
Sat., Aug 3 Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 6 a.m. NBCSN
  NASCAR Cup Series Practice – Watkins Glen 10:30 a.m. NBCSN
  NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying – Watkins Glen 11:30 a.m. NBCSN
  NASCAR America 12:30 p.m. NBCSN
  NASCAR Cup Series Final Practice – Watkins Glen 1 p.m. NBCSN
  Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 2 p.m. NBCSN
  NASCAR Xfinity Series Zippo 200 at The Glen 3 p.m. NBC
  NASCAR Xfinity Series Post Race – Watkins Glen 6 p.m. NBCSN
  NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying – Watkins Glen 6:30 p.m. NBCSN
  Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 7:30 p.m. NBCSN
Sun., Aug 4 Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 6 a.m. NBCSN
  NASCAR America 1 p.m. NBCSN
  NASCAR Cup Series Countdown to Green – Watkins Glen 2:30 p.m. NBCSN
  NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen 3 p.m. NBCSN
  NASCAR Cup Series Post-Race Show 5:30 p.m. NBCSN
  IMSA – Road America* 6 p.m. NBCSN
  Mecum Auto Auctions: Harrisburg* 9 p.m. NBCSN

*delayed coverage

MOTORSPORTS ON NBCSPORTS.COM AND THE NBC SPORTS APP

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