FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, September 24th, 2019
NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES 2020 NASCAR TELECAST SCHEDULE
NBC Sports to Present 39 Combined NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series Races in 2020
New Regular-Season Finale – Daytona International Speedway in Primetime on NBC on Saturday, Aug. 29
NASCAR Celebrates Fourth of July Weekend at the Brickyard 400 – Sunday, July 5 on NBC
Five of Final Six Playoff Races on NBC Including Talladega on Sunday, Oct. 4, and Championship Race from Phoenix on Sunday, Nov. 8
STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 24, 2019 – NBC Sports, in conjunction with NASCAR, today announced race start times and networks for its NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series coverage for the 2020 season.
NBC Sports will present a total of 39 races (20 Cup, 19 Xfinity) in 2020, beginning at Chicagoland Speedway on the weekend of June 20-21 on NBCSN. Schedule highlights include:
- The Cup Series regular-season finale will be held at Daytona International Speedway for the first time on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC, kicking off five consecutive weeks of primetime NASCAR racing;
- The Brickyard 400 shifts to Fourth of July weekend and will be presented on Sunday, July 5, at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC;
- Five of the six final NASCAR Cup Series Playoff races will be showcased on NBC, including iconic Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. ET; the penultimate race of the season at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. ET on NBC; and the Cup Series championship from ISM Raceway in Phoenix on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. ET on NBC;
- The new Cup Series Pocono doubleheader on the weekend of June 27-28 on NBCSN, with Saturday’s race at 3 p.m. ET followed by Sunday’s race at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Following are NBC Sports’ 2020 NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series schedules featuring networks and start times*:
NBC SPORTS 2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES SCHEDULE | |||
Date | Location | Network | Time (ET) |
Sun., June 21 | Chicagoland Speedway | NBCSN | 2:30 p.m. |
Sat., June 27 | Pocono Raceway | NBCSN | 3 p.m. |
Sun., June 28 | Pocono Raceway | NBCSN | 3:30 p.m. |
Sun., July 5 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | NBC | 3:30 p.m. |
Sat., July 11 | Kentucky Speedway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Sun., July 19 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 3 p.m. |
Sun., Aug. 9 | Michigan International Speedway | NBCSN | 3 p.m. |
Sun., Aug. 16 | Watkins Glen International | NBCSN | 3 p.m. |
Sun., Aug. 23 | Dover International Speedway | NBCSN | 3 p.m. |
Sat., Aug. 29 | Daytona International Speedway | NBC | 7:30 p.m. |
Sun., Sept. 6 | Darlington Raceway | NBCSN | 6 p.m. |
Sat., Sept. 12 | Richmond Raceway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Sat., Sept. 19 | Bristol Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Sun., Sept. 27 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Sun., Oct. 4 | Talladega Superspeedway | NBC | 2 p.m. |
Sun., Oct. 11 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | NBC | 2:30 p.m. |
Sun., Oct. 18 | Kansas Speedway | NBC | 2:30 p.m. |
Sun., Oct. 25 | Texas Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 3 p.m. |
Sun., Nov. 1 | Martinsville Speedway | NBC | 2 p.m. |
Sun., Nov. 8 | ISM Raceway (Phoenix) | NBC | 3 p.m. |
NBC SPORTS 2020 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES SCHEDULE | |||
Date | Location | Network | Time (ET) |
Sat., June 20 | Chicagoland Speedway | NBCSN | 4 p.m. |
Sun., June 28 | Pocono Raceway | NBCSN | 12 p.m. |
Sat., July 4 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 3 p.m. |
Fri., July 10 | Kentucky Speedway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Sat., July 18 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 3 p.m. |
Sat., Aug. 1 | Iowa Speedway | CNBC | 2 p.m. |
Sat., Aug. 8 | Road America | CNBC | 3 p.m. |
Sat., Aug. 15 | Watkins Glen International | NBCSN | 3 p.m. |
Sat., Aug. 22 | Dover International Speedway | NBCSN | 4 p.m. |
Fri., Aug. 28 | Daytona International Speedway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Sat., Sept. 5 | Darlington Raceway | NBC | 4 p.m. |
Fri., Sept. 11 | Richmond Raceway | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Fri., Sept. 18 | Bristol Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Sat., Sept. 26 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Sat., Oct. 10 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | NBC | 3:30 p.m. |
Sat., Oct. 17 | Kansas Speedway | NBC | 3 p.m. |
Sat., Oct. 24 | Texas Motor Speedway | NBC | 3:30 p.m. |
Sat., Oct. 31 | Martinsville Speedway | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Sat., Nov. 7 | ISM Raceway (Phoenix) | NBCSN | 4 p.m. |
*subject to change
–NBC SPORTS–