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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

NBC SPORTS NETWORK PRESENTS INDYCAR COVERAGE FROM BRAZIL THIS WEEKEND

Sao Paulo Indy 300 Airs Live at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday

IndyCar 36 Features Charlie Kimball

NEW YORK – May 2, 2013 – NBC Sports Network continues coverage of the 2013 IZOD IndyCar series this weekend, with the Sao Paulo Indy 300 live on Sunday, May 5, at 11 a.m. ET. Coverage begins on Sunday, May 5, at 1 a.m. with qualifying. IndyCar 36 returns at 6:30 p.m. ET on Saturday with an inside look at Charlie Kimball, the first licensed driver with diabetes in the history of IndyCar to compete at the most elite level of the series.

IZOD IndyCar Series leader Helio Castroneves returns to his hometown of Sao Paulo as he aims to extend his series lead against Japanese driver Takuma Sato, who ranks second after a win at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Three-time defending Sao Paulo champion Will Power drives for a fourth straight win in Brazil, while 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series champion and Andretti Autosport driver Ryan Hunter-Reay looks to get back in the winner’s circle.

COMMENTATORS: NBC Sports Network’s IndyCar booth features lead voice Leigh Diffey, analyst Townsend Bell, and reporters Jon Beekhuis and Robin Miller covering from Indianapolis, Ind. Veteran Kevin Lee will report from pit road in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

INDYCAR 36: NBC Sports Network offers motorsports fans another episode of the all-access series IndyCar 36. This week the cameras follow California driver Charlie Kimball, who races for Chip Ganassi Racing, and competes despite being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

The NBC Sports Network original series is produced by IMS Productions and gives viewers an all-access pass into the life of a world-class driver in the middle of race season. The cameras will follow a driver for 36 hours during a race weekend providing a behind-the-scenes look at the on- and off-track activities of the stars of the IndyCar Series. The all-access 36 series also includes NHL 36, Fight Night 36 and F1 36.

Date Event Time (ET)
Sat., May 4 IndyCar 36: Charlie Kimball 6:30 p.m.
Sun., May 5 Sao Paulo Qualifying 1 a.m.
Sun., May 5 Sao Paulo Indy 300 11 a.m.
Mon., May 6 Sao Paulo Indy 300 Encore 1 a.m.

 

IZOD INDYCAR ON NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA: NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will live stream the Sao Paulo Indy 300 at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, May 5. The race will be streamed via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to authenticated customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.

MOTORSPORTSTALK: MotorSportsTalk (@MotorSportsTalk) on NBCSports.com brings racing fans up-to-the-minute news, video and information on the IZOD IndyCar Series, Formula One, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and all other motorsports racing from around the world. The site also serves as the destination for all news, analysis and video from NBC and NBC Sports Network productions of IndyCar and F1, including contributions from on-air commentators.

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