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Thursday, January 16th, 2020

MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS CONTINUES WITH SECOND RACE IN ANAHEIM THIS SEASON ON NBCSN THIS SATURDAY AT 10 P.M. ET

Live Streaming Coverage Begins Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Gold “Supercross Pass”

2020 Monster Jam Season Opener from Tampa Airs Friday at 12 a.m. ET on NBCSN

American Rider Ricky Brabec Currently Leading Bike Class in Dakar Rally; Coverage of Stage 11 Tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 16, 2020 – NBC Sports presents the third race of the 2020 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season this Saturday from Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN, marking the series’ second visit to Anaheim this season. Justin Barcia won the season opener in Anaheim for his second consecutive season-opening race in the 450SX Class.

Ken Roczen won his first race in nearly three years in the 450SX Class last weekend at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Mo. Rounding out the top three finishers in St. Louis, Barcia came in second place and 2018 450SX Class season champion Jason Anderson finished third. In the 250SX Class, Austin Forkner took home the victory.

Veteran play-by-play commentator Leigh Diffey, five-time Supercross champion and seven-time Motocross champion Ricky Carmichael, host and former racer Daniel Blair, and reporter Will Christien will call the action.

NBC Sports Gold’s “Supercross Pass” offers a comprehensive one-stop-shop package of events that will include live streaming and on-demand replays for all Supercross qualifiers and races without commercial interruption, as well as present exclusive expert analysis and interviews. “Supercross Pass” is available now for $74.99. Click here to purchase. This weekend’s coverage on NBC Sports Gold begins Saturday at 4 p.m. ET with qualifying.

NBC Sports’ 2020 Monster Jam programming begins Friday, Jan. 17, at 12 a.m. ET on NBCSN with coverage from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.

Following Stage 10 in the Dakar Rally, American Honda rider Ricky Brabec currently leads the bike class with only two stages to go. Coverage of the Dakar continues tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN and concludes on Friday with the final stage, Stage 12, on NBCSN at 6 p.m. ET.

Following is this week’s NBC Sports’ motorsports schedule:

Date Event Coverage Time (ET)
Thurs., January 16 Dakar Rally – Stage 11 NBCSN 6:30 p.m.
Fri., January 17 Dakar Rally – Stage 12 NBCSN 6 p.m.
  Monster Jam – Tampa NBCSN 12 a.m.
Sat., January 18 Anaheim – Qualifying NBC Sports Gold 4 p.m.
  Anaheim – Event* NBCSN 10 p.m.
  Anaheim – Event NBC Sports Gold 10 p.m.

*All televised coverage streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

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