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Friday, March 12th, 2021

MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS CONTINUES WITH TRIPLEHEADER FROM AT&T STADIUM ACROSS NBCSN AND PEACOCK PREMIUM

AT&T Stadium Hosts Texas Tripleheader, as 450SX Standings Battle Continues Between Ken Roczen and Cooper Webb

Live Race Coverage Begins Tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Peacock Premium; Live Qualifying Coverage Begins Tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock Premium

Peacock Premium to Present Exclusive Live Race Coverage on Tuesday, March 16, and Saturday, March 20

Latest Episode of NASCAR America Splash ‘N Go Available Now

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 12, 2021 – The 2021 Monster Energy Supercross season continues at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, for a tripleheader across eight days beginning tomorrow live at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN, Peacock Premium and NBC Sports digital platforms. The battle atop the 450SX Class standings is heating up with eight races remaining in the season, as only two points separate Ken Roczen (199 pts) and 2019 champion Cooper Webb (197 pts).

Peacock Premium, the new streaming home of Supercross, will have exclusive live race coverage on Tuesday, March 16, at 8 p.m. ET and Saturday, March 20, at 8 p.m. ET. NBCSN will televise both races at 10:30 p.m. ET. Peacock Premium will also have exclusive live qualifying coverage for all three races, including tomorrow beginning at 1 p.m. ET. Peacock Premium provides live and commercial-free coverage of qualifiers and races as well as on-demand replays.

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Leigh Diffey / Todd Harris
  • Analyst: Ricky Carmichael
  • Reporters: Daniel Blair, Will Christien

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBCSN
  • Streaming – Peacock Premium, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Peacock Premium NBCSN, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Sat., March 13 Monster Energy Supercross – Qualifying 1 p.m. (LIVE) –
  Monster Energy Supercross – Event 7 p.m. (LIVE) 7 p.m. (LIVE)
Tues., March 16 Monster Energy Supercross – Qualifying 2 p.m. (LIVE) –
  Monster Energy Supercross – Event 8 p.m. (LIVE) 10:30 p.m. (ENCORE)
Sat., March 20 Monster Energy Supercross – Qualifying 2 p.m. (LIVE) –
  Monster Energy Supercross – Event 8 p.m. (LIVE) 10:30 p.m. (ENCORE)

Note: all times ET

 

BROADCAST NOTES

  • Event Headlines: The close battle atop the 450SX Class standings continues, as Ken Roczen (199 pts) only leads 2019 champion Cooper Webb (197 pts) by two points. Coming off his historic fifth Daytona Supercross victory last weekend, defending champion Eli Tomac (175 pts) rounds out the current top three in the 450SX standings. In the Western Regional 250SX Class at Daytona, Cameron McAdoo won his first-ever race, with Stilez Robertson and Pierce Brown rounding out the podium.

NASCAR AMERICA SPLASH ‘N GO

The latest episode of NASCAR America Splash ‘N Go featuring auto racing icon Kyle Petty, “The Mayor” of NASCAR, Jeff Burton, and NBC Sports motorsports reporter Nate Ryan, details Team Penske’s performances last weekend at Las Vegas, as well as Kevin Harvick’s early season struggles.

In honor of this week’s THE PLAYERS Championship, a special episode of NASCAR America Splash ‘N Go featuring NASCAR on NBC’s Rick Allen, NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee and 1999 NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Jarrett, and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte, premiered earlier this week where the crew discuss their opinions on the best golfers in NASCAR and their personal dream foursomes. Click here to view the entire episode.

Monster Energy Supercross is part of NBC Sports’ “Home of Motorsports” programming throughout 2021, spanning NASCAR, INDYCAR, IMSA, Mecum Auctions, the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, MotoGP, American Flat Track, Dakar Rally, and more.

–NBC SPORTS–