FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, June 10th, 2021
NTT INDYCAR SERIES DETROIT GRAND PRIX DOUBLEHEADER THIS WEEKEND ON NBC
Detroit Grand Prix Race Coverage Begins at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday; Detroit Grand Prix Race 2 Gets Underway at Noon ET on Sunday
Peacock to Present Live Coverage of Practice and Qualifying from Streets of Belle Isle Tomorrow-Sunday
IMSA from Belle Isle – Live Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN
2002 Daytona 500 Winner Ward Burton Joins the Dale Jr. Download Tonight at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN
STAMFORD, Conn. – June 10, 2021 – NBC Sports presents an NTT INDYCAR SERIES Detroit Grand Prix doubleheader this weekend on NBC, beginning with race coverage from the streets of Belle Isle on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET and Sunday at noon ET. Live coverage from Detroit begins with practice tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET on Peacock, which will stream all practice and qualifying sessions. For more information about INDYCAR on Peacock and how to sign up, click here.
Highlighting the field at the streets of Belle Isle will be reigning and six-time INDYCAR champion Scott Dixon, two-time INDYCAR champion Josef Newgarden, 2019 Indianapolis 500 champion Simon Pagenaud, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, former Formula One racer Romain Grosjean and current points standings leader Alex Palou, among others. Dixon and Newgarden won both races of the Detroit Grand Prix doubleheader in 2019. The race was not held last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With 10 races remaining in the season, Palou (248 pts) sits atop the points standings, trailed by Dixon (212 pts), who is aiming for a record-tying seventh INDYCAR championship, and Pato O’Ward (211 pts).
BROADCAST TEAM
- Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
- Analyst: Townsend Bell
- Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Kevin Lee
HOW TO WATCH
- TV – NBC, NBCSN
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, and NBC Sports app
| Date | Coverage | Network/Streaming | Time (ET) |
| Fri., June 11 | Detroit Grand Prix – Practice | Peacock | 5 p.m. |
| Sat., June 12 | Detroit Grand Prix – Qualifying | NBCSN, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 11 a.m. |
| Detroit Grand Prix | NBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 2 p.m. | |
| Sun., June 13 | Detroit Grand Prix 2 – Qualifying | NBCSN, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 9 a.m. |
| Detroit Grand Prix 2 – Pre-Race | NBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | Noon | |
| Detroit Grand Prix 2 | NBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 12:30 p.m. | |
| Detroit Grand Prix 2 – Post-Race | NBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 2:30 p.m. |
IMSA WEATHERTECH CHAMPIONSHIP: BELLE ISLE
BROADCAST TEAM
- Play by Play: Dave Burns
- Analyst: Calvin Fish
- Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Kevin Lee
The 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns this Saturday with the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle Street Course live at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Three classes will be in action — Daytona Prototype International (DPi), GT Daytona (GTD) and GT Le Mans (GTLM). Live streaming coverage of all races throughout the weekend will be available exclusively on TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold.
MECUM AUCTIONS: TULSA
BROADCAST TEAM
- Host: Scott Hoke
- Analysts: John Kraman, Stephen Cox
- Reporters: Bill Stephens, Katie Osborne
HOW TO WATCH
- TV – NBCSN
- Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | Network | Time (ET) |
| Fri., June 11 | NBCSN | 3 p.m.* |
| Sat., June 12 | NBCSN | Noon |
| NBCSN | 7 p.m.* | |
| Sun., June 13 | NBCSN | 3 p.m.^ |
*Same day-delay
^Taped coverage
BROADCAST NOTES
- Coverage: The two-day auction from River Spirit Expo at Expo Square in Tulsa, Okla., features nearly 600 classic and collector vehicles ranging from entry-level collectibles to multimillion-dollar auctions. 10.5 hours of coverage will be presented tomorrow-Sunday on NBCSN.
DALE JR. DOWNLOAD
2002 Daytona 500 winner and brother of NBC Sports NASCAR on NBC analyst Jeff Burton, Wade Burton, joins this week’s Dale Jr. Download episode that airs tonight at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Produced on-site at Dirty Mo Media Studios in Mooresville, N.C., the Dale Jr. Download on NBCSN takes viewers couch-side for the taping of the motorsports icon’s weekly podcast, featuring unparalleled perspective, candid commentary, and insight that fans have come to expect from Dale Jr.
INDYCAR, IMSA, and Mecum Auctions are part of NBC Sports’ “Home of Motorsports” programming throughout 2021, spanning NASCAR, the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, MotoGP, American Flat Track, Dakar Rally, and more.
–NBC SPORTS–
