Leigh Diffey, Ricky Carmichael, and Will Christien Preview this Week’s Race
2022 Monster Jam Season Gets Underway with Three Hours of Coverage this Saturday at Noon ET on CNBC
1986 Daytona 500 Winner Geoff Bodine Joins Latest Episode of The Dale Jr. Download Tonight at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock
STAMFORD, Conn. – March 24, 2022 – The 2022 Monster Energy Supercross season continues this Saturday with Round 12 from Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash., live at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock.
Eli Tomac looks to extend his win streak to five races in the 450SX Class where he currently leads the points standings. Tomac would move into a tie for fourth on the all-time wins list with Chad Reed (44 career wins) with a victory. In the Eastern Regional 250SX Class series, Jett Lawrence earned his third consecutive and fourth overall win of the season in Indianapolis last weekend. Returning to action this weekend is the Western Regional 250SX Class featuring Jett’s brother Hunter Lawrence and Michael Mosiman.
NBC Sports’ Supercross play-by-play commentator Leigh Diffey, lead analyst Ricky Carmichael, and reporter Will Christien discuss Tomac’s place in Supercross history, recap last week’s race in Indianapolis and preview this Saturday’s race here.
Qualifying coverage on Saturday of Round 12 from Seattle gets underway at 4 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. All Supercross heats, qualifiers and live and on-demand replays of races are available on Peacock. Click here for more details.
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will provide live streaming coverage of Saturday’s race. An encore of the race will be presented Sunday at 10 a.m. ET on CNBC.
All 17 Supercross races, highlighted by exclusive live coverage of heats, qualifiers and Main Event races, will be presented across NBC, CNBC, USA Network, Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms. The 2022 season will feature a record three live races and 13 total hours of coverage on NBC. The complete schedule can be found here.
BROADCAST TEAM
- Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
- Analyst: Ricky Carmichael
- Reporters: Will Christien, Daniel Blair
HOW TO WATCH
- TV – USA Network
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
| Date | Coverage | Network/Streaming | Time (ET) |
| Sat., March 26 | Monster Energy Supercross – Qualifying | Peacock | 4 p.m. |
| Monster Energy Supercross – Race | USA Network, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 10 p.m. | |
| Sun., March 27 | Monster Energy Supercross – Race* | CNBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 10 a.m. |
*Encore presentation
MONSTER JAM
The 2022 Monster Jam season begins with three hours of coverage this Saturday from Oakland and San Diego, Calif., at noon ET on CNBC. Veteran host Scott Jordan returns to the booth with former Monster Jam driver Colt Stephens (analyst) and Leslie Mears (reporter). The complete schedule can be found here.
THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD
1986 Daytona 500 Winner Geoff Bodine, who was an on-track foe of Dale Earnhardt Sr., joins this week’s The Dale Jr. Download episode streaming tonight at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock. Weekly and on-demand episodes of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s podcast will stream exclusively on the platform, taking viewers table-side for unparalleled perspective, candid commentary, and insight from Dale Jr.
Monster Energy Supercross and Monster Jam are part of NBC Sports’ “Home of Motorsports” programming throughout 2022, spanning NASCAR, INDYCAR, IMSA, MotoGP, Dakar Rally, and more.
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