Peacock to Stream Exclusive Live Coverage of INDYCAR Practices, Qualifying and INDY NXT by Firestone Race From Road America this Friday-Sunday
USA Network and Peacock to Also Present Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Sunday, July 2, at 1:30 p.m. ET; Honda Indy Toronto to Stream Exclusively on Peacock on Sunday, July 16, at 1:30 p.m. ET
2023 Pro Motocross Season Continues with High Point National Saturday at 1 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock
MotoGP German Grand Prix Presented Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on CNBC
STAMFORD, Conn. – June 14, 2023 – USA Network and Peacock serve as the home of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES the next three races, beginning this weekend with the Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Peacock is the streaming home of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, presenting all races, qualifying and practices this season.
USA Network and Peacock will also present the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Sunday, July 2, at 1:30 p.m. ET. The following INDYCAR race, the Honda Indy Toronto, from the streets of Toronto will stream exclusively on Peacock on Sunday, July 16, at 1:30 p.m. ET.
2021 INDYCAR champion Alex Palou (273 pts) won the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix earlier this month to earn his second victory of the season and leads the 2023 points standings through seven races. 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson (222 pts) and 2023 Indianapolis 500 winner and two-time series champion Josef Newgarden (203 pts) round out the top three. Newgarden won last year’s race at Road America with Palou earning the victory on the road circuit in 2021.
Live coverage of qualifying and practice sessions from the 14-turn road circuit Friday and Saturday will stream exclusively on Peacock. The INDY NXT by Firestone race Sunday from Road America will also stream on Peacock. For more information about Peacock’s comprehensive streaming coverage of the 2023 INDYCAR season and how to sign up, click here.
NBC Sports’ lead INDYCAR commentary team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst) and James Hinchcliffe (analyst) will call the race. Kevin Lee and Dillon Welch will provide reports from pit road. Coverage airing on USA Network will also stream live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix marked NBC Sports’ most-watched INDYCAR race since the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg season opener with a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 1.098 million viewers and was the second most-streamed INDYCAR race on record (excluding Indianapolis 500s and Peacock exclusive races). Through seven races, the series’ 2023 season average viewership is up 2% vs. 2022 with a TAD of 1.835 million viewers. Click here for more details.
BROADCAST TEAM
- Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
- Analysts: Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
- Pit Reporters: Kevin Lee, Dillon Welch
HOW TO WATCH
- TV – USA Network
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date | Coverage | Platform(s) | Time (ET) |
Fri., June 16 | Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America – Practice 1 | Peacock | 4 p.m. |
Sat., June 17 | Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America – Practice 2 | Peacock | 10:55 a.m. |
Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America – Qualifying | Peacock | 1:55 p.m. | |
Sun., June 18 | Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America – Final Warmup | Peacock | 10:15 a.m. |
INDY NXT Race | Peacock | 11 a.m. | |
Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America – Pre-Race | USA Network, Peacock | 1 p.m. | |
Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America | USA Network, Peacock | 1:30 p.m. | |
Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America – Post-Race | USA Network, Peacock | 3:30 p.m. |
PRO MOTOCROSS: HIGH POINT NATIONAL
The 2023 Pro Motocross Championship season continues with the High Point National this Saturday from High Point Raceway in Mount Morris, Pa., at 1 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.
Jett and Hunter Lawrence increased their winning streaks to three to begin the Pro Motocross campaign with victories in the 450 Class and 250 Class, respectively, at Thunder Valley last Saturday.
Race Day Live qualifying coverage this Saturday for the High Point National gets underway at 10 a.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. All live Pro Motocross coverage, including races and qualifying, plus on-demand replays, will be available on Peacock this season. Click here for more details.
A record 31-race SuperMotocross World Championship schedule, inclusive of Supercross and Pro Motocross, will be presented across Peacock, NBC, CNBC, USA Network, and NBC Sports digital platforms in 2023, culminating with two SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff events and the SuperMotocross World Championship Final fueled by Monster Energy. The complete schedule can be found here.
BROADCAST TEAM
- Play by Play: Jason Weigandt
- Analyst: Ricky Carmichael
- Reporter: Jason Thomas
HOW TO WATCH
- TV – CNBC
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date | Coverage | Platform(s) | Time (ET) |
Sat., June 17 | Pro Motocross – Race Day Live | Peacock | 10 a.m. |
Pro Motocross – High Point National | Peacock | 1 p.m. | |
Mon., June 19 | Pro Motocross – High Point National | CNBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 2 a.m. |
MOTOGP: GERMAN GRAND PRIX
The German Grand Prix takes place on the 2023 MotoGP season calendar at Sachsenring in Chemnitz, Germany, this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on CNBC. Following his victory last week at the Italian Grand Prix, reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia (131 pts) continues to lead the championship points standings, followed by Marco Bezzecchi (110 pts) and Jorge Martin (107 pts).
Live and on-demand coverage of all races will be available to stream on MotoGP VideoPass, in addition to every session of MotoGP, Moto2™ and Moto3™, and races and qualifying for the FIM Enel MotoE™ World Championship. For more details, click here or visit MotoGP.TV. NBC Sports’ complete season schedule can be found here.
THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD
The latest episode of The Dale Jr. Download features Richard Childress Racing executive Richie Gilmore this Thursday 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.
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