NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES ITS 2024 NASCAR SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTED BY 10 CUP SERIES RACES ON NBC BROADCAST NETWORK

NBC Sports to Present 39 Combined Cup and Xfinity Series Races in 2024 Across NBC, USA Network and Peacock

10 Cup Series Races on NBC Featuring Chicago Street Race, Return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway Oval, Nashville, Daytona, and Final Six Playoff Races, Including Championship at Phoenix

2024 Cup Series Coverage Begins with NASCAR’s Inaugural Race at Iowa Speedway June 16 in Primetime on USA Network

USA Network to Present 25 NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series Races in 2024

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 4, 2023 – NBC Sports, in conjunction with NASCAR, today announced race start times and networks for its NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series coverage for the 2024 season.

NBC Sports’ 2024 NASCAR schedule will include 10 Cup Series races on the NBC broadcast network, with a total of 39 races (20 Cup, 19 Xfinity) presented live across NBC, USA Network and Peacock in 2024.

Schedule highlights include the much-anticipated second-running of the Chicago street course race on Sunday, July 7, at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Last year’s inaugural Chicago race was NBC’s most-watched NASCAR race in six years, averaging a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 4.795 million viewers.

NBC Sports begins its 2024 Cup Series coverage with the series’ inaugural race at Iowa Speedway in primetime on USA Network on Sunday, June 16, at 7 p.m. ET.

Following are additional highlights from NBC Sports’ 2024 NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series schedule:

• The final six races of the Cup Series Playoffs will be shown on NBC, including Talladega (Oct. 6; 2 p.m. ET), the Charlotte ROVAL (Oct. 13; 2 p.m. ET), and the Championship Race in Phoenix (Nov. 10; 3 p.m. ET);

• The Cup Series regular-season finale will air on USA Network at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, September 1, at 6 p.m. ET;

• USA Network enters its third season as NBC Sports’ cable home of NASCAR, presenting 25 Cup and Xfinity Series races in 2023. Xfinity Series racing will begin on USA Network on Saturday, June 15, at 3:30 p.m. ET from Iowa, while the Cup Series premieres on USA Network the next day in primetime at 7 p.m. ET in Iowa;

• Additional highlights on USA include four Cup Series Playoff races (Atlanta, Watkins Glen, Bristol, Kansas) as well as regular season races at Pocono, Richmond, and more;

• Details around the races to be presented on Peacock will be announced in the future.

Following are NBC Sports’ 2024 NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series schedules featuring networks and race start times*:

*subject to change

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