Expanded IndyCar TV coverage for 2020

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Coming off of double-digit viewership increases in its first season as the exclusive home of INDYCAR, NBC Sports is set to provide more than 300 hours of INDYCAR action in 2020 across NBC, NBCSN, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app and NBC Sports Gold’s INDYCAR Pass – highlighted by the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, May 24, on NBC.

2020 INDYCAR SEASON ON NBC AND NBCSN

NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES begins on Sunday, March 15, on NBCSN with live coverage of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg from St. Petersburg, Fla., the first of 17 races to air on NBC and NBCSN during the season.

The 104th Indianapolis 500, set for Sunday, May 24 will mark the second appearance ever on NBC. Last year, NBC Sports’ inaugural presentation of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing" on NBC, averaged a TAD of 5.475 million viewers, up 11% vs. the 2018 race (TV-only 4.913 million, ABC).

NBC Sports has expanded its Indianapolis 500 qualifying coverage in 2020, adding a second day of broadcast coverage and two additional hours on NBC. Indianapolis 500 qualifying on Saturday, May 16, will air from 2-5 p.m. ET on NBC, followed by qualifying coverage on Sunday, May 17, on NBC from 1-3 p.m. ET.

The Indianapolis 500 will also be included in NBC Sports’ Championship Season marketing campaign, which touts numerous high-profile championship events that are presented across NBC Sports platforms from May to July, including horse racing’s Triple Crown, Premier League Championship Sunday, French Open, Stanley Cup Final, Tour de France, and The Open Championship.

NTT INDYCAR SERIES coverage on NBC will begin with the GMR Grand Prix on Saturday, May 9. Following the Indy 500, NBC will present the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix from the Raceway at Belle Isle Park on the weekend of May 30-31, followed by the REV Group Grand Prix at Road America in Kohler, Wis., on Sunday, June 21, and the Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, on Sunday, August 16. The season’s penultimate race in Portland, Ore., will be on NBC on Sunday, Sept. 6, followed by the NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship and season finale in Monterey, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 20.

NBCSN will televise the first four races of the 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. Following the season opener at St. Petersburg, NBCSN will showcase the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama from Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham on Sunday, April 5, followed by the iconic Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, April 19, and the AutoNation INDYCAR Challenge at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, April 26.

NBCSN will also present INDYCAR’s return to Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Va. on Saturday, June 27, in primetime, which will mark the first NTT INDYCAR SERIES race at the oval track since 2009. Other primetime races on NBCSN include Texas Motor Speedway on June 6 and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway near St. Louis on Aug. 22. Additional INDYCAR schedule mainstays include the Streets of Toronto on July 12 and Iowa Speedway on July 18.

2020 IndyCar TV Broadcast Schedule