Cup Series race at Daytona airing on NBC and Peacock

NBC Sports‘ motorsports coverage this weekend is headlined by the penultimate NASCAR Cup Series regular season race at iconic Daytona International Speedway on NBC and Peacock on Saturday, INDYCAR at Portland International Raceway on USA Network and Peacock on Sunday, and Pro Motocross from Ironman Raceway exclusively on Peacock on Saturday.

NASCAR: CUP SERIES COKE ZERO SUGAR 400 & XFINITY SERIES WAWA 250 POWERED BY COCA-COLA

Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., hosts the NASCAR Cup Series‘ Coke Zero Sugar 400 this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. A 30-minute Countdown to Green Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on NBC leads into live race coverage.

With only two races left in the regular season and 16 playoff spots on the line, Tyler Reddick (814 pts) jumped to first in the Cup Series points standings after his win in Michigan last week. Chase Elliott (-10), Denny Hamlin (-28), Kyle Larson (-32), and Ryan Blaney (-82) round out the top five. 2023 top-10 finisher Bubba Wallace and two-time Series champion Kyle Busch find themselves on the bubble of playoff contention.

2024 NASCAR CUP SERIES STANDINGS

Coverage from Daytona begins this Friday on USA Network with Xfinity Series qualifying at 3 p.m. ET, with Cup Series qualifying presented later that day at 5 p.m. ET on USA Network.

NBC Sports coverage from Daytona will feature members of its broadcast team embedded with the race teams of Austin Dillon and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., highlighting the teamwork and contributions at every level that are required to create a successful day at the racetrack.

U.S. Olympic swimmers Caeleb Dressel and Bobby Finke, who won a combined five Olympic medals in Paris this summer, will serve as Honorary Event Official and Honorary Starter, respectively. Both Dressel and Finke are Florida natives and University of Florida alum who still train in the state.

NBC Sports announced on Tuesday that veteran motorsports commentator Leigh Diffey will make his 2024 NASCAR Cup Series debut and serve as the lead play-by-play voice this weekend and continuing through the playoffs and season championship at Phoenix.

In his second NBC Sports assignment this year following the Indianapolis 500, seven-time NASAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson will join pre- and post-race coverage for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 and will offer commentary during the race from the Peacock Pit Box alongside NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett. Johnson won this race in 2013 and is a two-time winner of the Daytona 500 (2006, 2013), while Jarrett won this race in 1999 and is a three-time winner of the Daytona 500 (1993, 1996, 2000).

21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton, who won this race in 2000, and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte will serve as analysts for both the Cup and Xfinity Series races this weekend from Daytona International Speedway. Rick Allen will serve as the play-by-play commentator for Xfinity Series qualifying and the Xfinity Series race on Friday. Marty Snider, Kim Coon, Dave Burns will serve as pit reporters for both races, while Parker Kligerman will join as pit reporter on Saturday.

Snider will host pre- and post-race coverage alongside Johnson and Jarrett.

Additionally, NBC Sports is going “NASCAR Nonstop” for this Saturday night‘s Coke Zero Sugar 400 coverage on NBC, utilizing only side-by-side breaks during green flag action so that viewers never miss a moment of the action.

BROADCAST TEAM

Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
Analysts: Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
Peacock Pit Box: Jimmie Johnson, Dale Jarrett
Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Kim Coon, Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman