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Cup racing at Watkins Glen on USA highlights NBC Sports’ Motorsports coverage this weekend

The NASCAR Cup Series continues this Sunday, Aug. 10, at Watkins Glen International, with the Go Bowling at The Glen at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network. Live pre-race coverage on USA Network begins at 1:30 p.m. ET with Countdown to Green.

NBC Sports’ broadcast team of veteran motorsports play-by-play commentator Leigh Diffey, 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton, and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte will call the action. Marty Snider, Dave Burns, and Kim Coon will serve as pit reporters.

NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett will anchor coverage from the Peacock Pit Box on Sunday.  Marty Snider will host pre-race coverage alongside Letarte and Jarrett and post-race with Jarrett and Burton.

NBC Sports’ NASCAR Cup Series coverage began last week with the Iowa Corn 350 on USA Network, which was the most-watched sporting event across television last weekend and delivered the second-highest viewership for the last 10 Cup Series races this season. USA Network is home to nine of the next 10 Cup Series races including the first seven races of the Playoffs.

At last weekend’s race at Iowa Speedway, William Byron (770 points) took the win to vault himself into first place in the points standings, followed by Chase Briscoe (-130, 8th place) and Brad Keselowski (-317, 19th place) rounding out the top three. Chris Buescher (-196, 11th) is the defending champion at Watkins Glen. Shane van Gisbergen (-372, 25th) aims to earn his fourth road course victory this season, after previous wins in Mexico City, Chicago, and Sonoma.

Pos. Driver Points
1. William Byron 770
2. Chase Elliott 752 (-18)
3. Kyle Larson 725 (-45)
4. Denny Hamlin 719 (-51)
5. Christopher Bell 684 (-86)

The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will present the final 14 NASCAR Cup Series races in 2025 across NBC, USA Network, and Peacock, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 2. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2025 NASCAR coverage. Live coverage of practice and qualifying will be presented on truTV and HBO Max this Saturday starting at 12:05 p.m. ET.

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play-by-Play: Leigh Diffey
  • Analysts: Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
  • Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kim Coon

STUDIO TEAM

  • Host: Marty Snider
  • Studio Analysts: Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – USA Network
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Sat., Aug. 9 Practice and Qualifying truTV, HBO Max 12:05 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 Countdown to Green USA Network 1:30 p.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series – Go Bowling at The Glen USA Network 2 p.m.
  NASCAR Cup Series Post-Race USA Network 4:30 p.m.

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