Live Pre-Race Coverage of NASCAR Cup Series Round of 12 Playoff Elimination Race from Charlotte Motor Speedway Begins Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC

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NBC Sports’ motorsports coverage this weekend is headlined by the NASCAR Cup Series’ Round of 12 playoff elimination race from Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday on NBC and Petit Le Mans, the final race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on NBC and Peacock this Sunday.

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It’s an elimination race! Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C., hosts the third and final race in the NASCAR Cup Series’ Round of 12 playoffs this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. A 30-minute Countdown to Green Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC leads into live race coverage.

For the second consecutive week, a non-playoff driver has won the Cup Series playoff race, with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. edging out Brad Keselowski in an overtime photo finish after a massive crash took out more than half the field with just five laps to go in Talladega. With one race to go until the Round of 8, only playoff standings leader William Byron has punched his ticket to the next round, with Christopher BellKyle LarsonDenny Hamlin, and Alex Bowman rounding out the top five.

Tyler Reddick and Chase Elliott currently sit in the final two playoff spots, with Joey LoganoDaniel SuarezAustin Cindric, and Chase Briscoe below the cutoff line leading into the final Round of 12 race.

Coverage from Charlotte begins this Saturday on USA Network with Xfinity Series qualifying at 10 a.m. ET followed by Cup Series qualifying at 12:30 p.m. ET, with both windows on USA Network.

21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letartewill serve as analysts this weekend from Charlotte Motor Speedway with Leigh Diffey serving as play-by-play. Marty SniderKim Coon, and Dave Burns will serve as pit reporters.

Snider will host pre-race coverage alongside Burton and NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett, while post-race coverage will be Snider and Jarrett. Burton won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1999 and Jarrett in 1996.

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by PlayLeigh Diffey
  • AnalystJeff BurtonSteve Letarte
  • ReportersMarty SniderKim CoonDave Burns

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

  • HostMarty Snider
  • AnalystsJeff BurtonDale Jarrett

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC, USA Network

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