NASCAR Cup Series playoff elimination race from Charlotte on NBC this weekend
10/11/2024 02:20 AM
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 Bell, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, and Alex Bowman rounding out the top five.
Tyler Reddick and Chase Elliott currently sit in the final two playoff spots, with Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin 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 Letarte will serve as analysts this weekend from Charlotte Motor Speedway with Leigh Diffey serving as play-by-play. Marty Snider, Kim 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 Play: Leigh Diffey
- Analyst: Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
- Reporters: Marty Snider, Kim Coon, Dave Burns
STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM
- Host: Marty Snider
- Analysts: Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett
HOW TO WATCH
- TV — NBC, USA Network
| Date | Coverage | Platform(s) | Time (ET) |
| Sat., Oct. 12 | NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying | USA Network | 10 a.m. |
| NASCAR Cup Series Victory Lane Review — Talladega | USA Network | Noon | |
| NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying | USA Network | 12:30 p.m. | |
| Sun., Oct. 13 | Countdown to Green — NASCAR Cup Series | NBC | 2 p.m. |
| NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 | NBC | 2:30 p.m. |
— NBC Sports —
