NASCAR on USA Sports

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NASCAR on USA Sports
Genre Auto racing telecasts
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationVarious NASCAR venues
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time4 hours or until race ended (including commercials)
Production companies
Original release
Network USA Network
ReleaseFebruary 11, 1982 (1982-02-11) –
1985 (1985)
ReleaseAugust 17, 2016 (2016-08-17)
Network
ReleaseJune 26, 2022 (2022-06-26) –
October 12, 2025 (2025-10-12)
Network
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NASCAR on USA Sports is the branding used for broadcasts of NASCAR Cup Series races that are produced by USA Sports and televised on the USA Network and NBC in the United States. The network originally aired races from 1982 to 1985. In 2016, and from 2022 to 2025, the network aired Cup Series and Xfinity Series races produced by NBC Sports, typically in the second half of the season.

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History

Coverage of the Twin 125's race

From 1982 [1] [2] [3] [4] to 1984, [5] USA Network broadcast the UNO Twin 125s [6] [7] (now the Bluegreen Vacations Duel). USA used CBS' [8] [9] crew, graphics and announcers.

USA also aired the Atlanta ARCA race in 1985 and televised several NASCAR Busch Series races [10] in the late 1980s.

In relation with NASCAR on NBC

On January 26, 2016, NASCAR announced that the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen from Watkins Glen International would air on USA Network due to NBC and NBCSN's commitments to the Summer Olympics. [11]

With NBCSN closing at the conclusion of 2021, USA Network became the new NASCAR cable TV broadcaster for the NBC half. The network is scheduled to air 11 NASCAR Cup Series races and 15 NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2022. [12]

On November 12, 2025, USA Sports would be reformed by Versant, formed after NBCUniversal spun off most of their cable business. [13] USA Sports would receive NBC's portion of the Cup Series schedule beginning in 2026. For that year, USA will air 10 of the races, while the broadcasts for the summer Daytona race and the final three races of the season, including the Cup Series Championship, would still air on NBC but be produced by USA Sports. [14] [15]

Commentators

2016–present

Lap-by-lap announcers

  • Leigh Diffey – 2016, 2024–present
  • Mike Bagley – 2017–2019, 2021–present (only for radio-style broadcasts at the road course races)
  • Dillon Welch – 2024–present (only for radio–style broadcasts at the road course races)

Color commentators

Pre-race and post-race shows

  • Kyle Petty – rotating analyst (2016–present)
  • Dale Jarrett – rotating analyst (2016–present)
  • Brad Daugherty – rotating analyst (2016–present)
  • Marty Snider – rotating pre and post-race show host (2021–present)

Pit reporters

  • Dave Burns (2000–2006, 2016–present; also, fill-in lap-by-lap announcer)
  • Marty Snider (1999–2006, 2016–present)
  • Parker Kligerman (2016–present)
  • Kevin Lee (fill-in, select Xfinity Series races) (2022–present)
  • Dillon Welch (fill-in, select Cup/Xfinity Series races) (2022–present)
  • Kim Coon (fill-in, select Cup/Xfinity Series races) (2022–present)
  • Kevin Lee – fill-in pit reporter for standalone Xfinity Series races (2022–present)
  • Matt Yocum – fill-in pit reporter for standalone Xfinity Series races (2023–present)

1982–1985

2016, 2022–present

References

  1. ↑ 1982 Winston Cup Twin 125's race 2 part 1 of 2 on YouTube
  2. ↑ 1982 Winston Cup Twin 125's race 2 part 2 of 2 on YouTube
  3. ↑ 1983 UNO Twin 125s on YouTube
  4. ↑ 1983 UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers on YouTube
  5. ↑ 1984 UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers on YouTube
  6. ↑ Feb 14, 1982 - The 1979— Daytona 500 was a classic race, and it happened to be the first one televised live, start to finish, by The network could hardly ... and made a deal with the USA cable network to furnish the qualifiers for cablecasting Fri day night. doing this, in effect, satisfies the inter ...
  7. ↑ Feb 16, 1984 - The trucks which pulled Into Daytona International Speedway last week were all not necessarily those containing the cars of the NASCAR drivers ... The USA Network will show the two 125 mile qualifying races Friday night at 8 but that Is under an agreement where the cable network ...
  8. ↑ Mar 29, 1982 - ... ... th Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational Sports has signed a pact with video evangelist Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcast Network for the Dinah ... the right to tape them for replay later which has been in the business of cable since it split coverage of the Daytona 500 with USA Cable ...
  9. ↑ Apr 10, 1982 - an undisclosed fee for two days of broadcast rights USA had so little to do with the telecasts that it had just one of its own people on air ... as he stated it has worked Ratings for the Daytona 500 improved Bait the viewer with cable hook him with the network broadcast not saying I ...
  10. ↑ 1985 NASCAR North at Bryar - Intro on YouTube
  11. ↑ "Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site - NASCAR Sprint Cup News Page". Archived from the original on 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  12. ↑ Kelly Crandall (November 2, 2021). "NASCAR announces networks and start times for 2022". Racer.
  13. ↑ Hayes, Dade (November 12, 2025). "Versant Designates USA Sports As Brand For Sports Programming On Golf Channel And USA Network". Deadline. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  14. ↑ "NASCAR announces start times, networks for 2026 national series races". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2026. USA Sports will close out the season with the final 14 races across USA Network, NBC and Peacock, starting at 3:30 p.m. ET on Aug. 9 from Iowa Speedway on USA Network. The season will culminate with the NASCAR Championship airing on NBC at 3 p.m. ET on Nov. 8 from Homestead-Miami Speedway.
  15. ↑ DeGroot, Nick (November 12, 2025). "NASCAR reveals where to watch and start times for 2026 season". Motorsport.com. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
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