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 2024, the network aired Cup Series and Xfinity Series races produced by NBC Sports, typically in the second half of the season.

History Coverage of the Twin 125's race

From 1982 to 1984, USA Network broadcast the UNO Twin 125sFeb 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 ...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 ... (now the Bluegreen Vacations Duel). USA used CBS'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 ...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 ... crew, graphics and announcers.

USA also aired the Atlanta ARCA race in 1985 and televised several NASCAR Busch Series races 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.

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.

On November 12, 2025, USA Sports would be reformed by Versant, formed after NBCUniversal spun off most of their cable business. 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 (the YellaWood 500 and the Xfinity 500), including the Cup Series Championship, would still air on NBC but be produced by USA Sports.

Commentators

Broadcast booth Lap-by-lap announcers Leigh Diffey – 2015–2017, 2024–present

Color commentators Jeff Burton – 2015–present Steve Letarte – 2015–present

Pre-race and post-race shows Marty Snider – pre and post-race show host (2021–present) Dale Jarrett – rotating analyst (2015–present) Brad Daugherty – rotating analyst (2020–present)

Pit reporters Trevor Bayne (2025–present) Dave Burns (2000–2006, 2015–present) Kim Coon (2022–present) Marty Snider (1999–2006, 2015–present)

Former Rick Allen – lap-by-lap announcer (2015–2024) Mike Bagley – commentator for the radio-style broadcasts on road courses (2017–2019, 2021–2024) Allen Bestwick – lap-by-lap announcer/pit reporter (1999–2006) Ato Boldon – roving reporter (2017) Ricky Carmichael – guest color commentator at Darlington only (2021) Landon Cassill – fill-in pit reporter, Xfinity Series standalone races (2018) Jac Collinsworth – pre-race show host/roving reporter (2021) Bob Costas – guest host for pre-race show at Cup race at Homestead only (2017) Lindsay Czarniak – pit reporter (2005–2006) Wally Dallenbach Jr. – color analyst (2001–2006) Dale Earnhardt Jr. – color analyst (2018–2023) Carl Edwards – guest color commentator at Richmond only (2015) Brendan Gaughan – fill-in pit reporter, Xfinity Series standalone races (2018) Joe Gibbs – color commentator (1999) Alex Hayden – fill-in pit reporter, Xfinity Series standalone races (2015–2016) Jesse Iwuji – pit reporter for Cup and Xfinity Series at Daytona in July only (2019) and select Xfinity Series races (2020) Ned Jarrett – guest color commentator at Darlington only (2015–2017) Parker Kligerman – pit reporter (2015–2025) Carolyn Manno – NASCAR Victory Lap host (2015–2018) Mike Massaro – pit reporter (1999-2000; 2015–2016) Jamie McMurray – guest color commentator at Chicagoland only (2015) Jim Noble – fill-in pit reporter, Xfinity Series standalone races (2015–2016) Benny Parsons – color commentator (2000–2006) Kyle Petty – rotating analyst (2015–2025) Dorsey Schroeder – pit reporter (1999) Ken Squier – guest lap-by-lap announcer at Darlington only (2015–2017) (deceased) Kelli Stavast – pit reporter (2015–2021) Mike Tirico – guest host for pre-race show at Cup race at Daytona in July only (2018), Indianapolis in July only (2020) Danielle Trotta - NASCAR Victory Lap host (2019) Krista Voda – pre and post-race show host (2015–2020) Mike Wallace – color commentator (1999) Bill Weber – host/pit reporter/lap-by-lap announcer (2001–2006) (deceased) Brian Williams – host (1999) Rutledge Wood – roving/specialty reporter (2015–2022) Dillon Welch – pit reporter (2018–2025)

References

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