1982 American TV series or program
NASCAR on USA Sports Genre Auto racing telecasts Presented by Country of origin United States Original language English Production Production location Various NASCAR venues Camera setup Multi-camera Running time 4 hours or until race ended (including commercials) Production companies Original release Network USA Network Release February 11, 1982 (1982-02-11 ) – (1985 ) Release August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17 ) Network Release June 26, 2022 (2022-06-26 ) – (2025-10-12 ) Network Related
NASCAR on USA Sports NASCAR Cup Series races that are produced byUSA Sports and televised on theUSA Network andNBC in the United States. The network originally aired races from1982 to1985 . In 2016, and from 2022 to 2025, the network aired Cup Series andXfinity Series races produced byNBC Sports , typically in the second half of the season.
[ edit ] From1982 [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] 1984 ,[ 5] UNO Twin 125s [ 6] [ 7] CBS '[ 8] [ 9]
USA also aired theAtlanta ARCA race in 1985 and televised severalNASCAR Busch Series races[ 10]
In relation withNASCAR on NBC [ edit ] On January 26, 2016, NASCAR announced that theCheez-It 355 at the Glen fromWatkins Glen International would air onUSA Network due toNBC andNBCSN 's commitments to theSummer 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 11NASCAR Cup Series races and 15NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2022.[ 12]
On November 12, 2025,USA Sports would be reformed byVersant , formed after NBCUniversalspun off most of their cable business.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Lap-by-lap announcers [ edit ] Leigh Diffey – 2016, 2024–presentMike 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) Pre-race and post-race shows [ edit ] 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) 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 Winston Cup Twin 125's race 2 part 1 of 2 YouTube ^ 1982 Winston Cup Twin 125's race 2 part 2 of 2 YouTube ^ 1983 UNO Twin 125s YouTube ^ 1983 UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers YouTube ^ 1984 UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers YouTube ^ 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 ... ^ 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 ... ^ 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 ... ^ 1985 NASCAR North at Bryar - Intro YouTube ^ "Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site - NASCAR Sprint Cup News Page" . Archived fromthe original on 2013-11-16. Retrieved2016-01-27 .^ Kelly Crandall (November 2, 2021)."NASCAR announces networks and start times for 2022" .Racer . ^ Hayes, Dade (November 12, 2025)."Versant Designates USA Sports As Brand For Sports Programming On Golf Channel And USA Network" .Deadline . RetrievedNovember 13, 2025 . ^ "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. ^ DeGroot, Nick (November 12, 2025)."NASCAR reveals where to watch and start times for 2026 season" .Motorsport.com . RetrievedNovember 13, 2025 . Preceded by NASCAR pay television carrier (withNBC ) in the United States 2022 –present Succeeded byincumbent
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