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NTT INDYCAR Series $1 Million Challenge At The Thermal Club This Sunday On NBC And PEACOCK Headlines NBC Sports’ Motorsports Coverage This Week

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 21, 2024 – NBC Sports presents the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES $1 Million Challenge from The Thermal Club at the base of the Santa Rosa mountains outside of Palm Springs, Calif., this Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, headlining NBC Sports’ motorsports coverage this weekend.

INDYCAR: $1 MILLION CHALLENGE AT THE THERMAL CLUB
The Thermal Club – a private, world-class facility known as the ultimate destination for motorsports enthusiasts – will open its gates for the $1 Million Challenge this weekend across NBC and Peacock, as top NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers will showcase their skills in this unique event that features the series’ largest purse for a race outside of the Indy 500 in more than two decades.
Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion and two-time INDYCAR champion Josef Newgarden, who won the season-opening race on the streets of St. Petersburg, headlines the field which includes two-time INDYCAR champion Alex Palou. six-time series champion Scott Dixon, and two-time series champion Will Power.
The format of the $1 Million Challenge will begin with testing on Friday and Saturday, leading into qualifying on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on Peacock. Sunday’s coverage on NBC and Peacock will include two heat races to determine the 12-car field that will compete in $1 Million Challenge’s “Sprint for the Purse.”
NBC Sports’ lead INDYCAR commentary team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst) and James Hinchcliffe (analyst) will call the event. Marty Snider and Kevin Lee will provide reports from pit road.
Live coverage of testing and qualifying will stream exclusively on Peacock. For more information about Peacock’s comprehensive streaming coverage of the 2024 INDYCAR season and how to sign up, click here.
BROADCAST TEAM
  • Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
  • Analysts: Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
  • Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Kevin Lee
HOW TO WATCH
  • TV – NBC
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app