STAMFORD, Conn. – July 6, 2023 – The NASCAR Cup Series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway this Sunday in primetime at 7 p.m. ET on USA Network, with Countdown to Green pre-race coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET. Immediately following the conclusion of the Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart, post-race coverage will be presented at 10:30 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock.
The NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta marks the first of five consecutive Cup Series races on USA Network.
A 30-minute Countdown to Green Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET leads into Xfinity Series race coverage in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network. Post-race coverage starts following the checkered flag at 10:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.
As the race for the Cup Series Playoffs continues, William Byron leads the Playoffs points standings followed by Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson. Georgia native Chase Elliott won last July’s Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on USA Network while Joey Logano won the race held at the track earlier this season.
Coverage from Atlanta begins Saturday on USA Network with Xfinity Series qualifying at 4 p.m. ET and Cup Series qualifying at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Two-time Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., 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 for both the Cup and Xfinity Series races this weekend from Atlanta Motor Speedway with lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen. Marty Snider, Dave Burns and Kim Coon will serve as pit reporters. Earnhardt Jr. won a Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2004.
Auto racing icon Kyle Petty and JTG Daugherty Racing team owner Brad Daugherty will anchor studio coverage alongside Snider from the Peacock Pit Box during pre- and post-race coverage on Saturday and Sunday.
In his NASCAR Cup Series debut, Shane van Gisbergen won the inaugural running of the Chicago Street Race while Cole Custer earned the victory in the Xfinity Series last weekend.
The Chicago Cup Series Street Race was NBC Sports’ most-watched NASCAR race in six years, delivering a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 4.795 million viewers on NBC and Peacock. The race was the most-watched NASCAR Cup Series race on any network since this year’s Daytona 500 and was NBC Sports’ most-streamed NASCAR race ever. Click here for more details.
The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will present the final 20 NASCAR Cup Series races and 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2023 across NBC, USA Network and Peacock, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 5-6. Post-race coverage will stream live on Peacock following all Cup Series races this season. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2023 NASCAR coverage.
BROADCAST TEAM
- Play by Play: Rick Allen
- Analysts: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
- Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kim Coon
STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM
- Host: Marty Snider
- Analysts: Kyle Petty, Brad Daugherty
HOW TO WATCH
- TV – USA Network
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
| Date | Coverage | Platform(s) | Time (ET) |
| Sat., July 8 | NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying | USA Network | 4 p.m. |
| NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying | USA Network | 5:45 p.m. | |
| Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity Series | USA Network | 7:30 p.m. | |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 250 | USA Network | 8 p.m. | |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series Post-Race | USA Network | 10:30 p.m. | |
| Sun., July 9 | Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup Series | USA Network | 6:30 p.m. |
| NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart | USA Network | 7 p.m. | |
| NASCAR Cup Series Post-Race | USA Network, Peacock | 10:30 p.m. |