STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 8, 2025 – NBC Sports’ live motorsports coverage this week is headlined by two major events: the opening Round of 8 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race from Las Vegas Motor Speedway, beginning this Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, and IMSA’s famed Petit Le Mans race from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, beginning this Saturday at Noon ET on NBC and Peacock.
Road Racing
Trans Am Series Western Championship Event Preview: Thunderhill Raceway Park
Trans Am Series Western Championship Event Preview
Thunderhill Raceway Park
Thunderhill SpeedTour
Track Facts:
Opened: 1993
Length: 2.866 Miles
Layout: 15-Turn Road Course
Entry List: View
LIQUI MOLY Autocross Invitational Shootout 2025 Returns to FCP Euro Proving Grounds at Lime Rock Park
LAKEVILLE, CT (2 October 2025) – The ultimate test of speed and precision returns as the LIQUI MOLY Autocross Invitational Shootout 2025 takes over Lime Rock Park on Saturday, October 11. With nearly $20,000 in prizes and bragging rights at stake, the top 30 drivers from this year’s LIQUI MOLY Autocross Series will also battle for the title of “Fastest of the Year” on the FCP Euro Proving Grounds.
IMSA Motul Petit Le Mans Entry at Atlanta; Special NBC Preview Show Set for Sunday
The Roval At Charlotte Motor Speedway Hosts NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Elimination Race This Sunday, Oct. 5, At 3 P.M. ET On USA Network
STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 1, 2025 – It’s a cutoff race! NBC Sports will present live coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series’ final Round of 12 playoff race with the Bank of America ROVAL 400 from Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course in Charlotte, N.C., this Sunday, Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network. Live pre-race coverage on USA Network begins at 2:30 p.m. ET with Countdown to Green.
Chevrolet Becomes Presenting Sponsor of IROC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (October 1, 2025) – IROC Holdings LLC and General Motors announced today that Chevrolet is now the presenting sponsor of IROC. This renewed relationship builds on a storied history between the two brands that has seen Chevrolet front and center for countless moments in IROC’s history.
NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (Roval)
NASCAR Cup Series – Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (Roval)
Next Race: Bank of America ROVAL 400
The Place: Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
Track Length: 2.28 Mile Asphalt Road Course
The Date: Sunday, October 5
The Time: 3 p.m. ET
The Purse: $9,797,935
TV: USA, 2:30 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 248.52 miles (109 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 25),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 50), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 109)
Corey LaJoie To Race A Craftsman Truck On Charlotte’s Roval
Corey LaJoie (originally of Norwalk, CT) will drive Spire Motorsports’ No. 77 Gainbridge Chevrolet Silverado in Friday’s EcoSave 250 on the ROVAL at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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TOP LINER™ Partners with Ben Meier for Inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Charlotte ROVAL
Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA – September 30, 2025 – In an exciting new partnership with TOP LINER™ Spray-on Truck bed liners, rising young racer Ben Meier will take a major step forward in his career this Friday, October 3 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at the world-famous Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL. The EcoSave 250 race marks the first-ever Truck Series event on the 2.32-mile, 17-turn road course, setting the stage for a night of history, speed, technical precision and prime time drama.
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First Race Winners Crowned at Inaugural HSR Road Atlanta Classic 10 Hour Presented by Mission Foods
BRASELTON, Georgia (September 29, 2025) – The first race winners in the inaugural running of the HSR Road Atlanta Classic 10 Hour presented by Mission Foods were crowned Sunday afternoon after four days of outstanding HSR competition at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta (MRRA) this past weekend. The highlight of the full event – that also included the HSR Fall Historics – was the debut HSR Road Atlanta Classic 10 Hour that took its place alongside the HSR Classic races at Daytona International Speedway, Sebring International Raceway and Watkins Glen International as part of the first-year HSR Classic Endurance Cup presented by Mission Foods series.

