Four Drivers Will Be Eliminated From NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs At Bristol Motor Speedway This Saturday On NBCSN

Four Drivers Will Be Eliminated From NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs At Bristol Motor Speedway This Saturday On NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 15, 2021 – Crucial races with championship consequences in both NASCAR and INDYCAR highlight this week’s motorsports coverage across NBC Sports. Four drivers will be eliminated from the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs when NASCAR returns to Bristol Motor Speedway in primetime this Saturday, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. An hour-long edition of Countdown to Green pre-race coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

With only two races remaining in the 2021 season, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES is at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend with the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey. Pre-race coverage begins Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, with race coverage getting underway at 3:30 p.m. ET. NBC Sports INDYCAR analyst Townsend Bell will ride-along with former INDYCAR driver and current INDYCAR team owner Sam Schmidt in Schmidt’s specialized car on the track during race and pre-race coverage.

Coverage of the final race of the Xfinity Series regular season will begin in primetime Friday at 7 p.m. ET from Bristol with Countdown to Green on NBCSN, leading into race coverage at 7:30 p.m. ET.

NBC Sports’ lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen will call both the Cup and Xfinity Series races this weekend from Bristol alongside Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte, 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton, and two-time Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame selection Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Marty SniderDave Burns and Dillon Welch will contribute coverage from pit road during Friday and Saturday’s races from Bristol.

Pre- and post-race coverage this weekend will be anchored by Marty Snider alongside Kyle Petty and Dale Jarrett from victory lane.

In last weekend’s Cup Series playoff race at Richmond, Martin Truex Jr. secured a berth in the Round of 12 of the Cup Series Playoffs with his victory. In addition to Truex Jr., Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin have earned berths in the Round of 12. Also on Saturday, Noah Gragson won his second consecutive race in the Xfinity Series.

2021 NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS ROUND OF 16

DriversPoints
Kyle LarsonAdvanced to Round of 12
Denny HamlinAdvanced to Round of 12
Martin Truex Jr.Advanced to Round of 12
Joey Logano2093 (+40)
Ryan Blaney2081 (+28)
Kevin Harvick2078 (+25)
Chase Elliott2072 (+19)
Christopher Bell2070 (+17)
Brad Keselowski2066 (+13)
Kyle Busch2061 (+8)
Aric Almirola2056 (+3)
Kurt Busch2053
Alex Bowman2053
Tyler Reddick2048 (-5)
William Byron2035 (-18)
Michael McDowell2015 (-38)

The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will once again present the final 20 NASCAR Cup Series races and 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2021, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 6-7. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2021 NASCAR coverage.

NASCAR Pick ‘Em: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, NASCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each NASCAR Cup Series race. NASCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store) and at nbcsports.com/predictor.

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by PlayRick Allen
  • Analysts: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff BurtonSteve Letarte
  • Pit ReportersMarty SniderDave BurnsDillon Welch
  • Specialty ReporterRutledge Wood

STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM

  • HostMarty Snider
  • AnalystsKyle PettyDale Jarrett

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBCSN
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
DateCoverageNetworkTime (ET)
Fri., Sept. 17Countdown to Green – NASCAR Xfinity SeriesNBCSN7 p.m.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Racing at Bristol Motor SpeedwayNBCSN7:30 p.m.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Post RaceNBCSN9:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 18Countdown to Green – NASCAR Cup SeriesNBCSN6:30 p.m.
NASCAR Cup Series Racing at Bristol Motor SpeedwayNBCSN7:30 p.m.
NASCAR Cup Series Post RaceNBCSN11 p.m.
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