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17-Year High: FOX Sports Delivers 7.05 Million Viewers for Indianapolis 500

by MikeMay 27, 2025

7:05M Viewers: Nielsen Fast National for Sunday’s 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on FOX

Most-Watched Indianapolis 500 in 17 years (7,245,000 viewers in 2008)
Up +40% vs. last year’s Indianapolis 500 (5,024,000 viewers)
8.4 Million Viewers: Peak Audience from 4:15 PM ET – 4:30 PM ET

NBC Sports’ Coverage Of Pro Motocross Championship Season Begins This Saturday At Fox Raceway National At 3:30 P.M. Et Exclusively On Peacock

by MikeMay 22, 2025

11 Motocross Rounds to be Presented Across NBC, Peacock, and USA Network
Peacock to Stream All Races, Qualifying and Heats Live Across the 2025 Motocross Season
Defending SuperMotocross Champion Jett Lawrence Expected to Make 2025 Debut

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 21, 2025 – The 2025 SuperMotocross World Championship series continues with the start of the Pro Motocross season this Saturday, May 24, from Fox Raceway National in Pala, Calif., live at 3:30 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.

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Fox Sports Teams With Purple Heart Homes To Transform Veterans’ Lives Ahead Of Indianapolis 500

by MikeMay 21, 2025

LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports today announces a major initiative with national non-profit partner Purple Heart Homes to renovate and restore the homes – and lives – of U.S. military veterans in Indianapolis ahead of the network’s inaugural coverage of the 109^th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, Sunday, May 25, on FOX, FOX Deportes and the FOX Sports app.

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Feld Motor Sports Wins Two Telly Awards for Television Content Produced Around the 2024 & 2025 SMX World Championship Series

by MikeMay 21, 2025

2024 Detroit Supercross and the 2025 SMX World Championship Preview Show Bring Home Silver Awards in Television Directing and Sports Television Among Competitive Field of Entrants in the 46th Annual Telly Awards

ELLENTON, Fla., (May 21, 2025) – Feld Motor Sports, Inc. and the SMX World Championship broadcast team have won two Telly Awards in the 2025 iteration of the awards for Television and Sports content. Round 5 – 2024 SMX World Championship Series, Detroit and the 2025 SMX World Championship Season Preview Show both garnered Silver recognition in the 46th Annual Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks, and production companies. Among the winners and competition this year were Pixar Animation Studios, Hearst Media, ESPN, LinkedIn, NATO, MTV Entertainment Studios, NASA, the LA Clippers (NBA) and more.

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FOX Sports Races Into Times Square With Coverage of the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500

by MikeMay 21, 2025

‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’ to Air Live on SILVERCAST Media’s MEGA-ZILLA

LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports will air the 109^th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge live on the monster “MEGA-ZILLA” screen in New York’s Times Square, bringing “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” to the “Crossroads of the World.”

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FOX Sports Takes the Pole for Network’s First Indianapolis 500 With 60 Hours of Live Coverage Highlighted by an Impressive Lineup of Talent and Dignitaries

by MikeMay 15, 2025

Will Buxton, James Hinchcliffe, Townsend Bell Lead Race Coverage; Jamie Little, Kevin Lee and Georgia Henneberry Report from the Pits, as Racer and FOX INDYCAR Reporter Jack Harvey Prepares to Compete
1997 INDYCAR SERIES Champion Tony Stewart, Former INDYCAR SERIES Racer Danica Patrick and Host Chris Myers Join Inaugural FOX Broadcast Lineup
The ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’ Draws the Biggest FOX Stars as Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and Michael Strahan Join the Party

LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports, America’s new home for INDYCAR, announces the “Greatest Spectacle of Racing” – on FOX. The network’s first Indianapolis 500 flanks the airwaves with a whopping 60 hours of live coverage featuring an impressive lineup of talent and dignitaries.

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FOX SPORTS FILMS PREMIERES SECOND SEASON OF FLOSPORTS DIRT RACING DOCU SERIES DIRT MAY 6 ON FS1

by MikeMay 3, 2025

“Dirt II: A Season With High Limit” Features NASCAR Champion and Dirt Track Icon Kyle Larson Alongside Dirt Racing Stars Tyler Courtney, Brad Sweet, Rico Abreu and Corey Day Battling for Racing Supremacy
Produced by FloSports Studios and Sponsored by NOS Energy Drink, Series Trailer Premiered Friday

LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports Films is set to premiere DIRT II: A SEASON WITH HIGH LIMIT, the second season of the popular docuseries produced by FloSports Studios that shines a spotlight on dirt track racing’s biggest superstars. Sponsored by NOS Energy Drink, the series features NASCAR Cup Series champion and dirt track superstar Kyle Larson, two-time All Star Circuit of Champions champion Tyler Courtney, six-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion Brad Sweet, two-time Chili Bowl Nationals winner Rico Abreu and breakout dirt track phenom Corey Day.

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Supercross From Lincoln Financial Field In Philadelphia And IMSA Grand Prix Of Long Beach Headline NBC Sports’ Live Motorsports Action This Week

by MikeApril 9, 2025

Race Day Live Begins Saturday at 9:30 am. ET on Peacock with Supercross Race Live at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock
Second of Four Consecutive Supercross Races in Northeast: Lincoln Financial Field (April 12), MetLife Stadium (April 19), Acrisure Stadium (April 26)
IMSA’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Begins Saturday at 5 p.m. ET Live on USA Network and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 9, 2025 – The 2025 SMX World Championship^TM series and Monster Energy AMA Supercross season continues this Saturday, April 12, from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, while IMSA’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will be presented later that day at 5 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock, headlining NBC Sports’ live motorsports coverage this week.

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