NASCAR: Watkins Glen race not being broadcast on NBC

USA Network’s final race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series regular season is scheduled to take place this Sunday afternoon at Watkins Glen International.

There are two races remaining on the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series regular season schedule, and just one of those two races is set to be broadcast live on regular NBC.

This Sunday afternoon’s race, the Go Bowling at The Glen, is the one which is set to be broadcast live on USA Network.

This 90-lap race around the eight-turn, 2.454-mile (3.949-kilometer) Watkins Glen International road course in Watkins Glen, New York is the ninth race since NBC took over the broadcasting duties from Fox back in late June, and it is the sixth race on USA Network’s schedule.

USA Network replaced NBC Sports Network as the alternative broadcast channel during NBC’s portion of the broadcast schedule following the NBC Sports Network’s shutdown at the end of 2021. In total, NBC’s portion of the broadcast schedule includes 10 races on NBC and 10 on USA Network.

The NASCAR Cup Series regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway next Saturday night is set to be broadcast live on NBC.

As for this week’s race, DraftKings Sportsbook, which is giving fans an instant $150 for betting $5, lists Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott, a two-time Watkins Glen winner, as the +550 favorite to find victory lane.

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While there are no more regular season races on USA Network’s schedule this year following this Sunday afternoon’s race, USA Network is still set to air the first four playoff races, starting at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, September 3 and ending at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, September 24.

NBC is set to show the season’s final six races, beginning at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, October 1 and ending at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, November 5.

Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson is the two-time reigning winner at Watkins Glen International, having won NASCAR’s longest standing road course race in both 2021 and 2022.

This Sunday, August 20, the Go Bowling at The Glen is scheduled to be broadcast live on USA Network from Watkins Glen International starting at 3:00 p.m. ET. Begin a free trial of FuboTV now and tune in!