The CW to broadcast final 8 NASCAR Xfinity Series races of 2024
BURBANK, Cali. — The CW Network will broadcast the final eight races of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
“As The CW prepares to be the new broadcast home of the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025, we want to thank our partners at the league and at NBC Sports for welcoming the network into the NASCAR broadcast family and for the early opportunity to showcase these thrilling final eight Xfinity Series races of the season,” said Dennis Miller, the president of The CW Network.
NBC Sports will produce the races with Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte in the booth. NBC Sports VP of Motorsports Jeff Behnke overseeing production.
“We have a great partnership with NASCAR. We welcome The CW to the family of NASCAR broadcasters,” said Rick Cordella, the president of NBC Sports. “This sneak peek of NASCAR Xfinity Series races will continue to feature NBC Sports’ critically acclaimed NASCAR production. It’ll assist in the transition for fans to watch the Xfinity Series on The CW full-time in 2025.”
The CW already signed a deal to become the exclusive home of the Xfinity Series in 2025. This deal accelerates that.
“We have incredible media partners who collaborate at an exceptional level to showcase the excitement of live NASCAR racing,” said Brian Herbst, NASCAR Senior Vice President of Media and Productions. “We’re looking forward to having The CW get a head start with the help of NBC Sports.”
The CW will kick off its run of races September 20 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Pre-race coverage will start at 7 p.m. ET and the race will start at around 7:30 p.m. ET.
The October 19 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the November 9 Xfinity Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway will have the same start times. The Las Vegas race was originally scheduled to start at around 3 p.m. ET.
These races will have pre-race coverage at 3:30 p.m. ET and the race starting at around 4 p.m.:
- Kansas Speedway: September 28
- Talladega Superspeedway: October 5
- Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course: October 12
- Homestead-Miami Speedway: October 26
- Martinsville Speedway: November 2
The deal The CW signed will see the network broadcast every Xfinity Series race, practice and qualifying event each weekend. It marks the first time every Xfinity Series race will be available on free, over-the-air broadcast television.
NASCAR Productions group will fully produce the broadcast in collaboration with The CW.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com