“We really lean into big events,” said Sam Flood, NBC Sports’ executive producer.
NBC Sports Group: “We want to make big events bigger, and it started years ago with our Olympic coverage, storytelling, making you care.”
Among other key races shown on NBC — which, as an over-the-air network reaches a far larger audience than cable partner NBCSN and internet partner NBC Sports Gold — was the season finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, which crowned Josef Newgarden as season champion.
“To have eight IndyCar races on NBC broadcast has really made a big, big difference,” said Jon Miller, NBC Sports’ president of programming.

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