NASCAR on NBC

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NASCAR on NBC
The fourth and current NASCAR on NBC network TV logo, used on-air since July 1, 2017
Genre	Auto racing telecasts
Presented by	Leigh Diffey Jeff Burton Steve Letarte (for other reporters and former staff, see broadcast booth section below)
Theme music composer	Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich (2001–2003) Jess Leary & Anthony Smith (2015–2017) Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Mike Campbell (2018–2019)
Opening theme	"Fuel" by Metallica (2001–2003) "Bringing Back the Sunshine" by Blake Shelton (2015–2017) "Runnin' Down a Dream" by Tom Petty performed by ZZ Ward (2018–2019) "Race Day" by Yessian (2020) "The Well" by Marcus King (2021–2022) "Woohoo" by Jordan Baum (2023-2024) "Highway Star" by Deep Purple (2024)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6 (1999–2006 run) 17 (2015–) 23 (as of September 2024 (2024-09))
Production
Production locations	Various NASCAR racetracks (race telecasts, and pre-race shows) NBC Sports, Stamford, Connecticut (studio segments) NBC Studios, New York City (studio segments)
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	Pre-race: 30 minutes to 1 hour Race: 2.5 to 5 hours (depending on race length)
Production companies	NBC Sports (1999–2006, 2015–present) Turner Sports (2001–2006)
Original release
Network	NBC (1979–1981, 1983–1985, 1999–2006, 2015–present) NBCSN (2015–2021) CNBC (2006, 2020, 2022) USA Network (2016, 2022–present) Peacock (2022–present) NBC Sports app & NBC Sports Regional Networks (2015–present, practice and qualifying coverage) Telemundo (2015–present) Universo (2015–present) TNT (2001–2006) with Turner Sports Graphics Speed (2002–2006) with Speed Graphics The CW (2024)
Release	1979 (1979) – 1981 (1981)
Release	1983 (1983) – 1985 (1985)
Release	November 13, 1999 (1999-11-13) – November 19, 2006 (2006-11-19)
Release	July 5, 2015 (2015-07-05) – present (present)[1]
Related
NASCAR on USA NASCAR on CBS NASCAR on TNT NASCAR on ABC NASCAR on ESPN (shared with NASCAR on Fox until 2006) NASCAR on TNT NASCAR on The CW
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NASCAR on NBC (visually branded as NBC NASCAR in logos shown within on-air graphics and network promotions) is the branding used for broadcasts of NASCAR races that are produced by NBC Sports, and televised on several NBCUniversal-owned television networks, including the NBC broadcast network in the United States. NBC originally aired races, typically during the second half of the season, from 1999 to 2006.

On July 23, 2013, NBC signed a new agreement with NASCAR to obtain the rights to races from the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, ARCA Menards Series East, ARCA Menards Series West and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour seasons starting in 2015.^[2] In addition, NBC Universal also gained the rights to the NASCAR Toyota Series starting in 2014, airing on its Spanish-language network channels initially for selected races, with NBC obtaining Spanish-language rights to all NASCAR series starting in 2015.