NBC Sports to broadcast 100+ hours of IMSA in 2019

There will be an hour-long season preview on Thursday, January 24, at 2pm ET, followed by live coverage of qualifying for the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona from 3 to 5 p.m. ET. The preview show will re-air on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 1pm ET as a lead-in to race coverage.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will also provide live streaming coverage of the 57th Rolex 24 at Daytona airing on NBCSN.

“We couldn’t be more excited to begin our IMSA coverage with the 57th running of the iconic Rolex 24,” said Jon Miller, president of programming at NBC Sports and NBCSN. “As the home of U.S. motorsports, we’ll showcase the uniqueness of IMSA racing to motorsports fans everywhere, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the association throughout the upcoming season.”

IMSA CEO Ed Bennett added: “As we all get ready for IMSA’s much-anticipated 50th anniversary season in 2019, our new NBC Sports media partnership promises to promote and showcase our unique premium product in revolutionary ways. Both IMSA and the WeatherTech Championship have been experiencing incredible momentum the last several years and this partnership should only help elevate the sport to new heights.”

As part of its six-year partnership NBC Sports will present 12 races across NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app throughout 2019. In total, NBC Sports will present three live racing windows on NBC, and more than 40 hours of coverage on NBCSN.

The 57th Rolex 24 At DAYTONA and 11 additional IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races will be broadcast across NBC, NBCSN, CNBC and the NBC Sports app. All races will be live streamed to authenticated subscribers on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

NBC Sports' 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship coverage

Date	Race	Circuit	Network	Time (ET)
Thurs. Jan. 24	Rolex 24 at Daytona – Qualifying	Daytona International Speedway	NBCSN	3 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 26	Rolex 24 at Daytona	Daytona International Speedway	NBCSN	2 p.m.
	Rolex 24 at Daytona	Daytona International Speedway	NBC Sports App	5 p.m.
	Rolex 24 at Daytona	Daytona International Speedway	NBCSN	9 p.m.
Sun. Jan. 27	Rolex 24 at Daytona	Daytona International Speedway	NBC Sports App	3 a.m.
	Rolex 24 at Daytona	Daytona International Speedway	NBCSN	6 a.m.
Sat. March 16	Twelve Hours of Sebring	Sebring International Raceway	NBC Sports App	10:30 a.m.
	Twelve Hours of Sebring	Sebring International Raceway	CNBC	1 p.m.
	Twelve Hours of Sebring	Sebring International Raceway	NBCSN	3:30 p.m.
Sat. April 13	Grand Prix of Long Beach	Long Beach Street Circuit	NBCSN	5 p.m.
Sun. May 5	Sports Car Challenge	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	NBCSN	1:30 p.m.
Sat. June 1	Detroit Grand Prix	Belle Isle Park	NBCSN	12:30 p.m.
Sun. June 30	Six Hours of The Glen	Watkins Glen International	NBC Sports App	9:30 a.m.
	Six Hours of The Glen*	Watkins Glen International	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Sun. July 7	Sports Car Grand Prix	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	NBC	1 p.m.
Sat. July 20	Northeast Grand Prix	Lime Rock Park	NBC Sports App	3 p.m.
	Northeast Grand Prix*	Lime Rock Park	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Sun. Aug. 4	Road America	Road America	NBC Sports App	1:30 p.m.
	Road America*	Road America	NBCSN	6:30 p.m.
Sun. Aug. 25	GT Challenge at VIR	VIRginia International Raceway	NBCSN	1:30 p.m.
Sun. Sept. 15	Laguna Seca	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	NBC	3 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 12	Petit Le Mans	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	NBC	12 p.m.
	Petit Le Mans	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	NBC Sports App	3 p.m.
	Petit Le Mans	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	NBCSN	6 p.m.