TNT Sports will begin its mid-season live coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series with the Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway this Sunday, June 28, at 3:30 p.
m. ET.
The broadcast marks the official handover from Amazon Prime Video under NASCAR's new media rights structure.
New Media Rights Agreement
The transition is part of a seven-year, $7.7 billion media rights deal.
Under this contract, TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video each receive five mid-season races, reducing the broadcast windows previously held exclusively by Fox and NBC.
Amazon Prime Video completed its initial five-race block last weekend at the new Coronado Street Course.
That followed events at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway, Michigan International Speedway, and Pocono Raceway.
Previously, the Sonoma event was the final race of the Fox segment before NBC took over. Now, Sonoma opens the annual NASCAR In-Season Challenge.
In-Season Challenge and Broadcast Team
The scheduling change positions Sonoma as the opening round of the In-Season Challenge, rather than round three as in the inaugural tournament.
A 32-driver bracket has been set based on official point standings after Pocono two weeks ago, creating head-to-head matchups.
The TNT Sports broadcast booth remains the same as the Prime Video lineup. Lead announcer Adam Alexander will anchor commentary alongside analysts Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte.
TNT Sports will continue its coverage through the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in late July.
After the mid-season break following Indianapolis, NBC takes over at Iowa Speedway starting in August.
