NASCAR on Amazon

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Cavanaughs: With Dale Jr. having been announced as the first member of Amazon's broadcast lineup in their new NASCAR coverage that begins in 2025, I think it's time to create the article about their NASCAR coverage: https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2024/05/07/tnt-sports-dale-earnhardt-jr-broadcast-team-2025/

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{{short description|Coverage of NASCAR races on Amazon}}
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| genre = [[NASCAR on television and radio|Auto racing telecasts]]
| creator =
| director = TBD
| presenter = {{Plain list|
* [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]]
* ''All other commentators TBD''
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| narrated =
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = {{Plainlist|
* 7 (2025–2031 run)
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* Various NASCAR racetracks {{small|(race telecasts, and pre-race shows)}}
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| camera = [[Multi-camera setup|Multi-camera]]
| runtime = {{Plain list|
* '''Pre-race:''' 30 minutes
* '''Race:''' 2.5 to 5 hours (depending on race length)
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| company = {{Plain list|
* [[Amazon]]
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| network = {{Plain list|
* [[Amazon Prime Video]]
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| first_aired = {{Start date|2025}}
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'''''NASCAR on Amazon''''' is the branding used for broadcasts of [[NASCAR]] races on [[Amazon Prime Video]], which will broadcast five [[NASCAR Cup Series]] races per season from 2025 to 2031 as well as all practice and qualifying in the first half of those seven Cup Series seasons except for the [[Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum|Clash]], [[Daytona 500]], and [[All-Star Race]].

==History==
On November 29, 2023, NASCAR announced that [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] would gain the broadcast rights to five Cup Series races on their [[Prime Video]] streaming service starting in the next TV contract which would begin in 2025 that runs through 2031. In addition, they gained the broadcast rights for all practice and qualifying sessions in the first half of the Cup Series season with the exception of the [[Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum]], the [[Daytona 500]], and the [[NASCAR All-Star Race|All-Star Race]] which ''[[NASCAR on Fox]]'' would keep.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2...ith-fox-nbc-amazon-and-warner-bros-discovery/ |title=NASCAR announces historic media rights agreements with FOX, NBC, Amazon and Warner Bros. Discovery |website=NASCAR.com |date=November 29, 2024 |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>

On February 29, 2024, ''[[The Athletic]]'' reported that [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]], whose contract with ''[[NASCAR on NBC]]'' expired after the 2023 season, would reportedly be leaving NBC for Amazon and [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]'s new NASCAR coverage in the next TV contract that starts in 2025.<ref name="Jr">{{cite web |first=Andrew |last=Marchand |url=https://theathletic.com/5307726/2024/02/29/dale-earnhardt-jr-amazon-warner-bros-nbc-sports/ |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. leaving NBC for Amazon Prime, Warner Bros. Discovery: Sources |website=[[The Athletic]] |publisher=[[The New York Times Company]] |date=February 29, 2024 |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref> On May 7, it was officially announced that Dale Jr. would make the move from NBC to Amazon and [[NASCAR on TNT|TNT]] in 2025, presumably continuing as a color commentator.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2024/05/07/tnt-sports-dale-earnhardt-jr-broadcast-team-2025/ |title=TNT Sports, Amazon Prime add Dale Earnhardt Jr. to broadcast team starting in 2025 |website=NASCAR.com |date=May 7, 2024 |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>

==Commentators==
'''Color commentator:'''
* [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]]

''Amazon has yet to announce who their play-by-play announcer, pit reporters and studio analysts will be.''<ref name="CW2024"/>

==References==
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