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NBC Sports Tabs Rick Allen as Lead Race Announcer

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Rick Allen Named Lead Race Announcer for NBC Sports Group‘s Upcoming NASCAR Coverage

Rick Allen brings more than a decade of motorsports broadcasting experience

NBC’s Sports Group announces that Rick Allen has signed a multi-year agreement to serve as the lead race announcer for NBC’s upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series coverage beginning in 2015. Alongside Allen in the NBC Sports Broadcast booth will be current driver Jeff Burton, who also announced that he will be joining NBC’s multi-platform NASCAR coverage.  Continue reading →

Day One: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet and Miss Sprint Cup Brooke Werner pose for a photo at the 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas' sign on December 3, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Johnson is in Las Vegas for a week of 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship activities. Photo - Tom Pennington/Getty Images

NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet and Miss Sprint Cup Brooke Werner pose for a photo at the ‘Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas’ sign on December 3, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Johnson is in Las Vegas for a week of 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship activities.
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Day One: NASCAR Champion’s Week In Las Vegas Officially Begins

Jimmie Johnson Answers Media Questions, Meets Fans During Busy Day One 

Jimmie Johnson’s four-day, Las Vegas whirlwind odyssey has begun. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week™ in Las Vegas officially is underway.  Continue reading →

NBC Sports Brings on Jeff Burton as NASCAR Analyst

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After an announcement yesterday from Michael Waltrip Racing that he will join the organization part-time testing and driving in 2014, Jeff Burton a veteran Sprint Cup Series driver becomes the first member of NBC Sports Group‘s new on-air talent for NASCAR. Continue reading →

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week

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NASCAR Celebrates Five Years In Las Vegas With Action-Packed Schedule Of Events

For the fifth-consecutive year, NASCAR returns to Las Vegas for the start of the postseason NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week™, a star-studded, entertainment-filled celebration for the series champion and fans, culminating with one of NASCAR’s marquee events, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards™. Since 2009, the awards have been held at Wynn Las Vegas and have grown in stature and prestige with each passing year.  Continue reading →

MWR Announces Burton to #66 for 2014 Sprint Cup Season

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Photo – Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

Michael Waltrip Racing announced today it has contracted Jeff Burton to test and drive in a select number of races during the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season in the No. 66 Toyota Camry.

Burton, a 21-time winner in the Sprint Cup Series begins testing for MWR Dec. 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The first scheduled NASCAR Sprint Cup race for Burton will be the March 9 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

In the upcoming weeks, MWR will announce any other events added to Burton’s schedule. Continue reading →