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*IndyCar Countdown*
IndyCar Countdown
Genre	Sports
Starring	Rick Allen ; Brian Till ; Kevin Lee ; Leigh Diffey ; Paul Tracy ; Townsend Bell
Country of origin	USA
Original language	English
Production
Production location	Worldwide
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	NBC Sports Network ; CNBC
Release	April 1 2012

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F1 Countdown, is a American television programme dedicated to the coverage of Formula One motor racing and is broadcast by the American broadcaster NBC from 2013 onwards. It is a live on-site pre-race show for all Formula One races televised on NBC Sports, NBC Sports Network and CNBC. It came as a result of NBC getting broadcast rights to IndyCar races.

The program is also available in high-definition on either NBC Sports, NBC Sports Network or CNBC. At F1 events, the program is always hosted by Leigh Diffey, Diffey also works for NBC's Formula One coverage so Brian Till, Kevin Lee (NBC IndyCar pit reporter) and Rick Allen (NASCAR on NBC lead announcer) are on reserve when needed. Joining them for their IndyCar races former racing driver Paul Tracy and current racing driver Townsend Bell.

2016 IndyCar Countdown timetable

Round	Race	Circuit	Date	Coverage
2	April 2	Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona	NBC Sports Network
3	April 17	42nd Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Streets of Long Beach, Long Beach, California	NBC Sports Network
4	April 24	Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama	Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama	NBC Sports Network
9	June 26	Kohler Grand Prix	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin^[1]	NBC Sports Network
10	July 10	Iowa Corn 300	Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa	NBC Sports Network
11	July 17	Honda Indy Toronto	Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario	CNBC
12	July 31	Honda Indy 200	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio	CNBC
13	August 22 ²	ABC Supply 500	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania	NBC Sports Network
14 ¹	August 27 ¹ ^[2]	Firestone 600	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas	NBC Sports Network
15	September 4	Grand Prix at The Glen	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	NBC Sports Network
16	September 18	GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma	Sonoma Raceway, Sears Point, California	NBC Sports Network

^1 The Firestone 600 from Texas Motor Speedway was scheduled to start on June 11th, It was postponed to the afternoon of June 12th due to persistent rain. The race was stopped after 71 laps due to more rain and the rest of the race was postponed until August 27th.^[2]

^2 The ABC Supply 500 from Pocono Raceway was scheduled to start on August 21st. Due to rain the race was postponed until Monday August 22nd.

References

^ Kallmann, Dave (August 7, 2015). "Road America will get IndyCar race in 2016". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Gannett Company. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Robinson, Mark (June 12, 2016). "Firestone 600 postponed after 71 laps, will resume on Aug. 27". IndyCar.com. Fort Worth, Texas: Brickyard Trademarks, Inc. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

[1] Kallmann, Dave (August 7, 2015). "Road America will get IndyCar race in 2016". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Gannett Company. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

[Firestone_600_postponed_after_71_laps,_will_resume_on_Aug._27-2] Robinson, Mark (June 12, 2016). "Firestone 600 postponed after 71 laps, will resume on Aug. 27". IndyCar.com. Fort Worth, Texas: Brickyard Trademarks, Inc. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

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