What to know as TNT takes over NASCAR coverage for next five weeks

Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series race will mark TNT's first NASCAR telecast since 2014. 

The return of Turner's NASCAR coverage, which was a staple of the sport from 2001 to 2014, is another major milestone for NASCAR broadcasting in 2025, which has already seen Prime Video's first effort at providing NASCAR coverage. 

Here's what you need to know ahead of Turner's five-race stint as a NASCAR broadcast partner in 2025. 

How to watch 

The next five Cup Series races — Atlanta, Chicago, Sonoma, Dover and Indianapolis — will all be broadcast on TNT. The races will also be streamed on Max, with practice and qualifying telecasts moving to truTV and Max for the remainder of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. 

On-air talent 

The three-man booth of Adam Alexander, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. will carry over from Prime Video's coverage. Meanwhile, Prime Video host Danielle Trotta moves onto pit road, providing coverage with fellow pit reporters Alan Cavanna and veteran Marty Snider. The studio team for pre and post-race coverage — dubbed "NASCAR Nation" — includes former Fox Sports NASCAR host Shannon Spake, Jamie McMurray and Parker Kligerman. McMurray and Kligerman are both analysts for the CW's NASCAR Xfinity Series coverage, with McMurray also being an analyst for Fox Sports' Cup Series coverage. 

TNT's studio coverage for all five events will be on-site. 

In-Season Challenge 

Given that TNT has been given the privilege of being the exclusive home for NASCAR's inaugural In-Season challenge, it makes sense that the network would go all-in on bringing every detail to fans. During the next five Cup Series races, Larry McReynolds and Jeff Burton will host an Altcast on truTV in order to keep fans informed of the different In-Season Challenge matchups. 

truTV's coverage of Cup Series qualifying at Atlanta will begin at 5 p.m. ET on Friday, with TNT's pre-race coverage for Saturday's race beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.