Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join broadcasts for Talladega, Martinsville – Nascar

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join NBC’s broadcast team for parts of the network’s coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Talladega Superspeedway and Martinsville Speedway, NBC announced Wednesday on “NASCAR America.”

Junior, who has not raced since July as he recovers from a concussion, will reunite with his former crew chief Steve Letarte and work alongside race announcer Rick Allen and fellow analyst Jeff Burton. Sunday will mark Earnhardt’s first ever NASCAR Sprint Cup broadcasting assignment.

“I’m excited to see these races from a different vantage point and hopefully offer some insight to the viewers,” Earnhardt Jr. said in an NBC release. “I thoroughly enjoyed my opportunity to broadcast the XFINITY race at Michigan earlier this year, so I expect getting to spend time in the booth with the NBC team to be just as fun.”

NBCSN presents the second elimination race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup from Talladega on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. Next weekend, NBCSN presents the first race in the playoff Round of 8 from Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 1 p.m. ET.

“With five races left in the Sprint Cup playoffs, we are thrilled to welcome Dale Earnhardt Jr. into our broadcast booth as we present two of the most unpredictable and exciting races in the Chase,” said Jeff Behnke, VP of NASCAR Production for the NBC Sports Group. “Dale is incredibly respected and the viewers and fans will be treated to his perspective on two very different race tracks.”