WATCH LIVE: NASCAR America, Countdown to… – NBCSports.com

Prerace coverage of the 5-hour Energy 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup race will begin with NASCAR America on NBCSN at noon ET, followed by the Countdown to Green show at 12:50 p.m.

You also can watch online at http://nascarstream.nbcsports.com.

Host Krista Voda and analysts Kyle Petty and Frank Stoddard will preview today’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and review last week’s race at Kentucky Speedway. Booth analysts Steve Letarte and Jeff Burton also will contribute with Burton making a lap of the 1.058-mile in NBC Sports’ Toyota Camry On Track Car.

Countdown to Green will feature Burton’s sitdown interview with defending series champion Kevin Harvick, who was Burton’s teammate at Richard Childress Racing. Harvick discusses his California roots, the sacrifices he made to break into NASCAR and how he learned to manage the fiery and competitive side of his personality.

Pit reporters Dave Burns, Marty Snider, Mike Massaro and Kelli Stavast also will have updates and interviews from the garage and pits.