Monster Energy Supercross Championships to be decided this weekend

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Coverage From Las Vegas Airs Saturday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on USA Network; Coverage Airs Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC

NBC Sports Gold Provides Comprehensive Live Streaming Coverage on Saturday Beginning with Qualifying at 4 p.m. ET

Coverage Airing on NBCSN Streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App

STAMFORD, CT – May 1, 2019 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – NBC Sports’ inaugural season as the exclusive home of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship culminates with coverage of the season finale in Las Vegas this Saturday night at 10 p.m. ET/PT on USA Network, as Cooper Webb sits poised to secure his first career 450SX Class championship. Following coverage on USA Network on Saturday night, the season finale will air Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

NBC Sports Gold – NBC Sports Digital’s direct-to-consumer live streaming product – will present live commercial-free coverage of this weekend’s event at Sam Boyd Stadium, beginning Saturday at 4 p.m. ET.

Cooper Webb is closing in on his first career championship following his seventh victory of the season last weekend at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Webb leads Eli Tomac by 23 points in the 450SX Class standings and will clinch the title with a finish of 20th place or better this weekend in Las Vegas.

The 250SX Class East and West championships will also be decided in the second East/West Showdown of the season. In 250SX East, Chase Sexton recorded his first career win last weekend in East Rutherford and now holds the class lead by nine points over Justin Cooper. In 250SX West, Adam Cianciarulo holds an eight-point lead over Dylan Ferrandis. The pair finished 1-2 in the season’s first 250SX East/West Showdown at Atlanta on March 2.
Ralph Sheheen (play-by-play), five-time Supercross champion and seven-time Motocross champion Ricky Carmichael, host and former racer Daniel Blair, and reporter Will Christien to call the action this weekend from Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.

Following is this weekend’s Monster Energy Supercross coverage schedule. Note that coverage will air Saturday night at 10 p.m. ET/PT on USA Network. Viewers should check their local listings:

DATE	EVENT	COVERAGE	TIME (ET)
Sat., May 4	Las Vegas – Qualifying Session 1	NBC Sports Gold	4:00 p.m.
	Las Vegas – Studio Coverage	NBC Sports Gold	5:30 p.m.
	Las Vegas – Qualifying Session 2	NBC Sports Gold	6:15 p.m.
	Las Vegas – Event ^	USA Network	10:00 p.m.
Sun., May 5	Las Vegas – Event (Encore)	NBC	12:30 p.m.
Mon., May 6	Las Vegas – Event (Encore)	NBCSN	12:00 a.m.

*All televised coverage streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
^Live ET/delayed PT. Viewers should check their local listings.

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Feld Entertainment
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About Monster Energy Supercross

Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, is the most competitive and highest-profile off-road motorcycle racing championship on the planet visiting 13 different states in 2019. Founded in America and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1974, Supercross is currently co-sanctioned by the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), the official global governing body for motorcycle racing, thus making it a formal World Championship. Over 17 weeks and a million-dollar All-Star Race, Supercross attracts some of the largest and most impressive crowds inside the most recognizable and prestigious stadiums in North America to race in front of nearly one million live fans and broadcast to millions more worldwide. For more information, visit SupercrossLIVE.com.

About Feld Entertainment, Inc.:

Feld Entertainment® is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live touring family entertainment experiences that bring people together and uplift the human spirit. Properties include Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, Disney On Ice, Disney Live!, Marvel Universe LIVE!, Sesame Street Live!,DreamWorks Trolls The Experience and Jurassic World Live (coming Fall 2019). Across the brand portfolio, Feld Entertainment has entertained millions of families in more than 75 countries and on six continents. Visit feldentertainment.com for more information.

About the American Motorcyclist Association:

Founded in 1924, the AMA is a not-for-profit member-based association whose mission is to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and protect the future of motorcycling. As the world’s largest motorcycling rights and event sanctioning organization, the AMA advocates for riders’ interests at all levels of government and sanctions thousands of competition and recreational events every year. The AMA also provides money-saving discounts on products and services for its members. Through the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, the AMA honors the heroes and heritage of motorcycling. For more information, visit americanmotorcyclist.com.

Source: Feld Entertainment, Inc.