Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR Hall of Famer and two-time Daytona 500 winner, will be joining the TNT Sports broadcast team when NASCAR returns to TNT in 2025, the company announced Tuesday afternoon.
Earnhardt will serve as an on-air commentator for TNT Sports’ exclusive coverage of five NASCAR Cup Series races each summer, airing in consecutive weeks on TNT and the B/R Sports Add-On on Max.
Additionally, he will contribute to a new Bleacher Report content series distributed across B/R’s social and digital platforms. The new series, co-produced with Earnhardt’s Dirty Mo Media, will capture the NASCAR experience as he interviews special guests while driving each of TNT’s five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tracks with them in the passenger seat.
“It is such an exciting time to welcome TNT Sports back to NASCAR,” said Earnhardt. “I remember watching the races on TNT back in the day, and it’s so nostalgic to see them return to the sport and to be a part of their team. I’m looking forward to joining their team and also getting the chance to work with Bleacher Report creating content that our fans will enjoy.”
“We’re very thrilled to welcome Dale to the TNT Sports family as we partner closely in setting the cornerstone for our NASCAR coverage,” said Craig Barry, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer, TNT Sports. “We could not be more excited for the return of NASCAR to TNT Sports next Summer, with Dale being a critical part of the overall vision and execution of our coverage.”
In addition, Earnhardt will be part of Prime Video’s broadcast team for its inaugural season in 2025.
In November of last year, TNT Sports, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery, and NASCAR reached a new seven-year multimedia rights agreement for domestic distribution in the U.S. that will see some of the biggest moments in the NASCAR season returning to TNT Sports’ linear and streaming platforms starting in 2025.
Additionally, truTV and Max will exclusively simulcast the second half of the NASCAR Cup Series practices and qualifying sessions each season.