Report: Earnhardt Jr. leaving NBC for Amazon, WBD's upcoming NASCAR broadcast booth

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is leaving NBC and heading to “racing newcomers Amazon Prime Video and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports,” according to sources cited by Andrew Marchand of THE ATHLETIC. Earnhardt is expected to “take this season off and then resume his broadcasting career in 2025,” when WBD Sports and Amazon begin their coverage. Sources said that Earnhardt “informed NBC of his decision last week.” The news comes after Earnhardt said on his podcast in early February that he “hoped to remain with NBC, even as he acknowledged he is without a contract for 2024.” Earnhardt joined NBC in 2018 immediately after retiring from racing. Marchand writes Earnhardt’s move gives WBD Sports and Amazon “instant credibility when they start their series” (THE ATHLETIC, 2/29). SBJ's Adam Stern alluded to Earnhardt's deal with Amazon and WBD in this week's edition of Sports Business Journal.



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