<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NASCAR on NBC </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Fourth NASCAR on NBC logo used since July 1 , 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Auto racing telecasts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> Rick Allen Jeff Burton Dale Earnhardt Jr . Steve Letarte ( for other reporters and former staff , see announcers section below ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Theme music composer </Th> <Td> Kirk Hammett , James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich ( 2001 -- 2003 ) Jess Leary & Anthony Smith ( 2015 -- 2017 ) Tom Petty , Jeff Lynne and Mike Campbell ( 2018 - present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening theme </Th> <Td> `` Fuel '' by Metallica ( 2001 -- 2003 ) `` Bringing Back the Sunshine '' by Blake Shelton ( 2015 -- 2017 ) `` Runnin ' Down a Dream '' by Tom Petty performed by ZZ Ward ( 2018 - present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of seasons </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production location ( s ) </Th> <Td> Various NASCAR racetracks ( race telecasts , and pre-race shows ) NBC Sports , Stamford , Connecticut ( studio segments ) NBC Studios , New York City , New York ( studio segments ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Camera setup </Th> <Td> Multi-camera </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> Pre-race : 30 minutes to 1 hour Race : 2.5 to 5 hours ( depending on race length ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company ( s ) </Th> <Td> NBC Sports </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> NBC Sportsworld ( 1979 -- 1981 , 1983 -- 1985 ) NBC Sports ( 1999 -- 2006 , 2015 -- present ) NBCSN ( 2015 -- present ) CNBC ( 2006 , 2015 -- present ) USA Network ( 2016 -- present ) NBC Sports Live Extra & NBC Sports Regional Networks ( 2015 -- present , practice and qualifying coverage ) Telemundo ( 2015 -- present ) Universo ( 2014 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> 480i ( SDTV ) , 1080i ( HDTV ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> First run : October 7 , 1979 ( 1979 - 10 - 07 ) -- October 11 , 1981 ( 1981 - 10 - 11 ) * Second run : May 1 , 1983 ( 1983 - 05 - 01 ) -- May 5 , 1985 ( 1985 - 05 - 05 ) * Third run : November 13 , 1999 ( 1999 - 11 - 13 ) -- November 19 , 2006 ( 2006 - 11 - 19 ) * Fourth run : July 5 , 2015 ( 2015 - 07 - 05 ) -- present </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> NASCAR on CBS ( shared with Fox NASCAR until 2006 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> NASCAR on TNT </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NASCAR on NBC </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Fourth NASCAR on NBC logo used since July 1 , 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Auto racing telecasts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> Rick Allen Jeff Burton Dale Earnhardt Jr . Steve Letarte ( for other reporters and former staff , see announcers section below ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Theme music composer </Th> <Td> Kirk Hammett , James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich ( 2001 -- 2003 ) Jess Leary & Anthony Smith ( 2015 -- 2017 ) Tom Petty , Jeff Lynne and Mike Campbell ( 2018 - present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening theme </Th> <Td> `` Fuel '' by Metallica ( 2001 -- 2003 ) `` Bringing Back the Sunshine '' by Blake Shelton ( 2015 -- 2017 ) `` Runnin ' Down a Dream '' by Tom Petty performed by ZZ Ward ( 2018 - present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of seasons </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production location ( s ) </Th> <Td> Various NASCAR racetracks ( race telecasts , and pre-race shows ) NBC Sports , Stamford , Connecticut ( studio segments ) NBC Studios , New York City , New York ( studio segments ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Camera setup </Th> <Td> Multi-camera </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> Pre-race : 30 minutes to 1 hour Race : 2.5 to 5 hours ( depending on race length ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company ( s ) </Th> <Td> NBC Sports </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> NBC Sportsworld ( 1979 -- 1981 , 1983 -- 1985 ) NBC Sports ( 1999 -- 2006 , 2015 -- present ) NBCSN ( 2015 -- present ) CNBC ( 2006 , 2015 -- present ) USA Network ( 2016 -- present ) NBC Sports Live Extra & NBC Sports Regional Networks ( 2015 -- present , practice and qualifying coverage ) Telemundo ( 2015 -- present ) Universo ( 2014 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> 480i ( SDTV ) , 1080i ( HDTV ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> First run : October 7 , 1979 ( 1979 - 10 - 07 ) -- October 11 , 1981 ( 1981 - 10 - 11 ) * Second run : May 1 , 1983 ( 1983 - 05 - 01 ) -- May 5 , 1985 ( 1985 - 05 - 05 ) * Third run : November 13 , 1999 ( 1999 - 11 - 13 ) -- November 19 , 2006 ( 2006 - 11 - 19 ) * Fourth run : July 5 , 2015 ( 2015 - 07 - 05 ) -- present </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> NASCAR on CBS ( shared with Fox NASCAR until 2006 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> NASCAR on TNT </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who sings the opening for nascar on nbc
who sings the opening for nascar on nbc
Metallica Blake Shelton ZZ Ward
Metallica Blake Shelton ZZ Ward