VERSUS will provide live coverage of the crucial four-lap qualifications for the Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway at 4:30 p.m. (EDT) Oct. 9, followed by the live broadcast of the Firestone Indy Lights' season finale on the 1.5-mile oval.
The next day, the network checks in at 4 p.m. (EDT) with an hour-long pre-race show featuring the crew: Jack Arute, Lindy Thackston, Robbie Floyd, Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl and Jon Beekhuis.
Are you a DirecTV subscriber who's been caught out in the cold during the ongoing contract negotiations? Well, indycar.com will provide video/audio coverage of all practice sessions, qualifications and the races Oct. 8-10. Or head to versus.com and punch in your zip code for a local service provider carrying the network.
Click it: Weekend schedule for IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights
You can join tens of thousands of others and make your voice heard by calling DirecTV at 1-800-642-1923 and requesting it put VERSUS' quality programming back on the air. The Comcast-owned sports network's contract expired with the DBS provider on Sept. 1 and the parties remain at loggerheads over pricing and positioning.
VERSUS skated to its largest opening-night audience Oct. 1 with its National Hockey League doubleheader coverage.
"The momentum of this network has not slowed down at all and we're doing everything we can to reach an agreement with DirecTV," VERSUS president Jamie Davis said.
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