FOX Sports 1, 2 to Broadcast Petit Le Mans

Photo: John Dagys

The 16th annual Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda will mark the end of an era with the final American Le Mans Series race prior to next year’s Tudor United SportsCar Championship.

The 1,000-mile/10-hour Road Atlanta enduro will also be the first major endurance race to be televised under the new FOX Sports family of networks.

FOX Sports Media Group recently inked a five-year deal with IMSA for coverage of the Tudor USCC and the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, beginning in 2014.

FOX Sports 2 and FOX Sports 1 will combine for eight hours of live coverage from Petit Le Mans next week, beginning Sat. Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. EDT. Additionally, a highlights package will be aired on Sun. Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. EDT on FOX Sports 1.

TV Schedule (Sat. Oct. 19):
11 am – 12pm EDT on FOX Sports 2
2:30pm – 6:30pm EDT on FOX Sports 2
6:30pm – 8pm EDT on  FOX Sports 1
8pm – 9:30pm EDT FOX Sports 2

John Dagys

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