Saturday’s Round 16 of the Monster Energy Supercross Series in Denver could be the biggest homecoming of Eli Tomac’s life.
The Colorado native leads Jason Anderson by a comfotable 43 points in the 450 championship standings with two rounds remaining in the 2022 season.
Tomac, who has seven wins this season, can clinch his second championship in three years in Supercross’ premier category with a finish of sixth or better before a crowd of family and friends at Empower Field.
Saturday’s main event will begin at 3 p.m. ET on NBC with qualifying getting started at 9 a.m. ET on Peacock Premium.
Here are the pertinent details for watching Round 16 of the 2022 Supercross season in Denver:
(All times are ET)
BROADCAST/STREAMING SCHEDULE: TV coverage of Supercross Round 16 at Empower Stadium in Denver will begin live Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App. Qualifying will begin on Peacock at 9 a.m. ET. Todd Harris will handle play by play with analyst Ricky Carmichael, and Will Christien and Daniel Blair will report from the pits.
All 17 rounds of the 2022 Monster Energy Supercross schedule will be broadcast across the NBC, CNBC, USA Network, Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms.
Peacock will stream live coverage of heats, qualifiers and main events. All Supercross heats, qualifiers and live and on-demand replays of races will be available on Peacock. Click here for more details (information on how to sign up is available by clicking here).
POINTS STANDINGS: 450 division l 250 division
ENTRY LISTS: 450 division l 250 division
EVENT SCHEDULE (all times ET):
Here are the start times and schedule for Saturday’s Supercross Round 16 at Empower Field in Denver:
9:15 a.m.: 250 Group B Qualifying
9:30 a.m.: 250 Group A Qualifying
9:45 a.m.: 450 Group A Qualifying
10 a.m.: 450 Group B Qualifying
10:15 a.m.: 450 Group C Qualifying
11:35 a.m.: 250 Group B Qualifying
11:50 a.m.: 250 Group A Qualifying
12:05 p.m.: 450 Group A Qualifying
12:20 p.m.: 450 Group B Qualifying
12:35 p.m.: 450 Group C Qualifying
3:07 p.m.: 250 Heat 1
3:21 p.m.: 250 Heat 2
3:34 p.m.: 450 Heat 1
3:48 p.m.: 450 Heat 2
4:19 p.m.: 250 LCQ
4:29 p.m.: 450 LCQ
4:53 p.m.: 250 Main Event
5:26 p.m.: 450 Main Event
TRACK LAYOUT: Click here to view the track map for Supercross Round 16 at Empower Field in Denver.
HOW TO WATCH SUPERCROSS IN 2022: Full NBC Sports schedule
ROUND 1: Ken Roczen scores his fourth victory in the season opener at Anaheim
ROUND 2: Jason Anderson earns first victory since 2018 championship
ROUND 3: Breakthrough victory for Chase Sexton
ROUND 4: Eli Tomac scores first win aboard a Yamaha
ROUND 5: Tomac takes Triple Crown event in Glendale
ROUND 6: Anderson triumphs in Anaheim
ROUND 7: Anderson takes advantage of late stumble by Sexton
ROUND 8: Tomac nips Anderson in Arlington Triple Crown
ROUND 9: Tomac sets Daytona victory record
ROUND 10: Tomac takes command with third consecutive victory
ROUND 11: Tomac remains unstoppable in Indianapolis
ROUND 12: Tomac ties Chad Reed for fourth on win list
ROUND 13: Marvin Musquin takes St. Louis triple crown
ROUND 14: Jason Anderson scores fourth win of season
ROUND 15: Jason Anderson wins again; Jett Lawrence wraps title
FINAL 2021 STANDINGS: 450 points standings | 250 East points standings | 250 West points standings