Saturday’s Supercross Round 16 in Denver: How to watch, start times, schedules, streams

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Nate Ryan,

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Nate Ryan

Published May 4, 2023 07:00 PM

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NBC Sports Senior Motorsports writer Nate Ryan joins Jason Weigandt to discuss his weekend at Nashville Supercross, his history with the sport, and comparing the 450 title battle in 2023 to years past.

The Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series will head Saturday night to Round 16 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado, with the 2023 championship race essentially down to two riders.

With Cooper Webb sidelined for the final two events because of the concussion he suffered in a Nashville heat race, defending series champion Eli Tomac will enter his hometown round (he hails from Cortez, Colorado) with an 18-point lead over Chase Sexton.

Though Sexton has the momentum from winning at Nashville (his third victory this season and second in the past three races), Tomac thrives in elevation. That would seem to give the edge to the two-time champion at Denver and in the May 13 finale at Salt Lake City, Utah.

Justin Barcia, who won two weeks ago in New Jersey, also is out for the rest of the season after suffering a broken collarbone in a crash during the Nashville main event.

Here are the pertinent details for watching Round 16 of the 2023 Supercross season at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver:

(All times are ET)

BROADCAST/STREAMING SCHEDULE: TV coverage of Round 16 will begin Saturday at 9 p.m. ET streaming on Peacock with a re-air Monday at 1 a.m. ET on CNBC. The Race Day Live show (including qualifying) will begin on Peacock at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday.

NBC Sports will have exclusive live coverage of races, qualifiers and heats for the record 31 events in SuperMotocross. The main events will be presented on Peacock, NBC, USA Network, CNBC, and NBC Sports digital platforms.

Peacock will become the home of the SuperMotocross World Championship series in 2023 with live coverage of all races, qualifying, and heats from January to October. There will be 23 races livestreamed exclusively on Peacock, including a SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff event. The platform also will provide on-demand replays of every race. Click here for the full schedule.

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POINTS STANDINGS: 450 division l 250 division

ENTRY LISTS: 450 division l 250 division

EVENT SCHEDULE (all times ET):

Here are the start times for Saturday’s Supercross Round 16 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, according to the Monster Energy Supercross schedule from the AMA:

3:05 p.m.: 250 SX Group C Qualifying 1
3:20 p.m.: 250SX Group B Qualifying 1
3:35 p.m.: 250SX Group A Qualifying 1
3:50 p.m.: 450SX Group A Qualifying 1
4:05 p.m.: 450SX Group B Qualifying 1
4:20 p.m.: 450SX Group C Qualifying 1
4:20 p.m.: 250SX Group C Qualifying 2
4:35 p.m.: 250SX Group B Qualifying 2
4:50 p.m.: 250SX Group A Qualifying 2
6:05 p.m.: 450SX Group A Qualifying 2
6:20 p.m.: 450SX Group B Qualifying 2
6:35 p.m.: 450SX Group C Qualifying 2
9:06 p.m.: 250SX Heat 1
9:21 p.m.: 250SX Heat 2
9:34 p.m.: 450SX Heat 1
9:50 p.m.: 450SX Heat 2
10:22 p.m.: 250SX Last Chance Qualifier
10:34 p.m.: 450SX Last Chance Qualifier
10:55 p.m.: 250SX Main Event
11:27 p.m.: 450SX Main Event