NBC's "Today" Show Promotes NASCAR Season Finale

NBC’s “Today” show this morning promoted the final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of the year, the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. NBC’s Al Roker said, “Get ready to start your engines because this Sunday is the NASCAR championship.” The four contending drivers -- Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch -- appeared outside the studio in the rain, with NBC’s Craig Melvin calling the race the “Super Bowl of NASCAR.” Harvick: “You fight all year to try to be in the final four, so hopefully we can have a good weekend and take advantage of being there.” Melvin: “This new playoff system has been really good for the sport.” But Harvick called it “stressful.” Melvin: “But fans seem to love it” (“Today,” NBC, 11/12).