Alright so today I got asked this exact question: “Can you actually watch NASCAR on Amazon Prime?” I hadn’t tried before, but I figured it was worth checking out properly. Here’s how my little investigation went down, step by step.
Started Simple: The Prime Video App
First thing I did? Grabbed my laptop and fired up Amazon Prime Video. Just logged in like normal, hoping maybe NASCAR races would just be sitting there, easy to find. Went straight to the search bar – typed in “NASCAR”. Hit enter… waited…
Bam. Results popped up. Saw a bunch of stuff pop up: documentaries about NASCAR history, maybe some old season reviews, a couple of movies maybe tangentially related. Lots of “Watch with Freevee” labels – which is Amazon’s free-with-ads thing. But live races? Or recent full replays? Nope. Zip. Zilch. Nothing current. Bit disappointing, honestly.
Dug Deeper: Channels and Subscriptions
Okay, thought maybe I missed something. I remembered Prime Video lets you add other “Channels”, right? Like HBO, Showtime, stuff like that. Maybe NASCAR was hiding in one of those.
- Clicked over to the “Channels” section. Scrolled through. Looked for anything obvious like a “Sports” category or something mentioning racing.
- Saw some sports channels – mostly regional networks or things like NBA League Pass. Nothing jumped out screaming “NASCAR”.
- Tried searching “NASCAR” again, but this time looking specifically in the channel offerings. Still no luck. Found nothing promising.
Felt like searching for car keys in the dark. Annoying.
Remembered Prime Video has Live Stuff
I recalled Prime Video also has a “Live TV” section. Got hopeful again. Navigated over there, squinted at the live guide and the upcoming listings. Scanned through…
Plenty of random live streams: news channels, some niche stuff, shopping channels (ugh). But any live sports popping up? Saw a baseball game listed. Football out of season. No trace of NASCAR happening live or scheduled to come up. Dead end again.
The Final Frontier: Pay-Per-View?
Last ditch effort. Maybe, just maybe, specific recent races were available to rent or buy individually? Went back to search one more time for “NASCAR”.
Checked the listings carefully. Most were the Freevee titles I saw earlier, or older content you could purchase. Saw listings marked “Buy Episode” or “Buy Season”… but they were for those documentaries or season reviews, not the actual latest race replays. Nothing looked like it was showing recent action you could just pay for right then. Felt like another dead end.
So, What’s the Verdict?
After all that clicking, searching, and hoping? This is the messy truth:
- Free Stuff? Yeah, you get some NASCAR related content on Prime Video, mostly docs or old reviews bundled with Freevee (so ads, yay). But actual, current NASCAR Cup Series races? Forget it. Not included.
- Paid Options? Doesn’t look promising either. Couldn’t find a dedicated channel through Prime offering it. No sign of live races streaming. And those “Buy” buttons seemed reserved for non-live-race content. So, even paying Amazon extra within Prime Video doesn’t seem like a current option to catch the races themselves.
Basically, my dive into Prime Video shows it’s not a realistic way to watch NASCAR races, free or paid through their main subscriptions or add-ons. Seems like other services still have the lock on that. Ended up feeling like it was a bit of a wild goose chase, especially since I wasted like 20 minutes on it! Makes you wonder why things have to be so scattered. Pay up or buzz off, right? Who knew finding cars going in circles could be such a pain?
