Couch Potato Tuesday: Kansas Still Playoff Heavy, But with Good Action
Kansas Speedway has become an interesting venue in recent years. It is probably one of the best tracks for the Next Gen car in that …
Kansas Speedway has become an interesting venue in recent years. It is probably one of the best tracks for the Next Gen car in that …
NBC Sports thoroughly covered the Ty Gibbs-Denny Hamlin skirmish.
How did NBC Sports fare with tire drama and on-track playoff action on Saturday night?
The broadcast of the Cup race at Gateway focused too much time on the playoff drivers.
This wasn’t all that exciting of a race to watch, but that wasn’t necessarily NBC Sports’ fault.
Also, NBC excelled at covering what transpired in the Big One.
NBC Sports nicely covered the multi-car crash, tire wear and the varying pit strategies.
NBC Sports didn’t have a great card handed to them in Watkins Glen. However, you have to make do with what you’ve got.
NBC Sports’ calculation of how much fuel William Byron had left in his No. 24 was off. He won the race and had enough for a burnout.
Plus, how did TNT fare in its five-race broadcasts of the Cup Series season?