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Couch Potato Tuesday: Kansas Still Playoff Heavy, But with Good Action

September 29, 2025 by Phil Allaway

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 …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: The Playoff Focus Continues to Detract from Action

September 22, 2025 by Phil Allaway
2025 Cup New Hampshire Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford (Credit: Chase Folsom)

NBC Sports thoroughly covered the Ty Gibbs-Denny Hamlin skirmish.

Categories Couch Potato Tuesday, Cup Series, Featured Content, Phil Allaway

Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Sports Botched Their Plan for Bristol

September 16, 2025September 16, 2025 by Phil Allaway

How did NBC Sports fare with tire drama and on-track playoff action on Saturday night?

Categories Couch Potato Tuesday, Cup Series, Featured Content, Phil Allaway

Couch Potato Tuesday: Was Gateway Decent? I’m Not Really Sure, & NBC Is Responsible

September 9, 2025September 9, 2025 by Phil Allaway
2025 Cup Gateway pack racing V - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (Credit: Gavin Baker/NKP)

The broadcast of the Cup race at Gateway focused too much time on the playoff drivers.

Categories Couch Potato Tuesday, Cup Series, Featured Content, Phil Allaway

Couch Potato Tuesday: The Playoff Focus Distracts from a Boring Darlington Night

September 1, 2025 by Phil Allaway
Ryan Preece, driver of the #60 Trimble Ford, Chris Buescher, driver of the #17 Kroger/Tree Top Ford, and Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)

This wasn’t all that exciting of a race to watch, but that wasn’t necessarily NBC Sports’ fault.

Categories Couch Potato Tuesday, Cup Series, Featured Content, Phil Allaway

Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Minimizes Points Chatter in Daytona

August 26, 2025 by Phil Allaway

Also, NBC excelled at covering what transpired in the Big One.

Categories Couch Potato Tuesday, Cup Series, Featured Content, Phil Allaway

Couch Potato Tuesday: Richmond Brings the Action and USA Network Capitalizes

August 18, 2025 by Phil Allaway
#60: Ryan Preece, RFK Racing, Kroger / Kleenex Ford Mustang, #45: Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, Chumba Casino Toyota Camry, Richmond

NBC Sports nicely covered the multi-car crash, tire wear and the varying pit strategies.

Categories Couch Potato Tuesday, Cup Series, Featured Content, Phil Allaway

Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Sports Struggles With Lack of Action at Watkins Glen

August 11, 2025 by Phil Allaway
#88: Shane Van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing, WeatherTech Chevrolet

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.

Categories Couch Potato Tuesday, Cup Series, Featured Content, Phil Allaway

Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC’s Debut in Iowa Was Uncharacteristically Rough

August 4, 2025 by Phil Allaway

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.

Categories Couch Potato Tuesday, Cup Series, Featured Content, Phil Allaway

Couch Potato Tuesday: TNT Fails to Make Brickyard 400 Exciting

July 28, 2025 by Phil Allaway

Plus, how did TNT fare in its five-race broadcasts of the Cup Series season?

Categories Couch Potato Tuesday, Cup Series, Featured Content, Phil Allaway
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