Couch Potato Tuesday 27 Articles on Frontstretch

Couch Potato Tuesday: Pocono Brings a Radio Broadcast, Action in Quick Bursts

July 30, 2019July 29, 2019 by Phil Allaway

Pocono Raceway is always a bit of a toss-up. You have races that are complete runaways, then you have nailbiters. Last weekend produced one of …

Couch Potato Tuesday: NBCSN Brings Decent Action at New Hampshire, Too Much Post-Race Kevin Harvick

July 23, 2019 by Phil Allaway

Weather-wise, last weekend was brutal. Temperatures in Loudon, NH got up to 93 degrees during the race. At Lime Rock on Saturday, it was worse. …

Couch Potato Tuesday: Does a GWC Alone Make a Broadcast Great?

July 16, 2019 by Phil Allaway

Kentucky Speedway provided viewers with a somewhat mixed race. Yes, you had a classic finish between the Busch brothers. You also had the other 266 …

Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Deals With Rain in Daytona … Again

July 9, 2019 by Phil Allaway

Daytona International Speedway in July. Good cripes. I covered six consecutive years’ worth of July weekends there for Frontstretch (2010-2015). In that time, three of …

Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Sports Returns to the Fold With Competitive Action

July 2, 2019 by Phil Allaway

Chicagoland Speedway is a worn-out track that has not been repaved since before the venue opened in 2001. It’s not the oldest asphalt on the …

Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Sports Bids Farewell to Darrell Waltrip

June 24, 2019 by Phil Allaway

For FOX Sports, last weekend was the swan song for Darrell Waltrip on television. Beyond Sunday (June 23), Waltrip’s future is unclear. All we know …

Couch Potato Tuesday: Michigan Tests the Mettle of FOX Sports

June 10, 2019 by Phil Allaway

This weekend at Michigan International Speedway turned out a lot like the forecast predicted for Pocono Raceway last week. Intermittent rain pushed the race itself …