Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN Should Promote Nationwide-Only Drivers While Showing Us More Backbone
I’ll admit that it’s been a tough week for ESPN.
Phil Allaway has three primary roles at Frontstretch. He's the manager of the site's FREE e-mail newsletter that publishes Monday-Friday and occasionally on weekends. He keeps TV broadcasters honest with weekly editions of Couch Potato Tuesday and serves as the site's Sports Car racing editor.
Outside of Frontstretch, Phil is the press officer for Lebanon Valley Speedway in West Lebanon, N.Y. He covers all the action on the high-banked dirt track from regular DIRTcar Modified racing to occasional visits from touring series such as the Super DIRTcar Series.
Talking NASCAR TV: Knights of Standards & Practices, Please Report to the SPEED Stage
Last weekend’s NASCAR races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway were marked by cold weather and somewhat dodgy conditions that can affect race coverage.
Talking NASCAR TV: Rough Weekend for Racing Broadcasters Across the Board
Sunday saw the fourth race of the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup at a new location, as Auto Club Speedway moved from Labor Day to Columbus Day weekend.
Jimmie Johnson Wins 3rd Straight Pepsi 500 at Fontana
This year, the Pepsi 500 was moved from Labor Day weekend to Columbus Day weekend to avoid triple-digit temperatures.
Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN Coverage Excellent at Kansas… Until the Green Flag Dropped
On Sunday, ESPN on ABC televised the Price Chopper 400. This race was preceded by quite possibly the best pre-race features of the entire season
2-Tire Gamble Allows Tony Stewart to Prevail in 2009 Price Chopper 400 at Kansas
Tony Stewart was running great late in the race on Sunday but was over seven seconds out of the lead and couldn’t make it to the end of the race on fuel.
Talking NASCAR TV: Dover a Repeat of Past Issues for ABC/ESPN
Hello, race fans. Last weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide series were each racing in Dover, Del. Neither race was adversely affected by weather.
Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN… Chase… Overload
September brings about the beginning of NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup. This is something that I have generally not been a fan of in …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Sylvania 300 at Loudon
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? My shoutout for this week goes to TRG Motorsports. They came into the Loudon weekend lacking the necessary …
Talking NASCAR TV: “Chasing” Diverts Too Much Attention From “Racing” at Richmond
Hello, race fans. NASCAR’s Richmond race weekend every September has always been an exciting weekend. Good racing is nearly guaranteed and, since it’s a short …