Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Sports Deals With Pouring Rain in Daytona
Daytona in summer is always a tricky proposition. How did NBC Sports handle constantly shifting coverage for a rain-delayed NASCAR Cup Series finale?
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Daytona in summer is always a tricky proposition. How did NBC Sports handle constantly shifting coverage for a rain-delayed NASCAR Cup Series finale?
Pfaff Motorsports’ Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell won the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR Sunday on fuel mileage for their fifth win of the year.
PF Racing’s Joey Hand and James Pesek took the lead when Scott Andrews ran out of fuel to win the Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix.
The Heart of Racing’s Ross Gunn won the pole for the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR with a lap at 113.243 mph.
VasserSullivan’s Jack Hawksworth was fastest overall in Michelin GT Challenge at VIR practice with a lap at 113.210 mph.
Kenny Murillo claimed his second Michelin Pilot Challenge pole of 2022 Friday with a lap at 103.954 mph at VIRginia International Raceway.
BGB Motorsports’ Spencer Pumpelly was fastest in VIR Michelin Pilot Challenge practice with a lap at 103.890 mph.
35 teams will do battle at VIRginia International Raceway Saturday in the penultimate Michelin Pilot Challenge race of the year
18 cars will do battle Sunday afternoon on the undulating 3.27-mile VIRginia International Raceway in the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR.
USA did a pretty good job bringing viewers the action at Watkins Glen, especially early on in the race.