Last weekend marked the final time that the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will race in September at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and as could be expected, the playoffs themselves were the primary topic of discussion from the very start of NASCAR America Sunday on NBC Sports Network. Dale Jarrett, Kyle Petty and Krista Voda …
Let’s just get this over with right now: playoff time is not the best time for NASCAR TV. Somehow, it produces the exact opposite scenario compared to most other sports. The focus of the broadcast narrows to the point where it drives viewers away, not toward the television. Sunday’s Tales of the Turtles 400 was …
Ah yes, cutoff weekend. Where some drivers jump for joy while others kick the can. Last weekend, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series was in action at Richmond International Raceway for the last race of the regular season. You had long runs and short runs. Stretches of constant side-by-side racing and times where not much was …
Labor Day Weekend is traditionally one of the biggest race weekends of the year. Basically every series of note was in action last weekend with the exception of IMSA. Before we get started, news came out on Sunday that Daniel Suarez lost sponsorship from Subway due to Suarez appearing in a piece that aired on …
Last weekend saw the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series take their final weekend off of the year. Cup drivers spent the time relaxing, vacationing, and finding plenty of other ways to spend their time. Meanwhile, NASCAR XFINITY Series teams traveled up to Road America in Wisconsin for 180 miles of action. Unfortunately, there were some aspects of …
For many, many years, Bristol Motor Speedway in August was one of the crown jewels of NASCAR’s schedule. The introduction of the Chase (now Playoffs) in 2004 has weakened the weekend slightly. However, it is still a good time to catch some action. Before we get started, NASCAR announced last week that they will be …
Races at Michigan International Speedway can be a mixed bag. They can be runaways at times. For fans, whether they enjoy that would ultimately depend on who their favorite driver is. They can be action-packed affairs that pleasure everyone. Or, they could be a combination of both. Last weekend, we got a combination. Pure Michigan …
Races at Watkins Glen are interesting in their way. Some races come down to nail-biters. Others are blowouts. Sunday’s I ♥ NY 355 at the Glen was a nail-biter and the fastest Cup race ever run at Watkins Glen. But that was not the biggest TV story of the weekend. I ♥ NY 355 at …
Pocono Raceway is an interesting track. Three turns, different banking in each turns and different radii. Seems like fun. TV-wise, it presents a challenge. The place is so huge that drivers can get spread out quickly. However, the challenge of airing races isn’t always tied into the people working on the broadcast. Overton’s 400 Sunday …
Last week was nothing short of a doozy. You had a Cup race that took more than six hours to run due to rain and wrecks. An XFINITY race that featured a fair amount of passing, but was run at too slow of a pace for my taste. You also had a wreckfest on the …
Last weekend, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup and XFINITY Series teams descended upon New Hampshire Motor Speedway for a now-traditional July weekend of speed. Given the track’s typical single groove nature, PJ1 TrackBite was laid down in the turns. Did it have an effect on the races? Yes. Did it also affect the broadcasts? Oh …
Kentucky Speedway has been a bit of a mess pretty much ever since the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series got a date there in 2011. The first year was marked by some of the worst traffic for a NASCAR race in 30 years and quite possibly the worst parking ever. Crowds started to back away …
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