Couch Potato Tuesday

Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Sports Deals with Infrastructure, Brake Rotor Issues

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 Phil Allaway

2023 Cup WWT Gateway racing II - Erik Jones, No. 43 LEGACY Motor Club Chevrolet, and BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet (Credit: NKP)

Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography

How did FOX Sports 1 deal with a lengthy lightning delay and a communications failure for the broadcast?

Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Presides Over Good Racing & Shenanigans

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 Phil Allaway

2023 Cup Charlotte pack racing II - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (Credit: NKP)

Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography

FOX’s coverage extended into Monday, to which both the Cup and Xfinity series’ races at Charlotte were postponed.

Couch Potato Tuesday: All-Star Festivities a Bit of a Mess

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 Phil Allaway

2023 North Wilkesboro Cup All Star Race General View Jared C Tilton Getty Images

(Photo: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Darrell Waltrip rejoined the FOX TV booth. Was his addition good for the broadcast?

Couch Potato Tuesday: Carl Edwards Returns… And It’s Like He Never Left

May 15, 2023 Phil Allaway

2016 Indianapolis Cup Carl Edwards Russell Labounty Nkp

(Photo: Russell LaBounty/NKP)

For Sunday’s race, FOX Sports went all out with guest analysts. A total of four guests were in the booth, but Edwards was the highlight.

Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Doubles on Fight Coverage & Benefits

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 Phil Allaway

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Fights often make for good TV. Sunday was no different.

Couch Potato Tuesday: Rusty Wallace Makes Good Contributions in Dover

May 3, 2023 Phil Allaway

NASCAR Cup Series cars pack racing #48: Josh Berry, Hendrick Motorsports, Ally Chevrolet Camaro, #1: Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing, Jockey Chevrolet Camaro and #47: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr, JTG Daugherty Racing, Kroger/Icy Hot Pro Chevrolet Camaro, at Dover Motor Speedway in Wurth 400, NKP

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Wallace returned to the TV booth for the first time in nearly a decade.

Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Has Some Unusual Priorities In Talladega

April 24, 2023 Phil Allaway

Photo Credit: Nigel Kinrade Photography

It appeared harder for teams to lose the draft Sunday. That would mean that FOX may have more stories to cover with everyone closer together. Not so much.

Couch Potato Tuesday: Martinsville Doesn’t Provide FOX With the Necessary Action

April 17, 2023 Phil Allaway

#19: Martin Truex, Jr, Joe Gibbs Racing, Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry

The Truck Series also debuted rain tires at Martinsville; how did the booth react?

Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Just Doesn’t Show the Goods in Bristol

April 10, 2023 Phil Allaway

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

We’re nine races in. Is anything going right for the FOX broadcasts?

Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC and IndyCar Have Fun in Texas

April 3, 2023 Phil Allaway

2023 Texas Indycar Josef Newgarden Car Stephen Stumpf

(Photo: Stephen Stumpf)

This week, we’re going to switch things up. Let’s talk the IndyCar race at Texas. It had everything.

Couch Potato Tuesday: Things Got Way Too Crowded in Austin

March 27, 2023 Phil Allaway

#78: Josh Bilicki, Live Fast Motorsports, Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet Camaro, #4: Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing, Mobil 1 Ford Mustang, #14: Chase Briscoe, Stewart-Haas Racing, Mahindra Tractors Ford Mustang, #47: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr, JTG Daugherty Racing, Kroger/Blue Buffalo Chevrolet Camaro, #22: Joey Logano, Team Penske, Shell Pennzoil Ford Mustang, #15: Jenson Button, Rick Ware Racing, Mobil 1 Ford Mustang, #3: Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing, Get Bioethanol Chevrolet Camaro, #45: Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, Monster Energy Toyota Camry, #6: Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing, Wyndham Rewards Ford Mustang, #34: Michael McDowell, Front Row Motorsports, Love's Travel Stops Ford Mustang

Having five people in the booth should never happen again. It just gets so busy that things will get lost in the ether.

Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Innovates In Atlanta, But Still Has Some Fixable Issues

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Phil Allaway

#22: Joey Logano, Team Penske, Autotrader Ford Mustang and #5: Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro

Sunday’s FOX coverage was more of the same of what we’ve seen in 2023, but toward the end of the race, they did something interesting.