Talking NASCAR TV: Slight Problems Affect Telecasts; Rules Hurt More
Hello, race fans and welcome to entry No. 40 in an ongoing series where we look at the television coverage that NASCAR gets on a weekly basis.
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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.
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.
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
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 past for multiple reasons. Most of those reasons are not really pertinent to this article, so I won’t get into it here. However, there is one thought that does …
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 track, there is plenty of contact to go around. However, since 2004, this weekend has taken extra importance because it is the last race before the Chase for the Cup …
Talking NASCAR TV: Poor Post-Race Aside, ESPN Atlanta Telecasts Show Improvement
Greetings, race fans. Labor Day weekend brought a split weekend schedule. The Cup and Nationwide series both had night races at Atlanta Motor Speedway while the Truck Series had its inaugural race at Iowa Speedway. Now, normally, I do the critique in chronological order, but since the Truck Series race was at a different site, …
From the Track to Your TV: An Inside Look at How ESPN NASCAR Broadcasts Tick
When I took on the NASCAR TV critique column back in January, I went into the season with what amounted to an idea of what I wanted to see out of the race telecasts. Nothing cut in stone, per se – just a couple of simple things that I wanted to see on the screen. …
Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN Endures the Montreal Marathon
Hello, race fans. This past weekend was the last off-weekend of the season for the Sprint Cup Series. But, that doesn’t mean that there was no action out there on the track. The ARCA Re/Max and NASCAR Truck series were at Chicagoland Speedway on Friday night (Aug. 28) to run support races to Saturday night’s …
Talking NASCAR TV: Strong Pre-Race Show at Bristol, But In-Race Improvements Needed for ESPN
Hello, race viewers. The infamous Bristol night races have historically featured close racing, wrecking and tempers. However, the wrecking and tempers have decreased significantly since the track was reconfigured in 2007, creating “graduated banking.” As a result, the races this past week lived up to the old ideals of Bristol, but with more competitive racing …