Couch Potato Tuesday: Bristol Brings More Bad Weather Luck, Decent Racing
Sunday saw the NASCAR Cup Series tackle the dirt once again. Once again, there were problems.
Couch Potato Tuesday
Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Couldn’t Salvage Lackluster Martinsville Cup Race
Martinsville is often a track that fans, drivers and media alike look forward to. The weekend resulted in very different races. The NASCAR Xfinity Series was a bit of a wreckfest. Meanwhile, the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 was another story. Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 Saturday night saw the NASCAR Cup Series rumble into …
Couch Potato Tuesday: How FOX Can Improve Broadcasts Everywhere, Not Just Richmond
This past weekend began a short track season, much along the lines of what NASCAR fans used to have in the 1990s. Richmond, Martinsville and Bristol in back-to-back-to-back weeks before a trip to Talladega. Good times? Toyota Owners 400 In the past couple of years, I’ve noticed that pre-race coverage for races on FOX or …
Couch Potato Tuesday: COTA Brings Memorable Racing, Small Focus
Here’s how the TV broadcasts stacked up when NASCAR visited Austin.
Couch Potato Tuesday: What Was NASCAR On FOX Doing at Atlanta Showing All Those Kids?
A closer look at NASCAR On FOX broadcasts at Atlanta Motor Speedway for 2022 examines why specific children in the stands became the central focus of coverage.
Couch Potato Tuesday: Phoenix Raceway Provides Challenges for FOX
The question is whether the NextGen car would work on shorter tracks. The answer appears to be, sure, why not?
Couch Potato Tuesday: Danica Patrick’s Cup Booth Debut Decent in Las Vegas
Sunday saw the NASCAR Cup Series take on Las Vegas for what turned out to be 3.5 hours of action. So far, so good for the on-track product.
Couch Potato Tuesday: Matt Kenseth Shines in FOX Debut at Fontana
TV-wise, this has been a rather weird week.
Couch Potato Tuesday: Bumper-Cam Overreliance Hurts Daytona 500 Broadcast
The Daytona 500 is the biggest day of the year for NASCAR. This year, things were even more important since it was the very first points race for the NextGen car (which must be renamed soon because the name no longer makes sense). The race ended up being quite a bit different than I thought it was going to be: a lot more like a slower version of last year that somehow ended up with the same number of lead changes
Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Still Leaves Question Marks Entering Start of 2022
This week, Speedweeks gets truly underway with a buttload of racing to keep you occupied. Most notably, the NASCAR season gets underway today with the first practice sessions of the season. As has been the case since 2015, FOX will start off the season with Cup and Xfinity races. It will also have the full …
Couch Potato Tuesday: For Me, Clash Broadcast Was a Nightmare to Watch
Welcome back to another year of critiquing of motorsports on TV. This will be my 14th year here at Frontstretch, giving you nuggets to think about in regards to race broadcasts. Crazy when you think about it. This past weekend, NASCAR ventured west out to Los Angeles to enter uncharted territory. The Los Angeles Memorial …
Couch Potato Tuesday: Championship 4 Doesn’t Produce a Fun Time at Phoenix
Before we get into the offseason, we must discuss Sunday’s Season Finale 500k at Phoenix.