Dismal Day for Dodge at the Daytona 500
Feb 15, 2010 Brad Keselowski, Daytona International Speedway, Dodge, FOX, Kurt Busch, NASCAR News, Penske Racing, Sam Hornish Jr
With just one team in NASCAR left using the Dodge manufacturing brand, hopes were high that the three Penske Racing drivers, Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, and Sam Hornish, Jr. would do the brand proud in the 52nd running of the Daytona 500.
Yet, a good showing was not meant to be for any of the three [...]
Tags: Dodge; Penske Racing; Kurt Busch; Brad Keselowski; Sam Hornish, jr
TV mistake misleads fans, Harvick at the Budweiser Shootout
Feb 6, 2010 Business, FOX, Kevin Harvick, NASCAR News, SPEED, Sprint Cup Series, TV
When you televise as many races and events as Fox and their sister network SPEED have, you’re bound to make a mistake sooner or later. This time, the mistake confused both fans and some drivers.
“The entry blank was ‘green-white-checkered’ one attempt.”
—Kerry Tharp
During the two Budweiser Shootout practice sessions, as well as other moments of their [...]
Fox, Time Warner Cable reach agreement in principle
Jan 1, 2010 Business, FOX, Headline, NASCAR News, Sprint Cup Series, TV
Nearly a day after Fox was set to pull the plug on its programming on Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks channel lineups, the two sides announced that they have reached an agreement in principle on Friday night an hour before the Sugar Bowl kickoff.
“We’re pleased that, after months of negotiations, we were able [...]
NASCAR fans innocent victims in Time Warner/Fox battle
Dec 28, 2009 Business, Camping World Truck Series, FOX, Headline, NASCAR News, SPEED, Sprint Cup Series, TV
Come January 1, 2010, over 14 million cable customers will no longer have Fox networks. Fox, of course, televises many of sports’s biggest events, including a large bulk of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. Unless Time Warner Cable and Fox can come to a deal and renew their contract over the next [...]
20 years later, pit road a safer place for crews—and media
Dec 7, 2009 ABC, Camping World Truck Series, ESPN, FOX, NASCAR News, Nationwide Series, SPEED, Sprint Cup Series, TNT, TV
The question gets asked nearly everytime a pit road reporter from one of the four TV networks that cover NASCAR pops in to deliver some of the happenings from the pits. That question is: “Why are they wearing fire suits?”
The simple answer can be found at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 19, 1989—20 years ago.
Dr. [...]
TV execs not against ‘two day shows’ next year
Oct 7, 2009 ABC, Business, ESPN, FOX, NASCAR News, SPEED, Sprint Cup Series, TNT, TV
It has been a popular rumor recently that NASCAR is looking to have more two day shows for NASCAR race weekends. Originally designed to save costs for teams, it cuts out anywhere from one to two days that teams have to be at the racetrack for the event. This not only helps teams save money [...]
Sprint Cup Series Events Moving To Earlier, Uniform Start Times For 2010 Season
Oct 7, 2009 ABC, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Business, Chicagoland Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Daytona International Speedway, Dover International Raceway, ESPN, FOX, Headline, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Indianapolis Motorsports Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Kansas Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR News, New Hampshire Motors Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway, Pocono Raceway, Press Releases, Richmond International Raceway, Sprint Cup Series, TNT, TV, Talladega Superspeedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Watkins Glen International
Continuing the sport’s “back to basics” approach, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and its television broadcast partners today announced earlier, uniform start times for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in 2010.
