Posted in NASCAR on Oct 9th, 2007 No Comments »
Hello ESPN Programmers.
NASCAR Now is an interesting 5-10 minutes each day.
Too bad you waste 1/2 to and hour of our time getting it to us.
You have some good news and insights from some great participants, and we’re glad that you dropped most of the embarrassing poseurs. I don’t object to Daugherty per se, but not […]
Posted in NASCAR on Jul 6th, 2007 No Comments »
Martin gets another shot in 2008
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Martin will get another chance to win the race he covets most next year.
“The (No.) 01 (Ginn Racing) team is going to give me another shot at it — another crack at it […]
Posted in NASCAR on Jul 3rd, 2007 4 Comments »
John Daly recently blasted “Inside Winston Cup” and tonite’s show underlined why he is so totally wrong. IMHO, he appeared to have some dislike of Despain and maybe Waltrip. Today’s show with Biffle and Shrader had the most cogent analysis of the issues involving why cars wind up being low, how cars feel and handle […]
Posted in NASCAR, Indy Racing League on Jun 19th, 2007 No Comments »
Flyover kudos - OK, I’m primarily a airplane nut, but I’m a card carrying patriot at heart and endure the pre-race pageantry to see the flyboys get their brief minute in the sun at the end of the anthem. Good to get those units some exposure. I was really pleased to see a flyby this […]
Posted in NASCAR on Jun 19th, 2007 No Comments »
The Daly Planet
Motorsports TV Critic John Daly reviews the 2007 television coverage of the stock car racing scene.
The Slow Quiet Death of “Inside NEXTEL Cup” on SPEED
I simply cannot wait for Inside NEXTEL Cup Racing to finally die. This classic NASCAR TV program is dead as a doornail. […]
Posted in NASCAR on Jun 18th, 2007 No Comments »
How wonderful it is when racing series feel so financially secure that they can sue sponsors — especially when the sponsors only want to give the sport MORE money!
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US motor racing series, NASCAR, has filed a $100 million counter claim against AT&T in a landmark case concerning NASCAR’s right to offer its series title sponsor, […]
Posted in NASCAR on May 28th, 2007 No Comments »
Hendrick captures another Nextel Cup win at the Coca-Cola 600
Posted in Formula One, NASCAR, Open Wheel on Apr 25th, 2007 No Comments »
Based on ratings reported in SportBusiness news, TV audience ratings for the ‘Big Five’ European markets France, Spain, Germany, Italy and the UK shows that despite broadcasting live at ‘unfriendly’ European times, the three races so far this season have rating any US series would kill for . . . even NASCAR. Qualifying continued to […]
Posted in NASCAR on Apr 24th, 2007 No Comments »
This week a US District Court in Atlanta is hearing the dispute that has pitted one of NASCAR’s most respected team owners and AT&T against one of its biggest revenue sources, Nextel. AT&T alleges NASCAR has violated the company’s right to sponsor Jeff Burton’s #31 racecar.
NASCAR rejected the plan to introduce the AT&T name instead […]
Posted in NASCAR on Apr 24th, 2007 No Comments »
Nextel Cup drivers have heaped abuse on the much maligned COT project car, but it appears that the griping is mainly due to it being different. Some crew chiefs are learning the tricks. When the same brand cars with the same engines qualify and run at both ends of the pack, that’s a pretty good […]