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Live Blogging The Nationwide Series Race From Homestead (ESPN2 - 4PM)
Here we go for the last time in 2009 on the Nationwide Series trail. ESPN has twelve on-air announcers coming at you for the live race from Homestead. Allen Bestwick has done a stellar job of keeping order from the Infield Pit Studio this season. On this final race, he is joined by Ray ...
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Marty Reid's NASCAR Moment
The coronation is scheduled for Sunday. The fireworks are scheduled for Saturday. Jerry Punch will describe the solem ceremony. Marty Reid will handle the explosions. Last year at this time, Reid was not even a blip on the NASCAR on ESPN radar screen. He had spent the last couple of seasons ...
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Live Blogging The Camping World Truck Series From Homestead (SPEED - 7:30PM)
Can you believe it? Here we go with the final live CWTS blog of 2009! Homestead is the place and Krista Voda is the face who will start the SPEED TV. She hosts The Setup with Ray Dunlap and Adam Alexander. Rick Allen, Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip will call the action. The trucks are under ...
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Frank Caliendo To Host Sprint Cup Series Banquet
The official news of the celebrity host for the banquet was released on Friday along with the musical acts and the featured comedian. Here is the media release: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony is coming to Las Vegas and Frank Caliendo is on the pole. Caliendo, the renowned ...
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Truck Series TV Team Says Goodbye
There are many interesting pieces in the current NASCAR TV landscape, but none is perhaps as unique as the work of SPEED's Camping World Truck Series TV production team. Over the past three years, TDP has referred to them as "the little engine that could" and as producing the best NASCAR ...
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Too Much Sunday TV At Homestead
Once late July rolls around, the remaining NASCAR TV partners are just ESPN and SPEED. They co-exist in an environment that often has them sharing TV crew members, facilities and even the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series activities. On any given weekend, fans are just as likely to see SPEED ...
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"Race Hub" On SPEED Returns For 2010
It dropped out of the clear blue sky during the week of the NASCAR Hall of Fame selections. It came together at the last minute and certainly looked exactly that way when it began. Now, it is making some real news of its own. SPEED confirmed to The Daly Planet Wednesday that NASCAR Race Hub ...
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TV's Rock And A Hard Place
Well, this is it. Probably the final time for the 2009 season that we will state the case of why ESPN, The Chase and NASCAR fans are just not getting along. " TV Troubles With Chase Easy To Understand " was TDP's column back in mid-October on this issue. Click the title to read it and make ...
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Your Turn: Sprint Cup Series From Phoenix On ABC
We are finally at that point. This column signals the next-to-last time that you will be able to offer your honest opinions about the TV coverage of the Sprint Cup Series. This time, the race is from Phoenix and the TV network is ABC. Allen Bestwick started the day with NASCAR Countdown . He ...
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Live Blogging The Sprint Cup Series From PIR (2:30PM - ABC)
The storyline is going to be the troubles of Jimmie Johnson at the last race. The focus is going to be on the Chase. The same questions will be posed to the same drivers. The challenge for the NASCAR on ESPN gang will be how to generate some interest on this next-to-last pre-race show. Allen ...
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Eyes Turn To The Original Mr. Excitement
Jimmy Spencer recently had some changes in his TV assignments for SPEED. Spencer was added to This Week in NASCAR on Monday nights during the Chase. At the same time, he was removed from Victory Lane . That is the program that interviews the winning driver, crew chief and owner right after the ...
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Live Blogging The Nationwide Series Race From PIR (ESPN2 - 4PM)
Phoenix plays host to the Nationwide Series this afternoon. Allen Bestwick will begin the day with the NASCAR Countdown pre-race show at 4PM ET. He will be joined by Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty. Tim Brewer will be in the Tech Garage. At 4:30PM the race coverage will begin anchored by ...
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Take A Good Look At Marty Reid
Saturday's Nationwide Series race gets underway at 4:30PM ET. Turn up the TV a bit to hear the play-by-play call offered by ESPN's Marty Reid. His voice may just be something you'll hear a lot more of in the future. Reid has already worked on both the IRL and NHRA packages for ESPN. He also ...
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Media Note : Race2Win Internet radio allowed us to talk NASCAR TV. Click here for a link to the show . No player or stream to download. Hope you like it. Leaving this post open for comments. Currently moderating at this time, posted ASAP.
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Live Blogging The Camping World Truck Series From PIR (7:30PM - SPEED)
Here we go with the next to last CWTS race of the season. Krista Voda will host the pre-race show with Ray Dunlap and Adam Alexander as the reporters. Rick Allen, Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip will call the action during the race. SPEED's presentation of this product is familiar and fan ...
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Gentlemen, Start Your TV Remotes
After several weeks of SPEED handling the practice and qualifying TV duties, the familiar pattern of switching back and forth between SPEED and ESPN2 will begin again on Friday. SPEED kicks off the day at 11AM ET with NASCAR Live . Following Nationwide Series practice at 11:30AM, the first ...
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Updated Banquet And Championship Week TV News
Here is the latest from SPEED on Wednesday afternoon: “We welcome the opportunity to wrap up the NASCAR season on SPEED,” said network President Hunter Nickell. “The fans expect SPEED to be there for the entire season and with the addition of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony, our ...
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Who Should Host The Sprint Cup Series Banquet?
Who Should Host The Sprint Cup Series Banquet?
dalyplanet.blogspot.com — TDP has been chasing NASCAR and begging for information about the big change from New York City to Las Vegas for Champions Week that ends with the Sprint Cup Series banquet. We have not had a lot of luck. Tuesday, NASCAR issued a media release ... (more) Who Should Host The Sprint Cup Series Banquet?
Monday TV Better Than Sunday?
NASCAR fans now have to program the DVR for Mondays. There are now three very interesting TV shows to watch. With only a couple of weeks remaining in the TV season, let's discuss them. Last Sunday morning brought one hour of NASCAR Now , two hours of RaceDay and one more hour of the NASCAR ...
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Your Turn: Sprint Cup Series From Texas on ABC
The NASCAR on ESPN team produced the Sunday afternoon TV coverage of the Sprint Cup Series race from the Texas Motor Speedway. Allen Bestwick started the day with NASCAR Countdown. This was the pre-race show that also featured Brad Daugherty and Rusty Wallace. It included a musical number from ...
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