SPEED has handled the pre-race action of practice and qualifying this weekend. Sunday afternoon at 1PM will be the first time viewers will be seeing the ESPN on ABC crew.
Allen Bestwick will start the ball rolling with Brad Daugherty and Rusty Wallace from the Infield Pit Studio. The NASCAR Countdown pre-race show should be interesting with Daugherty having just completed a deal to become a satellite team of Michael Waltrip next season in the Cup Series.
Other than The Chasers, there are some names at the back of the field like Terry Labonte and Kenny Wallace that may be a factor before the race is over. Not necessarily in winning, but in helping someone to achieve that goal.
Last season, ESPN was fascinated by "the big one" and said it over-and-over again during the pre-race show. Lost in the shuffle was the actual story of the race field and what viewers could expect other than accidents.
Dr. Jerry Punch will take over at 2PM and begin the race coverage. He will be joined as usual by Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree. Tim Brewer will be in the Tech Center. Down on pit road will be Shannon Spake, Jamie Little, Dave Burns and Mike Massaro.
It is very hard for the announcers to see the backstretch, so they will be basically watching the same pictures as the viewers at home when they are calling the action on that part of the track. The choice of whether they look out at the track or continue to follow the TV monitors in the booth for the other racing should be easy to determine.
The COT has shown both a tendency to allow two cars to run fast when hooked-up just right and to make for boring racing during the early parts of this race. If teams hang back and gather together it will be up to the ESPN crew to choose to inform the viewers or ignore it.
The TV gang has been making great use of the double video box effect that allows the race to continue for the viewers even as Brewer talks tech or a crew chief is interviewed. Look for increased use of the aerial shot and the speed shots, especially after a restart.
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NN is on 7pm/10pm. Coming up next on ESPNN they're going to show who won.
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You're right. There's a difference between being forced below the line and doing it on your own.
So I mis-heard? That's cool... I was going crazy typing and watching, checking three computers, etc...
thanks Dot.
Take some sheet metal to my own head!
Bru I agree.
I want to know what thats all about. Truck series is different? or what?
Theres a reason that series is the MOST exciting in all of NASCAR....
Its not all politiced up like Cup racing is now.
This is a joke. Regan Smith won this race. Not a single doubt in my mind. NASCAR's only leg to stand on is Kenny Wallace in 2002 when he went below the yellow line for 4th and they put him as last car on the lead lap. However more recent history is that NASCAR said the checkered flag means anything goes. Regan Smith won IMO.
Any ESPNEWS coverage?
bevo -Amen &
we both know that ;)
esp news is showing Smith as 2nd now on scroll so I guess its final.
there is a new column up about the Talladega race on ABC for your comments.
Just refresh your browser or click on the TDP logo above.
No news yet. Both ESPN's are finishing up their coverage on basketball and baseball
Blitz is still on esp news only info is on scroll.
That is the key thing. Are the Cup rules different is the big question.
The FOX Sports leader board has Casey Mears and Paul Menard switching back and forth for 1st and 2nd after the checkered flag. Very interesting.
OK, I am hopping over to the new column.
Worst broadcast of the year. Punch is horrible but the problem goes way further - to the producer level. This broadcast had ZERO sense of direction. Horrible.
esp news just gave a fast update now
smoke interview on now
FYI: West Coast... No more news on any ESPN channel for me. The NASCAR site is slow to catch up so I'm out of the loop for a while. Headed out for a walk. It was fun around this place. Chat with everyone later.
brusimm,
Thanks for stopping by.
from NASCAR:
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 6, 2008) – At yesterday's Drivers Meeting, NASCAR reiterated the rule about passing under the yellow line and provided the same information to all drivers and crew chiefs in a hand out, as we've done in past Daytona and Talladega races. The verbatim language is:
"This is your warning: race above the yellow line. If, in NASCAR'S judgment, you go below the yellow line to improve your position, you will be black-flagged. If in NASCAR's judgment you force someone below the yellow line (in an effort to stop him from passing you), you may be black-flagged."
"During the last lap of yesterday's race at Talladega Superspeedway the driver of the No. 01 violated NASCAR policy by driving under the yellow line to improve his position," said NASCAR President Mike Helton. "In NASCAR's opinion he was not forced below the yellow line. NASCAR correctly took immediate action to enforce the policy by penalizing the No. 01 and scoring the No. 20 as the race winner."
Helton continued, "Since the end of the race there has been some confusion as to what is allowable during the last lap at Daytona and Talladega. To be clear, as we go forward, there will be no passing under the yellow line at any time during NASCAR races at Daytona or Talladega, period. This includes any passing below the yellow line near the start/finish line on the final lap," said Helton.
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