This is a very big week for the entire NASCAR on ESPN TV team. Only Texas, Phoenix and Homestead remain when this Sunday's telecast is over. The weather is perfect, the track is fast and the stories are plentiful.
As usual, it falls to Allen Bestwick to set the table for the fans. Along with Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty, Bestwick is going to work his way through a wide variety of stories from The Chase to the continual speculation about team mergers.
It should be interesting to see if ESPN talks to Marcus Lemonis, the CEO of Camping World and the new seven-year sponsor of the Truck Series. As usual, the challenge for this telecast is to try and strike a balance between The Chasers and the racers.
Bestwick will hand-off to Dr. Jerry Punch at 2PM to get the fans ready for a 2:14PM green flag. Punch will be joined by Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree to call the race from the broadcast booth. Down on pit road will be Shannon Spake, Jamie Little, Dave Burns and Mike Massaro. Tim Brewer will be in the Infield Tech Center.
Punch faces a track that was brutal to tires in the previous race and caused all kinds of trouble for the drivers and teams. Goodyear and their performance will be a major issue once the green flag falls. Mike Massaro has the experience to handle the Goodyear issues and any interviews that may need to be done.
The Truck Series race on Saturday featured high and low groves and the type of run to the finish that this track has become famous for having. With the newly improved Goodyear tires and the COT offering another new combination, this may wind-up being a big story.
Punch will have to call the high-speed action after the restarts until the field gets strung-out and then work hard to keep the fans understanding where the drivers are and how they got there. Hopefully, full field recaps will be standard this week so the problems of the earlier Chase telecasts will fade away.
Tim Brewer may have his hands full this Sunday as this track has proven to break, bend or mutilate many car parts over the years. Brewer has been kind of isolated this season as he is only seen when something needs to be explained. He is really the odd-man out stuck in his own little world of auto supplies.
Fans should look for the triple split on the pit stops and the effective use of the double video boxes throughout the race. The ESPN Director has been very good at keeping the video of the race on the screen under green flag conditions even while doing replays and interviews.
The final lap at this track is always big and how the finish line is handled can add or subtract from the overall telecast. Watching the cars come off the last turn and run down to the line is key and has often resulted in big stories throughout the top ten and beyond.
Keep an eye on the cars that drop out of the race. ESPN has struggled to interview the non-Chasers and this has detracted from the telecasts. Accidents on this track are high-speed and the fans deserve to see and hear from the drivers involved.
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I go thru my own field via the leaderboard on FOX. Oh great ESPU, start at 10th. Good grief.
Didn't we go through this a couple months ago:
According to Dictionary.com:
som⋅er⋅sault
–noun
1. an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
2. such a movement performed in the air as part of a dive, tumbling routine, etc.
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Hey, they're going the wrong way. I thought they were going from 10 to 1. Wow.
Dot thats why I asked for a complete thru the field. Starting at 10th doesn't count
You don't suppose that they decided to do through the field, starting with position 11 is because Jimmie Johnson is in 17th place.
@ Jo, if they did that, they would have to mention those two odd wads in the top ten.
@ Charlie, I thought that same thing.
hi everybody,
well, it's cooler hear and I did a bit of raking and turn on the tv and am clueless...so not really paying much attention but heard about Mikey's helmet radio problem. and saw Kasey's great save.
I see the cup coverage never changes..but nice to have this place to come and kvetch to and get input from all you multi-taskers !...thanks JD.
OT briefly..who won australia IRL race? I forgot about it and was out listening to music or would've taped that. :( I had heard Helio was allowed to attend.
now back to the race....I feel like a nap is coming on as the sun disappears.
so what? we got 10 thru 19? hardly a full field recap -- but typical for espn.
karen
thanks for the somersault thingie...I googled months ago and read it could be forward or backward. :)
I would love to see a non chase, underdog win today.
Well said red I can't imagine any other sport putting up with the BS that some at ESPN try to pass as good coverage let alone made up stories about drivers etc.
@ Sophia, Briscoe won last night.
@ Red, ditto.
Wow, after 160 laps a recap of less than ten cars really did not fit the bill for the TV viewers.
Punch is energetic for the football promos but not for the action on the track.
Sophia,
Been missing you around here.
and prn finishes yet another full field recap, from leader to riggs at 143+ laps down in 43rd.
again, i note: it can be done.
Odd wad alert. Talking about Kurt B.
Cut away car - heaven forbid we get anything but a 1 car in a box to go with it.
Oh Lord this is a nightmare, thanks for the Mikey update but otherwise this is a mess. Oh by the way the 66 is back on track 124 laps down.
Wow, accidental live coverage. Kurt in the wall.
Nice that their race recap for so far all revolves around JJ and how he is effected.
red said...
and prn finishes yet another full field recap, from leader to riggs at 143+ laps down in 43rd.
Yet TV has the rundown running all the time in the ticker
Kenseth pitting in four according to Parsons
Kurt Busch even after hitting the wall is posting some of the fastest speeds on the track.
My odd wad pick now in the top ten is Montoya.
anon 4:17: agreed that the ticker gives us postion for all cars in the race BUT what prn does is give a brief insight as to what's happening with each car and then moves on to the next car. no nonsense about this being someone's home track or what happened last week or in practice -- nothing but race-related information. that's especially important on green flag stops.
the point isn't that we don't know who's where: it's that we don't know WHY. and that's one of the elements that espn needs to bring to the broadcast.
26 hanging tough.
did ESPN EVER talk about riggs taking himself out?
Dot
Thanks for the info. Karen, nice to be missed. :) I have just been distancing myself from tv coverage except for the trucks and catching the post race shows on SPEED.:)
I am afraid I had "Chase fatigue" before the last 10 races started and ESPN just drove me over the edge with their 'coverage' so I just had to find other stuff to do and watch the post race shows and TWIN. :)
But this is still the main site I come to to find out things and keep in touch.
But the energy in this booth induces sleep.
But it is a beautiful blue sky in Atlanta! I missed the pre-show where Jr commented about lack of fans at the track and more tickets needed to be sold. Zowee!! Bet ESPN wasn't expecting that comment. :)
I love it when drivers are real.
I get the feeling I am just watching cars go in circles and random conversation from the booth...and excess commercials...unless it's the same amount of commercials.
I am still thrilled to find out the TRUCK series is continuing!! :)
Is Donnie Wingo back up on the box for McMurray? - I remember reading how Jack was going to try and pair them back up
PRN full-field rundown after pit stops again.
Nothing from ESPN.
I wish when they used the bumper cam that they would not pivot it back and forth, just hold it steady. Makes you think the car with the bumper cam is spinning out.
@ David No they blamed #19 then nary a word
Wingo will be back next year so its been reported. He is still with the 41 team as far as i know
They spent 3 laps with a split screen, one with Jr's car and the other with the in-car and talked about a car that was 13th place.
No other racing shown.
Then cut to Kenseth by himself driving around the track.
No racing shown.
I'm seeing a pattern here.
@Inkthatpaints I'm not sure but I think that is next year
Just got home, turned on the race and heard the voice of Ray Evernham. I've now turned the race off and will follow it on the Fox scoreboard and see if I can get it on the radio.
I'll watch the highlights on The Speed Report. ESPN will not get my eyes as long as Evernham is involved.
OK while I like the conversation does it really belong in the middle of a race. How about a thru the field first thru 20th and then keep going
You tell 'em DJ.
ok, i concede i may be holding a minority opinion here but: couldn't we save the discussion about what nascar needs to do/not do about tire width or wheel size for sometime after the race? or maybe before it started? while i appreciate the information, i'm not positive why it's taking priority over actually watching and calling this race. ya' know, the one that is happening RIGHT NOW?!?
Loved the bumper cam shot from Junior's car with NO ONE behind him.
nrf? as my father used to say "Great minds run in the same gutter . . ."
Ray has been talking about the tires and how Goodyear needs to change their construction and it would provide better racing for almost 2 years now, im curious asto why no one higher up on the totem pole will discuss it.
Poor mikey
"Debris" caution alert. Jr next to go a lap down. Told ya. 55 the debris.
They are doing a little better today. Some guys not in the Chase are almost forcing them to talk about them, because of having good runs, JPM, KuBusch & Mikey. But it drives me nuts when they talk about one driver & show them ONLY for a couple of laps!
JR and Tony Jr getting hot with eachother lets hope no body tries to make a big deal of nothing
PRN gave us info on the cars pit stops. Quick & concise all the cars. espn zilch info on most cars. world wide leader in what?
not sports info during event thats for sure
Im not trashing ESPN to trash them. I remember when they had the NASCAR coverage the first time and it was first class by far. They have become a hype network and have pushed that into NASCAR instead of letting the race tell itself they are trying to dictate the race. Throw out the script, let the race unfold and go from there. They have the people who can do it...DJ and AP have learned the tv ropes and come into their own, the more they script the worse it is.
anon @ 4:30: are you seeing a better race on tv than i?
and i have no control over what espn shows/neglects so there's no element of "self-fulfilling prophecy" involved here.
for me, as simply put as i can: espn is doing yet another poor broadcast at the cup level this weekend. i'm trying to provide some examples so that if/when they review the comments here, there's concrete information for them to ponder. and that's what i've tried to do with each network that has handled nascar races.
but i'm weary of it now. and when jd tells us that he hears from espn on monday, then i have to wonder why the "low-hanging fruit" errors aren't corrected in time for the next race.
Red too funny I'll have to remember that one. Poor Mikey he had such a great car now they are trying to repair and keep him just one lap down. Hopefully it works. Reut having a bad day too.
as for making negative comments about ESPN's coverage...
if the shoe fits....
@ David & Red, I agree with your comments.
@ 3Bud, there you go.
why should espn give field updates like mrn? mrn doesn't have the benefit of using the screen for information.
I'll handle the trolls, sorry I was a bit late. Something about a sandwich.
3Bud and Dot, I hope you don't think ESPN shouldn't have used that Jr and Jr sound. That takes the viewer inside the teams. And they didn't make a big deal out of it. It was very appropriate.
daly planet editor said...
"I'll handle the trolls, sorry I was a bit late. Something about a sandwich."
did you bring enough for the rest of us, jd?
not to worry: ain't no troll out there who can bully this group around!
@karen & sophia--in the world of gymnastics when it's done on the floor we refer to it as a 'somersault' when it's done in the air we refer to it as a 'back flip or back tuck' or 'front'. Watch the coverage they *never* use the word somersault when describing a back flip. That's why I cringe when Dr. Jerry says it. "Technically" he's correct, but how it's actually used in the gymnastics world he's not.
why would espn want to let the viewers know what's happening??? because they don't show much of the racing for one, and for two, they don't explain why cars are doing what they are doing (why they are performing well, why they are struggling, why they fell a lap down).
I'll assume you weren't serious with your question.
anon 4:42: i actually found it very funny and i appreciate espn playing it. i just don't want it to be analyzed to death all week, is all.
have to admit: hearing dale say "you need to calm down a bit" to tony jr was just flat-out funny! and for those who are wondering, mr hendrick was on dale's box today.
anon 4:44PM,
Please drop me an email at editor@thedalyplanet.tv when you have a moment please?
Thanks,
JD
I will handle the trolls, it's just a sign that the race is really boring.
Even with Ray down in the Infield Pit Center, it is amazing that this is the end result.
What a tough day after a good Memphis Nationwide race.
JD
Anon. Tell us what ESPN is doing WELL in your eyes?
They showed up, DJ and AP do an awesome job as does Bestwick. Did you watch the NW race yesterday? Reid called the finish with enthusasim, yet you could have a side by side finish and JP would be monotone until it comes to commercial.
ESPN does things well, but there are simple things they dont do well.
What did we do years before the Chase? We told the story of the race, its a 3 horse race for the championship, how different is that then before the chase? So why cover 9 other guys when they are just racing for wins like the other 31 guys out there?
ESPN shouldnt have to cover all 43 cars, I agree with that. but cover the top 15 if you get a long enough green run. Tell us what someone is saying. Is someone worried about tires, does someone have a trick strategy up their sleeve?
Poor Mikey...another tire...sheesh.
As far as Jr and TonyJr...i think Mikey explained it best on TWIN a few weeks ago bout being on the track all alone...your on your own island and that 'button' to your cc is YOUR ONLY OUTLET to 'the world'...there are many things said on there in frustration or just to sound off!!! It often means NOTHING after the race.
I enjoy hearing it for what it is but hate seeing it used as "evidence" or to hype a story where there isn't one...or even if there was one, it's usually worked thru in a couple of days.
So many hugging the edge of the track today.
Relax David,
The role of trolls is to move a comments thread off the topic. Nothing more.
I will handle it as I have for the past two years. We are going to remain focused on talking about TV, both good and bad, like we always do.
It does seem amazing that there are just less than 100 laps to go.
JD
JD.
I understand, I feel I asked this person a valid question though.
What do they feel ESPN is doing right?
Im not here to bash the network, I just feel a change in the production trailer, and moving 1 or 2 people around who have on-air roles would make this network a major player in the world of NASCAR tv coverage. FOX is earning emmys for their NASCAR stuff, ESPN isnt even in the coversation. Enough said.
Yep, I understand. I sure wish they would show us the tires and what is going on.
I wonder what we will hear from the drivers when the race is over.
Jamie Little with a very low profile today and no jumping up on the pit boxes. The pit reporters are very low key.
JD
has espn noticed that 6 of the current top 15 drivers are NOT in the chase? seems like a good story there to me . . .
Anon4:42 that was shall we say a G rated Scan, they have always gotten on each other the point was a month or so ago ESPN tried to make a big " story "about those conversations between the two.
Note that DJ is essentially doing PBP and Doc is now doing color.
That's working better.
Mears to RCR at Homestead. This should have been asked in pre-race. NOT with 80 laps to go during the race.
Larry Mac was all over this yesterday and you don't even mention it until 3/4 of the way through the race?
Bad placement of a story.
Travis 2 laps down held up the 48 for at least 10 laps. Perfect example of team orders in Nascar. Interesting with the JJ every 5 minutes we didn't see that.
I really wish they would reset the field I would love to know how everyone else is doing.
JD said ...
It does seem amazing that there are just less than 100 laps to go.
I was expecting a much more exciting race that I'm getting even with the problems JJ was having. So seems to me it's 100 laps too long.
Annon. Thats not what DJ was brought in for though.
His job was to add insight from a driver's view. JP got this job to be the play by play guy. He has zero credibility in speaking of the car and how it acts and why things happen/fail.
DJ has that credibility. JP also needs to engage DJ and AP to showcase that insight rather then DJ and AP engaging each other.
With 77 laps to go or so will some crews come in with 50 to go to get tires or will the crews wait until the last possible moment to come in and get tires.
Anon 4:57PM,
Great point. That might be the way it is down the stretch.
Anonymous red said...
has espn noticed that 6 of the current top 15 drivers are NOT in the chase? seems like a good story there to me . . .
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Thanks for pointing that out...the tv I am watching is going and the ticker is so blurry I can't read it...will change tv in a few minutes but in the meantime, thanks for the update.
Wouldn't it be WILD if the top 5 at the end of the race were non-chasers. :)
I have heard more of the 55 today than I have most of the season!! Can't wait for TWIN...just hated to see another tire go for Mikey.
Re: storylines
Been doing some thinking about this. Two thoughts:
-the problem comes from the top. Last week, in an article that was linked from this site, David Poole quoted Brian France: "We want the storylines of the sport to be the focus," France said. "If we do that, we will be successful."
France supporting ESPN, or ESPN following France? You decide.
-good broadcasters know when the story is changing. You go into every event with some stories that you want to follow - but there isn't a single event where some of those stories become non-stories and where new stories pop up. The trick is recognizing when that's happening and adapting your reporting to fit the facts.
This happened all the time when I did basketball in college - I might go in to a game thinking that some record was about to fall and that would be the big story, but the player would have a bad night and a bench player would emerge as the star. Well, change the storyline! A script should be a draft, guide, something flexible. It shouldn't be followed rigidly, unthinkingly.
Good reporting lets the facts shape the stories. It does not, repeat not, force the facts to fit the stories. There is an epidemic of bad journalism in this country, and ESPN's NASCAR coverage is just another symptom. But the problem is not theirs alone; it is systemic.
His job was to add insight from a driver's view. JP got this job to be the play by play guy.
But he's shown all season he's incapable of fulfilling that role.
Somebody did a good job with Shannon, she has been on it all day long. Hope her post-race interview skills are up to snuff.
Theodore, I fully agree with you.
Lately hanging around here and watching this coverage has really given me something to think about in terms of gearing towards a career.
As a frustrated fan, and 21 year old pup with no solid direction where I'm going to go in life, sports broadcasting/journalism is hanging around in my head...
theodore said (in part):
"Good reporting lets the facts shape the stories. It does not, repeat not, force the facts to fit the stories. There is an epidemic of bad journalism in this country, and ESPN's NASCAR coverage is just another symptom. But the problem is not theirs alone; it is systemic.'
you, sir, have slammed the proverbial nail on the head! is this one piece is attended to by espn, there would be a VAST improvement.
as for dj taing PxP and doc trying color: still not working for me, altho' i, too, am noting the improvement. but what we need is a strong PxP voice.
and thats what we've been saying annon. He cant stay in the booth if he CANT perform his job. Alen Bestwick is sitting in an infield studio fully capable of doing what JP cannot and ESPN fails to recognize this. They will have Marty Reid free for next year and may have to consider a change heading into 2009. Im not saying fire JP...he is a GREAT nascar guy, but he IS NOT a PBP guy.
Why are we under caution?
debris on the back. it was noted when the yellow came out
hey dot! the nefarious "debris on the backstretch," i believe.
(or does someone need a caution?)
There was debris on the track and with 68 laps to go there will one more debris caution so they can get new tires and race for the finish.
@David, Hotpass had a ticker on their stations about the Mears/Martin deal at the beginning of the race.
Letarte just told Gordon that everyone is 8-10 laps short on fuel to make it to the end of the race.
Ah. I dont have hotpass so I can't speak for them.
Lots of FOX/SPEED faces on D-TV so thats no shocker
I'm listening to ABC it does seem DJ picked it up At PXP they seem to mix ok like this.
Way to go ABC. You missed Carl's pass of kurt. Wake up! Quit ignoring him.
I got off the phone with Dish Network a few minutes ago, and it's an issue on their end. They're going to look into it.
October 26, 2008 2:30 PM
Thanks for the update that it is indeed a Dish Network issue. Are you still experiencing the sound issues? I am.
Thanks guys.
@ Theodore, good post.
where's larry mac with his calculator when we need him?!? maybe espn can look into the fuel "issue" for us . . .
Whoa...bit of contact with Jeff and Schrader :(
Hi gang - just turned on Espn. Been listening on PRN. What a different race on the radio!
great use of replay by ESPN following up on the story.
granted it was a chase driver and a guy close to JJ.
Fuel story....finally.
Only a small blurb though
David,
Best advice I can give is to get involved with your college newspaper and radio station. Cover as many games as you can, in as many sports as you can, and network, network, network. Sports reporting (broadcast and print) was the most fun I ever got paid to have. Just be aware that it can be tough to break into as a full-time gig (which is why I have a "real" job.)
Wow, a ton of empty seats!
This is where physical condition pays off...
WHY ESPN WHY? We've waited 7 days for this race, 50 laps to go...CALL THE RACE!
Theodore,
Thanks for the advice. Right now I'm not enrolled anywhere, went and got a 2 year associates degree in general business, and spent the last year in NC going to the NASCAR Tech school up there, but the job market on a race team is difficult at best and considering how in the hole I was...I had to come back to AZ.
Still not 100% decided on anything yet but its been something I've kicked around quite a bit for about a month now
Punch asks if the leader should gamble...just don't talk anymore please.
anon 5:18: i share your frustration. i just don't get it: we hear about physical conditioning when FUEL is creeping up on us as a factor.
Seems the infield studio has been MUCH more vocal today (thanks) than it has in the past few weeks. Any ideas as to why? Also much more dialogue between the booth and studio (off camera, thanks) was this all just cuz they had Ray all of a sudden?
Anonymous said...
Punch asks if the leader should gamble...just don't talk anymore please.
October 26, 2008 5:20 PM
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Why Doc is in the wrong job! crickets chirping is good from him at those moments
Martinsville was a track to talk about conditioning. NOT Atlanta.
Allmendinger doing decent, 21st in that 10 car
Maybe Chad can share his meds with JP.
Good race right now between the 88, 42, 18 and 26
Now on DirecTV in the Central time zone Giants-Steelers is #1 - race not in top 5
Dot that was priceless!
ri88,
It seems like DJ, Andy and the entire Infield crew are just being polite to Punch.
Almost all of them can get excited and have fun calling a NASCAR race as we have seen in the past.
Punch is like a wet blanket on this high-speed track and the TV coverage. The radio call is so different that it should make ESPN just embarrassed.
JD
charlie said...
Good race right now between the 88, 42, 18 and 26
wish we were seeing it . . .
Chad is going to be on TWIN with Mikey and Steve on Monday.
I am going to try and get Steve to tease him (Chad) about being medicated. Look for that one, just between us girls!
JD
Poor Michael Curtis :(
Mikey again. Tough day
cars pulled onto pit road.
i call a 48 gamble.
kinda shocked they didnt gamble.
Figured they'd go for a killer instinct instead of just trying to maintain status quo
prn saying dale threw a "mini-tantrum" on the track by tapping the door of the #2 after they all got back oon the track!
Notice the caution flag disclaimer to go to the end?
snaps for the on screne Truck promo
CALL the damn restart! turn off the full throttle crap. if you espn guys could hear prn right now, you'd be red-faced and rightly so.
Well after a decent start, it's gotten ugly for poor Mikey. Geez.
The boy is gonna need a hug by the end of the race!!! Sheesh.
if no caution we are going to see the end of the race Jerry just said...nice to know...or did he mean 'commercial free' if no caution....sorry, couldn't resist.
Any idea who is the top 20? every time I look for the ticker it's the wrong time or not on my tv...windy weather here and sunspots..making PRN difficult inside the house...JPM just mentioned. YAY
ah..the ticker back..and I just saw from 15 on, lol...pay attention SOPHIA!!!
wow mikey's had what, 75% of the yellows today?
@red - yep. Kurt let him know that the 42 squeezed him and junior sheepishly apologized.
55 has had more than 1 chance to get the car repaired..take the junk to the garage
Mikey again. YIKES.
shame for JPM. total shame
sucks to be the #42 today.
jessica: yep, that's my boy! gets ticked off but mans up when he's wrong. glad he has enough car control to just leave that donut they keep showing on the #2!
I hope they follow the Montoya story and just do not let it fade.
PLEASE: NO FULL THROTTLE! call the restart!
This is EXACTLY why I cannot stand ESPN coverages. One of, if not the, fastest car on the track runs into a lap car on pit road and destroys his chances. First off, it's unusual to have lap cars on pit road during stops and second Montoya was actually running well. And what do they do? They go interview a Chaser under caution. What a freakin' joke.
Finally! A pit reporter on the pit box!
looking at the damage on the cars, I might mistake this for Darlington
Daly Planet Editor said...
I hope they follow the Montoya story and just do not let it fade.
October 26, 2008 5:38 PM
Story is he came out more than his 1 lane and ran into a chaser!
whoa. no full throttle on the restart.
OK - I don't know who they have shading cameras (is Ray Charles still alive?) but they are doing a terrible job today. I realize the light is changing at the track but that is exactly what a camera shader's job is - to keep iris levels as constant as possible... somebody is seriously sleeping in the truck today.
Oh no! Poor Jeff & Juan Pablo was doing so well :(
double sucks to be the 42
crap!! Blaney bad luck again and a bunch taken out as well. Wah...poor JPM...sigh..and others.
Anyone else catch that fan with his arms in the air cheering as they were wrecking?
david said...
whoa. no full throttle on the restart.
yep. i was just coming to say a heartfelt "thank you!" for that! thank you very much.
please, sir, can we have that happen again?
So why are we watching JPM walk and not focusing on the 31???
What did they do to the 31? Anything?
Junior says "is that juan walking?" heh
"Thank you sir, may I have another?"
ok...he waved off the cameras but SOMEBODY is still following JPM......sigh...this is such a twist to things....post the ticker please....
CRIPES that's a NOISY LOUD SOUND EFFECT GRAPHIC to mentioned who is in the crash..>ESPN PLEASE lower the volume on that..please nice.
Show us the chaos in the pits and garage please. Instead, we get Bestwick and promos.
Burton channel switching to Hamlin
lol ESPN can understand him not wanting to talk but hey they will still have a camera guy follow him in the hopes he says/does something.
There in search of filler. What to do, what to do.
@ Phathead, yes I saw that. B*ttheads.
jessica said...
Junior says "is that juan walking?" heh
i think my guy's missed the obvious joke there: something about "a dead juan walkin' . . ." comes to mind.
I thought we were going to commls if there were yellows.
Ray, Boris and Massaro on Monday's NASCAR Now.
jeff burton didn't really lose a spot, why are they saying they feel bad for him now?
oh lord, i so do not want to see these guys right now. can't we spend time in the garage or pits or something? aren't there drivers coming out of infield care to interview? or crew chiefs? or something?!?
@ Red, too funny.
After today I don't plan on watching any more races on ESPN. I stick to my trackpass and MRN for the rest of the year. I am so completely tired of their crap, I just can't handle it. Since they've taken over I've watched more than a half of a race just once. You can't even have the channel on and watch MRN at the same time because they focus on anything other than the Chasers or whoever is 'cool' at the moment. Pretty sure ESPN is finally pushing me off the edge.
Dave Blaney interveiw .
I agree Red 2 studio shots & full screen graphics.
PRN got interviews...espn 1 & junk
dot: we aim to please. humor is all that's left to us now.
Dinger, lead lap gunning for a top 15
So....many....cautions!
Tony got lucky dog, debris?
Will it be a single file restart?
Johnson taking four tires
charlie-
Yes, that's why Johnson took four
single file restart indeed
Why does he feel the need to always call Carl Cousin Carl? We get it, we got it a few years ago. Enough.
By all means lets see Carl win from several years ago, how about resetting the field
Inside 10 to go yes single file restart
Gonna be a very short post-race. It's going to run over as is.
DJ even said the debris was out of the racing groove. Is this really what it seams in that NASCAR wants a single file restart so they made one? Maybe that kind of manipulation is a reason there are no fans in the stands,,, Just a thought.
wait...this race was carl's first win?!?!? I almost forgot. its been at least 20mn since we saw that piece and it was at leas 30mn before that that we saw it for the third time....
OK, I am confused. Who is where and why?
Good camera work showing how hard it is for the drivers to see
Any guesses how short of a post race we'll get?
Watch out for Johnson flying to the lead
We're running late. Where's the post race show at?
top 10 stayed out, everyone back of that pitted for tires
pammmmmmmmmmh,
This is the perfect reason ESPNEWS should be live once the race is over with the ESPN NASCAR team.
SPEED Report will be on at 7PM with live coverage of post-race from Atlanta.
If JJ wins I think the broadcast guys will have a collective um..well you fill in the blank lol.
Pemberton is doing a GREAT call on the Johnson channel. ESPN needs to tap in to the feed
bevo you mean the regular broadvast isn't the Johnson channel? Hm
Holy sh.. now that was fun.
Albuquerque KOAT 7 just dropped coverage with 8 laps to go for a Local 1st Congressional District US House of Rep political debate.
They said it would be on ESPN2, but that must be on the local cable. I have DishNetwork and am not getting it.
Anyone else have this problem?
Yall should have heard Pemberton, amazing job!!!
Fans aren't in the stands because of the economy of the cost of tickets. Plain and simple.
The debris was in the racing groove then got knocked down to the apron after the caution.
PRN called that with more enthusiasm than I've heard from ESPN all year.
Class move, Johnson just went down to Hamlin to pat him on the back
Almost a bittersweet win. Seeing Johnson move from 11th to 2nd cut all of Edwards points and it was the most excited I've ever heard Punch at the end of the race...for his 2nd place call.
He couldn't settle in with his usual boring call at the finish.
There is a new post up for the ABC coverage of the race today in Atlanta for your comments.
JD
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