Thanks to jayski.com and ESPN for the injured fan information update.
So, here we go! Marty Smith is on NASCAR Now to start the day from the track. Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree flew to Connecticut to appear in the ESPN studios with host Nicole Manske. It's pretty clear that Smith enjoys Talladega.
RaceDay on SPEED is always a party from the big track. John Roberts hosts two hours of chaos that includes Wendy Venturini and Hermie Sadler reporting live from the garage area. This is key to today's show because there is a 30 minute overlap between RaceDay and the NASCAR on Fox telecast. Why this happens each season is unclear.
Chris Myers starts the day for Fox from the Hollywood Hotel. He is joined by Jeff Hammond and Darrell Waltrip for the pre-race show. This extended show is supposed to have several features, including Hammond flying with Carl Edwards. No advance word on the Digger cartoon.
Veteran Mike Joy will call the action from the broadcast booth. He will be joined by Waltrip and Larry McReynolds. On pit road is the best crew on TV with Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Dick Berggren and Krista Voda following the teams and drivers.
The field is full, the weather is great and the crowd is huge. This is a great recipe for Fox to recover from a tough outing in Phoenix. Keep an eye on the caution flag pitstop coverage which has been a problem this season.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 629 Newer› Newest»@TR Lady...shame about all the bumper IN CAR cams, ain't it?
many in car cams without commercial
WAY OVER DONE.
MORE WIDE SHOTS. PUHLEASE.
HELLO..this thing on? (Sophia knocks on laptop)
Sigh
@red-
Wrong.
You're still in Philly :)
Color bars in HD on screen for a second during the Jr and Brad incident for a second in San Diego. anyone else?
I am impressed that Sam H is still in the car.
No problems at all with OTA HD here
Official says debris on back stretch second lane down in the middle
Sam should drive sick all the time.
What's the record for lead changes in a race? This one sure has had a lot.
@bevo: hey! where's the philly love?!?! : )
great: caution flag for debris and we pick up coverage as every car is leaving pit road. and now an at&t race break. if we didn't have to do a race break, we might be able to recap the field as it stands now . . .
13-2...must be a typo!
TW in Ohio stuttered a few laps ago on both tvs.
Now I just have HD tv on and normal tv has on IRL. I am gonna have a headache.
Hi all - been in the car, MRN. Home now, how's the coverage been?MRN has been great.
Just got my May Dover tickets in the mail yesterday, also came with $10 bestbuy giftcard and $10 track souvenir coupon. Guess that's to make up for me buying tickets before the price dropped.
Daly Planet Editor said...
13-2...must be a typo!
it is to laugh!! moyer was awesome: pitched 6 innings and singled. he's a local boy so it's always great to see him have a great outing.
maybe the marlins need another "take your dog to the game" day?
@nrf: you doing cup or the entire weekend at dover?
Moyer = Proud AARP member.
This is going to be the long stretch of the race. Next 50 laps.
Red just cup, makig it a day trip but if someone offers me a place to stay I'll buy tickets for the rest, not that I know anyone who has a place to stay :)
Daly Planet Editor said...
Moyer = Proud AARP member
ohhh, snap!
and yet -- he's 7-0 against the marlins in miami. apropos, eh?
Larry Mac could have added that without the rear bumper it also creates more unstable air for whoever is behind you ;)
Less commercial trash in this race. None of the endless reads and sponsor billboards.
But I hate the music on that BK commercial.
NRF, we're planning a daytrip for the friday truck race. we get truck and cup qualifying, n'wide and cup practice and then the trucks race at 5. a great day and the tickets are under $35!
@ VickyD, i hate the comml period.
Hey, my cable system just added VersusHD. I get to see the IRL race.
My old buddied Jack Arute and Bob Jenkins.
JD
the epic battle for 37th...
Don't you find that BK commercial degrading to women? Trying to tie Sponge Bob to "I like big butts" just ain't right.
Hey, thanks for the shout out Larry Mac!
Mike Joy doesn't know the difference between being out of the race and off the track? If Jerry Punch said that, JD would be bashing him on the review of the race.
Thank you DW for telling us not to worry about "points as of now" especially here at 'dega!
Thank you DW for telling us not to worry about "points as of now" especially here at 'dega!
JD,
Did you see my comment about Arute yesterday? Great insight about the Versus coverage he gave on Sirius Friday
They finally showed racing in the back of the pack!
jd, that bk commercial is just wrong in so many ways.
and i thought the same thing about "the epic battle for 37th" -- but it was still focusing on two of the more elite racers, not the guys struggling for sponsors.
still, a nice touch and shows a sense of humor.
@ JD, I find that comml degrading to everyone. I've read elsewhere that people don't like it.
The king needs to be dethroned.
Red the other half has a hard enough time getting off work when we go on vacation so asking for a Friday is near impossible. It will be the 3rd race I've ever been to so I'm still a cup race kind of person, he's seen a lot of races and might not be willing to fight with the boss about the day. That said I am considering it for next year Friday and Sunday if the money turns around
Most impressive today ::
Max Papis # 13
About time to give MAX some love !!
Running in lead pack - top 15...
first time EVER at Dega .
Officials warning the 13 about stuff hanging off the rear end of the car
@Ken-Mich-
Officials about to give him some love :)
I love Mark Martin, but we are starting to have Mark Martin overkill.
bevo said...
Officials warning the 13 about stuff hanging off the rear end of the car
i don't think that's the kind of love that ken-michigan was talking about!
and how about andretti, still on the lead lap? how about a notice from the booth?
Bevo,
I did, just never saw them.
Anon,
When JP was busy on the college sideines for the last ten years, Joy was right here in NASCAR.
Put JP in the infield, AB upstairs and the coverage would shine.
JD
haus20: they got caught unaware last week with his win and are trying to make up for it today!
oops...sidelines.
Drinking DD coffee.
It's a Mark Martin lovefest today even when he's out.
@ JD, whose wife does JP have pictures of? Kidding. Why can't the booth do a team change a la Childress? Or, at least give JP a weekend off.
Lady Digger's skirt is a bit short - no??? :)
once again we are missing green flag action to show the same replay for the 18th time
bevo said...
Lady Digger's skirt is a bit short - no??? :)
there's a LADY digger? oh dear lord almighty!
haus20 said...
once again we are missing green flag action to show the same replay for the 18th time
agreed. maybe they'd like to cover the field a bit instead? i doubt too many folks are just tuning in to the race and need a recap.
@red-
Yep, that animation when they came back had her waving the checkered flag.
Just struck me as funny when you actually watch it.
Sometimes the final piece of the puzzle is the hardest to get in place. This is certainly the issue with JP and AB.
If ESPN makes the change, they get a breath of fresh air and a new start. If not, same old.
JD
More of the rear end coming off the 13. Caution
@bevo: missed it completely. i think i've trained my eyes to not look in that lower left corner at any point in the race!
The tough part of this coverage is that the ticker tells the tale for some many fans of the teams not in the front.
This season, Fox refuses to do the types of recaps that SPEED and ESPN offer as a regular part of the telecasts.
Fox offers the Hollywood Hotel racebreak which is just highlights and a commercial.
Arute is shining on the IRL coverage, I am very impressed.
JD
More debris in turn 3 right on the yellow line
oops....soo many fans.
I have to switch to decaf.
Decent coverage so far from FOX.
The Race Breaks take away from the green flag action.
My only comment on the in-car / bumper cams is that, I dont believe there should be successive shots of in-car / bumper cams.
I just dont like to see bumper cam switched to bumper cam to in car shot to another bumper cam.
More excitement to come.... hope the truck stays on their game...many more stories to be told.
Glad you're getting to watch it JD. Only their third race and they look like a well-oiled machine. They do an amazing job. IRL is lucky to have them doing the coverage.
jd: just wore my favorite t-shirt of all time today while in the garden before the race: it's black with white writing and a white skull on the front and reads
"death before decaf"
'nuff said?
WOW!IRL commercials gross.
Last week ENZYTE..this week Maxoderm.
How EMBARRASSING FOR FAMILIES!!
ugh
@ dear Sophia, what's maxoderm? Is it family friendly enough to tell us?
Got Tivo recording the IRL race. Shhh! :)
I counted 14 seconds for those TWO IN CAR CAMS.
12 too many
hey dot? i just googled: "maximum male enhancement." i believe that says it all right there.
Like those wide shots coming around the corner onto the high bank.
Dot
well, let's see( clearing throat)..Maxoderm..you rub it on your 'plant' in the garden and watch it grow.
sigh
male species
@ red, thanks.
But I cringe every time Digger appears, even if only for a second.
Get a Kids meal, buy Digger gear and get the latest updates on the NFL draft...
Guess what show I am watching.
The Nascar race at Talladega on Fox.
@ dear Sophia, you are KILLING me.
I now curse the person who developed the in-car camera
Sophia, I can't believe such ads on TV. What on earth . . .
Geez, is the Fox Director even watching the same race?
Blogger bevo said...
I now curse the person who developed the in-car camera
~~~~~~~~~
AMEN! Me too
one more time, production truck: replays do NOT belong in the big box while green flag racing is consigned to the little box. it's not that tough.
i'm gonna point it out each and every time until it gets switched 'cause it's ticking me off big time!
@darbar-
Might not want to look at the hockey game ;)
Those products are non-medical and are allowed to be advertised because they are just organic compounds and not sold by prescription.
There are a ton of lawsuits against those companies. They are trying to make as much $$ as possible and then go bankrupt.
Free enterprise vs. total and complete lies on TV.
JD
@ Tracy, oh yeah, there's even one for women. I'm not a prude by any stretch but, when did this stuff become acceptable for TV?
The ticker is still showing Bowyer as "off". Is he coming back?
@bevo: i think it's me that should have avoided the rangers' score. sigh.
so, right now, my teams are 1-1. if my driver ends up in the top 5, i'll consider that 2-1!
Bevo, IRL command to start your engines just now.
word on another board is that a crewman on the #9 team was hurt on pit road. anyone hearing anything?
thank you, fox guys, for the update on sean ward!
This just in from SPEED. They will re-air the complete Kansas truck series race on Monday after TWIN at 9PM. Good move!
@ red, car came down on his foot when they dropped the jack.
Hey gang, so for you, why do the in-car camera angles bug you? What are you missing?
Isn't the in-car giving you an interesting perception of what intensities the driver is dealing with out there?
JD
Enzyte owners found guilty of fraud, local company..but still making new commercials??
But this Max seems a little sexy for daytime..couples cozying up..I keep waiting to see somebody let the horse out of the barn for a demonstration.
MAMMA Mia!!
oy vey
I can't believe BK ok'd that lame embarrassing square butts commercial
Dam I feel old
Red, they mentioned the crewman for the 9 team and said they'd report back when they knew more. Guess there's no word.
Another ISC light fixture fiasco.
@ dear Sophia, you're not old, just intelligent.
Oh no, did I just hear Mike ask a "Talladega Nights" trivia question?
Good Lord, we've entered the Twilight Zone now. I could put up with the occasional Digger overload, but Ricky Bobby? Really? Really?
another caution light "wardrobe malfunction"? weird.
@jd: woo hoo! i get to watch the trucks tomorrow night!!! i am stoked! i won't read anything before the broadcast but will catch up with everyone's comments after the race!
In car camera's yes cool perspective but it disrupts the flow of the race, makes it difficult to get a feel for what is going on, and most of all we are watching racing and then BAM cut to a incar view ad I've got a hood decal and the guy in front so I can not tell what is going on. They are great for replays and occasions views but not to follow the race and we fans want to follow the race.
@ nrf, Ditto.
Dang..had to break down and turn on the ac..second day in a row 88 in Ohio...and same tomorrow
Ok..somebody said Mrs. Digger's skirt was too short.
What about the fact Digger wears no pants! :)
JD are they still showing the truck race in the morning? I was planning to DVR
NBaP said...
Hey gang, so for you, why do the in-car camera angles bug you? What are you missing?
speaking for myself: i'm missing seeing the actual racing. the in-car doesn't give enough of a perspective, not like an overhead or side by side can. yes, i can see what the driver (kinda) sees but i want to see what's happening with both cars.
for example, i can watch the other driver's hands, see how straight his car is or whether he's squirrely, gauge how the side draft is effecting the cars, stuff like that. and all that's invisible with an in-car.
in addition, it is simply over-used.
Soph it took you long enough I broke down last night, no breeze and I don't sleep well in the heat
@ dear Sophia, makes that horse easier to get to.
Sophia, 94 in Virginia. Incredible. Melting here. It'll be the end of my azaleas.
I keep getting stuttering AUDIO on FOX HD tv..anybody else??
And the tv keeps slow winking at me (going black for a second or two or three)
I had to turn off IRL race to see the gaps.
This digital signal switch is gonna be fun.
I already want to throw rocks at the tv. If I see one more back to back BUMPER CAM....
@Newracefan - Completion of Truck race is on at 10:00am and the full re-air is in the evening.
The live coverage of the remainder of the race will be in the AM.
Anybody know if it is 10 or 11AM Eastern Time?
Then, SPEED will put together the Saturday and Monday parts and air the entire race Monday night.
JD
NRFan
Lucky yesterday, ..breezy evening and I had fans on. Today not going to help. My room mates house has cathedral ceilings and hold heat...and filters down to my room late at night. but with two days back to back, it must be 95 15 feet over my head. :)
I don't do heat well awake or sleeping. House go
JD - Pretty sure it's 10:00am Eastern, they rarely advertise anything else than Eastern time.
Wouldn't count on the Trucks tomorrow morning, a whole bunch of rain the next couple of days from here to there
JD 10 vs 11 seems to be the question, I was counting on you to have the right time guess I'll start the DVR early and be prepared to use the FF
SPEED in LV is showing the set up @ 9am and the race @ 9:30.
11 East, 10 Central
JD
I HOPE TWIN guys remember not to talk of the Truck race since it's being shown before and after their show. Hopefully they will tape during the first showing and not let something slip.
:)
Man this BK square butts is too much!!
Sounds like I need to DVR Speed all day just to be sure, have other stuff I watch at 9, maybe its a rerun
@ dear Sophia, like they talk about them anyway.
Thanks Martin!
NBaP, just scroll back through the comments. In-car cameras were the problem for this telecast last season.
Late in the race, the in-cars increase and we miss any kind of perspective. Cutting between in-cars completely loses the audience in terms of what is being seen on the screen.
ESPN did not do this for the Nationwide race and SPEED did not do this for the ARCA race at this track.
DVR = Mandatory TV equipment.
JD
if they SHOULD have the truck race, sounds a might confusing the 'real start times'.
:)
I got the following off the Nascar.com website, on the Truck page.
The race will resume where it left off, with Skinner out front followed by Brian Ickler, Matt Crafton, Ron Hornaday and Brian Scott. Hornaday began the race on the pole (lineup).
MRN Radio will resume its coverage at 10:45 a.m. ET; SPEED's TV broadcast will begin at 11 a.m. ET.
Dot, what time is that Eastern?
Thanks Dar, it's usually 10AM local time.
Anybody but the Shrubster, please.
Mikey and Reut lost the lead draft, Reut got a spedding penalty, looks like we'll need a caution for them to catch up. Bummer
Correction, when Speed left the air Saturday evening, they said 10:00am Eastern, but the re-air in the early hours of Sunday said it would resume at 11:00am Eastern.
Also, it looks like someone from Bowyer's team forgot to tell NASCAR they were out for the day, looks doubtful they will come back out so late in the race.
Oh sure JD, make me do the math. 6am set up, 6:30 race.
43 reporting piece of metal mid-groove turn 1
Have we had too many commercial breaks lately?... Hope this one's the last until the checkered.
Smells like a Smoke win to me, been too quiet today.
HEY FOX PRODUCTION TRUCK! with 19 laps left at 'dega, we should be seeing the RACE, not yet ano0ther recap of the wreck on lap 8!
(thansk to sophia for letting me borrow her caps!)
They need to get off the Carl bandwagon. He'd be up there by now if he could.
Officials channel - Looking at 18
Oopps
and another replay in the box box with racing in the small box. shameful.
:-)
ah poor baby
bevo said...
Officials channel - Looking at 18
because . . .? (granted, it was p[rior to the wreck but i'm curious.)
Think ol' Kyle just puked in his helmet from all of that spinning? :)
hubba hubba shrubba dubba ding dong
(Ding dong the witch is dead)
i.e. no engine firing.
poor Martin T
JD, I think all the BK commercials are creepy. I just saw the new square butt one today and my imemdiate reaction was -- YUCk!
I don't see how Shruba duba couldn't control his car a little better than that.
This ought to be a good finish.
@red - Because he was running three-wide by himself? :-)
again, from another board: transponder "fell off" the 88. sure hope it's not a tight finish where they'd need that to determine results . . .
NASCAR Fashionistas on Twitter:
@NASCARONFOX, please STOP playing this Burger King Commercial.
Guess the lovely ladies from Daytona are also a bit upset about the phone book rear ends and the tasteless words.
JD
Comml free equates to another caution. I'll believe when I see it.
@red-
Not sure. One of the officials called control and said 18. Just as I was finishing typing it (about 15 seconds later) the incident started. Maybe blocking???
Martin Vincent said...
@red - Because he was running three-wide by himself? :-)
you say that like it's a bad thing but according to dw, it's a sign of young mr busch's talent as a racer.
(thanks for the info: it sure looked like some serious blocking to this fan!)
@red-
They won't let him run w/o a transponder, right?
Can you believe this race has had 24 leaders and 56 lead changes? Would it have been the same if they didn't have the big wreck on lap 8?
He moved left and right really quick to shove Kenseth up the race track and block Burton low.
Someone mentioned Jeff Gordon's back issue -- I would be willing to bet that the hard hit at Pocono the year before (I stood in front of the TV set holding my breath waiting to see if I still have a driver to cheer for during that one) and then the big crash in Vegas last year has caused him to have major muscle spasms. Plus, I have to wonder if this POS is so stiff and unadjustable that it makes any pain get worse. I'm speculating based on what he's said -- I'm not an expert or a doctor.
I can't say I'm real interested in this race since my guy is definitely not in it to win it. However, I hate the amount of in car shots they insist on using. I'm listening to the radio and reading your posts.
bevo said...
@red-
They won't let him run w/o a transponder, right?
i have no idea. i've never heard of a transponder falling off. my guess is that it "might" have been the camera, not transponder. gievn that we're green again, i guess it's moot -- for now.
The 88's transponder fell off? Then why hasn't NASCAR black flagged him? Oh yeah, that's right, Jr drives the 88! And NASCAR can make this work out anyway they want if he finished even reasonably close to the front.
10 to go - Please! No more in-car cameras!
Agree red - can't score him without one
Guys, Kansas might not get that truck race in tomorrow either. They are being hammered by severe storms and tornadoes which are supposed to continue all night and into tomorrow morning.
Can I say "told you so?"
GinaV24: hold on! what i said was "from another board." don't assume it's correct b/c it was based on folks listening to in-car audio. it could have been something else -- or nothing.
i won't jump on the "nascar favors earnhardt jr over the rules" until i find out what actually happened.
hey. mayfiled was still in the race? who knew.
Red flag, please, please.
Wow, R. Gordon almost hit the open space on the inside wall. Hope he's okay.
Oh my time for a list of people involved in that one.
Robby Gordon head on SCARY!!!!!!!
A big one at the start and a big one at the end. Not good
that track needs SAFER EVERYWHERE.
I hate to think . . .
they all do
Hornish so sick and ets caught u pin this mess
that's "mayfiled" was stillin the race.
and that hit the 7 justtook is ANOTHER reason was all walls around the tracks must be forced to install safer barriers all the way around, inside and outside walls, or lose their date(s). no more excuses.
Man that sucks for JPM. Another great run and Fed Ex takes him out.
Hello everyone... been flipping back and forth from the race (no MRN... listening to IndyCar race on IMS).
Ouch! Hope everyone is okay.
This is starting to look similar to yesterday.
Wow look at the 5th-7th rather intresting.
Logano
Ragan
Ambrose
BTW Kselowski is 11th
Red, I agree about the Safer Barriers on the inside wall.
Poor Mayfield. He was having a good day. He needs it.
ok OVER USE of crashes today.
I am getting so mad between EXCESS IN CAR/BUMPER and constant replaying of the big ones
how about we reset the field as best we can instead of yet another race recap? how about THAT?
Yup, told everyone David does well here
Involved: 1, 7, 11, 12, 41, 42, 48, 55, 96
now we have almost literally seen "the big one" replayed 18 times.
I follow multiple drivers and I do not have one left that has a chance of doing well. I need a drink
Sure would be nice to have some analysis for the final 5 laps instead of another recap
truer words never spoken, jj: "man, it sucks racin' here."
@ red, I agree. The drivers need to stress to the track owners to install the barriers all over the track. And NASCAR promotes safety.
As Schrader has said, drivers can wreck anywhere.
Mikey is gonna be so bummed tomorrow night
:( so close to the end again
RED FLAG it..
IDIOTS
Anyone going to the Richmond race next weekend? I'll be there with my beloved.
that included 2 of my fantasy drivers....down to 2 of 5 left in the race.
JJ, "It sucks racing here".
No more Mr Nice Guy
Those scary-looking wrecks are the main reason I don't watch most races here.
No promo for the next Nationwide Series race from the Fox boys.
Yep, I'm watching.
Can't they talk about M. Ambrose, who is having a spectacular day?
I mentioned this earlier I get so nervous at the end of these races those drivers have to be on edge!
A modest proposal - Once the green flag drops put Myers and Hammond in a private jet... no more recaps! :)
Vicky D- Me too!
Boy, you should have seen me yesterday.
Poor Tony. Lost a cylinder.
About my Smoke prediction - nevermind
Thank you Tracy.
Mayfield has flames coming out of his car and they mention that but that's the only time I've heard his name mentioned today.
crap
oh my god
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG, I hope Carl is OK
Carl... goodness!
Craziest race. EVER
Not the biggest Carl fan but that sucks
HOLY CRAP!
Good on Carl!
that was so ugly. i can't even be happy for my driver.
ok, i don't really like edwards but that was fun to see.
Now that was cool. Way to go cousin Carl
HOLY SH>>>>>>. That is exactly what Regan needed to do last year.
Jr so close....to get the media off his back
Right outta 'Dega nights!
I can't believe carl RAN after that??
There had to be some injured people in the crowd. Some of that flying debris had to get to some of the people
biggest upset winner in a LONG time and the worst flip in a LONG time
And here I thought Brad K wasn't ready to run with the big boys. I almost said something earlier.
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