There are few NASCAR TV telecasts more anticipated than the summer Sprint Cup Series Daytona race on TNT. That is the rock group Buckcherry above, who will be performing a number during the TNT pre-race show.
This is the only time of the entire year where NASCAR TV coverage takes on the format used in the IRL for years. While TNT calls it Wide Open, what they are doing is blending the TV commercials into the telecast while continuing to show the racing action. In return for agreeing to this format, the sponsors get additional logos on the screen and some additional mentions by the announcers.
Last year was perhaps the best telecast, where fans missed almost no laps on the track during the entire race. The only commercials aired full-screen are the ones inserted by the local cable TV companies. All of the national ads from TNT are presented with the action continuing on the screen.
TNT has ninety minutes of pre-race programming. Marc Fein will host with Kyle Petty and Larry McReynolds opening the telecast from the TNT infield stage. Tony Stewart is the guest and TNT is taking your questions for Stewart at the NASCAR.com website.
Wally Dallenbach will join Fein for the Countdown to Green show and focus on setting up the race. Once the race coverage gets underway, Dallenbach will be joined by Petty and Ralph Sheheen. This is the second TNT race for Sheheen in the play-by-play position. He will also call the final TNT event in Chicago.
Down on pit road will be Marty Snider, Lindsay Czarniak, Matt Yocum and SPEED's Adam Alexander. This is a big opportunity for Alexander, but many NASCAR fans thought that TNT would bring in veteran Wendy Venturini for that open slot.
With the double-file restarts, look for TV director Mike Wells to keep the cameras wide and watch for the racing action throughout the field. This has become a TNT trademark for the TV coverage and the reaction from fans has been very positive.
TNT also originates great triple-splits on the caution flag pit stops and has been super at tracking the cars as they race off pit road. That is certainly going to be an interesting part of the telecast as strategies unfold with the new restart rules.
RaceBuddy is again in operation for broadband computer users through the NASCAR.com website free of charge. This feature has four additional cameras, team scanner audio and even a designated pit reporter. It also allows for messaging across several different services like Facebook and Twitter.
Speaking of Twitter, both Petty and Fein will continue to use this service during the race to interact with fans. TNT has really been pushing the new media technology this season and it has been working well.
This post will serve to host your comments about the TNT coverage of the Sprint Cup Series race from Daytona. To add your TV-related opinion, just click on the comments button below. This is a family-friendly website, please keep that in mind when posting. Thanks for taking the time to stop by on this holiday weekend.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 621 Newer› Newest»@darbar--this time it was just that they didn't sell tickets there possibly due to damage from the flooding
@PammmmmmmmmH--they have people tweeting for them when they're racing. They tweet things they're saying on the radio and such.
Man, is that sweet or what?
I like the position scrool on the left during the comm being shown on the right.
@ Martin
You're right. This is better than TSN previous method of dealing with wide-open coverage.
--KarenB
nice vertical of the running order during the side by side commercial break just then.
And cutting the race with wideshots only during that commercial. Worked for me. Pay the bills and let me see the race.
Once BSPN takes over, my race viewing days may end. I am loving this. They even have the vertical ticker. Does it get any better than this?
hey lou! great minds thinking alike, eh?
36 to the garage as well.
This commercial deal is great. And the commercials are good enough to where I watch the things. The Army-Ryan Newman one was great.
Mark Martin interview? Did I miss it getting a drink?
kudos to ralph for mentioning the S&P's
red, enjoying this broadcast very much so far.
Watching JPM try to dodge Martin's crash, I was reminded how much he has improved. Runs up front most of the time.
It is amazing how much the "Open Wheel Guys" have improved.
AJ - needs a good sponsor/car and he can drive.
Hornish - I thought he was toast. While not ready to contend for the Cup, he seems to improve every week.
BTW - could someone get Carpentier a sponsor. That guy is a riot.
@jd: if so, i missed it as well.
JD ummm No
No MM interview, JD. Didn't even notice it. Having too much fun. They'll get to him I'm sure.
I don't have a large tv and I'm not getting the broadcast in HD, so the ticker numbers aren't really clear. Did anyone notice Harvick's number become illegible? something about the color overlaps.
nemecheck came back out to pass the 36...37 is lapped for some reason and the 78 lost the draft
@red youu miss the point, Adderall is an amphetamine
I think Nemechek came back out on track just to pass Carpentier for position. Raines is a lap down, but looks to be going for a full run so far.
wasn't sure TS wasn't having problems when BK comml started...oops, KP thought so too!!
@red
REALLY sorry I brought this up lets just drop it OK?
ok, enough in-car from tony, thank you.
and does matt have mark martin or not?
man, if mears didn't have BAD luck, he'd have no luck at all.
Mears had one of the fastest cars all weekend. This stinks for him
I LOVE the booth guys. What excitement. Good production truck coverage too.
@ri88girl: yeppers. no problem.
Great replay selection tonight.
Does anyone know, had Mark Martin ever won the Daytona 500?
Raines gets back on lead lap, and maybe my prediction of 40-45 laps for Nemechek will come true.
@ dar, no, he hasn't.
Ya know, I really REALLY like that pit split there. Wish they could do that every week.
Seems to be more in car cams tonight than usual...not liking that and while the cam was aimed at an in car driver, 07 wrecked.
I saw it on RB first...same with MM wreck..RB is good once you pick your view.
OTHERWISE more commercials EVEN w/Refresh IF you cange views...I know that's how they pay for it but just don't be in a hurry to change views. :)
@darbar-hope on MM..
@darbar - No, just came close when Harvick won in 2007.
Who wants to bet Bill Weber did the voice on that BK ad and it had to be dubbed over late by Ralph.
TNT should consider keeping the ticker on the bottom of the screen all the time, and having the triple pits laid out like it is every week. I like it.
Thanks to the sponsors INDEED for allowing this wide open/side by side type coverage.
Time your bladders everybody!
ha
i dont like the pit split, then again i have a standard def tv and no widescreen so im out of luck i suppose.
12 was wrecking loose, little shocked it took them that long to comment on that rather than just say he came down the track unknowingly
Jack - They can't do the triple pits like that every week due to the fact they still have to cater to the non widescreen TVs out there
@ Sonic,
That's what I thought when I first heard Ralph's voice.
good catch sonic
man, if mears didn't have BAD luck, he'd have no luck at all.
One might argue that it is something other than luck...
TNT is covering this race about as well as you possibly can, except for the lack of Mark Martin interview.
Looks like Nemechek made a liar out of me, looks like he's out after 25 laps.
Ready for Mark Martin interview anytime now. Is he still in the Infield Care Center? I was told he was already interviewed on the radio.
Ted on the mower. Thank god topless ted was in the small box during the commercial. Full size, that would have been ugly.
@ Phathead,
Wasn't even thinking of it. Too spoiled with my HD TV here... I really feel for those with SD when they show the small ticker on the bottom left with just the car numbers.
I'm a stats geek so I am totally diggin' the stats they keep throwin up on the bottom of the screen
Jack - I agree completely. Hopefully in the coming years we'll push out all those 4:3 TVs so we can enjoy more stuff like this lol
Pretty disappointed with the MM interview, or lack thereof. It sounded like they were setting it up when Mears spun, but nothing.
Imagine being the ESPN guys and watching this....
Can we please get Ralph to say Mike Eddy just once pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee? For old times sake? lol
87 to the garage.
88 just told that rain is 20 miles out. Not a big cell.
@ Phathead,
Agreed. The stats are awesome and give us something to look at. I noticed that when they first rolled out the Wide Open coverage in '07. Really liking the coverage so far.
Too bad they can't sneak the car sounds under the ads...maybe someday.
Did you see Sadler almost lose it? That would have been big.
Noticed my RB video is ahead of my TV feed from Directtv
Daly Planet Editor said...
Imagine being the ESPN guys and watching this....
somehow, jd, i don't think they're watching this at all. i think they do their "thing" and then it all fades until next week -- at least that how it seems during their part of the broadcast schedule.
Jr's spotter sees lightning...rain about 20 miles away...on twitter
JD,
Can't we enjoy this coverage without a reference to ESPN????
I'm already dreading Indy!
@JD- I think ESPN guys are so full of themselves they don't even realize how bad they suck compared to this. Nor do I think they care one bit.
I'm getting married the day of Indy. So I won't be subject to watching it lol
Lot of tense momements on the track so far.
These cars are all over the place I sense a wreck coming soon.... real soon.
Phat, I went to jr. high/ high school with Mike Eddy's nephew, one of my class mates.
@Phathead - Congratulations, I just got married in Hawaii about 4 months ago. And if you're a stats geek, click on my name and enjoy!
finally a mark martin reference.
Looks like we're not getting our MM interview. Matt just blew Ralph off it seemed haha.
ok, that's TWICE now: if you're gonna throw it to matt to tell us about mark martin, then matt? tell us about mark martin, not ryan newman!
@Phathead--who is Mike Eddy?
@Phathead- Congratulations!
Something happened to the 42 he's about to get lapped?
Haus - That's cool. I used to watch ASA all the time when I was younger. Used to love watching Eddy and Benson duke it out before Benson went to NASCAR. Always wondered what happened to Eddy and Rick Beebe, etc
@Gymmie - Eddy's an old ASA driver, drove a #88 Goodwrench Pontiac that looked like Earnhardt's.
Gymmie - Mike Eddy was one of the best drivers on the ASA circuit for many many years. Ralph called the majority of the ASA races on TNN back in the day
Looks like a belt failure on JPM's tire
phat...you need to post things like this at the circus too...
lol.
montoya did good by coming in. wow, never seen a tire like that before
that right tire from the 42 certainly was not debris and it doesn't look like a camber issue to me, either. larry mac seems to be implicating air pressure . . .
David - Who are you at the Circus?
TNT not so good at updating who's "off" and who's "out", all the cars not running are shown as "off", even Blaney who parked it 40 laps ago.
Congrats Phat. Missed JPM, I had an unscheduled pit stop myself.
MV: that's why we love having you here at TDP: you keep us up to speed on this stuff!
Dot- too funny! But we race fans all need a 'pit stop'
lol, Dot. TMI, your killing me. just to funny.
Teammates Andretti and Raines look to be staying out of trouble 10 seconds behind the pack.
phat--wolfy.
14 and 11 look like the best 2 cars out there today...77 and 24 are reasonably fast but i wonder if they can get there. time for the cars that can handle to show themselves
David - Huh... well I'd post there if I hadn't broken it
@Phathead and MV--thanks :)
@Phathead--congratulations on your upcoming wedding :)
@red - Thanks! I have about 22 years as a NASCAR fan and an eye for detail. Unfortunately, I won't be here next weekend (family time) or for Bristol (have tickets).
If Junior's saying he's going to blow a tire from it being too tight, wouldn't he rim ride???
Pretty darn good picture selection tonight. EZ to watch.
oh boy...Jr problems...sigh..fearing a tire will blow
We almost ended up going to Daytona this weekend (not sure exactly to what, as it fell through).
Isn't this Larry MAc commercial form last year :)
I am hungry and feeling that way about chocolate eclairs...none in the house and don't know how to make them...just came thru my brain.
J.D.,
Comcast in Alameda, has a frozen screen on TNT... Other channels are fine.
Slow DSL so Race Buddy isn't a lot of help.
West Coast Kenny
Alameda, California
That commercial is actually from '07. Saw a couple Nextel Cup logos in the commercial.
Jack from PA said...
If Junior's saying he's going to blow a tire from it being too tight, wouldn't he rim ride???
my guess: it's daytona so unless someone's willing to go up there with him, he'd be running solo at a restrictor plate track -- not good.
and i swear this is the third week that the 17 car is the first car to the pits for a green flag stop. strategy or bad mileage?
mmmm...chocolate....
The UPS Ford remindes me of a candy bar...
2010 for Hornish? Anyone...
he will have a ride next year. they are committed long term to sam and he's had a great year and was having a great run
No matter what I try, for some reason I cannot like Hornish
Reboot the cable box Ken. Unplug and reboot.
did matt say "blading" on the left front? not sure what that might be . . .
@ red,
That's the only thing I could think of. Thing is when they showed his on-board he was attempting to pass Logano and a couple others who were on the outside. Just a random thought.
Hornish is another one who would have no luck at all if he didn't have bad luck.
I can't stand Hornish myself.
This race reminds me of recent Daytona 500s. Everyone's going through the motions, saving their cars, but by about lap 120 or so things will start to brew in terms of intensity.
@ JD, Hornish is running better this year. Last year I thought he'd be gone this year.
Someone clarify. How many sets of tires do the teams have? Isn't it unlimited?
I still say that looks like belt failure on the tires - sounds crazy but that's what it looks like to me with those limited looks at them
These tire problems make me nervous with Indy coming up. Even though they said they have a better tire for that track.
C'mon, foam on the track? That's another ASA reference! We need... nay, we must hear Mike Eddy's name!
That's why Ralph is great. He jumped right in to encourage the other guys to explain why having an issue with the left front was unusual.
Sophia--emergency eclairs--crescent rolls with vanilla pudding inside, chocolate syrup over? Or pound cake or angel cake if you have anything like that. FWIW
Can't trust the TNT ticker, but I'm assuming Mark Martin is out for good. Right?
The amount of tires can't be too much, considering a few teams in practice mentioned that they were saving sets for the race in anticipation of this.
MV - I can't imagine they would be able to fix Martin's car. That thing was trashed.
Did anyone hear Mark Martin on the radio? He is OK right?
Awesome job TNT for showing the 99/12 pit road incident. This 24 hours after ESPN basically ignored two separate incidents on pit road.
Gosh, that squeaking is driving me insane (they HAD to start up the fireworks now).
I went out of my room, front door was open and the smoke from outside got in a little bit.
Didn't help my already sniffy nose.
did matt say "blading" on the left front? not sure what that might be...
When the tire gently rubs against the quarterpanel, it causes wear and a shine to the tire. Speed showed it off J. Gordon's car at practice.
Larry Mac said that each team was allowed 6 sets of tires. I thought they were unlimited in Cup
@ MV, yes, MM out.
My neighborhood sounds like a shooting gallery with all the fireworks right now.
DPE - They did say he was in his hauler earlier, so I would assume he's ok. Probably just PO'd
Mark was interviewed on MRN....he's ok. Said it was his fault.
@ rich, That's what I thought too. When did that change?
At least it wasn't as bad as where I used to live... so many going off it sounded like a 'war zone'.
Jack, I still never found out what happened in that second pit road incident last night.
@Sophia--yes they play that same Subway commercial every year they need a new one
@am19psu: thanks. i'd never heard that expression before. knew the phenomenon but never heard that term.
Anon
LOL thanks for chocolate eclair tip. My nephew emailed asking for my 'chocolate eclair dessert' made with French Vanilla pudding and cool whip, graham crackers and then I make semi sweet chocolate frosting. But it's too much for just me and my room mate.
guess that's what I was hankering for. Haven't had "real eclairs" since my brother dated a girl from NYC 20 years ago who brought some with her on the plane!!
WOnder what's going on with the tires...Kenny W said they sometimes baby Goodyear too much and if TS has problems he will crucify them..glad he's ok so far.
Thanks Mike, wonder why he did not do TV?
blading was also mentioned on the 14 radio...someone needs to explain this.
i know chunking, blistering, cording but what the heck is blading?
nevermind, got my answer
J.D.,
Thanks, I just did. Got my race back! You're the best.
WCK
Intense!
And it's still early!
JD,
You and me both. I just don't get how a TV network can blatantly ignore details of something that happens in front of the booth and in front of four pit reporters.
Staticky Viagra comml.
Ya know, how come Mark Martin never did more Viagra commercials? Or how about when Jeff 'Fuller' drove the car? Pfizer really dropped the ball there lol
Video and audio hiccups on DirecTV SD during the Viagra spot
The commercial is freezing the whole screen.
@dot and rich; add me to that list. when did restricted tire use get to the cup level?
ok, only thing worse than a viagra commercial is one where the sound stutters . . .
V commercial is having problems...stuttering on the audio
could the tire limitation be that it is an impound race
OT 25 mins ago sounded like a bombing range
Great TNT is freezing up, during the Viagra commercial
You guys see a problem during that commercial?
Only problem I saw is that it's the 5000th time I've seen it, JD. lol
I'm on Dish Network and it was sticking during the Viagra commercial.
i did jd
There is a Viagra joke there somewhere.....
The jumpy commercial drove me nuts.
It's fixed, just the Viagra spot. Figures....lol.
@Phathead - I remember a Viagra commercial showing Mark's car and promoting a 6-pill trial pack, but Mark wasn't in that commercial. I believe Mark made appearances at the track at a Pfizer "Men's Health" trailer or tent.
No prob here, Comcast.
By the way that radio from Jimmie was during caution that's why so calm
Gee... race fans with Viagra jokes?
Got me laughing! ;)
Wouldn't hurt to hear a little more from Larry Mc and a whole lot more from the pit reporters
The camera guys are framing the pictures for the commercial box. That is very cool.
Will TNT be a part of the NASCAR Weather Radar blackout?
Oh good lord rain, what year was it that this race ended at 1am or something
hotaru - Well seriously, they're missing many opportunities.
'Help get your 'pistons' pumping'
'Get a stronger 'driveshaft''
'Help get the fuel 'flowing''
etc, etc
JD, those are nice shots. Thanks, camera guys.
Nice for the booth to mention the possibility of weather coming in.
JD
there are so many jokes with the V comments but I will behave...Fireworks again tonight here, too.
last night the city's went off at 10pm to 10.30..then suburbanites off and on until 2am in the distance..sheesh
ILLEGAL to set off fireworks in Ohio but LEGAL to buy them...apparently you sigh paperwork saying you will DRIVE OUT OF OHIO to set them off.
LUDICROUS
in car cams again..more than I expected tonight...no bueno
wonder if Director is getting bored or different guy
did anyone else have some break up in the tv broadcast and sound a few minutes ago?
It's really too bad they can't take the front bumper cam from Sears Point and put it on the cars here. Those would be hella good shots
Rain? Huh, the forecast said none for the race tonight. Course that way a few days ago, and we just had a bit here in downtown Orlando.
Sophia, no fireworks around here. Red Flag warning and burn ban. Doesn't bother me one bit.
Yeah I saw the rain on the radar earlier, but it's not really moving. If it starts moving I'll note it, but I don't think it'll get to the track.
Ha, you guys are REALLY making this fun tonight!
Well, that was less than stellar.
someone just hijacked the 88 team radio and called Jr a dip stick!?
I am ready for a field recap at halfway please.
JD as soon as you post that, they give us one
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Ok if I run down the hill to McDonald's for a hot fudge sundae (and listen on MRN) think I will miss some action?
Need sweets and in car cams AGAIN AND MISSED THE BIG ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
^%$#@!
I was just going to say "no Big One yet", there it is.
ri88girl: oh nevermind. whatever i was going to add is moot now. smoke pouring out of the 88.
Replay of the year!
I can't believe I was thinking about going to get a sundae and boom, a wreck....that STINKS!!!!!!!! for all involved...Poor Jr..this is gonna really depress him..
i am glad i am not in this fantasy stuff for the money...i would be broke...kahne and JR. on my team this week
Never noticed, #71 Gilliland was still running until he got into the Big One. Thought he was gonna S&P.
Poor Reut he was back in the top 12too, This sucks
ok, officially moving to my second driver now.
rain 25 miles away, moving toward the Speedway at 6 mph...
Mikey to the garage, anyone know why I don't think he was in the wreck
oh and mikey too...3 of 5 in the wreck.
@nrf--that was 2K5 and Smoke won :). I was at a 4th of July shing ding at Southfork Ranch and the Interstate Battery guys were there which is how I found out it was a rain delay. They were doing the Invocation to start and they mentioned the race was in delay due to the weather.
Unless I missed it I haven't seen anyone say it here, but on the SPEED boards folks are saying they're getting FULL commercials during caution and apparently folks have tweeted Kyle about it because he confirmed that it's a local cable issue and not TNT as they're not doing any breakway commercials anywhere.
mikey was in it
It's a small cell to the west. Likely to cause a delay, but not to call the race totally.
I'd like a list of who was in the wreck.
MA is all by his lonesome now.
@gymmie: yep, i've been getting full-screen here outside philly on comcast but only during caution laps. figured it was local stuff.
From reporter Jeff Gluck on Twitter"
Those of you bashing TNT are idiots. "Too many ads" all yr long, then you get a broadcast w/hardly any & still whine?
Go get 'em Jeff!
huh, well I am getting full screen commercials under caution here in NJ, too.
This popup commercial coverage is brutal. I think NASCAR is TRYING to alienate fans...
no probs w/directv
Carlton said...
This popup commercial coverage is brutal. I think NASCAR is TRYING to alienate fans...
how so?
Jr getting good with the Amp can :)
Rather see those full screen three minute breaks there huh? Got ya.
k, my driver is out, I'm pooped cuz the kid next dr & friends did fireworks until midnite last nite & I'm an oldster. I am taping the rest of the race & will watch & catch up in the morn!! Grt comments tonite!
I'm not whining. I love the WO coverage. It's at least a step in the right direction towards the IRL's coverage.
night, pammmmmm!
Gluck is right, even with side-by-side commercials on TSN, I'm happy with this format, so anyone seeing the racing in full screen during these commercials has no grounds for complaints.
@Carlton ---
You forgot to hit the "sarcasm" button, right?
@Jack - This is BETTER than IRL, you still get to see the racing in full-screen.
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