The Camping World Truck Series is set to debut at Pocono Raceway. After qualifying on Saturday morning, the race coverage gets underway with the pre-race show at 12:30PM.
Krista Voda hosts The Setup with Ray Dunlap and Adam Alexander as the reporters. Rick Allen and Phil Parsons are going to be joined in the TV booth by Darrell Waltrip. Younger brother Michael is in Belgium racing sports cars with his business partner in MWR.
Pocono is a track that can get boring very fast if the field strings-out quickly. If the trucks stay bunched, it can be exciting. The TV challenge is not a big one as the track is so big and so wide the director is sometimes just searching for any interesting visuals.
As with most NASCAR races on TV, the crunch times are the pit stops and the final few laps. Pocono has a straight and wide pit road, so doing a triple split for caution flag stops and keeping a perspective for stops under green should be easy to do.
The final run off turn three to the finish is long and straight, so crunch time on the final lap is getting the field through turns two and three. This is going to be especially interesting if there has been a green/white/checkered finish set-up.
Waltrip is now being featured by SPEED and Foxsports.com long after the FOX portion of the TV coverage has been done. This newer profile has gotten mixed reviews from fans at TDP, so it should be interesting how DW fits into this team with Michael absent.
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Truck time from Pocono!
ReplyDeleteHappy busy busy busy Race Day Saturday Planeteers :)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to all the racin' today!
Lots of news going out today...happy about some unsure about others. But that's for another blog topic, we're here to go racin' boyz and gals :)
I'm very disappointed with Pocono's scheduling for the day. 50 laps / 125 miles for a big-3 Nascar race is unacceptably short IMO. They should run ARCA on Friday for 200 miles and the Trucks Saturday for 200/250.
ReplyDeleteI did think the Speed broadcast of the new Truck qualifying was very good though. After watching ESPN bungle the road course qualifying format in Nationwide the last 3 years I had my doubts but they handled it very well today IMO.
This has the potential to be an awful experience - Pocono, DW, so many Cup drivers and an uncharacteristically bad Truck broadcast recently. On the plus side though it's a Truck race and hopefully a return to previous outstanding race coverage by SPEED.
ReplyDeleteLet's keep our fingers crossed.
I agree with the qualifying comments. Great job. Looks like lots of folks did their homework.
ReplyDeleteYou just knew Mikey was going to find a way into that broadcast!
ReplyDeleteGot to disagree, this is the perfect distance for a Pocono race. Wish Cup would chop their race in half for this track.
ReplyDeleteYes, I sort of figured as soon as Rick Allen started talking about Michael that they were setting it up to bring him on.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't mind seeing them develop that qualifying procedure at some of the other bigger tracks, like California, Michigan, Indy, etc. Not sure it would work at tracks like Daytona and Dega because of the draft factor.
ReplyDeleteToo much talk about the cup drivers in this truck race to suit me. Very disappointing it's like a NW race telecast and the tv interviews a cup guy first! Hope a full time truck series driver wins this thing. They are already saying that KK has won every truck race he has raced in. Oh my!
ReplyDeleteThere is a live online feed of the 24 Hours of Spa that MW is driving in today. Looks pretty wild.
ReplyDeleteYou can Google to find it.
Yeah, I don't believe there's anything wrong with the distance. Gotta remember this is a 2.5 mile track.....it's not like they're running 30-second laps.
ReplyDeletethis guy ALWAYS does a great anthem: respectful, on key, great phrasing.
ReplyDeleteI just calculated it up....based on final practice speeds, it would take 50 minutes to run this race caution-free. Figure 15 to 30 minutes for caution time.....we'll still have close to a 90-minute race. I believe the Bristol truck race is run in about the same amount of time.
ReplyDeleteEven the prayer has to have sponsor hits.
ReplyDeleteThought that was pretty funny! Not the first time.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the sponsors make 'donations' to the church to be included in the prayer? Wouldn't surprise me a bit.
ReplyDeleteWith the vast improvements in engine design the long race doesn't prove anything. It just leads to long,boring stretches of racing. Shorten it up and get more action and intensity.
ReplyDeleteRats! I thought we might get thru the pre race without hearing 'roval'.
ReplyDelete@Sally--no ma'am especially with DW there he loves that term
ReplyDelete@red--I agree I love Mr. Luis! I miss that nice trooper we use to always get at Pokeynose :(
Looking forward to Bobby Jr. racing again I've missed him :(
Awesome! I just love when DW does boogity, boogity, boogity! Thanks, SPEED.
ReplyDeleteNo need for a caution there
ReplyDeleteThank goodness I remembered to mute the TV at the green flag!
ReplyDeleteGood job switching cameras on the spin to see action coming at us instead of focusing on the smoke behind it.
ReplyDeleteReally like Mr. Luis singing the anthem.
ReplyDeletePretty good so far!
ReplyDeletemuted the TV rite after the Set-UP. Listening on Sirius. The DW that said on the 3 Wide chat that he hated the Chase is NOT the one that shows up to call races. Too bad..
ReplyDeleteLap 14 and they are already spread out pretty good.
ReplyDeleteSpeed is doing a run down of the top ten cars with tight one-car and in-car shots.
Boring.
Glad this is only a 50 lapper.
Nice getting info from pit reporters during that stretch. DW has toned it down so far.
ReplyDeleteThat was the risk, that this would be a flop because they got strung out and with no caution there would be no passing.
ReplyDeleteStarted good, just needs some more racing inside the pack.
Wonder what happened there?
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ReplyDeleteGot the look of a Nationwide Series race.
ReplyDeleteI realize the cup guys are leading but we need to know who is running like in 16th place.
ReplyDeleteGot the look of a Nationwide Series race.
ReplyDeleteExcept this race's qualifying was televised. Nationwide FAIL!
That 3 truck needs to get up front now.
ReplyDeleteSPEED is starting to tape-delay this race to kill time. MRN is doing live green flag action right now as SPEED is still in caution mode.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a pretty good crowd in the stands for today's races. Good to see all those campers in the infield. Has anyone ever been there, done that? Looks like a good time.
ReplyDeleteThey have been doing it like the quals. Showing every lap.
ReplyDeleteI like it!
I guess all of us here right now didn't get an invitation to the wedding either!
ReplyDeleteWonder if Waltrip's daughter gets residuals for that Aaron's commercial.
ReplyDeleteOK, no spoilers folks! We are just going to let it play out on TV.
ReplyDeleteJust listened to DW on the '3 Wide'. I wonder if he will get fined uner 12-2-A for 'actions detrimental...' Amazing the he just recently started listening to fans about hating the chase. A bit 2 faced, isn't he?
ReplyDeleteGreat overhead shot on that restart.
ReplyDelete@Sally- Just give DW a couple of days and his opinion will change. He just blabs away without ever thinking about anything. Just depends on which way the wind blows.
ReplyDeleteSo, is Autsin Dillon on Denny's 'revenge-o-meter' now?
ReplyDeleteGreat replays by SPEED on the wreck
ReplyDeleteI think SPEED is making the best of this one.
ReplyDeleteSpeed is doing a good job of the broadcast! Hope DS finishes in the top 10.
ReplyDeleteAt this track, smart thinking with the overhead blimp camera for restarts. Hope ESPN uses it as well.
ReplyDeleteI think DW has made some big mistakes in his analysis, but Rick and Phil keep saving him (as in with his description of what happened between the #30 and #3).
DW said something a big ago about Cup drivers "helping each other out" at these races. Anyone have any idea what the hack is he talking about? I thought drivers sign up for races to WIN.
No complaints from me on this coverage.
Love the way Rick calls it
ReplyDeleteGuess that is more than NASCAR hoped for when they added it to the schedule this season.
ReplyDeleteGood coverage by Speed. Nice win for Sadler.
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly how the end of EVERY race should be shot. Every car crosses the finish line on screen with graphics to identify each driver by name and number. What could possibly be more important to televise than THE FINISH? Congratulations to everyone in production for doing the checkered flag show in the only correct fashion. Thank you, SPEEDTV, thank you.
ReplyDeleteGood for Elliot. Glad to see him win.
ReplyDelete@Sally -- LOL, I saw that last night and said the same thing! All of a sudden DW and Larry Mac have "discovered" that a lot of fans don't like the chase.
ReplyDeleteGee golly wow! Considering that last year Larry Mac ran with his tail tucked between his legs after NASCAR called him on the carpet for his interview with Dustin Long, I'm surprised he had the guts to actually say anything that NASCAR might construe as "negative".
Two faced is right!
Good coverage bySpeed...even DW was toned down and not so offensive today. Not too many in car cameras, good use of the blimp camera. Wish they could have talked a bit more about 'the rest' of the field, but all in all a good race.
ReplyDeleteBoy, that was short!
once speed began to time-shiftt, i mostly stayed away from twitter so i could actually WATCH a race. i thought the speed team did a strong job with solid overhead camera shots, lots of headlights and few taillights and generally good cameras.
ReplyDeletethe booth was fine. i even thought that dw's observations early on about the tunnel turn and how to enter and exit it were interesting and intelligent.
this is one of those times when we, as fans, can complain that we didn't get to see most of it live OR we can say "Thanks for showing us every single lap." we're so accustomed to having to be on twitter or the radio or some other alternative source for hearing and reading a race that we may have forgotten how to just watch it.
i chose to watch and to the speed team, i say "Thanks for showing me every single lap in such a good broadcast!"
I just caught the end of the race, that was a nice way to broadcast the finish! Can someone please tell ESPN & Fox?
ReplyDeleteGood driver interviews at the end, it was nice to see the truck regulars up front and interviewed
I thought that SPEED did a good job covering this race.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see Sadler win.
I liked DW in the booth a lot more than Mikey. Mikey's jabber jabber really gets to me.
See everyone for trucks tonight at 7PM. Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS CAMERA work.
ReplyDeletegreat shot of the finish line, too.
Thank you SPEED!
One of the best races this year, both with the racing and the TV broadcasting. I liked this short distance-maybe there should be a Pocono 500 and a Pocono Sprint Race? Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteAlso liked the new qualifying format. Only watched it because NASCAR Fan Council informed me on Thursday they'd be surveying me over it, but it worked out great! Perhaps it will be implemented at other tracks in other series?
See everyone for trucks tonight
ReplyDeleteOf course, you mean the Nationwide race. We just finished with the trucks.
The broadcast was way above average. So, I won't complain. Not sure how I feel about the time-shifting, but since there isn't any information/data available online, this works. I, too, avoided Twitter, so the finish wasn't spoiled. I immediately went the NASCAR.com to prepare for the NW Q and was surprised to see the Sadler winning as the headline. So, I'm glad I didn't go there any sooner.
Messy start to the ARCA race, just like the trucks with 1st lap caution. I wonder if DW will run out of steam with this back-to-back broadcast. I'm expecting it.
I watched upstairs with my neighbor, so no blog, twitter or radio. I really enjoyed the race And Ricks call of it. I realized what the heck makes those Cup races at Pocono so boring - they are way too long. Shorten them up!
ReplyDeleteFox & ESPN need to watch the last GWC & see the field cross the finish line!
Thanks SPEED nice job!
The half or so of truck race I saw was pretty good I thought, in spite of the king of S&P'ers. The big difference I noted versus Nationwide was no teams backed by Cup teams - sort of the way Busch was years ago.
ReplyDeleteSorry guys, of course I meant Nationwide Series from Iowa.
ReplyDeleteI have a lot going on right now!
JD
Still way too much Waltrip. Only thing he can say is "I".
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ReplyDeleteWell dale or andy made a funny ..
ReplyDeleteready...
One team asked another if they
would look at the side of their
car... to see if there was any
damage ?
But the two suthin boys could
not resist ...One of em said...
But how can they be sure that the
folks checking out the damage ..would tell the truth ???
Proving once again that these
morons shouldnt be close to a
broadcasting booth .. never mind
actually announcing.
aarrrrrgggghhhh=
Please dont remind me :
ReplyDeleteDJ says " Since I have been in the booth for the past 2 years .."
Yes we know - and a painful
reminder it is... Click gone
There is only one way to respond to
ReplyDeletethe folks on espn...
P R A Y E R - Nothing else will
help.
First prayer for Worstwick.
stop trying to be cute and funny
It doesnt work.
Prayer for all of the rest of the
folks ..Take a deep breath ..dont
say a word until the director asks
you to do so.
yhea tho I walk thru the valley of
espn network ..I shall fear no evil
God has said " Just wait ..leave
this to me..." Perhaps I can help
ESPN get out of the contract.
amen.
Re JJ hitting Bush from behind..
ReplyDeleteI am not sure which moron said it..
but either Jabber Jarret or handy
andy said " We know that JJ and
Kurt have had their issues ......"
Whoever said that -- should be fired immediately...right now !!
Incredible.. beyond the pale. I
am sure ESPN will cut that footage
on the replays.. Let me go throw
the hell up