It's an eight hour affair from Kansas on SPEED. Friday at noon ET starts the live SPEED coverage that ends with Trackside at 7PM.
John Roberts will be the first face that fans see. "Johnny TV" is a workhorse for the network. Click here for the 2006 story that contained his now classic line. When he first worked as a sports anchor in the Charlotte market he ran a landscaping business to make ends meet. The rest is history.
"People got a kick out of seeing me on television on Sunday and then waking up on Monday to find me mowing their lawns," said Roberts. Well, those days are behind him now.
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Where the heck are the Nationwide practice sessions on the TV schedule?
ReplyDeleteHappy Race Weekend Planeteers <3
ReplyDeletemy guess is NW practice is not there because no one is telecasting it....
ReplyDeleteTurned on Nascar Sprint practice with no sound and if I didn't know better it looks like I am watching a Sunday race on Fox.
ReplyDeleteTight shots, in-car cams. Hard to tell the difference.
That is the point. When the next TV contract is negotiated, NASCAR should insist on full practice coverage for the Nationwide series. If ESPN can not guarantee it will do that, then they should not get the contract.
ReplyDeleteJohn Roberts does a good job for speed.Sometimes we feel sorry for him with Kenny acting so silly all the time but they at least got rid of Spencer and that seemed to give him a bit of a break. We don't watch the Sprint stuff.Enjoyed it for years until it turned into the Darrel Waltrip Show. Same goes for Trackside. Sorry Speed but you've chased us away.
ReplyDeleteJust my opinion:
ReplyDeleteI don't watch Speed Center. Since I have read several people complaining about Adam Alexander yelling, I decided to check it out.
To my ears, Steve Byrnes, when he is "alone" in the studio, is at the same volume as Adam.
Adam's voice is a higher pitch than Steve's voice. Maybe that is why folks are complaining about him and not Steve.
I would think that the control room would modulate the volume of both men if it is too loud. :)
Why cant they say NATIONWIDE Series! Man its annoying!
ReplyDeleteI watched a few minutes of Friday's Truck and Cup practice before quickly turning it off. Same old repetitive clips we've seen all week. Larry and DW droned on about Biffles cooling hose. Total drivel that we get every week
ReplyDeleteLisa--when I watch I don't take it as Adam yelling either.
ReplyDeleteUh is this kansas or charlotteeeee, or maybe Atlanteeee, or maybe....???
ReplyDeleteOh who cares? Go back to charlotteee!
I did not watch that either!