The good news is that the track is a sellout tonight. The bad news is that for those of us watching on TV, full-screen commercials are back.
Kentucky Speedway is an odd duck. Located where few wanted a major speedway, Bruton Smith wound-up buying the place and leveraging one of his own race dates to bring a Sprint Cup Series date to a track that had hosted Nationwide and Truck Series races for over ten years.
Tonight, TNT plays to a packed house. Lindsay Czarniak is up first hosting the Countdown to Green pre-race show. Kyle Petty and Larry McReynolds will be on the TNT Infield Rig with her for the hour show.
Adam Alexander will then pair with Petty and Wally Dallenbach Jr. for the call of the race. Chris Neville, Matt Yocum, Marty Snider and Ralph Sheheen will be handling pit road.
This is a track known for a narrow groove, little passing and fuel mileage races. That makes it a big challenge for TV. Pit strategy, including tires will be a key to the race. Passes for the lead may well happen off pit road.
The number of cautions will feed into the number of double-file restarts. Long green flag periods will make it tough for TV. The producer is going to have to chase the best racing on the track and go after the stories unfolding on pit road.
Kentucky makes good pictures under the lights as ESPN and SPEED have shown over the years of producing NNS and truck races. The challenge is for TNT to make this telecast as memorable as possible by continuing to frame it as a first time opportunity for drivers in the field.
This post will serve to host your comments on the TNT coverage of the Sprint Cup Series race from Kentucky Speedway. To add your TV-related comments, just click on the comments button below. Thanks for stopping by.
382 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 382 of 382Doing the Inside Traxx during pit stops is frankly stupid. You're missing the golden opportunity to update the fans about the drivers and cars that we want to know. This is ranking right up there with the draft tracker toy. Two thumbs down.
Any thing is better than the voice
and personna of Adam and Eve. Wow..
we get to hear the engines without
talking from the boys in the booth.
What a concept. They must be
reading my stuff for the last 10
years.]
Maybe it will catch on an
MAYBE MIKEY WILL SHUT UP AS
WELL... we can only hope..5 4 3
2 1 Adam u done good.
Any thing is better than the voice
and personna of Adam and Eve. Wow..
we get to hear the engines without
talking from the boys in the booth.
What a concept. They must be
reading my stuff for the last 10
years.]
Maybe it will catch on an
MAYBE MIKEY WILL SHUT UP AS
WELL... we can only hope..5 4 3
2 1 Adam u done good.
Charlie, some called in this afternoon a little before 2pm to Ken Broo on WLW radio & got to track in 90 minutes to 2.5 hrs from Cincinnati & other cities east which was good time since on drive was 45 minutes normally & other 1.15 min.
Some folks knew the sneak around ways in that GPS would not show. Still, it seems unforeseen.
And if a car owner got there 86 laps late? That can't be regular deal.
Still the talk radio guys heard 85% HORROR stories for those who left "normal early" for NASCAR traffic :)
Course some tweeps spell traffic that bad "Differently" but I can't use on this site.
Wonder if TNT will promo the new DALLAS w Larry Hagman...not sure when it starts...
Apparently a helicopter crash about 30 miles from the track - dunno if it was headed to the track or not.
Mr. Daly, didn't ESPN experiment with this kind of coverage in the pre-Dolby Digital 1990's?
Palmetto -- that's so awesomely funny!
Jonathan, LOL, yeah I see your point. I am trapped in an office all day so i tend to get my sun on the weekends, too.
OMG FINALLY CAUTION.
It seems long green flags will lead to the fuel mileage scenario, get passed halfway and start saving fuel
My prayers have been answered! Not much from Petty or Wally
This is what I hate about covering pit stops after the actual stops. There is no organization to these reports. We jumped from 9th to 2nd to 3rd to 1st. Only 4 cars were covered out of 30+.
Two laps - Kudzu.
Hold your applause. It wasn't hard to predict this caution.
I was typing when the Caution came out. Did they show the debris?
How could you ever say?:
"Some folks like it because they know the actual race is kinda boring and some folks hate it and want the info as it happens."
Competition caution #2
Again dead silence by Snider and the Gang, its boring to listen to them do this.
Buschseries61, that's a great point. With this format, they stick with a car through it's entire stop to get the braking and acceleration sounds. Normally we'd hear enough details from a pit road reporter to know what was going on, then skip to another car. That way dedicates les time to an individual car, but we get more cars and more information about each of them.
This is just 'Crank It Up' on Cialis.
re: the Helicopter crash, he has been ID'd but nobody knew where he was heading. I'm guessing it wasn't the race or somebody would've known. Must have flight pattern around that kind of traffic unless you are some cowboy pilot type & those do exist.
Actually a good pilot of any plane or copter always phones in where he/she is going.
Horrible tragedy for the pilot though...so far no connection to the race.
Anon @ 9:13, the race is passed halfway. Why bother?
Commercials......we're back and now......more commercials.
Any fan watching at home that makes it through this race without nodding off a time or two deserves an award.
If you are bored during this in car fest, go to Youtube & google Tums commercial hot dog on a stick. it's ugly & I can't believe it made it to MAJOR evening news telecast! Not responsible for the comments on said video.
WOW just saw Stewart is second!
Are all of you still glad Fox is done for the year.......8 laps racing, 5 laps commercials. this pattern got old real quick. My wife caught me going over to the Cubs game. the whole run of pitstops without comments or cuts to the :racing: was a total waste.
I feel sorry for those fans Anon 913.
Been told the helicopter crash is not connected to this race.
not sure why a traffic update was removed, came from jenna fryer?
RWar24: I'm so far 150 laps in :p
Adam, you understand they are being told when to talk and when to be quiet right?
Because that is my role. Thanks.
Larry Mac is telling us about changes made that we should have learned about from Ralph when they were being made.
Is this a joke? TNT has a lot to cover and we watch a spring rubber demonstration for the 8th time this season.
Anonymous MortongroveDon said...
My wife caught me going over to the Cubs game. the whole run of pitstops without comments or cuts to the :racing: was a total waste.
I've been switching back n' forth between this travesty and the Pirates game. The surround audio is better on the race...
RWar24...I think I'm only still awake and watching because I was so excited to see the Cup series finally come to my home state...and because I loaded up on a large iced coffee right before the green.
...and I live on the west coast where it's only 6:18. I can only imagine the people back east already nodding off or switching over to see what's on another channel.
WOW ! Marty Smith of ESPN reporting on Twitter that after hours & HOURS of waiting to get into race, fans being turned AWAY makes him sick.
How's Bruton Smith gonna spin this mess? Sadder we will NEVER hear of if on SPEED :(
TNT just copped one of Tim Brewer's ESPN scripts.
Mortongrovedon -- yes, for my part I am still glad that Fox is done for the year. TNT has the worst tracks to cover - although they apparently are taking the hyperclose coverage tactic that fox likes for their own use - maybe because they have RB.
I am not looking forward to ESPN taking over either.
Scanner is only about 3 sec delayed tonight, usually about 30 sec behind. Noticed that last Kahne stop.
Jimm57
Who's spotter am I hearing? Identification, please.
Well JD were past half way... Only thing that I remember you saying about this "Enhanced Audio" is that its different. I know you dont like to comment on the broadcast till its over but if you could comment on your thoughts so far if not at least give me a thumbs up or down?? Im done commenting about it after this post but Adam said before the race started that were going to be able to hear what the fans hear aka being there live.... I say then maybe put a few camera guys in the crowd and for a few laps lets actually see and hear what its like to be there live... Sorry but unless you rent or have a scanner you dont hear the spotters and unless your lucky enough to be able to be on pit road you dont hear/see the stops up close for that long (overkill on tv in my book)... maybe have one round of green flag pit stops from the stands as I said before... Fox did a great job of bringing the feel of being there live and up close w some of the "Crank it up" segments this year... new camera angles were added start finish line (they used that in 2010) If I want the broadcast to feel like im there thats why I want... I took some videos w my digital cam at Phoenix and it reminded me of crank it... thats the one segment that makes me think im for a split secound there lol ok im done :)
Caution again - Supposed oil? We still have a mystery debris?
Gee they are actually showing some racing. oh wait, I spoke too soon. in car camera
I only meant it to say alot of people arent happy with any coverage anymore.......
sophia, apparently we should be ignoring those tweets like nascar race day did
wow, anyone else hearing that the parking is full now and that the people arriving at the track are being turned away?
JD - I understand, I am just commenting on how boring it is. Eventually there won't be enough time for it. I still have yet to know why my favorite driver for 16 years, Jeff Gordon is having problems. They mentioned it....back in DAYLIGHT.
if the 'turned away' thing is true...
wow.
Bruton's gonna have the biggest egg on his face since Eddie's 'shut up and race' T shirts. Be fun to see the interviews where he explains.
I find the quick cuts/3-second-long shots really hard to watch. Do they feel they have to use every camera on every lap??
Big wavearound after this caution
and Im a White Sox fan.....
Thank goodness for the points as the run update - especially speculating who will be in the chase!
Sorry, had to deal with an issue. Comments are back.
Comment from my 8-year-old when she walked into the room -- "Are there only 3 cars in this race?" --
Mortongrove - I would say that is a good assessment. I don't really enjoy any of the coverage by any of them. It's only because I still follow the sport that I bother to watch it and that is only possible with computer assistance.
Adam -- from what I can gather on the scanner about the 234, the car is not too loose in traffic and too tight into the corners with the splitter hitting. He's not running that bad lap times but they just can't pass, but I've heard that before about this track.
Back to boring racing. This makes the Truck and Nationwide Series races look like wreckfest. Let's hope we get closer to the finish (101 to go now) that we can have a more bunched up field.
So far this run is a much better effort from TNT.
People leaving the track at halftime to beat the traffic, already jammed. what a mess. good chance fuel mileage may determine this if nascar quits throwing the debris cautions
tunein.com is perfect - I have no prn or mrn radio stations nearby (SF Bay area) and RaceBuddy isn't working for me (didn't work last week either). The radio I'm now listening to is half a beat behind the tv picture but they ae covring the entire field - omg - what a concept. Thanks Roland for the info.
If people are leaving early, then the fans coming in can have a parking spot.
NASCAR wants me to make it clear they have nothing to do with traffic for the tracks.
The track wants me to make it clear they cannot build public roads but continue to work with the local and state GOV to make changes for the future.
In other words, both parties involved tonight say it is not their fault.
Sweet.
Gina - Thank you. You would be the person to find out about it.
It's nice to see someone not Kyle Busch in front for a short distance.
Has any consideration been given for returning the fuel capacity back to what it used to be so the snoozefest fuel mileage races could return to actual racing?
The traffic mess sounds like when I had tickets to Las Vegas the first few years. The cutting in and out from shots every 5 seconds is very annoying.Im not enjoying the single car shots either but no one is running close enough to do any overtaking.
This from Ralph Sheheen during the race:
"90 laps to go and there are still cars lines up trying to get into the Kentucky Speedway...WOW!!!"
Thanks, Kyle. That cockpit shot of Tony makes more sense when you tell me what I'm looking at.
OSBORNK - I've noticed the same thing & thought they were pitting way more than usual.
lol...that's priceless JD. I could say 'how stupid do they think we are' but it would be pointless.
Traffic for this year's Indy 500 was the worse I have ever experience in the 8 years I've gone. But it sounds like it wasn't squat compared to what has been experienced @ KY Speedway. Not good..
Yes the turn away is TRUE.
I feel so badly for the fans I could almost cry. The EGO of Bruton Smith will spin BS on this. BUT he can't blame LACK of PARKING on roads/local police help.
Has this ever happened before? I've only been around NASCAR since 2004 & not much this year as far as WATCHING races but do try to keep up on news. But are we allowed to GET real news of REAL problems with NASCAR.
Brian France said everything is JUST GREAT! In this economy to screw over fans?
My house mate said even FREE tickets & HOTEL rooms paid by Bruton would NOT make him want to return.
Wow, Cincinnati has been singing the praise of this race all week. Tomorrow morning on SPORTSTALK radio should be crazy!!
does this give bruton more leverage with the local and state govt to get new roads?
Didn't it occur to anyone that traffic is always a consideration for a race? Part of a track being able to handle a Cup race should be an ability to move traffic in and out of the track in a reasonable time. I can't imagine how angry I would be if I paid for tickets and never got into the track!
"In other words, both parties involved tonight say it is not their fault."
JD, there's at least one other party involved: the Kentucky Highway Patrol.
Palmetto, they got no dog in this fight. A two-lane road is a two-lane road.
I remember the last race I went to at my home track, Pocono. Route 115 was backed up about 45 minutes longer than normal.
OSBORNK said...
Has any consideration been given for returning the fuel capacity back to what it used to be so the snoozefest fuel mileage races could return to actual racing?
July 9, 2011 9:39 PM
Remember also that the green fuel they use now gets less mileage than the 'real' stuff they used previously
JD, Marty Smith just tweeted the "official statement" from the track pres. LOL
If I had paid money for a ticket, sat in traffic for hrs and then been turned away when i got there, there would be no NEXT year for me.
Adam, always glad to help out a fellow fan. Jeff just said on the radio, "this has to be the most frustrating place I've ever raced".
Sophia, yes, this has happened before, and at another Bruton Smith track hosting its first Cup race - Texas in '97 or '98. Until this weekend, it was the standard for how to NOT control race traffic.
Apparently everyone involved is denying culpability, and obviously there's plenty of blame to go around.
NASCAR & Good Year need to talk about this tire.
The State Patrol probably did all they could. I saw tweets reporting that they were letting a lot of stuff slide as people were doing whatever they could to either get to the track or turn around to go home (of course, tweets are not an official news source so take that with the appropriate amount of salt grains).
While we're listening to Shrub's stop, we're not being told who else is on pit road this lap.
With different strategies, their pit road silence just won't work. Smart decision to drop it after Busch's stop.
so is it just ONE fan turned away via Marty Smith? He seems ballistic over just 1 being one too many & I SEE his point.
If you sell out x amount of tickets don't ESTIMATE parking places & traffic. But how can just ONE CAR be turned away if others are leaving already. SOmething is not adding up.
Turning on the tv to see if there are more than 3 cars in the race :) via Kudzu Carl !?
The track is a half mile from the interstate. Sounds to me like a huge fail in organization on how to direct the people into the facility. Yes the access is limited, but once you're there, get them parked and off the road.
It's not one party's fault. It is both of them's fault. The track should not have had a race without being aware and working with the State and local authorities to make sure the traffic issue was addressed but the governing bodies should have not allowed (there is usually a permit required) the race to be held without making sure the traffic issue was addressed. There are no innocent parties in this mess.
Gina: And he is at a major disadvantage, he's never raced here in race form. He's tested here apparently.
I think both Las Vegas and Texas had issues, Sophia. Vegas might have been before Bruton bought it. Don't remember it being this bad though.
Certainly we never heard about anything like this at Chicagoland or Kansas, both of which I think are 'out of town' to so speak.
Watkins Glen and Pocono are the smallest areas without a major Interstate really close, I'm guessing. But I also think they have a lot of campers who come early and spend the weekend.
Oy vey, this season is the worst ever.
There's the accursed commercial again...
I really hate this Samsung Infuze spider commercial.
I hate that stupid commercial about the phone. That woman makes me ashamed to be female!
Wally's on a roll again tonight. When the #14 pitted, he said that "Tony doesn't just sit there. He has to keep the wheel straight and keep his foot on the brake". Thought I was listening to Marty Reid for a second. This race seems to drag on. Not a lot of on-track door to door passing.
Glen - Interstate 80 is in pretty close range to Pocono off Traffic Route 115. However, that short distance between Interstate 80 and Traffic Route 115 was 45 mins - 1 hour before we got to park.
Palmetto
Thank you for your answer. Bruton Smith is the guy that likes to entertain & put on big shows before races right?
how could they over look such a fundamental detail??
And who pays for extra road access or new roads?
On 700wlw radio earlier today Bruton Said Ky needed BETTER Roads and was 'not a slam to KY as it's Fed money'...as if his race should get for FREE it's own road. I am very confused.
My nephew lives in Va Beach & is an engineer. Down there you can't build a subdivision in a new area unless the ROADS are made FIRST!! The opposite happens in OH...just keep building up junk/sprawl & after 15 yrs or more of aggravating...then add new roads.
All the HAPPY TALK on this race & this is egg on the face of Sparta.
Be curious was Jerry Carrol (sp) Original owner is thinking of this major blunder.
Well Adam set a new Nascar Record..He didnt speak a word for
about 6 minutes in a row. A may zing!! In fact they all did
shut up in the boothl.
Break out the wine and the
caviar. I have been asking them to do it for 1000 years. Finally it
happened.
After all issaid and done thereis
nothing more to do or say.
Amen thank you the world is now
safe once again.
Well, like JD said, a 2 lane road is a 2 lane road. Adam, I've been to Pocono and sat for hrs trying to even get out on the road, then sat more to get to 380 - LOL. I did it twice - we were offered free tickets last time and i turned them down. It is simply NOT worth it to me.
glenc1, there isn't an interstate within an hour of Martinsville from the south; I'm not sure about the north.
3 comments:
Never thought I'd long for Adam Alexander saying something. This no announcer thing is useless because we don't know what we're listening to on the radio, and even if we did, it's boring crap. Maybe if they just let the radio really stay live, like the stuff they show in Inside NASCAR on showtime, then it'd be cool.
2) MOST COMMERCIALS EVER
3) Thanks for Larry MacReynolds for being able to actually provide some insight as to the race at some point during the broadcast.
thanks GlenC for your answer, too.
I am just a detailed person who always thinks "what if this or that happens"....sigh.
Traffic backed up for a couple of years at the old Riverside International Raceway
when “they” decide it was a good idea to hold an air show at March Air Force base which (is) was located about 5 miles south of the racetrack. When it was announced over the loud speakers that the start of the race was going to be delayed to allow the late comers time to get into the track, the boos from the stands “could be heard for miles.” Did get to see the SR-71 do flyovers though
Me and my dad just got back to our home in Kentucky. We left here at 1 p.m. heading to the racetrack, got there by 3 p.m. and sat in traffic for 4 hours till 7 p.m. and decided by the time we made it to the track we could make it back home and watch more of the race. We went a back way into the track, to avoid I71. Completely unbelievable and as for radio keeping those updated in their cars, it was useless until about 6 p.m. when they finally said traffic on I71 was backed up 18 miles.
A traffic officer we saw around 5 p.m. was telling people it was bad all the way up to the track and parking was the issue. Closest we could have parked was 5 miles from the track and that would have meant parking at 6:30, hiking the 5 miles to the track and definitely missing the first part.
Total disaster, just glad to be back in watching what I can on t.v. Sorry for the long post, just had to give some info.
Gina: Well, Jeff and Alan made a good decision there, they are now 12th. Let's hope it sustains.
Pocono is easy to get to, depending what time you get there. I go camping off of 380, not for the race commonly. 380 & 80 get backed up every dang holiday weekend.
US85 and US40 in NC are both within 45 minutes of Martinsville
I wish "The Closer" will be closed. Permanently. If "Rizzoli & Isles" is really #1 then Norm Benning will win a race this year. I have no idea why "Leverage" is even on TV. Falling Skies is good. I actually watch that.
So we have had "Wide Open", then "Audio Enhanced", whats next week, Commercial with limited interruption by actual racing? Oh wait thats every week.
TNT obviously recorded the Jamie interview. He was being interviewed by PRN when the TNT interview started rolling.
Adam, I heard some talk of them building a bigger road to Pocono but it hasn't happened. One reason Ive never been. Been in the neighborhood but not during Cup weekends.
The Glen is close to a lot of big state highways and county roads--I'm thinking maybe a half hour from the Interstate. Traffic is really not bad. I compare only because it's small like Sparta.
Thanks for the info JwR
J.w.R....where do you live? I saw a tweet earlier that said State Senator David Williams left Frankfort a 2:00 PM EDT and did not make it in.
Adam, that's true, the 24 tested but not actual race conditions. One of the things I thought NASCAR should reinstate was allowing testing at the actual tracks. IMO it would improve the racing.
Palmetto, 220 north of the track is 2 lanes in both directions. It takes 4ever to get out of the parking lots at M'ville but you can make decent time going back to NC once you do.
Full screen replays during green flag runs...SHM
Roland, a TV broadcast is always several seconds behind 'reality'. It's not recorded as much as buffered.
Thankfully the announcers have been allowed to talk more now compared to the first half of the race.
TNT: This is not a mystery novel. There are concrete factors that lead to potential success in the race. I wouldn't mind being kept up to date on them, you know, like when someone that was in 20th is suddenly in first, please explain why. I won't consider it a spoiler.
Thanks,
Live in about 20 miles from the Richmond area, which is about 30 miles from Lexington.
Been to Bristol, been to Indy and never experienced anything close to this. Even been to 3 Nationwide/Busch series races at Kentucky and never had a problem like this. Bruton can say what he wants, he added 50 K more seats to a place that could only handle, MAYBE, another 10-15 K seats.
that reminds, me, Palmetto...funny comment on the 'trophy queen' earlier. When will these gals learn not to pose for the boyfriends? At least not without clothes...
and I agree with all...the lady screaming at the spider has got to go...
Adam, yes, I hope this all works out for the 24, too. I'll be happy with a top 10 at this point.
Is it just me, or has TNT throttled back on the 'enhanced audio'?
Gina, 220 is what I take back to I40 / I85 in Greensboro. Apparently Don can get there faster than I can.
@Palmetto Not in my case. I sync up my radio coverage with the TV using a DVR. An argument could be made that PRN recorded theirs but #1 I dont think there that high tech and #2 TNT was in commercial when the PRN interview started. Then came back with the interview. FOX also recorded their post race interviews this spring
The over-the-shoulder camera is just pointless. I don't get it.
Oh, and JD and KoHoSo, okay; I'll back off on the Highway Patrol.
Larry McReynolds is on top of his game tonight when it comes to pit road. Nice job correcting Wally. Dallenbach looked half awake before the race and struggled tonight when allowed to speak.
interesting, people who parked at racetrack given time when they can leave... they have people currently trying to leave but are being blocked.. you are right J.D. if i'm a local news director i have all my cameras out there
There is virtually no passing out on the track after the first or second lap after a restart. I never thought this track's race would be a parade.
Palmetto...no problem here. I think we're all searching for answers and, as humans do, looking for who caused this mess.
I'm just very upset over this whole thing as it could get worse. As a Kentuckian (now living in SoCal), I had hoped this would be a night for my home state to shine. Instead, it's a total debacle. :-(
I really don't understand the logic of giving exclusive coverage to pit stops while ignoring the cars still on the track. Does this make sense to anyone else?
You would think now is a good time to update cars that were struggling in the first half of the race as they pit. Instead we get silence.
I've gotten more info on Jeff Gordon from Twitter than TNT.
Now this race should get interesting.
I hope those folks don't plan on making church in the morning, lol. I must say, though, it sounds like parking was the issue more than the exit. It's always been funny to me how there's 80 million car parkers at 9am, and none when you're leaving, and it's everyone for themselves. I always figured they just don't care.
Now the Junior fans are headed for the car.
All that knowledge and nobody even suggest that he flat-spotted the left-front when hen came into pit. Wow.
Palmetto - You drivin' a pickup? I've got a two-seater and most trucks are traffic pylons for me.
This is why pit reports are so important. The booth had no idea Earnhardt took 0 tires instead of 2 until a complete replay of the pitstop.
It doesnt take a rocket scientist to realize they only show the top 10 cars. Plenty of Kahne first half when he was 4th, not a word or shot now that he's 20th. But Jr. blows a tire in 22nd and theres a shot!
Also,I think they only show the tight shots because the director in the truck only has a small monitor, and really cant see the field, where we at home have a much larger TV to watch and see a much broader view.
Just my opinion.
Jimm57
The local law enforcement in Las Vegas did a great job with traffic for those races. We've been going for a number of years, and it has not been all that bad. Now, if you want insane, the CART race in Nazareth Pa was the worst, even worse than for the Indy 500 in it's heyday. You're not going to see a sell out next year. Too many really angry people and bad publicity will equal lots less fans in 2012.
For the past four weeks, it's been looking like the Jr of the past 5 years. He's slowly dropping back to non-contender status------again.
KoHoSo, it can only get worse tonight. As someone else pointed out, fans were arriving all day. Now they're all going to try to leave at the same time. I hope law enforcement turns a blind eye to people getting out of their cars to make 'pit stops'.
FYI JD,
wave3.com, whas11.com and fox41.com are louisville tv stations and wtvq.com, lex18.com and wkyt.com are lexington tv stations
Inside Traxx with 8 to go and a restart. EPIC FAIL!!!
just no play by play on that restart
Are you kidding me with this Sprint crap? My God!!
And if Clint hasn't had much luck lately.
Five to go and we get an in-car? And miss Bowyer's problem???
A sprint ad & audio silence at the same time....wow
Just no play by play on that restart. Just dead air
wtf was THAT??????? Sprint??????????
6 to go, LETS SELL A PHONE and MISS the 33 wreck!!
Jimm57
Palmetto...again assuming that all of these reports are correct, I hope you are right about the KY State Patrol. I'm starting to wonder if Governor Beshear needs to be headed to the emergency management center at this point to control this mess from the top.
why the heckdid they go to a full screen commercial for sprint with so few laps to go!
Geeze, they all shut up and nearly miss the wreck because we HAVE to hear the stupid spotters. These production decisions stink.
This TNT coverage is a joke, right? Full screen ads and no commentary inside 10 laps? They are doing this just to see if anybody is paying attention - they have to be.
What idiot in the Truck showed that full screen,over the shoulder Sprint commercial with 6-7 laps left?? And they miss Boyer spinning out. Just brilliant!
hey sprint WTH was that?
That annoying Sprint crap did not just take over the screen with 6 laps to go did it? Un-freakin-believable. That one takes the cake.
What is TNT thinking tonight. Horrible broadcast.
The TV Police will be busy tonight? Anyone have a shoe-phone?
Don, a four-door hatchback with a 4-banger. I drive for gas mileage anyway.
glenc, Raceway Ministries will tend to their spiritual needs. They may have to go car to car to do it...
What a way to close it out. Missing Clint due to a Sprint plug after a night of boredom.
...as NASCAR chokes itself to death on advertising.
This has to be the worst broadcast ever done by TNT.
Still amazed at what TNT just did.
Dear TNT....NEVER do this ENHANCED RACE TRAX or whatever its called. Horrible Horrible Horrible. If I wanted to hear NAT sound I would subsribe to DIRECTV HotPass.
@Palamento People were making pit stops the entire time we sat there in traffic. Going off to the side into the bushes and coming back. Local police were letting plenty go, just glad we made the choice to turn tail and come back after sitting for 4 hours.
Who's gonna play taps when NASCAR finally gives up the ghost? This "sport" is nothing but a joke. Two car tandem teams, boring races, terrible TV coverage and now this debacle that will be glossed over by everyone. Bruton will have as many excuses as a pregnant duck and will point fingers at everyone but himself.
Good fantasy night; I had four out of five drivers in the top 12.
Garbage race. Garbage broadcast.
The best car with the best driver won the race whether you like him or not.
Roadgeek Adam...Maxwell Smart would be appropriate considering ho much TNT used "The Cone of Silence" tonight. :-D
Let's see if we get all 11 minutes of post-race coming up.
Congratulations TNT, coverage so bad that I struggled to give a damn about anything happening in the race until the last 30 laps.
Something has got to give. NASCAR is in a suicidal spiral.
Kyle Busch makes look easy like the best in all sports do. Great,clean finish! Thanks JD, for all your hard work.
Adam, Jeff thinks he should have been 10th even though the nascar scoring showed him 11th. I hope he's right.
Make sure before you leave to stop by the TV Police post and leave a nice post-race wrap-up on the TNT coverage today.
We will keep this post live until TNT is off the air.
Another #KBShow :( But happy for Reuti to take 2nd
Every time I watch a 'race' like that with 'coverage' like this, I kick myself for spending an entire evening in front of the TV, it makes me feel stupid. I keep hoping that one of these cookie cutters will produce a race worth watching. The eternal optimist, doomed to disappointment. Sigh.
Brutal day for me, brutal race coverage by TNT. Definitely not a good weekend to follow the 2-car tandem race for Nascar.
Least what appeared to be one of the 3 best cars won the race, I suppose.
I'm with Sally. I feel like I just wasted another Saturday night.
I still like the racing, but the coverage is just brutal and it keeps getting worse and worse.
TNT is by far the worst of the there, and that's saying something with the ESPN crew still to come.
Who in the world approves stupid stuff like this "ambient sound" racing coverage.
Sally, you nailed it.
How did jr end up 30th? I thought he was 8th or better?
can't watch Reds, racing, tweet & blog
Steve Retarte took 0 tires on a gas-n-go stop and what do you know, Jr blew a left front!
Sophia - Jr blew a left front tire and had to pit again.
Get a good night's sleep Kyle. Maybe by the time you're ready to leave, the traffic will have cleared.
Just like all the other NASCAR races for the past few years, the racing starts with 10-20 laps to go. Sure makes for boring racing until then. Just think how boring it would have been if JR. had not blown the tire....Not good racing. Not good TV coverage either.
Please move your comments up to the TV Police post.
Thanks for hanging in there tonight with this telecast.
JD
tx Charlie & Anon.
WOW what a STUPID call by Letarte. Jr must be livid. can't catch a break.
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