The comfortable truck series TV team is on the air from MIS. Krista Voda leads the pre-race show. In the booth is Rick Allen, Michael Waltrip and Phil Parsons. Ray Dunlap and Hermie Sadler are on pit road.
MIS today is a short race that looks more and more like another green flag gas mileage affair. It should be interesting to see just how much racing is done in comparison to driving to a specific gas strategy.
SPEED also has RaceBuddy free at NASCAR.com for the truck races this season. This is an event where having some extra angles and elements to use may come in very handy.
This post will serve to host your comments on the SPEED coverage today. To add your TV-related opinion, just click on the comments button below.
Hiya, Mark is in the race today...that is the reason for the pic!
ReplyDeleteNot exactly a huge crowd in the stands.
ReplyDeleteNo! Not a fan of trucks on tracks like this myself.
ReplyDeleteHappy busy busy busy Race Day Planeteers <3
ReplyDeletehahahaha that the Johnny Sauter roller coaster segment was funny!
ReplyDeleteit was Roland
ReplyDeleteLoved the Sauter segment too. Have ridden the roller coaster at Cedar Point and LOVED it. I would freak out in a truck (or car) going 180 mph and rolling over and over!
ReplyDeleteCan't go wrong with a uniform!
ReplyDeleteJD -
ReplyDeletealways the wise choice ...Henrico PD officer at Rchmond (under Paul Sawyer) always a treat to hear ..and the crowd often joined in
Walter
What's up with the MIS weather? Anyone?
ReplyDeleteBrian said about 30 minutes ago that rain would be about 2 hours
ReplyDeleteAccording to the Weather Channel here in MI, storm coming in off Lake Michigan. Don't know how long before they hit MIS.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Smoking hot here in North Cuba!
ReplyDeleteReally sticky humid here in MI.
ReplyDeleteIn truck 2 on race buddy has the wrong audio for that driver.
ReplyDeleteI hope the front nose is better than the bakc nose.
ReplyDeletePoor Max, makes you wonder if he will go back to sports cars.
ReplyDeleteHe has no luck at all!
no sir no he doesn't :(
ReplyDeleteThe driver in truck #1 on race buddy is already been told to save fuel.
ReplyDeletethere's nobody in the stands...:(
ReplyDeletewow, I just sat down for a minute and checked in on the planet and saw there is a truck race on.
ReplyDeleteHi everyone! looks kind of cloudy in MI today. No one in the stands!
Wow, fast track and fast wreck.
So Todd the cueball strikes again?
ReplyDeleteI swear Cueball has forgotten how to drive this yr. He's a wrecking ball on the track!
ReplyDeleteJust how long is the Onion, used this for family purposes, gonna use the "I lost the nose", or whatever the last excuse he made for screwing up anothers day???...I am SO fed up with his lame driving and phony reasoning for all this....Someone needs to either park him solidly OR just refuse to give him a steering wheel...his entire career is nothing but what we all saw today....LACK OF TALENT!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDoes the Speed guys not know what a split screen is? Every time they do a full screen replay they miss something.
ReplyDeleteThe infield is full, the stands are empty.
ReplyDeleteTodd is having a tough time this season. Keeps over-driving and gets himself in trouble.
ReplyDeleteHere's the radar screen I'm following for the storms coming:
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this is just one of many seasons that the cueball has had problems. Sorry I've seen him wreck too many other drivers to give him a lot of slack.
ReplyDeleteHey gang!
ReplyDeleteGreat. Another fuel mileage race? NASCAR needs to switch to a 2 gallon fuel tank in all their series.
Bill, it's awful. I hate seeing trucks run tracks like this.
ReplyDeleteThey need to be at Rockingham and other tracks that let them race.
Absolutely. Trucks aren't fast enough for these huge tracks. Except for Daytona, for some reason.
ReplyDeleteHolding the NNS live blog until the Little League game on ESPN is over.
ReplyDeleteWell, JD, if the SAFER barrier introduction says anything for Rockingham, we might be seeing that come 2012. :)
ReplyDeleteSorry to hijack the blog for a second, but the lineup for the Nationwide race is incredible. And Marcus has to come from the back. Ought to be one for the books. Hope we get a chance to see it.
ReplyDeleteWho's the broadcast crew? I wish they'd bring Randy LaJoie back.
Marty, Rusty Ricky. You should really read my blog sometime!
ReplyDeleteLOL I usually do!
ReplyDeleteHas Mikey improved his broadcasting skills that much or is it just because I don't have to hear his voice and DW's every week?
ReplyDeletehe's doing a good job in the booth this week is what I'm saying here. Shocking though that may be to hear me say.
I may be able to stay around and see some of the Nwide race before I have to leave for my company's picnic. One of those command performance deals, ya know.
ReplyDeleteGood point, Gina.
ReplyDeletegotta agree Gina. He's doing MUCH better than the last time I listened to the broadcast.
ReplyDeletewell that was a bummer for sauter
ReplyDeleteLooks like it will be a wet victory lane here ...Montreal weather looks good for NNS as does Elkart Lake for ALMS ...wonder if Marcos is still on for ALMS today?
ReplyDeleteBill: Hell yeah its an incredible lineup, Ambrose, Edwards both have to come from the back, so does Trevor Bayne (Michel Jourdain qualified the car).
ReplyDeleteI want to see Jacques Villeneuve win today. If this ends up being the last race at Montreal, it would be fitting he win his first NASCAR race at the track named for his late father.
ESPN NNS pre-race on the air. Little League baseball over.
ReplyDeletePretty empty seats, but part of it is pricing. I'm not paying $30 to watch a 200 mile race that flies by, and isn't that great. It looks like a lot of other people won't either. I live 10 minutes from MIS, I went yesterday for qualifying and I'm going tomorrow for the Cup race, but I can't justify spending that much per ticket for what you get.
ReplyDeleteTV coverage has been pretty good so far. Rick Allen's PxP is always impressive and Mikey's not even that annoying today.
my bad ...Marcos will run NNS today
ReplyDeleteoh geez, big wreck. What a mess!
ReplyDeleteBig wreck at Michigan, rare sight
ReplyDeleteWho looks like the Little Leaguers now?
ReplyDeleteWow! Great rear camera shot!
ReplyDeletewhat the heck was Kligerman doing? He hit Austin Dillon multiple times. Why would you accelerate up to speed when you can't see out of the windshield?
ReplyDeletedoes he have a spotter?
The 29 had no ideal? The 3's rear onboard showed that the 29 had a clear view of the 3 truck because you can see his helmet!
ReplyDeleteI hope someone can get around Kevin Harvick. He's the only Cup driver left and there are a lot of hungry drivers behind him, including two Brazilians.
ReplyDeletelooks like this race will get done just in time to switch over to nationwide
ReplyDeleteAdam, yeah, I'd rather a regular "truck" driver win it than a cup driver slumming for the day.
ReplyDelete6 cautions at Michigan, this is not common. What is the track record?
ReplyDeleteHonestly, if Cup drivers would stop slumming it in this series, Piquet, Kligerman, Paludo, Coulter, Carmichael are all good shots at getting their first win, however, they don't get many chances.
ReplyDeleteAdam, we think alike on it. Trucks and Nationwide both. NASCAR should have put a limit on the number of races they could race in if they are full time in cup, rather than this bogus "what series do you want to run for a championship in?"
ReplyDeleteNascar needs to make up their minds when it comes to throwing the caution after the white. They did it last week at Watkins Glen. Either throw it right after the wreck happens or hold it until after the checkers. This waiting a few moments to throw it does nothing but confuse fans and race teams on who finishes where.
ReplyDeleteRare to see overlapping NASCAR TV.
ReplyDeleteWell, that was interesting. Now about to switch from wrecking on a superspeedway to wrecking on a road course!
ReplyDeleteNNS TV blog is live and open.