NASCAR is back on broadcast TV as the race from Richmond is carried on ABC. This is going to be a night that will start off with many 9/11 tributes and then hopefully lead into some good racing. NASCAR needs a good primetime showing right now.
Nicole Briscoe starts the telecast with Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty from the Infield Pit Studio. The theme of tonight is the Chase and this is going to give us a hint of how ESPN will handle the topic after four seasons of struggle.
Allen Bestwick will call the race, which will start at 7:47PM. Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree will be in the broadcast booth. Petree continues to speak his mind while Jarrett is still working on balancing his perception of being polite on the air with the reality of needing to provide sometimes critical comments on the action.
Dr. Jerry Punch, Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Dave Burns will be the pit road reporters. Tim Brewer will be in the Tech Garage. Richmond is known for hot tempers and hot brakes. Expect both stories to be told tonight.
This is clearly the first "race within a race" challenge for ESPN of the season. There are two very distinct storylines that will begin once the green flag flies. The challenge for TV is to keep track of the race and keep track of who is making the Chase at the same time. It has not been easy.
Tonight will also feature some one-time paint schemes, including the one pictured above on the Kyle Busch car. It should lend some continued feeling of patriotism as the racing action slowly simmers to a boil.
Look for ESPN to keep the cameras wide to give fans perspective on the actual racing action or fall victim once again to the temptation of zooming in to one or two cars at a time. It's been hit or miss this season. If the video framing is super-tight, that will indeed be a shame.
NASCAR is about to take a huge kick in the teeth from the NFL beginning next weekend. It is going to be very important tonight for ESPN to develop and follow-up on the emerging stories from the race tonight. Getting viewers to decide to follow NASCAR next week is the challenge for tonight.
We invite your comments on the ABC coverage of the Sprint Cup Series race from Richmond. To add your TV-related comments, just click on the comments button below.
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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 498 of 498I honestly want 16 cautions, now how the hell are we going to get them.
Larry Mac's real accomplishment this season is that since the #2 car has been so sucessful lately, that Larry has learned the correct pronounciation of "Kesolowski"! Lol
Dega finale would be KILLER!!
They'll get there Adam, truust me
Any bets on how many cars they're going to actually show crossing the finish line? And with only 15 minutes to go in the scheduled time, there's not going to be diddly for post race.
Good point, because that is exactly what I have lost....my perspective on the race.
I have no clue who is where or why and this TV coverage is not helping me.
I refuse to watch that stupid ticker until my driver comes around.
No way should Texas or Dega be the final race. I don't want a RP crapshoot to determine the champion. IMO it shouldn't even be a track in the chase.
Fakey...no breaky.
What the...AB calls for a commercial and nothing?
Anonymous said...
Larry Mac's real accomplishment this season is that since the #2 car has been so sucessful lately, that Larry has learned the correct pronounciation of "Kesolowski"! Lol
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Now if only he would teach Crusty how to say it...
Tech fail win.
Texas is not a fun race to watch. Bores me to death. Dega will keep you watching if there's stuff to watch at the end.
The track we're watching would make a good final race except it would be a little cold.
For a guy who went down a lap, twice. Kyle has been tenacious. He's just relentless.
OSBORNK said...
The track we're watching would make a good final race except it would be a little cold.
September 10, 2011 10:51 PM
If tonight was the last race of the season, the weather wouldn't be a problem, and neither would the NFL
JD, its why I pay $$ for trackpass so I don't have to watch the daggone ticker.
so somehow brad k is just 4 spots ahead of jr now...
sbaker17--You're exactly right. It would be a perfect ending of the racing season. This is the time our local dirt track closes for the season.
Adam, Dega is interesting if a wreckfest is what you want to potentially determine the winner of the 10 race trophy. I guess I'm old school enough to not want to see that.
Check your DVR's folks to see if theyre recording
if dave ragan wins he bumps out hamlin? because he'll have 2 wins
Crew chiefs during a battle for the lead . . . really?
GO 24!!!
It's odd that when we have ample crashes that there's never a need for a debris caution.
Competition caution for a GWC.
I set my DVR to go out one more hour.
Caution 15: Menard Ties It Up...Goddman it
YES!!!!!
He's in the freakin grass. Way off the racing surface. No need for a caution
ok so earlier cassil spun in the same area and no caution, but now we have a caution to close it all up, come on dave ragan
Caution! Do the tighten up!
there you go, Adam.
Team orders for Menard to spin....helps Harvick.....Meh
Hate to ask, but have we seen replays? Did he do that on purpose?
Teammate Harvick couldn't catch Gordon.
Inconsistent on mascara part but this will be exciting
I left for awhile, but I think the next few laps might be worth watching if the cameras can keep up.
Gina: of course now Gordon loses the lead on pit road. Not happy.
of course, they are totally ignoring the fact that gordon's pit was a lot further down pit road than Harvick's. they didn't show the pit stop time split did they?
I wasn't happy either, Adam. I try not to type what I'm thinking. LOL JD insists this is a family site.
I really hope we can get 12 laps of green.
12 Laps to go.
Jeffy got screwed....royally
I'm glad that jeff has finally quit backing down on the restarts though.
Nobrainer. Carl will hit anyone, anytime.
Oh boy last lap
GO KEVIN!
And there were two cars that crossed the finish line.
Nice race to the finish!
I WISH Sally!
boy am I glad that's over! Now we have 10 races of chase crap to put up with so ESPN's coverage will get even more monofocused.
Fitting way to close it out. No other races to the line.
Over time, Local news waiting. How much post race will we get for a great race?
Good night folks. Go to the church of your choice tomorrow and thank God for the military and first responders that put their lives on the line for us every day.
Well, at least ESPN will have it easy for the last 10 races...just 12 cars to cover for each race. Oh joy.
Interview the top 5, not Kurt and Jimmie
If the chase didn't exist this would be one hell of a race in the points.
Jamie is such a doh-doh.
@KudZuCarl - Amen
My station left in West Palm Beach.
Kurt is in the Top 5 ;) (Finished 5th)
Sally said...Well, at least ESPN will have it easy for the last 10 races...just 12 cars to cover for each race. Oh joy.
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They haven't covered more than 3 or 4 cars all season, so 12 should be a real challenge for them. [/sarcasm]
No ABC Postrace?
@Kudzu Cartl - on your earlier comment ...you're on the mark with the second
They love to stage the victory lane celebration.
TerryG -- LOL, you are so right.
6abc in philly is still showing the VL stuff.
Nascar Now and Speed should have good post race pgms
I'm stunned that my ABC station is still on..but the fact that the local news doesn't come on for another 35 minutes might have something do do with it.
Apparently Carl, Jeff and David are not important.
Stickin with it in Raleigh! Wow!
nation's capitol still has it on!
Still here in Asheville
mich/ndame going down to the wire
No Carl Edwards interview on abc?
WABC-7 here in New Jersey (NYC affiliate) still going. Still waiting for Carl, David and Jeff!
Considering WDAY in Fargo, ND didn't air the pre-race, I'm surprised they're still on with NASCAR. The news was supposed to start 27 min ago. Maybe they know they'll get a phone call from me if they leave early. >:D
Still on in Atlanta.
I assume they'll interview all the chasers
Fans are screaming louder than perhaps ever before. This is a freaking disaster.
Still on in El Paso too..I'm stunned. Way to go KVIA...
Where the hell is Jeff?
must be going until 11:30
Roadgeek Adam said...
Where the hell is Jeff?
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They're finally getting around to him now.
Dr punch-season is over?
The Chase:
The Chase: 1. Kyle Busch, 2. Kevin Harvick, 3. Jeff Gordon, 4. Matt Kenseth, 5. Jimmie Johnson, 6. Carl Edwards, 7. Kurt Busch, 8. Ryan Newman, 9. Tony Stewart, 10. Dale Earnhardt Jr, 11. Brad Keselowski and 12. Denny Hamlin
Props to abc preempting LOCAL news for NASCAR
Oh Goody, Krusty & Brad! NOT!
AAARGH!!!
who knew it would be better for nascar to be on cable...do you think the ratings are higher being on abc then espn....don't think espn would have prempted the post race
Asheville ABC just out.
nd mich game is unbelievable
Nascar Now isn't on as advertised on ESPN2, Victory Lane isn't on Speed and ABC in Redding is Local news. Good night and thanks John.
Cincinnati area just now starting local news.
I'll see you guys at the tripleheader of Chicago, albeit I'm not sure I will be seeing either the Trucks nor Nationwide, going to be in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on the 17th.
SPEED is live with Victory Lane, ESPN2 will be live at midnight with NN.
even dc's abc stayed on, even with the big news that one of two stolen uhaul vehicles was found just outside of dc
Strange night ...ABC-Lynchburg (race) and CBS-Roanoke (tennis)stuck with sports to 1130p
...special to enjoy SPEED Victory Lane L-I-V-E after a night race ...will be interesting to see ratings for ABC broadcast (wait, ESPN owns them, right?) ...kudos to Paul Sawyer for making his vision a reality - the true Action Track
kyle petty just said that JJ wasn't trying to get into the 22, are you kidding me
How ironic is it that in this new era of the wildcard, the 11th and 12th place drivers in points made it in
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