Saturday, October 29, 2011

Live Blogging Truck Series From Martinsville - (SPEED - 1:30PM)


It's cold, but the rain has stopped and some rubber has been put down on the track. It's time for the Saturday truck series race at Martinsville Speedway.

Krista Voda kicks things off with the Set-Up pre-race show. Rick Allen, Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip will call the race. Ray Dunlap and Hermie Sadler are the pit reporters.

SPEED's TV package is a familiar one. Martinsville should lead to some very interesting racing as the field is very diverse with many different agendas and levels of experience. Matt Crafton, pictured above, is on the pole.

This post will serve to host your comments on the SPEED TV coverage of the race. To add your opinion, just click on the comments button below. Thanks for stopping by.

109 comments:

Daly Planet Editor said...

Hey folks! Small crowd and cold day...but that does not mean the racing will be boring.

Buschseries61 said...

It's a cold rain/sleet/snow mix here! Perfect weather to watch a truck race.

35 trucks will be racing today with only one park, #93 Mike Garvey.

Daly Planet Editor said...

Nice!

Daly Planet Editor said...

Blazergate in full swing!

Anonymous said...

ready to see some real raceing

John in Chico said...

JD, did you say the Speed is going side-by-side during breaks?
With all the praise thy rightfully get I'm surprised no one has called them on the lack of the split screen during breaks.

Anonymous said...

ok crowd today

Daly Planet Editor said...

Told on the QT that SPEED will try side by side late in the race.

No one officially saying anything. I think it was a secret....oops.

Roland said...

Speed really needs the side by side. More often than not they either do a back to back commercial late in the race or take a commercial inside of 15 to go. This is much needed.

Blazergate doesnt bother me any. As long as their wearing clothes im good.

Daly Planet Editor said...

My feeling is if you do blazers, you have to do ties.

They either look like frat boys or businessmen at the bar.

SPEED had a big clothing deal for shirts, polos and jackets for a while there.

No clue what happened to that.

Paul said...

Anthem was 1000% better than a 'recording artist'!

Daly Planet Editor said...

Martinsville does it right.

John in Chico said...

I didn't realise it until it was mentioned about the atire in the booth. It looked wrong, didn't know why but I do now. Balzer gets a tie, no jacket, no tie. But today just looks wrong.

AncientRacer said...

I feel like Clint last week on Victory Lane when he wondered aloud why John had a jacket on.

Perhaps SPEED is going after a more upscale demo?

Debby said...

Martinsville is the BEST place to see a truck race. They had general admission when we went and we had great seats on the front stretch. It was an October race. Lots of fun.

Anonymous said...

time to lite the fire and kick the tires

John in Chico said...

Race Buddy up and running.

Buschseries61 said...

lol the blazers look ridiculous. It's like they are trying to be formal without abandoning their traditional look.

AncientRacer said...

@buschseries61
Well, ya know, Mikey in a blazer is ... Mikey in a blazer. Lipstick on a pig and all that. With no tines, though, I wonder who will be the first to begin sporting a cravat. Oh, yeah. Proabably Mikey. Silly question.

Daly Planet Editor said...

AR, the guy who used to run FOX Sports, David Hill....is now in charge of SPEED.

Patti Wheeler was hired by him to be his person running the day to day in Charlotte while he stays in LA.

This all smacks of David Hill, including the changes to Trackside and the new female Hispanic reporter from LA.

Roland said...

I guess Im out of the loop but whats with all the references to the honey badger? Thats the 2nd one today. I dont get the joke.

Daly Planet Editor said...

Looks like a ten second delay today on TV.

Charlie said...

Why the use of in-car cams so much already. It doesn't show the race on such a small track.

John in Chico said...

Track officials were trying to catch and rmove a honey badger during morning practice.

Charlie said...

I thought the speed crew always dressed up for Halloween.

AncientRacer said...

I got it. The Blazers are a way for News Corp. to justify the increase in carriage fees. First Class demands a higher price..

Hey! It makes sense if you squint!

Buschseries61 said...

3 reporters today?

Roland said...

So a 3 minute commercial, followed by at least a minute of presenting sponsors, then a lengthy full screen replay. Went to break on lap 9, finally went back live on lap 23.

Not a good way to start a broadcast. And just as I type this another full screen replay.

Buschseries61 said...

In years past, SPEED has always struggled here. The 3 problems have always been tight shots, Digger/in-car overload, commercials.

Charlie said...

No real flow to the telecast yet.

The engine noise is a bit high on the Elloit Sadler racebuddy. Hard to hear the spotter, etc.

caution

Daly Planet Editor said...

John, told there was a snake in Turn 2 under the tarped grandstands.

Daly Planet Editor said...

Busch, sometimes Krista stays if the pits are tough to cover.

Roadgeek Adam said...

40 laps and no brakes already?

Anonymous said...

So there was a snake and a badger?

Daly Planet Editor said...

The badger deal is a long running SPEED joke.

Roland said...

JD then Kyle Petty started talking about honey badgers. Then it was mentioned again during this broadcast. Must be an inside joke. I would ask Kyle on the twitter but hes such a such a smart A to people on there I probably couldnt get a straight answer. Blazers and badgers, its been a weird day.

Anonymous said...

I think Jenna Fryer with AP started the Honey Badger joke in reference to Montoya.

John in Chico said...

Apparently Speed wouldn’t allow a Halloween themed show this year. Maybe the badger and blazers are their answer. Not liking the Fox push buy I could have guessed it would happen. Haven't seen much of their effort that we like, no surprise for us and Fox.

Bill said...

Adam Alexander as Dorothy was a classic.

Roland said...

Hey Ill take blazers over costumes any day. Mikey dressed up as a woman that one year was the most embarrasing thing Ive ever seen on a nascar broadcast.

Daly Planet Editor said...

Kimi R. in his truck race. Grumpy nut job of a driver. That's his nickname now.

Daly Planet Editor said...

Roland, it was Halloween at Dega and it was only done for the pre-race show.

AncientRacer said...

I have to say I have this race broadcast completely wired. I go outside to do a few things when a commnercial comes on and when I come back in they are going into another commercial.

Daly Planet Editor said...

AR....it really needs side by side commercials to keep viewers interested.

Roland said...

JD oh I know. I was watching that day. Still doesnt make it right.

Bill said...

This endless commercial thing is going to plague the Cup race tomorrow as well, as it did at Bristol.

Charlie said...

Why are they doing tight shots.

Buschseries61 said...

Standard Martinsville tv mess.

Telling Mikey to Shut Up said...

Oooops i almost forgot ..
Mikey will you kindly shut the hell
up. Thank you

AncientRacer said...

Big block mods from Syracuse tonite? Wonder if the weather will permit it or is it taped?

Daly Planet Editor said...

Taped.

Daly Planet Editor said...

This looks more like the FOX guys than the SPEED truck boys.

glenc1 said...

DIRT week was a couple weeks ago. But it's not snowing today :)

Please, can they just get rid of the NAPA, Aaron's & Tire rack ads...I'm am sooooooooooo sick of them.

Roland said...

@glenc1 And the "My name is Doug and I have mesothelioma". Good cause, incredibly overused commercial.

glenc1 said...

Roland, I don't even think it's a good cause. They're just ambulance chasers that farm out the work. People would be better off finding a local legit attorney. I just keep wondering how many 'victims' there are out there that would not have seen that ad by now....

Daly Planet Editor said...

Be a nice time for some side by side stuff.

Roland said...

BOOM! There it is.

John in Chico said...

There it is!!!

Roadgeek Adam said...

Attempt + caution. How surprising

Daly Planet Editor said...

That looks pretty good! Like it better than ESPN's version.

Roland said...

Much bigger box than ESPN. Loved it!

jerry said...

The fact Todd Bodine is successful speaks very poorly of the truck series.

Roland said...

Man, now this is some racin!

Charlie said...

Well that was a first. I left and went to the store during a race and just got back. Got some halloween candy. We usually get 6 to 8 trick or treaters.

jerry said...

Bet he spun it on purpose.

Roadgeek Adam said...

Now that was Martinsville at its best right there.

Buschseries61 said...

lol Max Papis.

Anonymous said...

Max Papis should be parked for the rest of the day. Hes hit everything but the pace car. Time to end the experiment and go back to sports car racing.

AncientRacer said...

You know, if I did not like racing so much and if it were not such a part of my life for as long as it has benn I do no think I would put up with this stuff. I cannot really see how in the world anyone who does not have a real grounding in the sport could possibly watch it much less figure out what is going on.

There. My editorial on the "Product" for today.

longtimeracefan said...

Watching RaceBuddy, so much better than the SPEED broadcast.

Watching #13 Johnny Sauter's in-truck which has been very entertaining to say the least. He seems to have attended one of Kurt Busch's "How to talk to your team over the radio during the race" seminars.

Charlie said...

camera jumps around a lot with tight shots.
Not like the usual Speed work.

Anonymous said...

I think the blazers are to cover up those that need their belt lower.

Anonymous said...

i love max papis and love that he is part of the truck series!

AncientRacer said...

side by side box is bigger than ESPN's or is it my imagination

Buschseries61 said...

Blake Feese needs to follow Max Papis out the door.

Charlie said...

about twice the size AncientRacer

jimm57 said...

I think the side by side box is bigger because they're formatted for 16X9 widescreen where as ESPN goes with 3X4 standard size.

red said...

want to add my thanks to SPEED for PiP during commercial breaks. And bigger screen that the competitor, as well. thanks, guys!

Daly Planet Editor said...

jimm....exactly.

Daly Planet Editor said...

Don't think Max i$ going away. Not really $ure how he $tays in this $erie$!

Charlie said...

Sure is nice not having a bottom ticker.

ChrisK said...

I know they don't like to throw a caution near the end, but that was an unsafe situation there.

AncientRacer said...

That vsure tore Johanna's truck up and she did not seem to hit him that hard. Poor kid.

Jonathan said...

Yeah that was dangerous!

Anonymous said...

Wow! A caution when they weren't on commercial break! That was a late caution with the leaders bearing down on them. With all the entertainment between team mates Papis and Bodine, you'd think they'd play some of the radio communications. Guess I'm expecting too much. Guess we'll have to wait until Tuesday night for Spencer to cover it on the Hub.

AncientRacer said...

I think Max stays in the series because he plays card well and makes everybody laugh Just part of my opinion, worth what you paid for it

Anonymous said...

Johanna Long is a fabricators nightmare.

Charlie said...

15 Laps to go.

Charlie said...

Does Espn keep the ticker and how many laps displayed during side by side like Speed does.
If I remember right they don't.

Roland said...

Jeff Agnew is having a great run today. Up to 12th. I remember him from the old Hooters Pro Cup days.

AncientRacer said...

I have to say whomever is calling the cautions today does not seem to have a hair trigger

jimm57 said...

Truck Rasslin'?

Jonathan said...

That was amazing! Martinsville is awsome we need a couple more tracks like this!!!!

Daly Planet Editor said...

Jo broke a sway bar. This is going to get rough here shortly.

Daly Planet Editor said...

This should be a fun post race show.

Roland said...

Speed better get some cameras in the garage. Gonna get wild over there.

AncientRacer said...

Not a bad race at least what I did see of it. Gee I do like short tracks.

See Y'all. My turn to go out to get candy

Buschseries61 said...

Lousy winner but interesting post race.

ChrisK said...

I think Denny forgot to mention the guys who make his shoes. :)

Jonathan said...

Denny sucks!

Roadgeek Adam said...

Well that was a finish. Max's reaction to Todd is classic though.

jerry said...

You guys call out Max and rightly so, but come on Bodine has no business driving anything with a motor.

Roland said...

Great race. Too bad the Cup guys are to sissified to race like that. See ya tomorow.

glenc1 said...

Bodine's a champion for a reason, like him or not, he's good at what he does. I think he just has a low tolerance for other people's mistakes. Lower than he should for a veteran; he should probably take it more in stride.

These guys are all the same though...when they make a mistake, it's just a mistake. When someone else makes a mistake, they did it on purpose.

Anonymous said...

bodine certainly makes his fair share of mistakes too! hello!

Daly Planet Editor said...

If SPEED had used the side by side for the whole race, it would have been worth watching.

glenc1 said...

of course he does...they all do, that was my point. Just a matter of perspective on it.

I did like the side by side. And Mikey was not too obnoxious today, although he did manage to work DW into the show with the Tide truck.

John in Chico said...

If SPEED had used the side by side for the whole race, it would have been worth watching.

Yes but with Race Buddy, the way Speed is doing it, showing the leaders, it makes up for a lot of dislikes.

Daly Planet Editor said...

Thanks everyone! See you tomorrow!