tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post1424487610557908637..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: David Pearson Speaks His Mind On "NASCAR Now"Daly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-84637818841543487582008-04-20T22:54:00.000-04:002008-04-20T22:54:00.000-04:00http://video.aol.com/video-detail/nascar-now-minut...http://video.aol.com/video-detail/<BR/>nascar-now-minute-for-april-16th/1818137433Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-51837271283252515432008-04-18T11:25:00.000-04:002008-04-18T11:25:00.000-04:00Anon- Don't give up on it! I'm a 31 year old gal f...Anon- Don't give up on it! I'm a 31 year old gal from California who watched NASCAR _alone_ for ages before I found other people interested. <BR/>I see your point, for sure. Its too bad that they can't sort it out. Give us Humpy, and Back in the Day, and a real look at the fellas off the track, instead of the piecemeal broadcasts for ratings (I think that they did one last year to promote NASCAR during basketball)<BR/>The broadcasts like NN give us a little bit of a different take sometimes- but not much. Though, I bet you a dollar that at Talladega we'll hear all about WR!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-89939507701908899872008-04-18T11:01:00.000-04:002008-04-18T11:01:00.000-04:00That interview was a classic! You could sense the ...That interview was a classic! <BR/><BR/>You could sense the moments of silence from Nicole and Carl both as neither really knew what direction it was headed in or what David Pearson would say next. <BR/><BR/>Good for David - OLD SCHOOL at it's best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-14001536738059787172008-04-18T02:16:00.000-04:002008-04-18T02:16:00.000-04:00@anon 8:25--thank you so much! YAY!@anon 8:25--thank you so much! YAY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-76357616121529734572008-04-17T22:49:00.000-04:002008-04-17T22:49:00.000-04:00I thought the interview was fun and Carl asking DP...I thought the interview was fun and Carl asking DP what he thought when Nicole got into a little bind not to mention it deflected the questions away from him. <BR/><BR/>Bring back the Humpy show and we can see stuff like this on a regular basis.Newracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-84059897546801872622008-04-17T20:50:00.000-04:002008-04-17T20:50:00.000-04:00Thanks Kenny,Yes, it was a different interview. C...Thanks Kenny,<BR/><BR/>Yes, it was a different interview. Carl did try to play along. I really did enjoy it JD<BR/>Lou<BR/>Kingston,NYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-44947556779629789762008-04-17T20:41:00.000-04:002008-04-17T20:41:00.000-04:00Ken Fong: Can you please repost the address for t...Ken Fong: Can you please repost the address for the Pearson/Edwards video? The text formatting on this blog limits the number of characters on a line. The address you posted ends after the word videopage. <BR/><BR/>Thanks!Rockin Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401306989231204937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-48397933532182869542008-04-17T20:19:00.000-04:002008-04-17T20:19:00.000-04:00Tonight's NASCAR Now talked about Junior's nightcl...Tonight's NASCAR Now talked about Junior's nightclub opening. But they talked about it at the very end of the program - for less than one minute. Funnily enough, they spent as much time promoting (twice) that a segment about Whisky River was "coming up" as they spent on the rushed and incomplete actual segment. Not good, NASCAR Now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-31674648804761418722008-04-17T18:59:00.000-04:002008-04-17T18:59:00.000-04:00Anonymous 5:44 P.M.Ask and ye shall receive:http:/...Anonymous 5:44 P.M.<BR/><BR/>Ask and ye shall receive:<BR/><BR/>http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?&brand=null&videoId=3350422&n8pe6c=2<BR/><BR/>This is a 6 minute plus clip of DAvid Pearson and Carl Edwards. I think it's the same report they used on NN.<BR/><BR/>Kenny<BR/>Alameda, CaliforniaKenn Fonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381315903467639353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-43028869622463396382008-04-17T17:44:00.000-04:002008-04-17T17:44:00.000-04:00Dang. I missed this episode as it sounds like one ...Dang. I missed this episode as it sounds like one I would've certainly enjoyed with DP being honest with his answers. I stopped recording all NASCAR related shows on ESPN because I just don't care for their format and I don't really like Manske, either. <BR/><BR/>How refreshing to read that DP was as far away from PC as one could get. I don't know about other fans, but this one is tired of stuffed-shirt, ultra PC shows about the sport of racing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-86209712740759102632008-04-17T17:05:00.000-04:002008-04-17T17:05:00.000-04:00Mr DALY David Pearson it what racing old and new s...Mr DALY David Pearson it what racing old and new school is about! Your comment seems to be "cycical" when you said "leave it to David Pearson to throw a wrench in it"!David Pearson was Mr Darlington,Dale Earnhart had the same attitude!Us fans dont need a "Dale Carnigie" graduate when what we want is real racing and and a great spokesmen! Seems Allen Bestwick is the only announcer you you like, I rather hear David Pearson any day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-81380500866971040452008-04-17T15:40:00.000-04:002008-04-17T15:40:00.000-04:00To Dustin:No, Tony Stewart didn't get fined for hi...To Dustin:<BR/><BR/>No, Tony Stewart didn't get fined for his "NASCAR fixes races" comments. He was just summarily hauled to the Oval Office at 6am the following weekend. And when he came out of the hauler, he retracted most of his statements and said that he now saw things the "NASCAR way".<BR/><BR/>In some ways, that's much worse than being fined. Censoring drivers isn't ever going to end well for NASCAR.<BR/><BR/>I liked Mr. Pearson's interview, I just wish he'd been asked to spit his gum out. And really it is more to make sure his words came out clearly than a wish for a polished presentation.<BR/><BR/>And yes, now I'd like to know what Carl would have said had he been allowed to.JHDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520556026815084964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-49954114219811038202008-04-17T15:11:00.000-04:002008-04-17T15:11:00.000-04:00MelissaAnne said...*****************************"I...MelissaAnne said...<BR/>*****************************<BR/>"I'm a Jr. fan, and I would give my left arm twice to see more of David Pearson and fellows like him instead of a boring old story about a nightclub."<BR/>*****************************<BR/>While I truly liked the Pearson interview, I commented yesterday in another blog entry that I wanted to see a story about Jr's bar or this was the end of the road for me and NASCAR Now. There was room for both stories - the new bar and Pearson - on the show. And that's my continuing problem with NASCAR Now: they don't show the drivers we see every week doing things off the track.<BR/><BR/>That may be fine for some people who want to hear "talking head" comments of what's going to happen at the Mexico City race three days in a row. Or something that lets them reminisce about the good old days. (That's fine also, but I'd also like a closer focus on the drivers we have now; I don't think they're so bad.) But if they want to keep any of the twentysomething viewers they might have, they need to cover stories that might appeal to us as far as knowing the drivers as people. <BR/><BR/>I might be rare because NOBODY I know who is in their mid to late 20s watches or DVR's NASCAR Now. And I'm about to give up on it - my boyfriend gave up on it about a month ago and he only watched it because I did. And I live in a pretty NASCAR heavy area. No one but me watches this show regularly.<BR/><BR/>If ESPN is fine with attracting an older audience, so be it. They're not going to attract a younger audience with the show they've got now. While the Pearson/Edwards comments were great, there's room for much more variety in this show. <BR/><BR/>Are two or three fun or interesting off-track stories a week, like Dale Jr's bar, out of the question for NASCAR Now? I'm not asking for a wholesale return to NASCAR Nation with cleavage and silly flashiness, but this show is monotony at its finest, six days a week. I'll continue to read the blog reviews here, but to me there's really no reason to watch this show every day. Or most days, actually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-82716419218737694432008-04-17T14:28:00.000-04:002008-04-17T14:28:00.000-04:00It was great to hear David say the things that mos...It was great to hear David say the things that most race fans would say if they could . Nascar has taken the sport to a all time low. I have been watching Nascar since I saw Buddy Baker win the daytona 500. Its sad to see things like the lucky dog, pit road speed and the top 35 . Nascar has taken a high risk sport and turned it into a boring display of fast cars and a bunch of dribers with out any back bone. Its good to see however all of the saftey standards in place so why not bring back so old style racing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-79015741119621729672008-04-17T14:11:00.000-04:002008-04-17T14:11:00.000-04:00Hooray for David Pearson. Tell me that wasn't gre...Hooray for David Pearson. Tell me that wasn't great TV. In this day and age of buttoned down, politically correct, milk-toast drivers, this man is a breath of fresh air. Nascar might not literally fine a driver for speaking their mind, but the driver's themselves know where their bread is buttered and walk a very gentle line because of sponsors. Nascar wasn't a moneyed sport back in Pearson's day so they didnt' have to give a darn what they did or what they said. And at least back then the men drove "Stock Cars" and not basically identical IROC cars. At least back in the day you could see who was in a Charger, or Chevy or Pontiac and you could walk into a dealership and say you wanted the kind of car Richard Petty drove, and you got it. Now, when they're all lined up, without looking at the "badge" or grill, can you tell a Toyota from a Monte Carlo from a Fusion? No way. This isn't Stock Car racing anymore. It's corporate advertising with men who drive fast in templates.<BR/><BR/>Actually, I was waiting to see if Edwards would get angry and try is patented sucker punch, like the one he attempted on his own teammate, Kenseth. Now that would have been news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-57915822917000456852008-04-17T14:07:00.000-04:002008-04-17T14:07:00.000-04:00JD- GREAT post and great show. A true endorsement,...JD- GREAT post and great show. A true endorsement, in my view, for more "Humpy" shows on SPEED, but TWIN makes it appear that SPEED is only interested in track-based racing programming. I found it fascinating the respect ( awe? ) which Carl and Nicole showed for the Silver Fox, who is still racing some. I believe he was only 13 for 13 last year. I sure do wish thay had let DP take a few laps in Carl's car.<BR/><BR/>Maybe a legend from the past would be a good semi-regular feature for N-NOW on Wednesdays?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-8765861641832466262008-04-17T13:05:00.000-04:002008-04-17T13:05:00.000-04:00Great interview-Pearson was able to hit it on the ...Great interview-Pearson was able to hit it on the head!<BR/>Keep in mind that although Tony was "officially" fined for skipping the press conference, it is well accepted among insiders that the fine was in response to the "fixing" statement (as was the A$$-chewing from NASCAR at 6am!)<BR/>It is funny-DP didn't really say anything that outrageous, but I think we are so conditioned by all of the NASCAR shills on ALL forms of media, that it really sticks out. I mean he didn't curse or insult anybody, but today we are really happy to hear what he said-even if it just what we were thinking!<BR/><BR/>Tom<BR/>Inverness, FLTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04004047098122631995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-49084378736349165672008-04-17T12:51:00.000-04:002008-04-17T12:51:00.000-04:00John,What do you think would have happened if Eric...John,<BR/><BR/>What do you think would have happened if Eric K. had been doing that interview?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-6091629464495839372008-04-17T12:15:00.001-04:002008-04-17T12:15:00.001-04:00DustinI don't think DP meant they literally FINED ...Dustin<BR/><BR/>I don't think DP meant they literally FINED everybody but there are tight leashes on most all drivers for saying anything not politically correct as we all know..that's probably what he meant. Numerous meetings in the 'hauler' and all that stuff...<BR/><BR/>I love R. Gordon and Tony stewart, too.<BR/><BR/> I have also heard that's why a lot of guys are happy in the truck series as they are not under the microscope as much and they are more interesting personalities!!Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-25869693760140076652008-04-17T12:15:00.000-04:002008-04-17T12:15:00.000-04:00Anon 11:53-I'm a Jr. fan, and I would give my left...Anon 11:53-<BR/>I'm a Jr. fan, and I would give my left arm twice to see more of David Pearson and fellows like him instead of a boring old story about a nightclub.<BR/>I hope they bring more of the real drivers back for interviews! I loved it. We're missing so much character. You don't even have to have been around for it (I wasn't) but if you read any NASCAR history, you can see what we're missing these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-13586910397170525612008-04-17T12:14:00.000-04:002008-04-17T12:14:00.000-04:00Although this conversation is interesting, I think...Although this conversation is interesting, I think that it is important to take a moment and thank ESPN for running such a great segment that it allowed us to focus on the show's content and not the program. It just proves how important good content is. More importantly, when was the last time that SPEED put on a program that allowed us forget the TV program because the content was so great?Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884549705336979557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-46671101896237452222008-04-17T12:08:00.001-04:002008-04-17T12:08:00.001-04:00The DP/Edwards segment was pretty funny. Carl, who...The DP/Edwards segment was pretty funny. Carl, who is never at a loss for words, was really struggling...LOL. I continue to like Nicole Manske. Wouldn't object if she was the main host. <BR/><BR/>Yes, lets go back in the day, then we wouldn't be able to complain about the broadcasts because we would be seeing them tape delayed, if we were lucky. And, of course we would all take the time to write "letters" to complain. Most likely we wouldn't even see NASCAR in this environment because many sponsors are nation wide and good ol' southern boys wouldn't sell. I for one loved those guys back then, but today is a totally different environment. I also think that there are a few characters and outspoken drivers who don't get "punished", like Tony, Jeff G and B and even Junior. Kyle hasn't been punished for some of his comments and antics. So it's not all squeaky clean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-72089514856237641832008-04-17T12:08:00.000-04:002008-04-17T12:08:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883811218856431467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-77110608371751123672008-04-17T12:06:00.000-04:002008-04-17T12:06:00.000-04:00Now wouldn't you just love to know exactly what Ca...Now wouldn't you just love to know exactly what Carl wanted to say. The fine may have been worth it for and honest answer from today's drivers also.<BR/><BR/>Rock and Silver Fox you the man.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883811218856431467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-88882443030665675072008-04-17T11:30:00.000-04:002008-04-17T11:30:00.000-04:00You guys, along with DP, are friggen nuts. I don't...You guys, along with DP, are friggen nuts. I don't know where you get all these "NASCAR fines everyone" hallucinations. When was the last time you saw NASCAR fine anybody for saying something bad about the sport or its officials? Tony Stewart wasn't even fined for saying NASCAR fixes races! Sure NASCAR wasn't happy about what he said.. but they didn't fine him. Please tell me of a time when NASCAR fined somebody for talking bad about another competitor or NASCAR itself. Heck, if you talk bad about the officials in the NBA, NFL, or NHL you can expect a hefty fine. Also, please tell me of a situation where NASCAR fined somebody for bumping or rubbing. And please don't mention plate tracks. There are RULES against bump drafting in the turns. I have no clue how people generate these kind of thoughts.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159934979072489667noreply@blogger.com