tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post1716841821729547031..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: NASCAR on Fox "Loses It" On The Last LapDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-15557954230910796272008-04-02T10:57:00.000-04:002008-04-02T10:57:00.000-04:00I have been watching NASCAR for too many years to ...I have been watching NASCAR for too many years to count. Some innovations have been good but at times networks have OVERUSED the new gadgets. "Digger" is a nice view especially when accidents happen. It seemed that during this race it was way overused. I hope Fox is listening to dial back this use and show more of the racing action since that is the point of the broadcast. When are they going to listen and show others finishing? Again, show the racing action and not so much post racing action. Just because the winner has crossed the finish line does not mean others are not still racing. Otherwise the networks have done a better job of broadcasting that has drawn some fans back to watching more of the race by what others have related to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-52210200885565147392008-04-01T16:54:00.000-04:002008-04-01T16:54:00.000-04:00des,That's what makes TV so interesting almost all...des,<BR/><BR/>That's what makes TV so interesting almost all the time.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-9876665262163645632008-04-01T13:49:00.000-04:002008-04-01T13:49:00.000-04:00I have seen the post which complained that NASCAR ...I have seen the post which complained that NASCAR on FOX did not show the final top 35 standings and the "danger zone" after it had shown partial results earlier.<BR/><BR/>I can update you: Jamie McMurray is indeed now in the top 35, as is rookie Regan Smith, who edged out Sam Hornish, Jr. by three points, the equivalent of one position. David Reutimann is also out.<BR/><BR/>Strange, I had to wait until late last night and the <I>NASCAR Now</I> roundtable to find this out.<BR/><BR/>That's what happens when you have a network so focused on front-runners and time constraints that it forgets the big picture.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and not to pick on Mr. Daly, but just because you have the right to show a broadcast a certain way doesn't always make it the <I>right</I> thing to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-85920730780605131732008-04-01T11:44:00.000-04:002008-04-01T11:44:00.000-04:00I personally want coverage throughout the entire f...I personally want coverage throughout the entire field and please, they need to stop over-using that gopher cam graphic. It was cute the first time, now it is just annoying.<BR/><BR/> The ticker needs to be fixed. Stop catering to the casual fan. Make the TV audience feel part of the track side audience.<BR/><BR/>-no T-shirt promotions<BR/><BR/>-show us what the driver sees (not the driver driving the car so much!)<BR/><BR/>-no "sport updates"(ESPN) or blocking out the racing action to hawk the prime time line up (ABC).<BR/><BR/>-Stop with the dumb promos at the beginning of a commercial break (I don't want to see the driver read from a script and say "You're watching NASCAR on Fox". We already know that!)<BR/><BR/>-get rid of that silly country song at the beginning and get some classic rock playing at the beginning and before commercial breaks (AC/DC, Rolling Stones, etc)<BR/>Does anybody remember the instrumental rock music ABC used to play from 1998-2000 with there NASCAR coverage? All the networks need to be doing that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-54904226859215975462008-04-01T09:23:00.000-04:002008-04-01T09:23:00.000-04:00Boy, after reading this, it makes me very happy th...Boy, after reading this, it makes me very happy that I was at the race sitting in the freezing cold and rain BUT at least I got to see the field cross the finish line! I wouldn't have seen that if I had been at home watching the tv.<BR/><BR/>I just don't understand how if they can use a split screen for showing pitstops, why they don't do the same for the finish? OK have one camera on the winner and the other focused at the start/finish line as the field crosses. <BR/><BR/>I was planning to watch the recording I made of the race, but it sounds like what I saw with my own two eyes beats anything shown on the broadcast.<BR/><BR/>Is this truly "back to basics", if so, how sad.GinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828669350024430018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-3184107202248563512008-04-01T00:15:00.000-04:002008-04-01T00:15:00.000-04:00You guys need to stop complaining that you didn't ...You guys need to stop complaining that you didn't see everyone cross the line, would you rather have what FOX did yesterday, or what TNT did at Michigan (off-air 15 minutes EARLY for a vampire movie with no full-field rundown) & Sonoma (MONTOYA, MONTOYA, MONTOYA, mcmurray out of gas, MONTOYA, MONTOYA, MONTOYA, etc.) last year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-48021665988152380082008-03-31T23:40:00.000-04:002008-03-31T23:40:00.000-04:00JD, re: empty stands at Martinsville. The weather...JD, re: empty stands at Martinsville. The weather was horrid in areas around Martinsville, and a lot of people stayed home, probably thinking the race would be run Monday. We stayed at a hotel in Roanoke and it was sleeting in the morning of race day, which had us very worried about the race. But we drove down later in driving rain hoping it would improve. After the race started, a ton of people around us left after about an hour - conditions for fans in the stands were brutal. I think that's why the stands looked so empty.Tracy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361101058670921686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-12725949870596491792008-03-31T22:30:00.000-04:002008-03-31T22:30:00.000-04:00You are exactly right! Digger is cheesy and unprof...You are exactly right! Digger is cheesy and unprofessional. Follow the action when you cover a race, give the winner his due but the action is what i tune in to watch. i don't like to have to look up my driver on the internet if he didn't finish first or next to JR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-55075533443451983872008-03-31T22:06:00.000-04:002008-03-31T22:06:00.000-04:00At least the top 10 should be seen finishing the r...At least the top 10 should be seen finishing the race. And the gopher cam is ridiculous. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Also, is it really necessary for the announcing crew to give us a Hendrick running order update every 30 seconds? Or to make sure every single time the word fuel is used we hear about sonoco?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-40870830863606773332008-03-31T22:02:00.000-04:002008-03-31T22:02:00.000-04:00Just back from Martinsville, and I can tell you, t...Just back from Martinsville, and I can tell you, the end was exciting and worth seeing as everyone scrambled for the finish line. On such a short track, it wouldn't take long to show it on TV. If we could sit there for hours in the freezing cold rain (there were even snowflakes now and then!), the wind, and general misery to see the finish and everyone coming across the line, how much effort is it to show it on Fox? It was one heck of a race, and worth the discomfort.Tracy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361101058670921686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-30865355745679428392008-03-31T21:41:00.000-04:002008-03-31T21:41:00.000-04:00Whenever I think the racing coverage on Fox can't ...Whenever I think the racing coverage on Fox can't get worse, it does. It started on about lap two when the announcers were talking about Gordon leading the lap whle we were being shown some racing back in the pack. Same old B.S. on the last lap. Large sigh! As long as Producers and Directors of Nascar on Fox remain non- Nascar/non-racing fans it stay this way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-11790847012328942012008-03-31T20:14:00.000-04:002008-03-31T20:14:00.000-04:00Glad to hear I didn't miss much. Oh, I had the rac...Glad to hear I didn't miss much. Oh, I had the race on but I was also parked at the computer with TrackPass so I could keep an eye on where everyone was running and listen to my favorite driver and his crew. <BR/><BR/>This is pretty much how I watch all of the races on t.v.-t.v. volume down, TrackPass activated with the volume UP and flip over to NCAA action and/or golf to see how Tiger is doing, when applicable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-70273486482249477282008-03-31T19:45:00.000-04:002008-03-31T19:45:00.000-04:00Thank god for MRN and Race View. I don't care if ...Thank god for MRN and Race View. I don't care if it is a cartoon/vidio game format. I can watch what I want with no innane commercials and commentary. I do put the TV on, but keeep it muted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-69825727336259304552008-03-31T19:16:00.000-04:002008-03-31T19:16:00.000-04:00I am getting used to the poor camera work, the mis...I am getting used to the poor camera work, the missed shots and all the other problems we have to put up with each week. However, this week I could not believe my eyes as the camera lenses were WET with rain and no one bothered to clean them. These were not the in-car cams, these were the manually operated cameras shooting the cars around the track! Anyone watching the broadcast in the truck??? How about using a towel???????? Ugh!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-33775474369981663632008-03-31T17:59:00.000-04:002008-03-31T17:59:00.000-04:00I know I'm always late to comment, but today I fee...I know I'm always late to comment, but today I feel like I need to get my two cents in on this weekend's race broadcast. A couple of requests in case the networks are reading:<BR/><BR/>1) Please limit the use of the gopher cam to the "crank it up" segments. It can be effective, but only if used judiciously; otherwise, it's merely a distraction as it provides little to no relevance to the race itself.<BR/><BR/>2) Please, please graphically show us the finishing order. Even if you can't show us a camera view of the finish line, at least put a graphic to the side showing placement and car/driver as they finish. <BR/><BR/>Wasn't this used last year?? I found the graphic very effective as it gave a sense of how far behind each driver was.<BR/><BR/>3) Please stop using the Top 10 ticker. Keep the ticker rolling through the complete 43 cars. It is extremely frustrating to be looking for a particular car and get to place 11 and have the ticker start over! <BR/><BR/>And while I'm asking, please keep the graphic showing how far behind each driver is showing in the ticker. It's boring enough, having to read thru all 43 drivers -- at least give me additional information while I'm looking. <BR/><BR/>Of course, you could choose to actually cover all 43 drivers, and then I wouldn't have to depend on the ticker so much...just a thought.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>Shawnna in OKCShawnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17362724297597797638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-10584352179014849802008-03-31T16:37:00.000-04:002008-03-31T16:37:00.000-04:00The only thing I can say about the FOX Director's ...The only thing I can say about the FOX Director's decision to show only the winner cross the finish line race after race is that he is either incredibly arrogant, stupid, or just doesn't get it. I expect to see a wide shot of all the cars crossing the finishing line, especially at a small track like Martinsville where they are running 20 second laps. Not showing the whole field finish yesterday was inexcusable. <BR/><BR/>I personally do not care to see the driver pumping his fist in the car after winning or the crew members jumping up and down or the wife/girlfriend/mother crying or whatever. We get to see all of this in victory lane. I've spent 4 plus hours of my time watching the race and I want to see all the cars finish. I can understand if it's a road course and then you can show the top 10 or 20 finish. <BR/><BR/>As for the roadkill cam. If you want to use it 5 or 6 times a race, that's fine. But not every 2 or 3 minutes! Enough of the roadkill cam, in car cams, speed cams and bumper cams. They don't show me anything. Show me the racing as if I was sitting in the stands watching. What is so hard about that? Take all of your toys and junk them. They are a waste time and money. <BR/><BR/>I think selling the Digger tshirts during the broadcast is extremely unprofessional. Especially DW plugging them on his web site. DW, you have sunk to a new low and it doesn't surprise me.<BR/><BR/>OK, Fox. You are skating on thin ice with this viewer. I've already stopped watching your sorry excuse for a pre-race show. I DVR the race and start watching about 2 hours after YOUR posted start time, so I can FF through the pre-race and DW doing Boogity-boogity-boogity at the start. Then I FF through all your endless commercials during the race. <BR/><BR/>Have you Fox guys even watched one of your race broadcasts? They are a kludge. No continuity at all. You bounce around between the roadkill cam, speed cams, bumper cams so much that the viewer can't tell what the heck is going on. And could you please invest some money in a real ticker? Check out the one ESPN uses that updates in real time. <BR/><BR/>Just out of curiosity, I'd like to know if MRN and PRN's ratings are up this year? Do they even track listeners on radio? I'm sure they must.<BR/><BR/>Vince a PO'd viewer in Mich.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530553847645526841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-91358952903893236262008-03-31T16:35:00.000-04:002008-03-31T16:35:00.000-04:00Well, after reading all of this, I'm glad I was si...Well, after reading all of this, I'm glad I was sitting in the most miserable race weather I've ever been in yesterday at Martinsville so I could see the actual finish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-36442734484391880892008-03-31T15:23:00.000-04:002008-03-31T15:23:00.000-04:00NOW I KNOW WHY I'M watching less & less of NASCAR ...NOW I KNOW WHY I'M watching less & less of NASCAR - S.O.S. It's the same ole 7 or 8 in the top ten evey weekend everytime. Something is out of wack here that the same teams/drivers are always at the top. Nobody can convince me that these guys put more R&D into it without BREAKING the rules(outside the often mentioned GRAY AREA, [wink wink]). If old "Jack in the Hat" is furious over a missing swaybar I begin to wonder what else do they hide that even the mighty NASCAR inspectors are unable to discover. BORRRRRING.<BR/>Shuffleboard anybody ???Ziggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575751456094003292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-62198737821655227572008-03-31T13:04:00.000-04:002008-03-31T13:04:00.000-04:00I have mixed emotions with how the race was shown....I have mixed emotions with how the race was shown. I thought it was a good race but I felt we missed some good action.<BR/><BR/>I am glad that they did show a replay of the action of Jr, Tony, Casey & Carl at the end but I would have prefered to have seen it live since it was not that far behind the leader. I guess for me, it is not that big of a deal to see the driver slowing down after the checkered flag has waved even if it would have been my favorite driver because I know they usually show the burnout. I would also like to see the top 5 or 10 cars cross the finish line.<BR/><BR/>I wish they could have talked with some of the drivers that were out of the race. It would have been interesting to hear from Aric A. about his day and I was curious about David R. and what exactly happened with his car. I thought Fox was good with that the last couple of years but have noticed that they don't seem to do that this year.<BR/><BR/>The Gopher cam is okay but I do not want it to be overused. I think they are trying to push that camera angle on us a little too much because it has a name now. It is okay once in awhile but not all the time.<BR/><BR/>Overall a good race but the last lap could have been handled a little bit better.SusanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626821706186065307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-72338164232733323472008-03-31T12:55:00.000-04:002008-03-31T12:55:00.000-04:00Anon 12:28PM,I don't know what you have been readi...Anon 12:28PM,<BR/><BR/>I don't know what you have been reading, but the "up" that Fox and NASCAR have been trying to sell has been an increase that veteran analysts would refer to as "flat."<BR/><BR/>After last season, the NASCAR folks have been doing everything possible to make sure no one hears the words "ratings are down."<BR/><BR/>Only the Truck Series has seen any kind of ratings increase that analysts would call substantial. After this last race with the TV crew deciding to block most of the big stars of the sport as they finished the race, it should be interesting to see how things go over the rest of the Fox package.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-73239075766850267882008-03-31T12:48:00.000-04:002008-03-31T12:48:00.000-04:00"I hate the digger cam. Who in the hell is going t..."I hate the digger cam. Who in the hell is going to buy one of those shirts?"<BR/><BR/>The same "fans" that are buying the "Boogity" shirts! LOL LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-31600079069898515772008-03-31T12:35:00.000-04:002008-03-31T12:35:00.000-04:00JD,I've been reading your BLOG for quite a while n...JD,<BR/>I've been reading your BLOG for quite a while now and finally really feel the need to post. A couple of things: FOX neeeds to get a grip on showing the end of the race, I was listening to the Stewart, Edwards, Jr., etc. but never saw it - terrible; what's up with only showing scrolls for the top10 during the race, show everybody; I think it was Mike Joy that was commenting about a great battle with Jr. and one or two others, while the camera was only showing the leader - I'd rather watch a battle for position than the leader running by himself; As we said last year, Fox chose "drama" over "racing." - FOX didn't show drama, they showed a driver slowing down and doing a bad burnout.<BR/>Thanks for the great readings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-91221851497047446092008-03-31T12:28:00.000-04:002008-03-31T12:28:00.000-04:00Daly Planet editor said...This is one of the bigge...Daly Planet editor said...<BR/><B>This is one of the biggest reasons ratings have not moved this season and it could have been easily changed and even embraced by this network.</B><BR/><BR/>I don't know what the results from today's race will be, but FOX's race ratings are up this year. (ESPN's Nationwide race ratings are down.) Four percent increase in ratings and a seven percent increase in households viewing the race. It would actually be higher if not for the California rain delay; FOX would be averaging a seven percent increase in ratings without California.<BR/><BR/>Some people say it's because people who usually go to the race are staying home and watching, and after seeing the empty stands at Martinsville I believe it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-29014574132267947382008-03-31T12:03:00.000-04:002008-03-31T12:03:00.000-04:00JD,I could be wrong but I swear they did go back a...JD,<BR/><BR/>I could be wrong but I swear they did go back and show some of the cars finish. I remember them showing Edwards run out of gas and Stewart and Jr. went by him to the finish. So, it seems to me they did make some sort of effort but just not enough for us who really want to see the entire field come across the line, especially at a short track. I would be interested to see how far behind the final car on the lead lap was. It couldn't have been that much. They could have shown all the lead lap cars finish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-16451392957327787192008-03-31T11:05:00.000-04:002008-03-31T11:05:00.000-04:00scot,I am not quite sure I understand your point. ...scot,<BR/><BR/>I am not quite sure I understand your point. My column spoke about several great aspects of the race from the commentary to the outstanding engineering on a bad day.<BR/><BR/>When you speak about seeing the winner, that makes complete sense. But, the race continues behind the winner for both the casual and the hardcore fan.<BR/><BR/>The battle for second through fifth might be one big clump of screaming cars and what Fox chose to show us was the winner slowing down. We will soon see the winner doing a burnout and then hear from him in Victory Lane.<BR/><BR/>The time it takes to show the lead laps cars cross the line is less than thirty seconds. Fox could not spare thirty seconds to show the top drivers in NASCAR race to the finish of a multi-hour race on a short track?<BR/><BR/>I completely disagree with Mr. Fong and his assertion that there are casual fans that need to be served. NASCAR tried that last season with disastrous results. <BR/><BR/>What Brian France said is that this year NASCAR would focus on the true fan, and bring the sport back to the old days. <BR/><BR/>Do you believe that there was even one fan in the stands that saw Denny cross the line and then put their hands over their eyes? That is exactly what Fox did to us. <BR/><BR/>This is one of the biggest reasons ratings have not moved this season and it could have been easily changed and even embraced by this network. <BR/><BR/>As we said last year, Fox chose "drama" over "racing."<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.com