tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post2684636757482197758..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: "Digger" Dominates Craftsman Truck Race On FoxDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-4898543630769409332009-07-10T07:29:49.233-04:002009-07-10T07:29:49.233-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bucket Trucksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-74611174971468973392008-04-02T14:40:00.000-04:002008-04-02T14:40:00.000-04:00billwebz - that was FUNNY! I know that every week ...billwebz - that was FUNNY! <BR/><BR/>I know that every week there are a lot of stories around that need to be told. Trucks sometimes dwell on one person or one topic alittle too much, but that digger thing...WOW! They really went overboard on that one. It's funny how NASCAR wants to make up stuff so they can sell more things. We have enough things to buy. Just educate people on what is going on around the track or stories behind the scenes, past stuff that need to be relived or new things be ventured is all the announcers need to do. Keep an eye on the track, explain and educate what is going on there. Show more than 5 trucks a race. Tell all the stories and you'll have a greater fan base. No need for "new toys" leave that to Cup. Truck racing is best left as racing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-41891379700826635122008-03-31T16:39:00.000-04:002008-03-31T16:39:00.000-04:00After watching Digger come out of his hole approxi...After watching Digger come out of his hole approximately 147 times this weekend, I was starting to change my opinion that Fox is better than ESPN and put the 4-letter network back at the top when it comes to NASCAR coverage. But then I think to myself that ESPN will beat us to death with draft tracker this fall and I just want to stab myself in the eye with a screwdriver. <BR/><BR/>All big-time networks come up with gimmicks. I just hope this one dies before next season rolls around.Statboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02934932569438588673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-83901969156224189272008-03-30T21:20:00.000-04:002008-03-30T21:20:00.000-04:00I have often asked myself why Chris Myers is even ...I have often asked myself why Chris Myers is even a part of the NASCAR telecast. His comment about what the crews use the air gun for just confirmed my thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-63018167104368303732008-03-30T13:17:00.000-04:002008-03-30T13:17:00.000-04:00here is the interview of JB, what happened? I got ...here is the interview of JB, what happened? I got turned around. how was your truck today? I want to thank all my sponsors amd my crew, they really worked their butts off to give me a good ride, did you have any worries about running out of gas? no and so forth and so on, yadda yadda yadda. If you hear one interview after the race you heard them all, just like going to the circus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-66824343136594989212008-03-30T12:26:00.000-04:002008-03-30T12:26:00.000-04:00JDI misunderstood something in the 10th graph of y...JD<BR/>I misunderstood something in the 10th graph of your post... By my reckoning, they used the "ditch cam" three times in the first two laps, when a high degree of position-setting was occurring; and I basically knew we were screwed. The perspective is certainly interesting, but it usually provides nothing to the coverage and offered the ultimate insult when one of Mr. Raymer's spins was reviewed only from the "hole cam" -- outrageous misuse of a trivial application, which you pretty well covered.<BR/><BR/>In the end, Chrissy Wallace was well covered, especially considering the hook her dad, a successful NASCAR driver, spotting provided; but IMHO she fell to fourth-most-important spot behind Setzer, Busch and Benson, who needed to provide the counterpoint to Kyle's wheel-hop story. It was tough to see a video clip of JB hanging on pit road post-race only to never be interviewed, but to me, the most ridiculous aspect of post-race was that Kyle couldn't understand that, after he (insert most vile slur here) Benson, he got what was coming to him as Matt Crafton, who had the same basic thing happen to him last year, knocked KB out of the way on his way to the checkered flag... Oh well.<BR/><BR/>And to sum up their coverage, I would have loved to have had one clue to how Jon Wood came from 34th to seventh, where he got together with Timothy Peters, then went back to 30th before getting back to the top 15, before finishing 28th? You would have thought a former Martinsville race winner with a very fast truck, getting black-flagged three times would have been worth one note from the pit reporters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-60228618282775584122008-03-30T12:18:00.000-04:002008-03-30T12:18:00.000-04:00Anon 8:01, you basically said what I was thinking,...Anon 8:01, you basically said what I was thinking, especially as pertains to Chrissy W. <BR/>Also I, for one, like that they alter the positions tracker, especially late in the race. I don't want to know who is running 30th as much as how the top 10 are positioned. Running thru the entire list each time can cause some postition changes to be missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-86254596334333008302008-03-30T11:46:00.000-04:002008-03-30T11:46:00.000-04:00Anon 11:15AM,Have you ever seen it done from the H...Anon 11:15AM,<BR/><BR/>Have you ever seen it done from the Hollywood Hotel with Jeff Hammond and Chris Myers before?<BR/><BR/>I had not, and that is the reason I made that statement. I am a big NCTS fan and always enjoy RD showing off new tools.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-73310670964875715262008-03-30T11:19:00.000-04:002008-03-30T11:19:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.frankp316https://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-73364110702922745002008-03-30T11:15:00.000-04:002008-03-30T11:15:00.000-04:00Fox introduced a new feature from the Hollywood Ho...<B>Fox introduced a new feature from the Hollywood Hotel. The Craftsman Tools of the Trade feature put a new air impact wrench on the set for Jeff Hammond to explain.</B><BR/><BR/>Actually this is not a new feature. It is usually shown on SPEED Channel with Ray Dunlap during the race. Since Ray is a SPEED Guy, Jeff Hammond did it this week. It is a segment used just for Truck Series coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-16816558005445823142008-03-30T10:52:00.000-04:002008-03-30T10:52:00.000-04:00It's good for her of course, but we didn't see nea...<B>It's good for her of course, but we didn't see nearly this much constant coverage all day long with female Erin Crocker when she made her NASCAR debut, African-American Bill Lester when he made his NASCAR debut, F1 drivers Scott Speed and Juan Montoya when they made their NASCAR debuts, Indycar drivers like Dario Franchitti and Sam Hornish when they made their NASCAR debuts, or other children of NASCAR stars like Stephen Wallace and Justin Labonte when they made their NASCAR debuts.</B><BR/><BR/>I didn't see all those debuts, but I saw the debuts of Montoya (ARCA), Crocker (ARCA, Busch, and Trucks) and Stephen Wallace (ARCA). They ALL got extensive coverage before, during, and after the race, and except for Crocker in Busch and Trucks (she did exceptionally well in ARCA at the beginning) they all lived up to the TV hype. C. Wallace did the same thing yesterday.<BR/><BR/>It may be unfair but people are interested in people who are different to NASCAR or have a family name in NASCAR. For JPM's debut there was media from all over the world at the race and fans all over the world bombarding the ARCA website for results and asking if there was a link where they could watch the race live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-36443022449203307312008-03-30T10:49:00.000-04:002008-03-30T10:49:00.000-04:00I don't think we need to see Gopher "once in a whi...I don't think we need to see Gopher "once in a while". I think once was enough and it needs to go away forever. I feel pretty much the same way about in car cameras. I just want to see the race.<BR/><BR/>I liked the coverage of Chrissy Wallace. She did better than most 19 year old kids. In the future, they should focus on her the same as if she was a male.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-75692600280986764582008-03-30T09:12:00.000-04:002008-03-30T09:12:00.000-04:00ikilgore,Nothing could be further from the truth. ...ikilgore,<BR/><BR/>Nothing could be further from the truth. You are confusing personal with professional.<BR/><BR/>Myers original role was to be "the California clown" for Fox and admit he knew nothing about the sport and was an "LA kinda guy."<BR/><BR/>Years ago, that worked well with DW and Jeff Hammond. Now, not so much. Fans know the sport and also know from watching other NASCAR shows that folks like John Roberts, Steve Byrnes and Krista Voda have been working very hard in this sport every race for years now. <BR/><BR/>As I mentioned in my column, you should see Myers other shows on TV. He is glib and informed and sophisticated. The NASCAR thing is an "act." <BR/><BR/>In the Truck Series, fans are used to a smart Voda hosting a fast-paced thirty minute pre-race show. This element of having someone hosting in the infield should be expanded by SPEED, but why not give Voda a break and let her host the Trucks from the Hollywood Hotel?<BR/><BR/>I just do not understand the downside of that, and we all saw the results on national TV. <BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-72629004975520281802008-03-30T08:46:00.000-04:002008-03-30T08:46:00.000-04:00First of all, they had to interview Chrissy after ...First of all, they had to interview Chrissy after the race. She had been the main story all week and if they left it open at the end there would be just as many people complaining...<BR/><BR/>As for interviewing JB, it's certainly possible they asked him and he said "in a minute" to cool down a bit. Unfortunately, with the race running long they didn't have any sort of a postrace show at all so if they had a few more minutes we very well may have heard from JB.<BR/><BR/>I'm dreading the race today (Digger).snowfallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404778741085224921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-53249767981169126732008-03-30T08:36:00.000-04:002008-03-30T08:36:00.000-04:00If I had the ability Iwould create "KillDigger.co...If I had the ability Iwould create "KillDigger.com" wehre every time the the stupid little thing popped up we could kill it somehow.<BR/><BR/>FOX... you do realize we are there to watch a race right? Apparently not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-6905615190956719502008-03-30T08:26:00.000-04:002008-03-30T08:26:00.000-04:00Myer's acknowledged "act" is ridiculousMeyers and ...<B>Myer's acknowledged "act" is ridiculous</B><BR/><BR/>Meyers and the HH are a total waste of air time, I wouldn't miss either a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-87228661059003375532008-03-30T08:01:00.000-04:002008-03-30T08:01:00.000-04:00Here's another vote to cut down the use of the in-...Here's another vote to cut down the use of the in-track camera. Its a cool angle at times, but its not where the racing is.<BR/><BR/>I thought that the coverage of Chrissy Wallace was perfectly appropriate. First, unlike other female drivers who have attempted the truck series, she has been winning races at the level she's been racing at. Second, its become downright unusual to see a new driver who has come up through stock cars. Third, she's good enough to have interested Tony Stewart in her career and any driver Tony is willing to mentor deserves watching. Fourth, she's from a racing family -- a fact which is always going to draw attention (consider the fact that Jeffrey Earnhardt and Austin Dillon have gotten broadcast time during Nascar coverage without even being in the races).<BR/><BR/>People need to take note of the way Matt Yocum interviewed Kyle Busch after he messed up as compared to whatshisface from ESPN last week. Which gets a better interview from a driver who is upset? Friendliness, respect, and a personal touch? Or a confrontational, adversarial, I'm-gonna-get-somethng-juicy attitude?<BR/><BR/>ESPN reporters need to learn that they're going to be interviewing these same drivers not just all year but for the next ten, fifteen, or even twenty years and that the drivers <I>will</I> remember how they've been treated and react accordingly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-11526575862193565952008-03-30T06:59:00.000-04:002008-03-30T06:59:00.000-04:00If we want to get rid of Digger then we must embra...If we want to get rid of Digger then we must embrace Digger.<BR/><BR/>Accept and expand!<BR/><BR/>All the other cameras need names and cartoon figures. <BR/><BR/>The cameras that hangs over the wall coming out of turn 2 and turn 4, call those "Slug".<BR/><BR/>The camera that is at the exit of pit road and just stares at the white line, call that one "Junkie".<BR/><BR/>The camera that is 5 miles up and shows the whole track, call that one "Google Earth".<BR/><BR/>The cameras in the cars that stare at the drivers all race, call those "Mother-In-Law".<BR/><BR/>The camera on the pit crew helmet, call those "Spy Cam".<BR/><BR/>You get the point, embrace the idea, expand on it, show how silly the whole thing is and it will go away.<BR/><BR/>BillWebzUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06158542903007550535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-4205957744881048392008-03-30T06:38:00.000-04:002008-03-30T06:38:00.000-04:00I am so happy we have Chrissy Wallace she is going...I am so happy we have Chrissy Wallace she is going to be what RE tried to make out of Erin Crocker. I agree with the poster that mentioned Kelly Sutton. She was always better than Crocker but never got the attention. I think Chrissy is the real deal.<BR/><BR/>I like Digger, and I don't mind the overuse, although I agree it is OVERuse. Poor CM can't get out of the rut FOX has put him in IMOH and if he did start asking intellegent questions no one would notice he is SUPPOSED to be the bufoon now.<BR/><BR/>As for KB, I think it is unfair to criticize him for hard racing with JB but not give him props for not eviceratng the 85 when he should have. KB actually faced the music if with the most copliant dance partner at FOX, JB didn't need to answer the wreck, KB did and did it well.<BR/><BR/>I repeat what I said the fist time the trucks were on FOX. KEEP THE TRUCKS ON SPEED. The regular speed crew seems to suffer from performance anxiety when they get over on the BIG network.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-80383158604164216902008-03-30T06:26:00.000-04:002008-03-30T06:26:00.000-04:00Chris Meyers needs to go. If he has'nt learned NAS...Chris Meyers needs to go. If he has'nt learned NASCAR by now, he never will. The "I'm a dumb wannabe fan" act has worn thinner than a tomato cut with a Ginsu knife by Ron Popeil.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry FOX, but you have for the most part an audience of seasoned fans. We get tired of the spoonfed newbie antics rather quickly. Do you explain the handoff or forward pass on your NFL coverage on every single play? NO! <BR/><BR/>Why not? Because the audience knows the sport! Give us dumb ignorant backwoods hick viewers some credit. You are broadcasting to an audience that is hardcore racing fans. The 10% of random viewers with no idea of the sport is alienating the 90% of your core viewers.<BR/><BR/>By the way FOX, why do those guys move the chains on the football field when teams go ten yards?RPMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-91567517682848595312008-03-30T04:45:00.000-04:002008-03-30T04:45:00.000-04:00anon @ 10:28,I'm not trying to downplay Chrissy Wa...anon @ 10:28,<BR/><BR/>I'm not trying to downplay Chrissy Wallace's accomplishment by any means. I was rooting for her to run well and I thought she did an excellent job. She was a relevant human-interest story and it was good to see her get some attention.<BR/><BR/>The point I was expressing with the "overkill" comment is that she received far more coverage than almost any other driver in a similar position has ever received. We've seen female drivers in the Truck Series, we've seen the children of current NASCAR drivers make their NASCAR debuts, we've seen minority drivers make NACAR debuts, and we've seen Formula 1, Indycar, and Sprint car drivers make their debuts... and I can't remember anyone else receiving nearly the constant coverage she received today in her NASCAR debut.<BR/><BR/>It's good for her of course, but we didn't see nearly this much constant coverage all day long with female Erin Crocker when she made her NASCAR debut, African-American Bill Lester when he made his NASCAR debut, F1 drivers Scott Speed and Juan Montoya when they made their NASCAR debuts, Indycar drivers like Dario Franchitti and Sam Hornish when they made their NASCAR debuts, or other children of NASCAR stars like Stephen Wallace and Justin Labonte when they made their NASCAR debuts.<BR/><BR/>Chrissy absolutely deserved TV coverage, but I thought the coverage was excessive considering the prior precedence in covering the NASCAR debuts of other women, other children of NASCAR drivers, and other "newbies" in general that had more impressive resumes heading into their NASCAR debuts.<BR/><BR/>Newcomers Donny Lia, Ryan Lawler, and Scott Speed outran Chrissy today and were basically ignored, that's where I had the biggest problem. I think the wealth should be spread and other drivers should get shout-outs and attention when they have good runs too.<BR/><BR/>In my opinion (and maybe mine alone, I don't know) TV coverage of new drivers should be earned by performance on the racetrack, and not by that new driver's gender, race, family tree, racing pedigree, or any other factor outside of on-track performance. With racing careers being so dependent on sponsorship money it becomes unfair, in my opinion, when TV time and valuable exposure to new drivers is afforded based on a producer or director's choice of which newcomer is a better storyline and not based on which newcomer is actually running better on the racetrack.stricklinfan82https://www.blogger.com/profile/01808897974344304657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-5508367623160257032008-03-30T02:00:00.000-04:002008-03-30T02:00:00.000-04:00Hey John!Once again, great column. I enjoy reading...Hey John!<BR/><BR/>Once again, great column. I enjoy reading your posts. You need to admit that you really don't like Chris and just get it over with. We are all tired of your constant tirades about him and I am sure hoping you will just come out and say it. <BR/><BR/>The "Digger" cam is a great toy. You guys are missing the point on one thing: Martinsville is boring!!! Anytime you can change it up is always a good thing. You people that complain about "Digger" are the same ones who complain about "Crank it up!" and any type of technical inovations a network might have. This is not the 1990 ESPN coverage that everyone loved. Have any of you been to an actual race? If you sit in the grandstands and watch them go around in circles you don't know anything that's happening unless it is right in front of you. The TV networks do a good job of showing what is happening. <BR/><BR/>To the people who complaing about the ticker. Just remember that we are dealing with a half mile track. On one of the networks someone said that the trucks travel three laps in one minute. You have a 36 truck field and three laps a minute... well can you see how it would be HARD to update the ticker all the time? It's not 1993 technology, its more like who really cares about the guy in eighteenth when there is only seventeen trucks on the lead lap? <BR/><BR/>The Truck race was great and I wish that SPEED could let FOX broadcast the Talladega show. Keep up the good work JD.<BR/><BR/>Isaiah<BR/>PS: Those who don't like "Crank it up" have never been to a race because that is all it is!IKILGOREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929834846546068241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-25883350972656126202008-03-30T01:11:00.000-04:002008-03-30T01:11:00.000-04:00Erin did not get a top 15 until this year, in her ...<B>Erin did not get a top 15 until this year, in her 28th race.</B><BR/><BR/>If we take the comparison back even further, Kelly Sutton finished a career-best 15th once in 54 races over five seasons, with seven overall top 20 finishes.<BR/><BR/>Wallace only has to get a 13th place or better to have done better than Crocker and Sutton in Trucks. An 18th is not a bad start for one race and being 19 years old, so I didn't mind them talking about her today.<BR/><BR/>Her TV presence since when I saw her on NASCAR Now was pretty different. Perhaps they took her in for some quick media training, one of the best sports media trainers in the business is based in Charlotte NC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-77595556386506763032008-03-30T00:04:00.000-04:002008-03-30T00:04:00.000-04:00Also, Matt Crafton had a career best 2nd and wasn'...Also, Matt Crafton had a career best 2nd and wasn't interviewed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-7014377055189407612008-03-29T23:38:00.000-04:002008-03-29T23:38:00.000-04:00Great article.I wish they would have interviewed m...Great article.<BR/><BR/>I wish they would have interviewed more of the drivers as well, like mostly everyone else has said.<BR/><BR/>And I agree with some of the others in the previous topic about Matt Yocum and how he put his arm around Keebler.<BR/><BR/>I know we aren't supposed to bash.. but I'm sorry, I need to vent somewhere. I knew Kyle was gonna wreck Johnny when they restarted. It's so upsetting watching Johnny, one of the most respected drivers out there, get wrecked by some impatient "driver" who wasn't happy with 3rd?! Johnny needed those points. But it's ok Kyle, you got wrecked too, so you should be mad.. yea right.<BR/><BR/>Ok sorry JD. Please don't delete that. I just wanted to let out the frustration.<BR/><BR/>Congrats to Setzer.. I'm proud of that whole organization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com