tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post3042183342479740515..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Craftsman Trucks Are Happy On SPEEDDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-26198426839618723522007-11-16T19:36:00.000-05:002007-11-16T19:36:00.000-05:00The Truck series has constantly put on the best ra...The Truck series has constantly put on the best racing the past 5 years ... <BR/><BR/>I like Ray and Krista and Adam and Rick ... Phil has problems sometimes and messes up stuff ... Mikey is just too hyper sometimes and needs to lay off the extra Coca-Cola ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-33583273680416233102007-11-16T19:31:00.000-05:002007-11-16T19:31:00.000-05:00LOVE THE TRUCKSSpeed has done a great jobGlenn in ...LOVE THE TRUCKS<BR/>Speed has done a great job<BR/><BR/>Glenn in GaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-63260206886726451272007-11-16T01:21:00.000-05:002007-11-16T01:21:00.000-05:00I haved watched the Trucks since the very beginnin...I haved watched the Trucks since the very beginning of the series and it has come a long way. I do not attend a NASCAR Race to see the Cup drivers. I go to a truck race instead where the racing is more like it was in the Winston Cup days. I will not miss watching a truck race on tv unless it is something really important and will tape it for later. I am just happy that there is racing being covered very well on Speed. Any race sure beats regualar tv programming hands down for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-53184934818228150502007-11-15T19:07:00.000-05:002007-11-15T19:07:00.000-05:00Thank you for all the great comments.That is a gre...Thank you for all the great comments.<BR/><BR/>That is a great suggestion about a print box. If I can get the time and funding to move fulltime to a stand-alone website, that will be an option. <BR/><BR/>BTW..Krista Voda had a website for all of those asking for more about her..I think you can figure out the address.<BR/><BR/>Last run for the Trucks tomorrow, I hope its a good race. <BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-37205013839900772032007-11-15T17:05:00.000-05:002007-11-15T17:05:00.000-05:00Couldn't have said it better...JD, you're dead on....Couldn't have said it better...<BR/><BR/>JD, you're dead on. To Krista's open on the "Set Up" to Rick's wrap after the checkers, this is the best pure racing broadcast package. Period. <BR/><BR/>It reminds me of the coverage ESPN used to do back in the day, only with more and better camera angles and snazzier graphics. Can't forget the pit reporting and all of the production elements from big to small within these streamlined broadcasts. <BR/><BR/>Quality on-air talent all around with major props to Phil. He's always on it. Ray's got a voice that might make you wonder how he got into TV, but if he's not in the broadcast, he's missed. No one else is like him and that makes him that much more enjoyable. And even Michael... many's the time I've watched him on other shows and within minutes wishing he'd hush up. But he's in his element with Phil and Ray. <BR/><BR/>All the on-air talent seems to be having a whale of a time when they're on the air. Their enthusiasm's up and the fun is infectious. Can anyone watch this crew cover the most exciting racing NASCAR has to offer and not grow a smile along the way?Tripphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961339747449141551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-15838273135802587242007-11-15T16:22:00.000-05:002007-11-15T16:22:00.000-05:00The many reasons that the Truck races are exciting...The many reasons that the Truck races are exciting are as follows:<BR/>The drivers themselves RACE for the trophy, not just the sponsors. How many times have we seen the leaders, LEADERS mind you, spin out in the final laps, only to still give gracious interviews about "trying hard". It doesn't matter that Toyota, who sponsors Skinner, or Camping World, who sponsors Hornaday, actually mind getting that kind of exposure. A world apart from Cup, where certain "drivers" hang in the back, and take it easy, so as not to ruin the sponsors' day with a wreck. But the absolute pinnacle of the great racing coverage is just that- COVERAGE. "Hi folks, we are here to show you the race, not get in the way." Speed should get an ESPY for coverage. How ironic that would be?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-29657516065252011452007-11-15T12:40:00.000-05:002007-11-15T12:40:00.000-05:00I absolutely love the coverage that Speed gives to...I absolutely love the coverage that Speed gives to the truckseries. It is by far the BEST of the three series as far as reporting, good racing, and excitement. The reporters do an excellent job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-49448236811309562052007-11-15T12:10:00.000-05:002007-11-15T12:10:00.000-05:00John, this was just a fantastic article and a test...John, this was just a fantastic article and a testament to how good the truck series broadcasts have been this year. Any way you can put a "print version" on your articles?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-30052284214070282812007-11-15T11:27:00.000-05:002007-11-15T11:27:00.000-05:00If only Rick Allen could break his habit of counti...If only Rick Allen could break his habit of counting the cautions and continually telling us how close to a record it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-33373709278211883052007-11-15T10:15:00.000-05:002007-11-15T10:15:00.000-05:00The Trucks on SPEED is the best racing going...Got...The Trucks on SPEED is the best racing going...Gotta' love the Hooters Pro Cup and ARCA Series too....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-36108769941420780562007-11-15T10:03:00.000-05:002007-11-15T10:03:00.000-05:00SPEED coverage is always top notch. I would like ...SPEED coverage is always top notch. <BR/><BR/>I would like to see a column about Rick Allen. As a native Nebraskan I know his background but most people probably don't. He's a good guy whose improved tremendously since he started doing the truck series a few years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-65176515468818055232007-11-15T09:46:00.000-05:002007-11-15T09:46:00.000-05:00Another vote for Speed's truck coverage as the bes...Another vote for Speed's truck coverage as the best in covering the actual racing.<BR/><BR/>I had to laugh about Ray Dunlap being the Tony Stewart of pit reporting. He's definitely got his own way of doing things. <BR/><BR/>While Dick Bergren and Wendy Venturini remain my favorite pit reporters, I don't think anyone but Ray would have laid down on the garage floor and stuck his head under the car in order to get an interview the way Ray did that one time with Kyle Busch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-11533812773086136092007-11-15T09:05:00.000-05:002007-11-15T09:05:00.000-05:00For the past three years? it seems that the truck ...For the past three years? it seems that the truck races are ALWAYS better than Cup or Bush races ANYWHERE for three reasons. The TV is better: either because the on air crews are actually excited and devoted to what they are doing; or they stay out of the way if they can't contribute. The racing is better: either drivers are hungry looking for a better ride, or they are Cup guys who go to have fun. Cup drivers used to go to the Bush series to 'have some fun', until that got too over hyped and over scrutinized by the sanctioning body and TV press and over used as a test session. And finally, the drivers themselves are less afraid of offending a sponsor or NASCAR or the PC police. The fan can still get to know 'thier' driver in real unscripted moments that show true personality and passion; something sorely lacking in the Cup series and now, saddly in the Bush series aswell. To my mind the Truck series is the last bastion of old school racing on TV unless you want to chase ARCA or Hooters pro cup around the dial. I find it ironic that after thirty years of watching racing the most exciting and fullfilling race I've seen in years was Tony Stewart's dirt race at Eldora. My hope is that a group of drivers will put together a series at the tracks they ALREADY own and get SPEED to cover it and not allow NASCAR TO STICK ITS NOSE IN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-79103372237086858612007-11-15T08:14:00.000-05:002007-11-15T08:14:00.000-05:00Is it me or does Mikey alwyas seem to shill for th...<B>Is it me or does Mikey alwyas seem to shill for the Toyota teams?<BR/></B><BR/><BR/>It's you. His "pick" driver, for example, is most often someone driving a Chevy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-68614534352166756322007-11-15T08:11:00.000-05:002007-11-15T08:11:00.000-05:00Great story, Mr. D.! I really enjoy SPEED's Truck ...Great story, Mr. D.! I really enjoy SPEED's Truck Series broadcast team. I like Ray's passion for this sport and hope that his days of banishment are over. Krista will make a great addition to the FOX broadcast team in the very near future. Is it me or does Mikey alwyas seem to shill for the Toyota teams?Kevin in Brownsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587307086741704859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-84868236609674688042007-11-15T07:37:00.000-05:002007-11-15T07:37:00.000-05:00I have also really got into the Truck series, and ...I have also really got into the Truck series, and its because of the coverage by Speed that makes it interesting. Krista is great and when Waltrip is not on its a real let down because I like his excitement. Give the guy credit, none of his team made the last race and he still came on Speed and did a great job. Can't wait for this final truck race, more so than the one on Sunday sorry to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-22639693910092723222007-11-15T06:50:00.000-05:002007-11-15T06:50:00.000-05:00Just started watching trucks this year.The races a...Just started watching trucks this year.<BR/><BR/>The races are great, and the enthusiasm the SPEED guys have is fantastic! Michael Waltrip seems genuinely interested in what he's watching, unlike the ESPN guys doing the Cup races.<BR/><BR/>No unnecessary graphics, no music videos, no profiles of the drivers during the last 10 laps...just the racing.<BR/><BR/>Iwish the ESPN crew unerstood how enjoyable it is for people who turn on the TV to watch a race, to actually get to SEE that race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-5973602743711591352007-11-15T03:49:00.000-05:002007-11-15T03:49:00.000-05:00I LOVE the Pick 'em Ups! I found it from watching ...I LOVE the Pick 'em Ups! I found it from watching something on ESPN when they still ran tape delayed there. It was something either a sports update or commercial where I saw Uncle Brenni. I didn't know who he was but figured anyone who drover for NAPA had to be good :)! So I started watching after that. <BR/><BR/>I was in Cali at the time but still 10 or 11 pm to watch races that you *already* knew who won was annoying. If you didn't want to know, you had to avoid anything with sports information for hours! <BR/><BR/>So I was quite happy when they came to SPEED! <BR/><BR/>Everyone does a great job and the knowledge they bring is refreshing! <BR/><BR/>I'm quite excited for Friday's race, not just because of the title fight but because it's going to be some good racing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-11657266996861353132007-11-15T02:38:00.000-05:002007-11-15T02:38:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.WickedJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786052306720946487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-68530279263081615542007-11-15T00:32:00.000-05:002007-11-15T00:32:00.000-05:00Let's show a little love to Adam Alexander. Or as...Let's show a little love to Adam Alexander. Or as I refer to him my little "Double A". He's awesome and has such a calming, smooth voice. He is good looking to but that's just my opinion. Maybe that's why they hired him. Just kidding. He just does an awesome job and I know watch Hotpass because of him as well. He announces on that and did the 48 car when it won at Texas. He was great! Let's not forget about the little people even though JD mentioned him in just a little paragraph.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-66934852883901902802007-11-14T22:30:00.000-05:002007-11-14T22:30:00.000-05:00The Truck Series has been the most enjoyable serie...The Truck Series has been the most enjoyable series to watch on TV all year long. It's racing coverage made for racing fans. As you said JD, no bells and whistles. No color-coded air drawings, no cut-away car showing fans what an ignition switch is or what a valve stem looks like. No Monday Night Football talk, no Bill Engvall Show hype, no ABC Primetime Lineup hype, or Samantha Who talk. No football announcers waxing poetic about the mystique of the sport during green flag racing and no celebrity guests during the race. They just show the race and have nothing but knowledgable racing personalties talking about the race.<BR/><BR/>With a crew of two regular booth announcers and two pit road reporters, they manage to keep the viewers better informed as to what happens on the track and in the pits than some other TV networks are able to do with crews double or triple that size.<BR/><BR/>The only criticism I had all year from Speed's truck series coverage was dumping live coverage of the Mansfield race during the rain delay when it ran into ESPN's Busch Series live coverage window and waited for the Busch race to end at 10PM to present a tape-delayed broadcast of the finish of the Truck race. Of course the constant crawl on the ESPN2 bottom line during the Busch Race spoiled the fact that "Dennis Setzer wins the Truck Series Race at Mansfield" and there was no surprise when we finally got to see run-away leader Rick Crawford blow a tire in the final 10 laps. <BR/><BR/>(I'm not blaming ESPN by any means, it's not their job to hide the outcomes of tape-delayed events on other networks. I completely blame Speed for this senseless decision to tape the finish of the race.)<BR/><BR/>Other than that, Speed has done a fantastic job with their Truck Series coverage. I know this is easy for me to say since I have access to Speed Channel, but I just wish the Cup and Busch Series would be the exclusive property of Speed as well.stricklinfan82https://www.blogger.com/profile/01808897974344304657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-79096934849980032192007-11-14T22:27:00.000-05:002007-11-14T22:27:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.stricklinfan82https://www.blogger.com/profile/01808897974344304657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-2569024402298908542007-11-14T20:06:00.000-05:002007-11-14T20:06:00.000-05:00Personally for me, who has grown weary of the Jimm...Personally for me, who has grown weary of the Jimmie and Jeffie story and the CHASE FOCUS ad nauseaum, the END of the season race I will enjoy will be Friday night's Truck Series.<BR/><BR/>Anything is possible.<BR/><BR/>Busch title wrapped up by Cup driver (Snoozefest to me)<BR/><BR/>Jimmie has the trophy in the bag and I am wondering if we shall see the race or ANY post race coverage with ABC's HORRENDOUS scheduling. They should;ve started the race earlier.<BR/><BR/>I enjoy the guys in the truck booth. I love Mikey but I do think the boy needs to lay off the chocolate and or caffeine before the race. He's been overly excitable even for this MW fan and his voice raise oddly.<BR/><BR/>As if somebody is giving him a wedg--, well, never mind.<BR/><BR/>Friday night feels like old time racing to me and I have only been at this NASCAR watching three and a half years.<BR/><BR/>Kinda pitiful I get it...and many casual fans do not, do not care or have moved on.<BR/><BR/>Also, NASCAR does not get it.<BR/><BR/>If I hear their insincere mantra ONE MORE TIME (parroted by all the drivers on tv shows) We do it ALL FOR THE FANS, I will toss my cookies.<BR/><BR/>So have a glass of wine for the race Mikey, put on your seatbelts, it's gonna be a bumpy, thrilling ride to the finish line. :-)Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-67121543364354153202007-11-14T19:51:00.000-05:002007-11-14T19:51:00.000-05:00I love the racing in the Truck Series to begin wit...I love the racing in the Truck Series to begin with but I think the team that Speed has covering these races, particularly those in the booth, make it even more enjoyable to watch. Phil and Rick are terrific, and I love the enthusiasm that Michael brings to the booth which reflects that of the fans watching at home who get so excited by such great action on the track. Overall, Speed does an excellent job with their broadcasts of these races for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-17138207328095429392007-11-14T19:11:00.000-05:002007-11-14T19:11:00.000-05:00Oh JD, you broke my heart. I would have sworn tha...Oh JD, you broke my heart. I would have sworn that Krista did the set-up show from pit road.<BR/><BR/>Attending a truck race is always great. The next best thing is watching it on SPEED. I know that they are going to cover everything.<BR/><BR/>My only negative is that sometimes the mute button is required for Waltrip’s constant jabber. That, however, is a minor annoyance. SPEED always gets top grades for the fine work that the whole team does to bring us the truck races.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com