tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post3573291900564821413..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: SPEED Returning To NASCAR Practice And Qualifying ActionDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-24485072945654918502007-08-10T05:48:00.000-04:002007-08-10T05:48:00.000-04:00Thanks again for your comments, please bear in min...Thanks again for your comments, please bear in mind that one derogatory comment can cause a post to be deleted. Why ruin your idead and opinions with personal attacks? TV industry insiders read this blog every day, and it is a great opportunity to get your true feelings across about the NASCAR TV partners.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-77999959204003217022007-08-09T23:58:00.000-04:002007-08-09T23:58:00.000-04:00Yay SPEED. This means less talking, more drivers, ...Yay SPEED. This means less talking, more drivers, more real NASCAR news, and NO DRAFT TRACK. I hate that, it's the biggest waste of time. I can see the cars moving in faster I don't need crappy computer graphics to show it. But the best part, SPEED comes on the air and doesn't go off of NASCAR for six hours. Love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-8335022601522810312007-08-09T23:51:00.000-04:002007-08-09T23:51:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-40195497839557636602007-08-09T23:40:00.000-04:002007-08-09T23:40:00.000-04:00Great comments guys, and I dropped Steve an email ...Great comments guys, and I dropped Steve an email about the NFL issue. I will make it a stand-alone post when he answers, but it might not be until Monday. btw...he is a great guy.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-4985450963979865862007-08-09T22:45:00.000-04:002007-08-09T22:45:00.000-04:00Is Steve going to do an NFL game this year like la...Is Steve going to do an NFL game this year like last year? FOX has 7 games on Dover weekend. (Week 3 of the Regular Season>)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-76219414768039119772007-08-09T22:37:00.000-04:002007-08-09T22:37:00.000-04:00Thank you God!!!!SPEED is sooooo far ahead of ESPN...Thank you God!!!!<BR/><BR/>SPEED is sooooo far ahead of ESPN it's not funny. <BR/><BR/>As far as SPEED having pressure on them, you've got to be kidding. ESPN couldn't handle the pressure that SPEED put on them. SPEED RULES!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-39855836049918598052007-08-09T21:55:00.000-04:002007-08-09T21:55:00.000-04:00I'm ecstatic to hear that Speed is coming back wit...I'm ecstatic to hear that Speed is coming back with more coverage! ESPN has been extremely disappointing on so many levels! Speed Channel absolutely provides the best and most comprehensive coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-7638017092261751202007-08-09T14:16:00.000-04:002007-08-09T14:16:00.000-04:00Sophiaz,It wasn't ESPN who moved Classic on your c...Sophiaz,<BR/><BR/>It wasn't ESPN who moved Classic on your cable system line-up. It was your cable system!<BR/><BR/>ESPN would prefer Classic to be part of basic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-8157753124931198512007-08-09T13:19:00.000-04:002007-08-09T13:19:00.000-04:00Well, ESPN in all their CRAP NASCAR coverage, has ...Well, ESPN in all their CRAP NASCAR coverage, has just moved ESPN CLASSIC from normal cable to DIGITAL TIER on Time Warner!?<BR/><BR/>This will STINK for any rain outs that need to be moved to CLASSIC as folks who watch NASCAR will be gypped, just as the folks are who cannot get SPEED or don't want to pay the high fees.<BR/><BR/>I am kind of disgusted by this but the justification is for ESPNHD and ESPNU channels will be packages with CLASSIC.<BR/><BR/>I honestly think if ESPN continues to do so poorly and starts channel hopping for rainouts because they are busy showing POKER and BINGO and other minutia as a sport on ESPN1 and 2, maybe we can hope they shoot themselves in the feet as having too much stuff to shuffle.<BR/><BR/>Then they would lose the NASCAR contract.<BR/><BR/>Seems they are shooting their toes off one by one with their DREADFUL Qualifying and Practice coverages.<BR/><BR/>SophiazSophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-58395983656306656532007-08-09T10:17:00.000-04:002007-08-09T10:17:00.000-04:00Thank goodness, SPEEDHD is coming to DirecTV next ...Thank goodness, SPEEDHD is coming to DirecTV next month. That's the only reason, I'm in favor of practice and qualifying on ESPN2 is ESPN2HD..Soonershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349597540136749601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-9405629490319055112007-08-09T09:47:00.000-04:002007-08-09T09:47:00.000-04:00What wonderful news!!! Maybe ESPN might just learn...What wonderful news!!! Maybe ESPN might just learn not to fix something that isn't broken. No more listening to the totally uninterested (and it does show ESPN!) announcers. Racing is a very unique sport with a great many things bubbling over, around, under and sideways. ESPN should just hire the right announcers and, although I do like Andy Petree and Dr. P, replace Rusty 'Whiner' with AB or Mike J. What a great combo that would be!!!! Thank you John for keeping us all informed - and don't leave us!chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751889821381250237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-978860700187705582007-08-09T08:55:00.000-04:002007-08-09T08:55:00.000-04:00John,The pressure is now on ESPN, Sponsors will no...John,<BR/>The pressure is now on ESPN, Sponsors will now see how Qualifying and Practice coverage can maximize return. <BR/>True SPEED will never have the whole race weekend due to limited brodcasting in some areas, but they will have the majority of NASCAR air time for these race weekends. This will amount to a big monetary hit to ESPN. SPEED will have more sponsor time (i.e Dollars) than ESPN. <BR/><BR/>With the head to head programing of Prerace action on Sunday SPEED contues the onslaught on sponser dollers. It is only a matter of time untill ESPN's sponsors realize they are not getting what they are paying for. ESPN's hype machine is starting to crack around the edges. <BR/><BR/>One can only imagane what ESPN will do with the Watkins Glenn coverage. <BR/><BR/>What prerace clap trap will be hoisted upon the poor NASCAR Nation now? <BR/><BR/>What humiliating music videos we will have to endure? <BR/><BR/>Who will be the "special guest looser" interviewed in the middle of the race by Basketball Boy and Football Girl, and UPS Man (sorry Dale, you know I still like you)? <BR/><BR/>WIll Brent sober up in-time to make inane comments about race attendence? <BR/><BR/>Tune in Sponsors for this weeks Train Wreck, and see how your money is being wasted. <BR/><BR/>Sponsors please continue to trow your dollars away on this sub par coverage as fans switch to diffent media outlets for there race coverage. <BR/><BR/>Don't worry I'm sure the IRS will let you deduct your NASCAR Marketing money as a loss. <BR/><BR/>If they give you a hard time just show them a clip of "Shut Up and Drive" and they will allow the full deduction.<BR/><BR/>I wish all the best to Marty,John, Wendy and the rest of Boys at SPEED.<BR/>Sponser dollars are waiting you at the end of the Broadcast Rainbow.<BR/>RJPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-27447437783879755102007-08-09T08:12:00.000-04:002007-08-09T08:12:00.000-04:00There's no pressure on Speed from ESPN. Hands dow...There's no pressure on Speed from ESPN. Hands down the coverage of NASCAR is better on Speed. I'm really glad that qualifying and practice will be back on a channel that understands and respects racing, not one that is trying to sandwich it in between little league games. 2 races in and ESPN hasn't shown me any reason why I should waste a Sunday afternoon watching their telecast.GinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828669350024430018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-45728966543825077402007-08-09T07:52:00.000-04:002007-08-09T07:52:00.000-04:00I think that they need to just do away with espn t...I think that they need to just do away with espn they are boring and nascar now is a joke with people that don't know a thing about racing. I enjoy hearing the news of the day but the announcers don't even get the drivers names right. Just leave it on fox or speed. The perfect announcers would be the the three thats doing qualifying on speed and Darryl Waltrip Kenny Wallace and Jimmy spencer for the beginning of the races. Race day is so funny yet informative. I like announcers that like to have fun but also knows their nascar and gets correct information out to the fansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-37963938484673681052007-08-09T07:38:00.000-04:002007-08-09T07:38:00.000-04:00I'll explain why I think ESPN2 is cutting back:Mic...I'll explain why I think ESPN2 is cutting back:<BR/><BR/>Michigan and Bristol - Little League Baseball Championships<BR/><BR/>California - College Football<BR/>Richmond - Friday afternoon events<BR/><BR/>Loudon-Texas: Qualifying on Friday. College Football on Saturday.<BR/><BR/>Talladega: Final practice on Friday, qualifying on Saturday.<BR/><BR/>Lowe's: Qualifying on Thursday, Final Practice on Friday afternoon.<BR/><BR/>So much football on ESPN2 that they have to cut back on NASCAR's coverage. But NASCAR wants a network Sunday, so the series will be on the ESPN Broadcast Network.<BR/><BR/>There is some politicking with the cable system because some want Speed to be "upper tier" while MTV (which is another pain; they killed NASCAR fans with some of their betrayals) stays in the basic tiers.Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366544608847776006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-70042521161498926012007-08-09T06:17:00.000-04:002007-08-09T06:17:00.000-04:00espn has taken race coverage to a new level and it...espn has taken race coverage to a new level and its so far below fox and speed it makes me sick they dont even show the race instead they show what producers think is important like interviews they did before the race that aready aired 3-4 times its disgusting<BR/> georgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-49701517904531738372007-08-09T06:13:00.000-04:002007-08-09T06:13:00.000-04:00the way I saw it was that SPEED set the bar and ES...the way I saw it was that SPEED set the bar and ESPN was compared to SPEED and failed miserably.<BR/><BR/>I don't really see much pressure on SPEED being compared to the coverage we've seen on ESPN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-57654512677010634042007-08-09T05:34:00.000-04:002007-08-09T05:34:00.000-04:00I couldn't agree more that ESPN has been a huge di...I couldn't agree more that ESPN has been a huge disappointment so far. Their decision to not cover quals and practices is yet another example of how they treat race fans as third class viewers. I do have one bone to pick...how you can say that DW isn't 'all about me' puzzles me. In every broadcast I hear DW and Jeff Hammond talking about what they used to do, what they would do, etc. scattered amid plugs for Mikey and Toyota. Too often their 'humor' seems to take precedence over the actual race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-47508265212119001092007-08-09T00:50:00.000-04:002007-08-09T00:50:00.000-04:00http://espnmediazone.com^That's the site where you...http://espnmediazone.com<BR/><BR/>^That's the site where you can find all of the scheduling for NASCAR events on the ESPN family of networks.<BR/><BR/>The SPEED team is fine, but where's Mike Joy and Dick Berggren. Didn't they used to do the second half of the season when they were done covering races?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-60537677019960308092007-08-09T00:31:00.000-04:002007-08-09T00:31:00.000-04:00StricklanfanThank you for being a sweetheart to fi...Stricklanfan<BR/><BR/>Thank you for being a sweetheart to find the ESPN coverage listings. I so appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>We can only HOPE ESPN loses some of those qualifying gigs since they stink up the joint with their "coverage."<BR/><BR/>And also thanks for posting the Michigan week for us all here.<BR/><BR/>That schedule looks TOO SWEET!!!Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-45131324742132510732007-08-08T23:34:00.000-04:002007-08-08T23:34:00.000-04:00Sophiaz,According to ESPN here is a summary of the...Sophiaz,<BR/><BR/>According to ESPN here is a summary of their practice/qualifying coverage for the rest of the year:<BR/><BR/>Watkins Glen - qualifying and happy hour<BR/>Michigan - none<BR/>Bristol - none<BR/>California - none<BR/>Richmond - happy hour and qualiffying<BR/>Loudon - qualifying<BR/>Dover - qualifying<BR/>Kansas - qualifying<BR/>Talladega - none<BR/>Lowe's - qualifying and happy hour<BR/>Martinsville - qualifying<BR/>Atlanta - qualifying<BR/>Texas - qualifying<BR/>Phoenix - ?????<BR/>Homestead - ?????<BR/><BR/>I wonder if Speed will be allowed to cover happy hour or any of the morning practices on the weekends ESPN2 is only covering qualifying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-88181454642085621532007-08-08T23:27:00.000-04:002007-08-08T23:27:00.000-04:00YES!!! Thank goodness for the Little League World ...YES!!! Thank goodness for the Little League World Series. It looks like that is the reason ESPN2 isn't doing practice or qualifying shows, at least on Michigan weekend anyway (not sure what's going on the other weekends ESPN will be absent on Fridays and Saturdays).<BR/><BR/>Look at Friday's schedule on Speed at Michigan:<BR/><BR/>11-11:30 - NASCAR Live<BR/>11:30-1:00 - Cup Practice<BR/>1:00-2:30 - Busch Practice<BR/>2:30-3:00 - Go or Go Home<BR/>3:00-4:30 - Cup Qualifying<BR/>4:30-5:30 - Busch Happy Hour<BR/>5:30-6:30 - NASCAR Live<BR/>6:30-7:00 - Survival of the Fastest<BR/>7:00-8:00 - Trackside<BR/><BR/>It's like Daytona Speedweeks all over again, if anything's going on at the track Speed Channel is there to cover it. Plus no Rhianna, no Aerosmith, no general sports broadcasters, no interviews with X-Games participants, and no extensive video package for every car that is ever shown on TV. Thanks Speed!<BR/><BR/>Hey ESPN, please do what TNT did when they covered NASCAR this year. Show up on Sunday afternoon for the race and leave NASCAR fans alone the rest of the week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-12408861303034688222007-08-08T23:20:00.000-04:002007-08-08T23:20:00.000-04:00SPEED will never get full coverage because it's no...SPEED will never get full coverage because it's not AVAILABLE everywhere of you have to pay thru the nose to get it on upper tier of cable with Timewarner. Digital cable is a pain with it's own BOX and REMOTE (I had the worlds BEST REMOTE with my 31 inch GE TV but that's another story! :-) )<BR/><BR/>But are you saying John that SPEED will have practice and qualifying THE REST OF THE SEASON? You said drivers and sponsors were not happy with ESPN coverage of these things! HA, no kidding.<BR/><BR/>I also believe you MUST be joking to think SPEED has pressure about TABLOID ESPN???<BR/><BR/>I am just HAPPY if it is INDEED TRUE SPEED will show Friday shows again. I got **** SICK of missing qualifying laps and when they WERE supposed to be on TV they had to show some lame interview or some other useless PRETAPED VIDEO.<BR/><BR/><B> IF SPEED IS BACK For good on Friday's please somebody, confirm this!!</B><BR/><BR/>Thanks John<BR/><BR/>SophiazSophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-83227437575941059892007-08-08T22:11:00.000-04:002007-08-08T22:11:00.000-04:00From what I've seen from ESPN so far this season I...From what I've seen from ESPN so far this season I don't believe SPEED, Fox or TNT needs to be concerned about any "pressure" of following ESPN. ESPN so far this year has been a MAJOR disappointment in all areas of their NASCAR coverage. If it wasn't for AB and a few other long time NASCAR pro's on ESPN, they'd be totally lost. I second anonymous' idea above of SPEED buying out ESPN's second half of the season. ESPN so far has fallen flat on their face.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530553847645526841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-53732780362353254742007-08-08T21:42:00.000-04:002007-08-08T21:42:00.000-04:00I'll tell you what, if SPEED could afford to buy t...I'll tell you what, if SPEED could afford to buy the rights to Cup races after Fox's half-season, we'd all be better off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com