tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post5103660840727081175..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Kyle Petty Gets No Respect From Fox SportsDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-10538930581632386832007-05-30T22:15:00.000-04:002007-05-30T22:15:00.000-04:00Unfortunately, NASCAR tries to limit the access of...Unfortunately, NASCAR tries to limit the access of the non-paying media (websites and blogs) to pictures and video. This is a picture of Kyle that is currently in the public domain. Thanks for making the point.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-10977211535795067192007-05-30T20:49:00.000-04:002007-05-30T20:49:00.000-04:00John, I have to agree that Kyle's not getting any ...John, I have to agree that Kyle's not getting any respect...especially when you have his picture on your page with a sponsor that he hasn't had in a couple of years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-65435703048896877592007-05-29T13:07:00.000-04:002007-05-29T13:07:00.000-04:00I was on the Tony Stewart channel when it happened...I was on the Tony Stewart channel when it happened - actually I was out of the tv room and came back to find the picture frozen, when I flipped over to the next HotPass channel it was black, when I flipped back to Tony's it was black. All 6 HotPass channels were totally black for the rest of the race.<BR/><BR/>Figures that horrid guy who came up with NASCAR Nation is the one in charge!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-74057462472539492952007-05-29T09:36:00.000-04:002007-05-29T09:36:00.000-04:00Now you've gone and gotten my panties in a wad. I...Now you've gone and gotten my panties in a wad. It didn't bother me so much, the winner centric ending to a race. It's all about winning right? But now, after reading your blog for a few weeks, I'm really frustrated about seeing the end. It really doesn't make sense to not show more than one car cross the finish line after a six hour race. I guess that since fox doesn't carry the chase, they aren't interested in the points race?<BR/><BR/>While at the track, I usually feel that PRN is airing a different race. Thier version of what's going on usually is more of what they wish was going on instead of action on the track. <BR/>It did push me to listen to driver chatter more and that's good. But PRN and Doug Rice suck a big one.Bill Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331418114008617236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-50736471174977902822007-05-28T22:09:00.000-04:002007-05-28T22:09:00.000-04:00Congratulations to Casey Mears and his team on a g...Congratulations to Casey Mears and his team on a great job in the Coca Cola 600. I'd like to comment on today's version of Nascar. It reeks not only of false drama, very questionable yellow flags when a driver gets too far ahead of the field, and downright race fixing. The announcers it seem have a script line to stick to and if they don't someone starts to talk over them. I believe this problem starts at the top levels of the sport. What I thought would never happen seems to have happened. They lost touch with their core base of fans, fans who liked going to Bristol to see if anyone could beat DW that year, fans who would root against Dale Earnhardt as he bumped their driver out of the way and went on to win the race. Race fans nowadays don't have the foggiest idea of what the sports roots really are. Nascar has sold out. I think it all started when they took Nascar away from ESPN and let the highest bidder take away what ESPN had helped build. Without ESPN's coverage I would not have become as big of a fan as I was. I find my interest in the sport fading away as fast as Nascar's integrity. There doesn't seem to be anything real in Nascar anymore. Drivers who actually are real (Tony Stewart) speak their minds about the sport and get called into the hauler to be reminded that while they live in America they don't enjoy the same freedom of speech as the rest of the country unless it to sing the praises of today' corporate business. Well I for one am tired of Nascar telling anyone who will listen that they understand their audience and that they are making changes for the fans. This fan says you can have today's nascar, give me back my Nascar of the 70's and 80's where there were no scripts to follow, drivers who actually said what was on their minds, and the races were decided by the action on the track, not in the almighty nascar hauler.<BR/><BR/>Tim G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-48513089332148810542007-05-28T21:24:00.000-04:002007-05-28T21:24:00.000-04:00You know what? This is the first time I've been g...You know what? This is the first time I've been glad they've only showed the winner. Why? Because I'm a long-suffering Casey Mears fan, and I NEVER get to see him during the course of a race, much less where he finishes or why he finished that way.<BR/><BR/>This time, there was a legitimate reason for showing only Mears as he crossed the line - it's the first time he has <B>ever</B> won a Cup race. I would think that a first win is a big deal, no matter who the driver is, and that focus on him in this situation is warranted. I certainly wouldn't have begrudged this particular policy if it had been JJ Yeley or Reed Sorenson who had won his first race last night instead, or if Kyle Petty had won his first race in a long long time. <BR/><BR/>Kyle Petty gets plenty of respect from all quarters. But right now, you're not respecting Casey Mears and his first Cup win. For the most part I agree with your columns, but not this time.JHDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520556026815084964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-33576194019305711802007-05-28T21:17:00.000-04:002007-05-28T21:17:00.000-04:00I agree with you 100% about the injustice that Fox...I agree with you 100% about the injustice that Fox Sports did to Kyle Petty. Unfortunately, this isn't the first time and they aren't the only TV crew to do it. I have been a fan of The King all my life, and now I am a fan of Petty Enterprises as a team. When ESPN used to carry all the races, you would get a rundown of the field, you'd get to see 'your' favorite car, even if it wasn't running in the top 10. The past few years, the Petty cars might as well have been invisible as far as the TV coverage is concerned. Oh sure, if they wreck we see the coverage OVER and OVER again and have to listen to the inane 'commentary' of the morons in the booth. But let one of the Petty cars do well, and you don't hear anything. It's hard to even FIND the cars when you're looking at the TV unless you're sitting right up against the TV. When they do a 'rundown' of the top 20 cars, all of the TV crews will skip over either Bobby Labonte or Kyle Petty if they are running there. This sport wouldn't be where it is today if it weren't for the Pettys, and the TV crews need to have some respect. The Petty Fanbase may not be as big as the Budweiser nation, but there's still a big Petty contingent, and we're TRUE BLUE! GOOD JOB KYLE ON THE 600 FINISH--YOU MADE US ALL VERY PROUD!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045657434707338214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-90619562345229041552007-05-28T20:18:00.000-04:002007-05-28T20:18:00.000-04:00The same Chris Long who also got Alan Bestwick rem...The same Chris Long who also got Alan Bestwick removed from INC and sent to pit road instead of the broadcast booth for the races because Long and Bestwick didn't get along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-53069198139740537092007-05-28T17:31:00.000-04:002007-05-28T17:31:00.000-04:00I have the Hot Pass and never lost the sound or th...I have the Hot Pass and never lost the sound or the picture. Maybe it was just the particular channel you were on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-78055082557065076962007-05-28T17:07:00.000-04:002007-05-28T17:07:00.000-04:00As a Former ARCA/Busch Series Crew Member I found ...As a Former ARCA/Busch Series Crew Member I found out real quickly when I was in the sport that the main thing is the all "Mighty $$$" Now it doesn't matter how much talent you have it all depends on how much $$ you can bring to the table. This sport is going to be ruined by the greediness of people who are only involved to make $$.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720028920180510405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-46063210581856882572007-05-28T14:49:00.000-04:002007-05-28T14:49:00.000-04:00After twenty plus years of dedicated Nascar suppor...After twenty plus years of dedicated Nascar support I have pretty much given up on Nascar as a whole. If you ever attend a race, they will suck you for every penny you have if you let them, from a $6.00 beer to a $3.00 bottle of water. <BR/>I was reading an article on jayski.com last night where Humpy Wheeler was complaining about Nascar taking the drama out of qualifying and the attendance for qualifying at his races suffering for it. I was at the fall race at Charlotte last year and myself and five others planned on going to qualifying. When we got to the track and we were told that it would cost us $22.00 per person we left. What happened to watching qualifying for a couple of bucks.<BR/>I will attend many more local dirt tracks in my area (non Nascar tracks) and eventually faze Nascar out completely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-4712392005415342312007-05-28T13:15:00.000-04:002007-05-28T13:15:00.000-04:00DirecTV was recently purchased by the parent compa...DirecTV was recently purchased by the parent company of Fox Sports, called News Corp. The former Executive Producer of NASCAR on Fox, David Hill, is now the head of DirecTV. The former VP at SPEED, Chris Long, is now at DirecTV running the Hot Pass package. Yes, that is the Chris Long that created NASCAR Nation.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-85209020862906057552007-05-28T12:45:00.000-04:002007-05-28T12:45:00.000-04:00Hey bevo, I never got my HotPass feeds turned back...Hey bevo, I never got my HotPass feeds turned back on!! I had a black screen starting at about 9 pm, plus the info screen showed the information for the next race. I called DirecTV and complained and got a $15 credit. I missed the music stuff because I had the alternate audio track on for the in-car radio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-70280348382631859022007-05-28T12:43:00.000-04:002007-05-28T12:43:00.000-04:00I saw that Kyle's dad, Richard Petty, was as the I...I saw that Kyle's dad, Richard Petty, was as the Indy 500. To bad Richard didn't see his son finish in third in the Coke Zero car in the Coca Cola 600. Thank goodness the ball and stick producer from Fox will only ruin the finish of one more race this season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-46045820123363402442007-05-28T10:07:00.000-04:002007-05-28T10:07:00.000-04:00I don't think that Fox has any interest in driving...I don't think that Fox has any interest in driving fans over to HotPass, it doesn't put more money in their pockets. The only driver who is on every week is Junior, they do a pretty good job of rotating the other four. On the Stewart channel last night though they started to play music for some unknown reason. Entire songs with song title and artist on the screen. Also with about 20 laps left they turned off all of the feeds, somebody with a real big brain forgot that they needed more time for a 600 mile race than a 500 . We ended up missing about 5 laps before they turned them back on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-61937606283665252142007-05-28T09:59:00.000-04:002007-05-28T09:59:00.000-04:00It seems to me that if NASCAR makes he top 3 drive...It seems to me that if NASCAR makes he top 3 drivers stay to talk to the media, then the media should AT LEAST show the top three drivers across the finish line.<BR/><BR/>Just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-16639341539625182452007-05-28T09:35:00.000-04:002007-05-28T09:35:00.000-04:00You've nailed what Fox has done-trying to create "...You've nailed what Fox has done-trying to create "drama" for the non-race fans by focusing on the leader. <BR/><BR/>My first recall the over-the-top attempt at drama in live televised racing was when Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500. CBS kept showing his mother inside the her van, not wanting to look, she was so nervous. Nice sidelight, but it went on and on, and folks I talked to about it recalled it as too much then too. <BR/><BR/>Now we get that kind of crap all the time. I'm afraid the ESPN racing coverage of the 80's won't be the ESPN we see later this season, so prepare for it. At least they show most of the finish-they did it for the Busch race Saturday.<BR/><BR/>Jim...RaleighAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-13678028737329327552007-05-28T08:49:00.000-04:002007-05-28T08:49:00.000-04:00I would think that Coke would be upset,and have so...I would think that Coke would be upset,and have something to say.<BR/> Afterall it was the COKE 600 and the car they picked to sponsor,was not shown crossing the finishline in third.<BR/> Not to mention it was also his best finish in twenty years,and he is a former winner of the 600.<BR/> And the car just looked Great,put it on TV !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-19054663199031858132007-05-28T07:49:00.000-04:002007-05-28T07:49:00.000-04:00As a Kyle Petty fan, I will note that DW and Mike ...As a Kyle Petty fan, I will note that DW and Mike Joy both, in the last laps, were making the comment (as fuel ran low) that not only might Mears or Yeley win, but so might Petty. (I will also confess to yelling at the TV for them to shut up, or they'd jinx Kyle!)<BR/><BR/>I must overall agree - for Petty's best finish since (I believe) his Dover win in 1995!, this was a sad commentary. They sure took their time getting to interview him after the race, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-89798709114002220072007-05-28T07:20:00.000-04:002007-05-28T07:20:00.000-04:00I have read your article ,that Kyle Petty gets no ...I have read your article ,that Kyle Petty gets no respect from fox.I agree with you 100%;I am a huge fan of Kyle Petty and while I was happy for Casey Mears I was angry that I did not see Kyle cross the finish line.Now if they are doing this to get people to order direct tv's hotpass it will not help,I have ordered hotpass and it is pretty cold from what I have seen.It has the same drivers week after week and your viewing is limited to a couple of cars with in a short distance of those drivers.So don't waste the money.If your like me,I am a Petty fan but I still like to see whats going on with the rest of the drivers because I'm a RACE FAN!Congradulations to Kyle Petty and Petty Enterprises,I knew you still have it in you Kyle.AS for these T.V. stations,Stop sitting on your brains and give the fans what they want to see whether it is pay tv or not.I have Direct tv and even though it is on fox I still have to pay for it.Thank You,Richard DaytonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-52286786406551603152007-05-28T06:48:00.000-04:002007-05-28T06:48:00.000-04:00It has become increasingly obvious that Fox and ES...It has become increasingly obvious that Fox and ESPN neither know or care what fans watching races want to see. Or what creates 'excitement and drama' about racing. Overuse of in car camera shots leaves viewers with no perspective of where cars are on the track in relation to each other. Focusing on one car at a time does the same thing. Is you favorite driver closing on the car ahead of him? You'll never know by watching the broadcast. The frustrating crawler that takes up so much room at the top of the screen rarely gives relevant information...like intervals between cars, or the cars a lap down...that would help fans keep perspective on what's happening on track beyond what TV chooses to show.<BR/> Several times last night, Fox was focusing on one car, accidently shoaing other cars in the background. At least twice, one of those cars started to have trouble, and the shot was switched to another car, forcing them to show the incident in replay. Someone in the booth isn't paying attention to what's happening on the track.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com