Live Blogging Sprint Cup Series From Pocono (ESPN - 12PM)

Rain is an issue as ESPN heads into another Sprint Cup Series telecast. Nicole Briscoe will host from the Infield Pit Studio. Brad Daugherty and Rusty Wallace will be alongside.

Allen Bestwick will call the race with Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree from the TV booth. Tim Brewer is in the Tech Garage. Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Dr. Jerry Punch are the pit reporters.

Bestwick made a big difference in the last telecast. Information gaps were gone, the commentary was smooth and all things were put into a veteran's perspective. It was like having a good referee in a basketball game. You never knew he was there.

ESPN's issues continue to be what battles to highlight, easing back on the promotion of other events and figuring out how to handle the finish. Those topics may have been discussed in meetings this week.

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Live Blogging Camping World Trucks From Pocono (9AM - SPEED)

Update: Truck Series race will be live on SPEED at 9AM weather permitting. Here is the resumtion of the original live blog.

The rain is threatening at Pocono while the Camping World Trucks are trying to get their race in at this track with no lights.

Krista Voda starts the pre-race show with Ray Dunlap and Hermie Sadler as the reporters. Rick Allen, Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip will call the race.

Kevin Harvick is on the pole. Hopefully, the trucks will put on a good show. This track is just not the kind that is meant for truck racing. It's too big, too fast and results in little real racing. A series designed for short-tracks is one again racing out of its element.

Rain would be tough for this series as Sunday is not an option for making up the race since the track has no lights and the Cup race will run until at least 4PM ET. Hopefully, the trucks can keep it green and get the race in as scheduled.

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Live Blogging Nationwide Series From Iowa (ESPN2 - 7PM ET)

ESPN continues to mix the talent in the TV booth for the Nationwide Series. This week, Ricky Craven and Kenny Schrader join Marty Reid for the race. Shannon Spake, Jim Noble and Rick DeBruhl are the pit reporters.

This is a strong track for the Nationwide Series cars and should provide good racing. The bad news is that Carl Edwards is flying in from Pocono with the idea in mind of dominating the race from start to finish. Series regulars are going to have their hands full with Edwards.

Schrader moving to the booth is a big step for ESPN. The network had been working the existing pool of talent for the past several years without solid results. Now, Craven and Schrader can combine with Reid knowing none of them are working the Cup races and this is their single focus.

It will be interesting when the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series come together again to see if ESPN backs up and works Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree again on both series or sticks with Reid, Craven and a partner to be named later in the booth. The recent appearances by Rusty Wallace have been pretty tough to take, especially with the ongoing struggles of his NNS team.

Some fans are upset because ESPN did not show either practice of qualifying for this event, despite seemingly having the time on the schedule and the TV equipment in the field. This is nothing new. The Nationwide Series moves to the back burner on ESPN when the Sprint Cup Series telecasts begin.

There is hope on the horizon. ESPN has put some new faces in new places and this series gets Danica Patrick and Travis Pastrana for 2012. In the meantime, it's a one and done show from Iowa Speedway tonight.

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