NBC VP of NASCAR production Jeff Behnke talks back-to-back “radio-style” broadcasts and the “jolt of energy” involved
"It gives fans and viewers an opportunity to feel the passion and the energy up close all the way around the track."
"It gives fans and viewers an opportunity to feel the passion and the energy up close all the way around the track."
"All I want to be remembered as is a race fan who got a job in radio or TV. And for some reason, people liked me."
"Josh is a rising star and has earned a great deal of respect, not only among our FOX NASCAR team but within the NASCAR industry as a whole."
USA will air the eight-part "Race for the Championship" series in 2022.
"The great thing is that instead of these cars just sitting in a dusty museum, somewhere, the fans get to come out and see them where they belong, on a track and running at full song."
Rossi's story isn't well-known by most diehard NASCAR fans or even the drivers. And NASCAR is just fine with that.
It's hard to imagine a more compelling central figure for a behind-the-scenes NASCAR documentary.
Over 6,000 tweets have included the hashtag #LetTimmyRace in support of the underdog racer.
Ratings might be way low but many outside factors influenced that.
Kenseth's calm reaction to the insane finish is certainly unique. And it kinda worked.
Such projects include "a docuseries and a fictionalized limited series" about Wendell Scott's life.
It's quite rare to see a weather delay bump a NASCAR Cup Series race to Tuesday.
Bowyer will finish this season and enter the Fox booth for 2021.
If this wasn't a weekend where the President of the United States was admitted to the hospital with COVID-19, NBC may not have moved the race to NBCSN.
Shortly after joining CBS Sports Network's That Other Pregame Show, Kyle Long is now also launching a weekly talk show on NASCAR's YouTube channel.
FS1 viewers got to see the first half of a 25-year-old NASCAR race twice and only got to hear the second half.
Smith was one of three writers brought in at launch of The Athletic's motorsports vertical last May. He announced Friday that he's been laid off.
France, who stepped down after pleading guilty to a DWI in 2019, has prevailed over a parody Twitter account.
"This rapid-fire collaboration between FOX Sports, NASCAR and iRacing obviously has resonated with race fans, gamers and television viewers across the country in a very positive way. We have learned so much in a relatively short period of time, and we are excited to expand coverage of this brand-new NASCAR esports series to an even wider audience."
The broadcast managed to have fun and not take it too seriously while still respecting the event.
A full TrackPass subscription will cost $4.99 a month, but much of the content available there was previously available for free.
The race finished with audio only, and then video came back just before FS1 threw to college football.
Kligerman has double duty where he will be on NBCSN's Xfinity Series broadcast and then racing in Sunday's Cup Series race.
"The beauty of this story is, it's a story about friendship and a relationship that is told in the setting of NASCAR. It's not a NASCAR story... it's a story about friends."
Everyone onboard the plane was okay and Dale Jr. will be back at Darlington in two weeks.