Jimmie Johnson won the race on Sunday and edged a little closer to the points lead, but I think the bigger story was something that happened off the track. After 30 years on pit road, reporter Dr. Dick Berggren retired, making Dover his last race. Berggren, like so many broadcasting greats who came before him [...]
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We Lost A Big Hat on Sunday
June 3rd, 2012 
Journo 
Posted in NASCAR News, Racing Observations 
Tags: broadcast, Dick Berggren, Dover, ESPN, Fox, NASCAR 
7 Comments »Welcome Back Allen Bestwick
July 22nd, 2011 T.C. *For whatever reason the comment section accidentally got closed on this post. It’s back open now and ready for your comments. We apologize for the error! We don’t do a lot of posts about the TV coverage around here, because we don’t see much of it live and there are some great sites out there [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: Allen Bestwick, ESPN, Fox, play by play, TNT, tv 17 Comments »TV Ratings Improved. Now Let’s Move On
June 14th, 2011 Journo Ratings. Ratings. Ratings. For the last several seasons following the highs and lows of TV viewership in NASCAR has been as much a sport as the action on track every weekend. From NASCAR’s height in 2005 to its lowpoint last season the sport’s media latched onto the storyline of NASCAR’s decline. The weekly reports of [...]
Farmers-Hendrick Deal Good For NASCAR
June 13th, 2011 T.C. The business end of NASCAR is finally starting to turn around, and we saw proof of it this last week. On Tuesday, Farmers Insurance announced a three year deal to sponsor Kasey Kahne’s #5 Chevrolets at Hendrick Motorsports. Farmers will be the primary sponsor for 22 races each season, and will get “prominent brand placement” [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: business, Economy, Farmers Insurance, Fox, hendrick motorsports, Kasey Kahne, sponsorship, tv ratings No Comments »Did Chad Knaus Say What I Think He Said?
May 31st, 2011 Journo fleet·ing ex·ple·tive a non-scripted verbal profanity or obscenity expressed and broadcast during a live television broadcast or radio broadcast. The term appears primarily in discussions of United States broadcasting law. Yep, he did. If you watched the Coca-Cola 600 all the way through Sunday night, you were treated to a little fleeting expletive courtesy of Chad Knaus. As Jimmie Johnson’s engine [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, Racing Observations, The Business of NASCAR Tags: Chad Knaus, fine, fines, fleeting expletive, Fox, hendrick motorsports, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, sanction, tv 35 Comments »The Power of Great Storylines
March 7th, 2011 Journo The top-ten in Sunday’s Cup race was a diverse group. The drivers came from nine different teams, three different countries, all four manufacturers, and they ranged in age from 27 to 40. And your winner? Well, he was doing backflips. On Saturday, it was an old face in victory lane and a history making moment [...]
NASCAR Missing Out Big With Online Offerings
August 3rd, 2010 T.C. As NASCAR continues to look for ways to improve the sport, both on and off the track, one area I believe they are missing a huge opportunity is with their online content. While there are plenty of articles, blog posts, and video clips available at NASCAR.com and the many other racing related websites, NASCAR is trailing [...]
The Teams You Won’t See On TV
May 31st, 2010 T.C. When you watch a race on TV, or see one in person, certain people get the spotlight. The drivers of course, are at the top of this list. Everyone knows them. Team personnel are next, with crew chiefs and a few select crew members getting most of the notoriety. You will also probably notice the presence [...]
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #76
May 26th, 2010 T.C. Race week in Charlotte is in full effect. Fans will descend on the QC this week to watch the Coca Cola 600 and to check out all there is to see in the center of the NASCAR universe. In case you are coming to town and are looking for stuff to do, we’ve put together a nice list to [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: 1080i, 720p, all star race, All-Star, Brian Vickers, Casey Mears, coke 600, ESPN, Fox, Monaco grand prix, Phoenix Racing, Red Bull, Scott Speed 6 Comments »Want ‘Inside NASCAR’? Show Them The Money
April 22nd, 2010 T.C. There was an interesting post by our friend John Daly today over at The Daly Planet regarding Showtime’s weekly NASCAR show, Inside NASCAR (see it here). Apparently since it’s inception, many fans have been angry that such a great NASCAR show is only available on a premium channel; especially since SPEED canceled their weekly show, This Week In NASCAR, in [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR Tags: ESPN, Fox, Inside NASCAR, NASCAR, NASCAR media group, Showtime, SPEED, The Daly Planet, This Week In NASCAR 26 Comments »