In a world where perception is everything, ratings and attendance have become big topics of discussion among NASCAR fans and insiders. Ratings in particular have been of interest to those in control of the sport. But the picture on that front is less than clear. With fluctuating numbers and ratings looking better from the top-down [...]
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Ratings Oddities and Anomalies in NASCAR
September 30th, 2010 
Journo 
Posted in The Business of NASCAR 
Tags: ABC, anc, Camping World Truck Series, cbs, ESPN, espn 2, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, NBC, ratings, SPEED, SPEED Channel, SpeedTV, Truck Series 
19 Comments »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 [...]
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 »Is NASCAR Starting Its Recovery?
April 15th, 2010 Journo The last two seasons have been rough for this sport. Sponsors have left, fields have shrank and teams have folded. Mergers became the new name of the game for many fledgling organizations and layoffs plagued the industry. What NASCAR was faced with was a forced correction thanks to a bad economy. As a result the [...]
Posted in Racing Observations, The Business of NASCAR Tags: Economy, ESPN, Fox, NASCAR, ratings, SPEED, sponsorship, TNT, tv ratings 11 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #58
January 19th, 2010 T.C. It’s a busy NASCAR week, as the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour means a ton of news and announcements. And the Media Tour means we inch ever closer to Daytona. And as we do, it’s Wednesday again, and that means more of your questions and our answers. If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any [...]
Posted in Ask the Insiders Tags: decklid, Michael Waltrip, RCR, richard childress racing, SPEED, spolier, Sponsor, This Week In NASCAR, wing 7 Comments »Hey CWTS on SPEED Crew, We Got Your Back
November 4th, 2009 T.C. I’m coming to this party a little late, but after what I read earlier today, I have to say something. On Saturday, during the pre-race show for the Truck Series race on SPEED, the broadcast crew which includes Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip, Adam Alexander, Ray Dunlap, and Krista Voda, all dressed up for [...]
Where’s The Truck Series Love?
March 16th, 2009 T.C. In past posts here at TNI, we’ve made no bones about the fact that we think the Truck Series gets the shaft. The series proves its worth week in and week out, and has arguably the best racing of the big three. Some of you are finally starting to take notice of the trucks though, as TV [...]
Posted in Racing Observations, The Business of NASCAR Tags: coverage, internet, jayski, NASCAR.com, ratings, Ray Dunlap, SPEED, Tom Jensen, Truck Series, TruckSeries.com, tv 28 Comments »USF1? Yeah, We’ll See (and Jake Elder)
March 2nd, 2009 Journo I’m going to get a bit off topic today, sorry, but the more I learn about this, the more I want to talk about it. I am always a little skeptical of start up teams. The ones that I am especially skeptical of are the ones that don’t give out information, or give out too [...]
The Show Must Go On
February 4th, 2009 T.C. I think it’s interesting that over the last few weeks we’ve seen a major divide develop among those who cover this sport. The divide exists where people take their stance on whether to acknowledge the tough times the sport has had, or not acknowledge them. During the normal Daytona testing period, we saw where some TV folks [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: 2009 season, Daytona, Economy, internet, layoffs, media, SPEED, Truck Series 9 Comments »Is The End Near for USAR Pro Cup?
October 16th, 2008 T.C. USAR announced recently that after a 14 year relationship, Hooters will end its tenure as title sponsor of its Pro Cup Series. As the series heads into its final two races of the 2008 season, much uncertainty exists about the future of the Myrtle Beach based sanctioning body. For those of you that aren’t familiar with the Hooters Pro [...]
Posted in Driver Development, Racing Observations Tags: Brian Vickers, Chad Chaffin, Hooters, Joey Logano, Jon Wood, Pro Cup, Regan Smith, Scott Wimmer, SPEED, USAR 2 Comments »