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NASCAR Related TV Listings
(note: channel/network key at bottom of the listings
for example, what is ESPNC? see the key at bottom of the listings....)
Schedule is tentative and subject to change
News below in the TV News Section - click here
Broadcasters for TV Coverage of races and some shows below in the Broadcast Section - click here
Listings are subject to change, check local listings
TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE
Wed Jul 1
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Thu Jul 2
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm NASCAR Classics: 2007 Daytona SPEED
3:00 pm Camping World Touring Series - Infineon SPEED
4:00 pm NSCS Daytona Practice SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
5:30 pm NNS Daytona Final Practice ESPN2
6:30 pm NSCS Daytona Final Practice SPEED
8:00 pm NASCAR Hall of Fame Nominations SPEED
Fri Jul 3
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 am NASCAR Hall of Fame Nominations SPEED
8:00 am NASCAR Hall of Fame Nominations SPEED
1:00 pm NNS Daytona Pole Qualifying ESPN2
2:30 pm Inside the Headsets SPEED
3:00pm NASCAR Live SPEED
4:00 pm NSCS Daytona Pole Qualifying SPEED
7:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
7:00 pm Trackside at Daytona SPEED
7:30 pm NNS Countdown ESPN
8:00 pm NNS: Subway Jalapeńo 250 at Daytona ESPN
11:00 pm NSCS Daytona Pole Qualifying SPEED
Sat Jul 4
2:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
2:00 am Trackside at Daytona SPEED
2:30 am NNS: Subway Jalapeńo 250 at Daytona ESPN2
10:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
11:00 am Trackside at Daytona SPEED
12:00 pm NNS: Subway Jalapeńo 250 at Daytona ESPNC
12:00 pm My All-Star Win SPEED
12:30 pm NASCAR Performance SPEED
1:00 pm NASCAR Smarts SPEED
1:30 pm NASCAR in a Hurry SPEED
2:00 pm ROLEX Sports Car Series: Daytona SPEED
4:30 pm NASCAR RaceDay SPEED
6:30 pm NASCAR on TNT Live! TNT
7:30 pm Countdown to Green TNT
8:00 pm NSCS: Coke Zero 400 at Daytona (green flag ~8:19pm) TNT
Sun Jul 5
1:00 am ROLEX Sports Car Series: Daytona SPEED
7:00 pm Speed Report SPEED
8:00 pm NASCAR Victory Lane Daytona SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED
10:00 pm NASCAR Hall of Fame Nominations SPEED
Mon Jul 6
2:00 am Speed Report SPEED
4:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane Daytona SPEED
8:00 am SportsCentury: Tony Stewart ESPNC
8:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane Daytona SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED
12:00 pm ROLEX Sports Car Series: Daytona SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
6:00 pm 1995 Save Mart 300 - Infineon ESPNC
8:00 pm This Week in NASCAR SPEED
Tue Jul 7
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 am This Week in NASCAR SPEED
8:00 am This Week in NASCAR SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Wed Jul 8
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm NSCS Daytona Replay SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Thu Jul 9
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm NASCAR Classics: 2006 Chicago SPEED
3:00 pm NASCAR Camping World Touring Series - New Hampshire SPEED
4:30 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
5:00 pm NSCS Chicago Practice SPEED
6:30 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
6:30 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
7:00 pm NNS Chicago Final Practice ESPN2
8:00 pm Drafting Partners featuring Ryan Newman / Josh Turner GAC
8:30 pm NSCS Chicago Pole Qualifying SPEED
9:00 pm Inside Track: Refueling the Business of NASCAR CNBC
10:00 pm Inside Track: Refueling the Business of NASCAR CNBC
Fri Jul 10
12:00 am Drafting Partners featuring Ryan Newman / Josh Turner GAC
1:00 am NSCS Chicago Pole Qualifying (re-air) SPEED
1:00 am Inside Track: Refueling the Business of NASCAR CNBC
12:00 pm Drafting Partners featuring Ryan Newman / Josh Turner GAC
2:00 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
3:00 pm NNS Chicago Pole Qualifying ESPN2
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
5:00 pm NSCS Chicago Practice SPEED
6:00 pm NSCS Chicago Final Practice SPEED
7:30 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
7:30 pm NNS Countdown ESPN
8:00 pm NNS: Dollar General 300 at Chicago ESPN
11:00 pm Trackside at Chicago SPEED
Sat Jul 11
2:30 am NNS: Dollar General 300 at Chicago ESPN2
10:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
11:00 am Trackside at Chicago SPEED
1:00 pm NNS: Dollar General 300 at Chicago ESPNC
3:00 pm NASCAR Performance SPEED
3:30 pm NASCAR Smarts SPEED
4:00 pm NASCAR in a Hurry SPEED
4:30 pm NASCAR RaceDay SPEED
6:30 pm NASCAR on TNT Live! TNT
7:30 pm Countdown to Green TNT
8:00 pm NSCS: LifeLock 400 at Chicago (Green Flag ~8:16) TNT
Sun Jul 12
7:00 pm Speed Report SPEED
8:00 pm NASCAR Victory Lane Daytona SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED
10:00 pm Inside Track: Refueling the Business of NASCAR CNBC
Mon Jul 13
2:00 am Speed Report SPEED
4:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane Daytona SPEED
8:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane Daytona SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
6:00 pm 1998 Brickyard 400 ESPNC
8:00 pm This Week in NASCAR SPEED
10:00 pm Inside Track: Refueling the Business of NASCAR CNBC
Tue Jul 14
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 am This Week in NASCAR SPEED
8:00 am This Week in NASCAR SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Wed Jul 15
12:30 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
8:00 am SportsCentury: Dale Earnhardt Jr. ESPNC
12:00 pm NSCS Chicago Replay SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Thu Jul 16
1:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
3:00 pm NASCAR Camping World Touring Series - Irwindale SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Fri Jul 17
12:30 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
9:00 pm NNS Final Gateway Practice ESPN2
Sat Jul 18
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm NASCAR Camping World Touring Series - Irwindale SPEED
5:00 pm NNS Gateway Pole Qualifying ESPN2
5:00 pm NCWTS Kentucky Pole Qualifying SPEED
6:30 pm NCWTS SetUp SPEED
7:00 pm NCWTS: Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky SPEED
9:00 pm NNS Countdown ESPN2
9:30 pm NNS: Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 at ESPN2
Sun Jul 19
2:00 am NCWTS SetUp SPEED
2:30 am NCWTS: Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky SPEED
3:30 am NNS: Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 at ESPN2
7:00 pm Speed Report SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED
Mon Jul 20
2:00 am Speed Report SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED
12:00 pm NCWTS SetUp SPEED
12:30 pm NCWTS: Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
6:00 pm 1994 Brickyard 400 ESPNC
8:00 pm This Week in NASCAR SPEED
Tue Jul 21
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
6:00 pm 1995 Brickyard 400 ESPNC
Wed Jul 22
1:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
6:00 pm 2000 Brickyard 400 ESPNC
Thu Jul 23
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm 2005 Brickyard 400 ESPNC
3:00 pm NASCAR Camping World Touring Series - Thompson SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
6:00 pm NASCAR Specials: Feel Your Heart Race ESPN2
6:00 pm 2007 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard ESPNC
Fri Jul 24
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
2:00 pm NSCS Indianapolis Practice ESPN2
3:00 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
3:30 pm NSCS Indianapolis Practice ESPN2
4:30 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
5:00 pm NCWTS ORP Pole Qualifying SPEED
6:30 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
6:30 pm Trackside at Indianapolis SPEED
7:30 pm NCWTS SetUp SPEED
8:00 pm NCWTS: AAA Insurance 200 at ORP SPEED
10:30 pm Trackside at Indianapolis SPEED
11:30 pm Inside the Headsets SPEED
Sat Jul 25
2:00 am NCWTS SetUp SPEED
2:30 am NCWTS: AAA Insurance 200 at ORP SPEED
10:00 am NSCS Indianapolis Pole Qualifying ESPN2
12:30 pm NNS Final ORP Practice ESPN2
3:30 pm NSCS Final Indianapolis Practice ESPN2
4:30 pm NNS ORP Pole Qualifying ESPN2
6:30 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
7:30 pm NNS Countdown ESPN
8:00 pm NNS: Kroger 200 at ORP ESPN
Sun Jul 26
12:00 am NASCAR Performance SPEED
12:30 am NASCAR Smarts SPEED
3:00 am NNS: Kroger 200 at ORP ESPN2
9:30 am NASCAR Performance SPEED
10:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
10:00 am NASCAR Smarts SPEED
10:30 am NASCAR in a Hurry SPEED
11:00 am NASCAR RaceDay SPEED
1:00 pm NSCS Countdown ESPN
2:00 pm NSCS: Allstate 400 at Indianapolis (green flag ~2:19pm) ESPN
7:00 pm Speed Report SPEED
8:00 pm NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED
Mon Jul 27
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
2:00 am Speed Report SPEED
3:30 am NSCS: Allstate 400 at Indianapolis (re-air) ESPN2
4:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
8:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
9:00 am Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED
12:00 pm NSCS: Allstate 400 at Indianapolis (re-air) ESPNC
12:00 pm NCWTS SetUp SPEED
12:30 pm NCWTS: AAA Insurance 200 at ORP SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
6:00 pm 1999 Las Vegas 400 ESPNC
8:00 pm This Week in NASCAR SPEED
Tue Jul 28
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 am This Week in NASCAR SPEED
8:00 am This Week in NASCAR SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Wed Jul 29
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm NSCS: Allstate 400 at Indianapolis (re-air) SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Thu Jul 30
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm NASCAR Classics: 2008 Pocono SPEED
3:00 pm NASCAR Camping World Touring Series at Portland SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Fri Jul 31
12:30 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm NSCS Pocono Practice SPEED
1:30 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
3:30 pm NSCS Pocono Pole Qualifying ESPN2
6:00 pm NNS Final Iowa Practice ESPN2
7:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
7:00 pm Trackside at Pocono SPEED
11:00 pm Trackside at Pocono SPEED
Check local listings. Times listed are ALL ET [Eastern Time].
(t) = tape delay
SDD = Same Day Delay
CHANNEL KEY:
ESPNC = ESPN Classic
APL = Animal Planet
BIOG = Biography Channel
CMT = County Music Televisin
COM = Comedy Central
D-HOME = Discovery Home
D-TIMES = Discover Times
DSC = Discovery Channel
GAC = Great American Country
HALL = Hallmark Channel
HIST = History Channel
OUT = Outdoor Channel
VS = Versus [was OLN = Outdoor Life Network]
Some Sources:
Speed Channel
TV Guide
Racefan TV
TVRacer.com
and NASCAR Media site
Television News
- No Bill Weber in the TNT booth at NHMS UPDATE 3 - to miss final two races: TNT will not have Bill Weber in the booth for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 today at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, according to a TNT spokesman. “Bill Weber will not be part of TNT's NASCAR coverage of the Cup Series from New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend,” said a company statement released by senior vice president Sal Petruzzi. “As this is a private issue, it’s the policy of the company not to discuss personal matters involving our employees.” Ralph Sheheen will step in for Weber on today's telecast.(SceneDaily)(6-28-2009)
UPDATE: Sport's Illustrated's/Frontstretch's Tom Bowles reported on RaceTalkRadio.com that Bill Weber will be replaced by Ralph Shaheen again at Daytona. During Monday night's "Doin' Donuts" radio show Tom Bowles from SI.com and Frontstretch.com reported that TNT will replace Bill Weber again on Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway for the broadcast of the Coke Zero 400. Fans can listen to the complete broadcast by going to the RaceTalkRadio.com homepage and listening to the archived show from last night.(6-30-2009)
UPDATE 2: Sources tell me this is NOT true, no decisions to make a change to the TNT booth have been made for Daytona.(6-30-2009)
UPDATE 3: Bill Weber will not be part of TNT's NASCAR coverage of the Cup Series for the network’s last two races. Ralph Sheheen will handle play-by-play duties for The Coke Zero 400 in Daytona and the LifeLock.com 400 from Chicagoland. Sheheen will be calling the races alongside analysts Kyle Petty and Wally Dallenbach in the booth.(TNT)(7-1-2009) Comment here
- NASCAR teams up with BET for new TV show: Black Entertainment Television, a network keyed to African-Americans, will air a show next season with NASCAR, a sport that has tried for years to improve diversity within its ranks. "Changing Lanes," a docu-reality series expected to launch in 2010, will spotlight drivers in NASCAR's "Drive for Diversity" program. BET has bought 10 episodes of the hour-long show.(New York Daily News)(4-24-2009) Comment here
- NASCAR HotPass is FREE in 2009 Feel every thunderous turn of the 2009 Sprint Cup Series with 4 driver channels, compliments of DIRECTV:
* Each Driver Channel focuses on one driver throughout the race
* See the network broadcast and video from the driver's in-car camera on one screen
* Listen to the broadcast network audio and the driver's team audio.
NASCAR HotPass has been reformatted for 2009, but still has many of the same features as previous seasons. Some features have changed and are no longer available.(DIRECTV.com)(2-14-2009)
- More NASCAR on TV in Australian: As a result of the significant and ever-growing interest in Australian NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose, Australian viewers will enjoy unprecedented NASCAR television coverage in 2009. For the first time, Australian free-to-air television will telecast both NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying and ‘happy hour’ (final practice) on Network Ten's new 24-hour sports channel, ONE. Before ONE’s launch in late March, NASCAR Nationwide Series and selected Sprint Cup coverage will be seen on Ten-HD. ONE will also carry the full NASCAR Nationwide Series and show weekly one-hour highlights packages from both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series.
ONE will also broadcast four of the biggest Sprint Cup races of the season live and in high definition; the Daytona 500 (including both Gatorade Duels), the Coke Zero 400, also from Daytona International Speedway, the Allstate 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the season-ending Ford 400 from Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Pay-TV network FOX Sports will continue to broadcast the full Sprint Cup Series live across it’s three channels as well as highlights packages from both the Sprint Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series. “It’s great that Australian fans will get to see even more NASCAR coverage on their TV screens in 2009,” said Ambrose. “It was not long ago that Australian motorsport fans had little-to-no coverage of NASCAR. To think that we are now at a stage that practice and qualifying will now be televised is just fantastic. I’m really pleased that my family, friends and fans back in Australia will be able to follow both my progress and the Sprint Cup Series in general even more closely in 2009. “The internet has brought international fans even closer to NASCAR and we will continue to work hard on my own website, MarcosAmbrose.com, and our fan newsletter this season. But if you can’t get to a NASCAR race and see the spectacle and racing first-hand, certainly seeing it live on television in high definition is the next best thing.”
2008 saw a full season of NASCAR shown on Australian free-to-air television for the first time, with the entire Nationwide Series shown on Ten-HD. Hourly highlights packages for both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series were also shown weekly on Ten-HD. For a full rundown on the 2009 NASCAR television schedule please click on the TV screen below. Please check local guides for specific programme scheduling.(Marcos Ambrose site)(2-10-2009)
- No more Tradin' Paint: Speed Channel will not bring back the show “Tradin Paint,’’ the show that featured John Roberts, Kyle Petty and a journalist discussing some of the issues of the day. The show will be replaced with what sounds like a game show based on NASCAR trivia for fans at the track. Roberts and Petty will remain with the show.(Virginian Pilot)(1-20-2009) Comment here
- Expanded Roles for Massaro, Reid, Welch on ESPN: Three veterans of ESPN’s motorsports team, Mike Massaro, Marty Reid and Vince Welch, will have new NASCAR responsibilities on ESPN in 2009.
Massaro, who has been a NASCAR pit reporter the past two years, will join Nicole Manske and Allen Bestwick as host of NASCAR Now, ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program. Massaro and Manske will share the primary host role on a rotating basis, while Bestwick will continue as host of the Monday roundtable discussion edition. Massaro will still work the pits for selected Nationwide Series telecasts.
Reid, who has been the lead announcer for ESPN’s coverage of the IndyCar Series the past three years, as well as a play-by-play announcer for selected Nationwide Series telecasts the past two years, will see his NASCAR appearances increase. Reid will be the play-by-play announcer for ESPN’s coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series for much of the second half of the season, after ESPN begins its 17-race coverage of the Sprint Cup Series. Dr. Jerry Punch will continue as play-by-play announcer for the Sprint Cup coverage and for the Nationwide Series in the first half of the season. Reid will be lead announcer for the Indianapolis 500 and ESPN on ABC’s four other races on the IndyCar Series.
Welch will become one of ESPN’s four primary NASCAR pit reporters for 2009 after having worked selected NASCAR races the past two years while serving as a fulltime pit reporter for ESPN’s IndyCar Series coverage. He will work all of ESPN’s Sprint Cup telecasts in the second half of the year along with multiple Nationwide Series races throughout the season. In addition, Welch will be a pit reporter for ESPN on ABC’s five-race IndyCar Series coverage, including the Indianapolis 500.
The rest of ESPN’s team of announcers, analysts and reporters for NASCAR will return in 2009. Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree will be lead analysts for the race telecasts, joining Punch and Reid in the booth, while Dave Burns, Jamie Little and Shannon Spake will again be pit reporters. Tim Brewer will continue as analyst in the ESPN Tech Center.
Bestwick will continue to host the pre-race NASCAR Countdown program from the ESPN Pit Studio, with analysis by Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty. Analyst Ray Evernham will join NASCAR Countdown for selected races and will continue his role as an analyst on NASCAR Now and other ESPN studio programs. Wallace and Evernham will work selected Nationwide Series telecasts as analysts in the booth, filling in for Jarrett and Petree.
NASCAR Now returns on Monday, Feb. 2, while ESPN’s live NASCAR racing for 2009 begins with flag-to-flag coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series opener at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 14, on ESPN2.(ESPN PR)(1-6-2009) Comment here
- SPEED signs Dave Despain thru 2010: SPEED signed veteran motor sports broadcaster Dave Despain to a new two-year deal, keeping the popular host of the Sunday night program Wind Tunnel on the team through 2010. Closing in on 450 episodes of his popular fan-participation show Wind Tunnel, Despain has interviewed everyone who is anyone in the world of racing. Three-time NASCAR champ Darrell Waltrip has made the most guest appearances (9), followed by Jeff Gordon (7), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (7), Funny Car king John Force (6) and open-wheel veteran Paul Tracy (6). Longtime motor sports writer Robin Miller has enjoyed the most co-hosting appearances at 13. "I love the fact that the voices on Wind Tunnel cover the entire racing spectrum; from the fans in the stands, to the folks watching on TV, to the big time stars putting on the show to the movers and shakers who make it all happen,” Despain said. “We stick our noses into every nook and cranny of racing and always seem to find something interesting." Wind Tunnel opens its 2009 season Feb. 15 at 9pm/et.(SPEEDtv PR)(12-19-2008) Comment here
- Daytona 500 in 3-D? Fox Sports Chairman David Hill says Fox hopes to let theatergoers use 3-D glasses to watch February's NASCAR Daytona 500. Hill says sports in 3-D is "fabulous," and high-def TV "has just been a steppingstone" to get to 3-D. But even though TV sets already being sold are 3-D-ready, he says don't expect TV networks to lead the way.(USA Today)(12-4-2008) Comment here
- New animated NASCAR TV Show planned: Fox has extended its relationship with comedian, Jeff Foxworthy, greenlighting an animated pilot presentation from Foxworthy about a dysfunctional family set in the world of NASCAR. Twentieth Century Fox TV is onboard to produce. Untitled animated laffer comes from Foxworthy and "10 Items or Less" exec producers Nancy Hower and John Lehr. Foxworthy, Hower and Lehr will write and exec produce, while Parallel Entertainment's J.P. Williams will also exec produce. Foxworthy will also lend his voice to the presentation, with other voice actors to be determined later.(variety.com)(9-18-2008) Comment here
- SPEED adds two NASCAR shows: SPEED adds two NASCAR programs to its line-up beginning this weekend with the introduction of NASCAR Confidential and NASCAR in a Hurry. NASCAR Confidential premieres March 23 at 8:00pm/et on SPEED, offering a new twist on the behind-the-scenes genre. Instead of focusing on
at-track competition, teams or drivers, the program will tell a unique and untold story on a variety of subjects through the eyes of several participants. It will be a one-hour, highly-produced narrative covering a 24-hour period.
NASCAR in a Hurry, a 30-minute weekly program hosted by Adam Alexander and a number of rotating SPEED on-air personalities, premieres Sunday at 11am/et from Atlanta Motor Speedway. It will recap the weekend's early highlights from the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series, in addition to clips from various NASCAR on SPEED
programs. NASCAR in a Hurry will air immediately prior to NASCAR RaceDay on Sundays, while NASCAR Confidential is currently scheduled as a six-episode series with its March 23 premiere focusing on what it took to put together the historic 50th running of the Daytona 500.(SPEED)(3-5-2008)
- So why no 5-second time delay on race coverage? Some wondered why the "five-second rule", implemented after Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s slip last fall [at Talladega after winning], is not still in force [on Sunday at New Hampshire when #7-Robby Gordon said the 'S' word. That was not explained, although cable-vs.-network may have something to do with it. NASCAR vp/communications Jim Hunter said NASCAR had no plans to call for such a policy. "We're going to tell our athletes not to use bad language when talking on television, that's all," he said.(Speed Channel)
NOTE: last October, NBC announced plans to use the 5 second rule for the rest of the season, and supposedly beyond, no idea if that was carried over to TNT, which is on cable. Fox never implemented the rule and when asked a few months ago, said they wanted to keep it live. MRN Radio also went to a 7-second delay, but PRN Radio did not. Also, since I get questions all the time on this when a driver says damn, hell or a*s, those words are not considered 'bad' by the FCC and are said daily on network TV during the day and primetime and have been for years.(9-19-2005)
TV Broadcasters/Programming - Some Regular NASCAR TV Shows:
(check local listings for any changes in times)
NASCAR Now, ESPN2, usually 5:00pm/et
NASCAR Performance, Speed Channel: check speedtv.com
NASCAR Raceday, Speed: usually a 2-3 hours before the Cup race (during the NASCAR season)
NASCAR Victory Lane, Speed: usually 8pm/et on Sunday's or after the race (during the NASCAR season)
Speed - NASCAR This Week [formerly Inside Nextel Cup], 8:00pm/et, Monday (re-air's check listings - (during the NASCAR season)
Speed - Speed Report, Sundays at 7:00pm
Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain, SPEED, 9:00pm/et, Sunday
THE 2009 TV LINEUPS
ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 - The 17 final races of the season, 1st five on ESPN, Richmond on ABC, then all TEN of the Chase races on ABC
Play by Play/Anchor: Dr. Jerry Punch
Color/Analyst: Dale Jarrett
Color/Analyst: Andy Petree
Pit Reporter: Dave Burns
Pit Reporter: Jamie Little
Pit Reporter: Shannon Spake
Pit Reporter: Vince Welch
Studio Show host: Allen Bestwick
Studio Show analyst: Rusty Wallace
Studio Show analyst: Brad Daugherty
Studio Show analyst: Ray Evernham
Coordinating Producer: Rich Feinberg
Producer: Neil Goldberg
Director: Richie Basile
NASCAR Now Host: Mike Massaro
NASCAR Now Host: Allen Bestwick
NASCAR Now Host: Nicole Manske
Fox - 13 races [plus the Budwesier Shootout] in the 2009 season - starting at Daytona thru Dover in June, then off until the 2010 Daytona 500
Play by Play/Anchor: Mike Joy
Color/Analyst: Darrell Waltrip
Color/Analyst: Larry McReynolds
Pit Reporter: Matt Yocum
Pit Reporter: Dr. Dick Berggren
Pit Reporter: Steve Byrnes
Pit Reporter: Krista Voda
Race Host: Chris Myers & Jeff Hammond
Coordinating Producer: Richie Zyontz
Coordinating Director: Artie Kempner
Producer: ?
Director: Mike Wells
Pit Producer: Pam Miller
TNT - in 2009 six races, Pocono in June thru Chicago in July
Play by Play/Anchor: Ralph Sheheen
Race Analyst: Kyle Petty
Race Analyst: Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Studio Race Analyst: Larry McReynolds
Pit Reporter: Matt Yocum
Pit Reporter: Marty Snider
Pit Reporter: ?
Pit Reporter: Lindsay Czarniak
Pre-Race Host: Marc Fein
Producer: Barry Landis
Director: Mike Wells
Coordinating/Executive Producer: Jeff Behnke
Speed Channel's Truck Series TV Lineup 2009
Play by Play/Anchor: Rick Allen
Color/Analyst: Phil Parsons
Color/Analyst: Michael Waltrip
Pit Reporter: Ray Dunlap
Pit Reporter: Adam Alexander
SPEEDS Pre-Post Race Shows TV Lineup 2009
NASCAR LIVE (throught the race weekend): Steve Byrnes or John Roberts as host, and guests
NASCAR Raceday (Before the Race): John Roberts (host), Kenny Wallace, Jimmy Spencer, guests and garage reporters Bob Dilner, Hermie Sadler, Randy Pemberton; special segments by Wendy Venturini and Rutledge Wood
NASCAR Victory Lane (After the Race): John Roberts (host), Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace, the winning driver, guests and garage reporter Bob Dilner, Hermie Sadler, Randy Pemberton.
- John Kernan update: was with Sirius Radio, but left and now resides in Chicago.(1-23-2008)
Retired from the booth in 2001: Ned Jarrett.
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