NASCAR on ESPN
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| NASCAR on ESPN | |
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| Genre | sports |
| Running time | 4 hours |
| Starring | Dr. Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace and Andy Petree |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original channel | ESPN (2007-) |
| Original run | February 17, 2007–Present |
NASCAR on ESPN is a series of NASCAR races that were broadcasted by ABC and the ESPN networks from the early 1960s until 2000.
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[edit] History
ABC's involvement with NASCAR began in the days of ABC's Wide World of Sports, in which it presented some of the biggest races in stock car racing. One of its events was the Daytona 500. ABC showed the last half of the race, except in 1976 when it showed the first 30 laps and then came back for the wild finish, in which David Pearson edged out Richard Petty with both cars sliding sideways across the track. The race TV rights went to CBS Sports in 1979.
ESPN began showing NASCAR races in 1981, with the first event being at Martinsville Speedway. The last of its 265 telecasts (that number includes some on ABC Sports) was the 2000 Atlanta fall race (now the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500).
[edit] Coverage plans
29 Busch Series races will air on ESPN2, the other six races will air on ABC. ESPN2 will start its coverage with the Hershey's Kissables 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2007. ABC's first Busch race will be the Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas on March 10. The first NEXTEL Cup race telecast will be the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on July 29 on ESPN. The next 6 races will air on ESPN and the final 10 races which are called the Chase for the Nextel Cup will air on ABC (except for a night race in Charlotte, most will air on Sundays to avoid conflicts with ABC's college football coverage).
Each race telecast will begin with NASCAR Countdown. Brent Musburger will host, with Brad Daugherty and Frank Stoddard providing commentary and Shannon Spake filing reports.
In addition to the races, ESPN2 will air a daily show called NASCAR Now, which is similar to Baseball Tonight or NFL Primetime. It will air Monday through Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET, with Daugherty and Spake hosting. The scheduled premiere date is February 5, 2007.
It had earlier been reported that Rusty Wallace was not allowed to cover the Busch Series races due to a conflict of interest rule, as he also owns the #64 team in that series. However, as listed below, Wallace does plan to announce those races, denying those reports.
[edit] Entertainment
On November 2, 2006, it was announced that Aerosmith would be collaborating with NASCAR on ESPN on its 2007 coverage. The band is recording a special live version of its song "Back In The Saddle" that will be an integral part of the network's NASCAR telecasts in 2007. [1]
[edit] Announcers (starting in 2007)
Studio Commentary
- Brent Musburger
- Shannon Spake
- Brad Daugherty
- Frank Stoddard
Booth Commentary
- Dr. Jerry Punch
- Rusty Wallace (Nextel Cup and all but 3 Busch Races)
- Andy Petree
- Dale Jarrett (3 Busch Series races)
Pit Reporters
- Allen Bestwick
- Dave Burns
- Jamie Little
- Mike Massaro
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