2013 NASCAR Thread

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Keselowski's brother is planning on attempting to qualify a Toyota if he can obtain sponsorship before speedweeks.
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EDIT: I also want you guy's to look at this picture, it appears they changed the font style of the #17 to show respect to Matt Kenseth for Ricky Stenhouse jr.
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I bet they don't care about kenseth and are just updating the team look...
 
It makes sense to change the font to a more compact one for 2013 since they have less space to put it on the car, it looks like the first of those 2 images is just the livery from an old car put on the new one since it has numbers on the 'lights'.
 
In an interesting turn of events in Nationwide, the #5 for Jr Motorsports will be shared by Kasey Kahne and Brad Sweet for 27 races while Jr drives the 88 for 4 races. Thought that was pretty interesting considering the Turner/Kahne/Great Clips Combination seemed inseperable for so many years, but I guess now that Kahne is a Hendrick Motorsports driver and Jr Motorsports is essentially Hendrick's Nationwide program, it was probably likely to happen anyhow (that and Great Clips probably wanted a more consistant association with Kahne now that they will be on a Cup car).

Meanwhile, Justin Loften will reduce his Truck series schedule so he can drive in Robby Gordon's new Stadium Truck series. Not surprised considering who one of his sponsors are.


Edit: Also hearing that NBC might be going for ESPN's Tv Package while Fox is trying to get TNT's current deal. Not sure how true any of it is, but I'm amased at how NBC is making a huge charge at trying get alot of racing coverage. Since when did they suddenly become so hellbent on getting all these deals?
 
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Because they need to fill their new Network with programs.
Only a matter of time the Khane deal happened, Hendrick probably wasn't happy with him driving a Toyota in NWide.
 
Ganon83
Because they need to fill their new Network with programs.
Only a matter of time the Khane deal happened, Hendrick probably wasn't happy with him driving a Toyota in NWide.
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Um, no.

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Thats what Kasey has been driving in for the last two years in Nationwide. Under Braun Racing, he was in a Toyota But he was also with RPM at the same time.
 
Oh yeah, forgot Turner is in with Hendrick.
I don't really watch much NWide anyway, can't stand Marty Reid and his love of Kyle Busch and Danica.
 
RACECAR
In an interesting turn of events in Nationwide, the #5 for Jr Motorsports will be shared by Kasey Kahne and Brad Sweet for 27 races while Jr drives the 88 for 4 races.
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That sounds very sweet.

Yeah, I had to post just so I could say that.
 
RACECAR
In an interesting turn of events in Nationwide, the #5 for Jr Motorsports will be shared by Kasey Kahne and Brad Sweet for 27 races while Jr drives the 88 for 4 races.
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Wait....what!? What about Regan Smith?

Edit: Car numbers were moved around. Regan is in the #7 now.
 
RACECAR
Edit: Also hearing that NBC might be going for ESPN's Tv Package while Fox is trying to get TNT's current deal. Not sure how true any of it is, but I'm amased at how NBC is making a huge charge at trying get alot of racing coverage. Since when did they suddenly become so hellbent on getting all these deals?
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I would love anything that takes racing away from TNT. Getting more races on Fox would just be a bonus.

As for ESPN, I'm OK with their coverage. The thing that doesn't make sense for NBC taking these races is that they would need for every race to be over before the start of Sunday Night Football pre-game coverage (7pm EST). I think most races would be over by that time, but you never know what could happen with rain postponements (or giant blazing fireball postponements).

Personally, I've always thought that once the NFL season starts up, every NASCAR Sprint Cup race should move to Saturday night, under the lights in prime time. The races would start after most of the college football games are over, with no other major television competition. Start with Bristol, which is already a night race, and run the last 13 races of the season at night. Every race would be more exciting, the ratings would be better, and there is a built-in rain date available should a race get postponed on Saturday night. I know some of the current Chase tracks don't have lights (New Hampshire/Dover/Martinsville/Talladega), but I think most of them do (Charlotte/Texas/Kansas/Homestead/Phoenix/Chicago). For the last three Pre-Chase races, two of those (Bristol/Richmond) are already run at night.
 
Ganon83
Isn't Atlanta also ran at night, just on Sunday night instead of Saturday?
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You're right, it is held on Sunday night. That race will probably never move, as it's a Labor Day tradition to race on Sunday night (though it was a much better tradition when it was the Darlington race on that weekend).
 
RACECAR
Since when did they suddenly become so hellbent on getting all these deals?
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Since Comcast bought them and turned Vs. into NBC Sports. Currently they really only have IndyCar and the NHL(which is in lockout mode) with F1 starting 2013. They aren't likely to get a deal with and of the big 3 "stick and ball" leagues so NASCAR is the next logical choice.
 
Justin
Since Comcast bought them and turned Vs. into NBC Sports. Currently they really only have IndyCar and the NHL(which is in lockout mode) with F1 starting 2013. They aren't likely to get a deal with and of the big 3 "stick and ball" leagues so NASCAR is the next logical choice.
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Well if they do so they do realize that putting the races on NBC Sports would be even worse than having them on ESPN?
 
Justin
Since Comcast bought them and turned Vs. into NBC Sports. Currently they really only have IndyCar and the NHL(which is in lockout mode) with F1 starting 2013. They aren't likely to get a deal with and of the big 3 "stick and ball" leagues so NASCAR is the next logical choice.
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Well its probably because of what VERSUS already had prior, but I thought its interesting that of all the networks, they are starting to become the closest network to rival SPEED channel in Motorsports coverage, something they haven't done in a while with this list:

World Challenge Series (Formally SPEED World Challenge)
Nascar Whelen Modified Series
Indy Lights
Indycar Series
Formula 1
TORC


By contrast, ESPN only shows Indycar, NHRA, NASCAR and ALMS (via their questionable Internet coverage which isn't reliable alot of the time)

Blitz24
Well if they do so they do realize that putting the races on NBC Sports would be even worse than having them on ESPN?
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In my opinion, you can't get worse then ESPN's coverage For five reasons:

1. Marty Reid
2. Marty Reid
3. Unreliable Internet streaming
4. Vince Welch
5. Marty Reid

Oh and the annoyance that IS the horrible keeping up of who is where at all times. The only saving Grace IS Allen bestwick.
 
I actually don't mind ESPN as much since Dr Jerry Punch got ejected from the booth.
 
ESPN was great when they had Bob Jenkins and Benny Parsons providing the commentary. Unfortunately, we won't see either of them come back as Parsons passed in 2007 and Jenkins retired so he could spend the rest of his time with his wife who was ill. (she passed last month I believe).

Now we have guys like Dale Jarrett, Rusty Wallace, Brad Daugherty, and Andy Petree going on about pointless stuff. Allen Bestwick is the only thing good about ESPN's NASCAR coverage.
 
And TNT? I don't mind. At least they have some fun during races, Kyle Petty's found of "incredible!" though :lol:
 
I detest ESPN coverage too.

I do enjoy Fox and NBC's Primetime NFL Coverage so I don't mind them coming into the picture at all.

As for making Nascar Races Saturday Night when NFL is on, that's a pretty silly idea in my opinion. Nascar are garnering a bigger international audience than ever and to watch races at 1am each Saturday won't suit many Europeans and they won't get the viewers for live airings. I love NFL and unconveniently for me, my Jaguars are nearly always a 1pm EST start on Sundays during a Nascar race but hey Nascar races last for 3-4 hours which is enough time for the game to finish and to switch over to the final laps which is always the best bit of the race.
 
TNT 2012 had the single worst NASCAR TV coverage ever. Even when NASCAR was stuck in between log rolling and anvil throwing on ABC Wide World of Sports in the 70's, it was better.
Let's see-
-The infamous Kentucky "Say Mash Potatos" race.
-Love fest on Dale Jr. in the closing laps of Michigan.
-Commercials
-Sonoma, where Bobby Labonte spun out twice and was ignored by TNT, among other incidents at other racetracks.
-Commercials.
-Kyle Petty in general.
-Adam Alexander being a better SPEED Center host then a play-by-play announcer.
-Coke Zero 400 literatly being an entire commercial with a race on in the background.
-Commercials.
 
I was under the impression for years that NBC and TNT/TBS were under one roof, then all this about NBC taking the TNT races comes to light.

Unfortunately, it seems SPEED will end up going the way of UPN, ESPN Speedworld, and Wide World of Sports, relegated to YouTube and memories.

Kyle Petty isn't as bad as Rusty, which isn't saying much, but I think he either needs to get back in the car or run his own team.

Edit: Oh yeah, is there any way we can kinda "black ball" that guy?
 
BKGlover
I was under the impression for years that NBC and TNT/TBS were under one roof, then all this about NBC taking the TNT races comes to light.

Unfortunately, it seems SPEED will end up going the way of UPN, ESPN Speedworld, and Wide World of Sports, relegated to YouTube and memories.

Kyle Petty isn't as bad as Rusty, which isn't saying much, but I think he either needs to get back in the car or run his own team.

Edit: Oh yeah, is there any way we can kinda "black ball" that guy?
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Who? The ex-NBA dude?
 
BKGlover
Edit: Oh yeah, is there any way we can kinda "black ball" that guy?
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Without getting a talking to from the mods, not that I can think of.
 

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