NASCAR Offseason Withdrawal Therapy Thread 2005

Various News Sites ^ | 11-21-05 | Me & Jack

[WestCoastGal]

**Welcome**
Well here we are again, another year of racing, gone by in a flash! Is it Daytona yet? Are we there yet?

This forum is to help us get through the offseason by posting news, silly season rumors and anything else devoted to Nascar.

[WestCoastGal]

That's for sure, it's freezing here!!

72 days 19 hours 15 minutes

until the 2006 Daytona 500

[WestCoastGal]

I'm not sure if we knew this or not, I've lost track.

Roy McCauley, who won six races with Ryan Newman in the Busch Series in 2005, is expected to serve as crew chief for Kurt Busch on the No. 2 car.

Also, just read what was supposed to be a Q&A about ESPN coverage where they said no side by side coverage during commercials because of the cost of televising Nascar. :( Rumor, though that they may cover last 30 minutes without commercials. I'm still trying to verify the info.

[WestCoastGal]

More on 2007 TV coverage....


Q: Will ESPN bring the "side-by-side" coverage used in IRL telecasts to NASCAR so we don't miss any action while in commercial?

A: Probably not. Although it may be tried during some ancillary programming, like practice and qualifying, it's unlikely since advertisers pay much more for their commercials to air during NASCAR race telecasts, with their large audiences, than the IRL. However plans to run the last 30 or 40 minutes of the telecast commercial-free have been mentioned.

Q: Will the NEXTEL Cup schedule change by 2007 with races and markets switched at all?

A: That is a distinct possibility. More major markets like Los Angeles and Las Vegas, plus a better mix of tracks, rather than the mostly 1.5-mile layouts that populate the "Chase" portion of the schedule now, could be put into the mix.

Q: What about more prime time races? Will there be more?

A: Absolutely. Prime time races run at night bring larger audiences, higher ratings and more advertising revenue. Look for more late Sunday afternoon starts that wind up in prime time during the "Chase," and lights at places like Dover, Chicagoland and even Talladega.

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[SouthTexas]

no side by side coverage during commercials because of the cost of televising Nascar

somebody gonna have ta 'splain that.

[SouthTexas]

It's about to be ugly here. Rain coming up from the south and cold coming down from the north. Ugly, ugly, ugly!

Got tickets today for TMS April race. Whenever detox is too bad, I can take out the tickets and dream. ;)

[WestCoastGal]

I just saw that on Fox, ya'll got the taco express coming up from the southwest and the cold front still sitting there.

It's cold and windy here tonight. Good night to stay inside.

Isn't it nice to open that envelope and feast your eyes on those tickets? I would really like to go to a different track next year. Talladega maybe.

[glock rocks]

Ooooh. A Dale moment.

Very cool... Thank you!

[SouthTexas]

VERY good night to stay inside.

The tickets have a sparkly red band, Christmas?, on the bottom. Maybe I'll hang them on the tree.

I'm not a major fan of Talladega, restricted anyway. Would love to see them run wide open!

[GRRRRR]

Yeah, it's ALWAYS MY FAULT!!

I like the snow and cold...is THAT SO WRONG???

A love unspeakable...it took me 90 mins to get home tonight...all of 15 miles...loved every minute in my 4 wheel drive SUV gas guzzling all the way.

Let's ROLL People!

Daytona Time!

[tubebender]

Eureka has had snow 5 to 6 times in the 51 years I have lived here. It is so lovely and peaceful...until you head for work...

[GRRRRR]

What a beautiful morning scene..about 6 inches of powder! Crisp 21 degrees and I can't wait to get the blower out.

The IDOT snow plows are really the best, the main roads will be fine but the neighborhood will be a little slow to get out...no worries!

NEW TeeVee Deal?--Good or Bad?
No NBC is good...hunting down the race channel each weekend?
The ONLY THING important to Nutscar Fans is:

SEEING THE GREEN FLAG LAPS!!!

G

[WestCoastGal]

I just knew you would enjoy that. :)

Flash was just on F&F but I only caught the last part. He's doing a personal appearance for Tag Heuer in NYC. That's gonna tic off Nascar.....NOW he's in NY. LOL

They made him read a few news stories.

[WestCoastGal]

Oh, the 24 CAR is there too. They had the hood up with the snow falling. Engine problems??

[WestCoastGal]

Bigger OH!! They say the car was on fire outisde the studio while they were doing another interview about the hanging Santa. They just showed smoke coming out of the engine.

[Fierce Allegiance]

I HATE it when they miss the damn restarts. They are really bad for the bsch races, as we all well know.

[tubebender]

They must have forgotten to put antifreeze in it and it froze up...

[WestCoastGal]

http://www.cmt.com/sitewide/apps/mediaplayer/index.jhtml?vid=69144&paid=760526&channelID=21&orgID=10&gateway=artists&section_0=artists&section_1=az&section_2=paisley_brad&section_3=artist.jhtml&refURL=/artists/az/paisley_brad/artist.jhtml&adPth=/sitewide/ads/adsetup/artists/&adPN=artist

"When I Get Where I'm Going," the song Brad wrote about going to heaven. There were clips of people holding up photos of loved ones they've lost and they showed Teresa Earnhardt standing by a painting of Dale!

Warning....tear jerker

[steveegg]

We'll blame don-o then for letting the cold sneak down to Texas (nevef mind I seem to remember a snowy Turkey Day game or two in Dallas :-)

[steveegg]

Only 3 here. Not enough to deter the plow drivers in my little burb, but as usual, the city of Milwaukee did a piss-poor job (make that, they didn't do a job).

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The news out of Penske is now official - they've suspended the operations of the #77 team, Roy McCauley will be the crew chief on the #2, and Larry Carter (ex-crew chief on the Blue Deuce) has taken a management role at Penske South.

Per an e-mail from Jayski (yes, I asked him that question), the folding of the #77 is not good news for Morgan-McClure; there will be only 34 guaranteed spots for the first 5 races next year.

[steveegg]

And last, a couple quick hits from my local racing columnist, Dave Kallman, who has more on the #77 folding and its effect on Travis Kvapil -

• Roy Kenseth, promoter at Madison International Speedway, will be bringing his son Matt (2003 Winstion Cup champ) and Tony Stewart (2002 Winston Cup champ/2005 Nextel Cup champ) in for a special late-model event June 27.
• The first shoe from Dodge's virtual-pullout from the Trucks to drop - Jim Smith (owner of the champ #1 driven by Ted Musgrave and the #2 last driven by Mr. Excitement) will be switching to Fords.