In a meeting with NASCAR team owners Tuesday the sanctioning body announced that the newly redesigned Nationwide Series racecar would make its limited debut in 2010 with an eye towards becoming the full time racecar in 2011.
After watching tonight’s race I have to admit TNT has come a long way with their NASCAR coverage.
They are definitely better than NBC ever was and probably better than FOX, who gets points off for that stupid animated gopher (Digger) they shoved down our throats each week. I’m not sure they are quite as good as ESPN, but I’m partial to Dale Jarrett.
Wherever TNT ranks is mostly due to Kyle Petty, who has really become a pleasure to watch. He’s knowledgable, fun, and not afraid to give his opinions. Whatever the situation with Bill Weber, his suspension and the bump up for Ralph Sheheen has proven to be a blessing in disguise. The combination of Sheheen and Petty are magic, and easily carry Wally Dallenbach who has improved but is still the weak link.
The one issue I have with TNT is how quickly they end their broadcasts. Perhaps instead of two hours worth of prerace we could have 30-45 minutes of prerace and 30-45 of postrace. It would be nice to talk to more than one or two drivers, maybe see the updated points race, and even get a little analysis of the race we just saw.
Until we get that from TNT I can’t call them the top NASCAR broadcasters. But hey, at least there’s no Digger.