NASCAR on TNT

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NASCAR on TNT
GenreAuto racing telecasts
Presented by
Opening theme
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons14
Production
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running timeCountdown to Green: 60 minutes
NASCAR on TNT: 3.5–4.5 hours (depending on race length)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseJuly 22, 2001 (2001-07-22) –
July 13, 2014 (2014-07-13)

NASCAR on TNT is the branding for

Turner Sports between 2001 and 2014 and for races from 2025–2031. The network continued Turner's longstanding relationship with NASCAR that dated back to its initial association with TBS Superstation
.

TNT's final race of its initial run was the 2014 Camping World RV Sales 301 on July 13, 2014.

NASCAR will return to TNT in 2025, as part of a new 7 year rights agreement that includes 5 summer races.

Coverage history

Prior to 2001

Prior to 2001, Turner Sports' home for NASCAR was TNT's sister station, TBS. Booth announcers/analysts included Ken Squier, Buddy Baker, and Dick Berggren. After TBS made a host/booth switch, Allen Bestwick became the lap-by-lap announcer with Baker and Berggren in the booth for TBS' 2000 coverage at Lowe's and Pocono while Squier moved to a host position, the same position he had held at CBS since the start of the 1998 NASCAR season.

TBS typically covered the

July race at Pocono
, and several NASCAR Busch Series races. TBS aired side by side coverage during commercials during the 2000 UAW-GM Quality 500.

When NASCAR's new broadcasting rights contract was signed in 1999, which included Fox, FX, and NBC, TBS was to keep its rights to NASCAR by serving as NBC's cable partner. The deal was to begin with the 2001 NASCAR season.

However, Turner elected to move the race coverage to sister network TNT as part of its new branding and "We Know Drama" slogan. Also, TBS' coverage of Atlanta Braves baseball games, which were a staple of the channel lineup for years, often was aired on weekends afternoon or evening and would clash with NASCAR races.

2001–2006

TNT aired its first NASCAR Winston Cup Series race under the new contract at New Hampshire International Speedway in July 2001. Both networks shared the broadcast team of Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, and Wally Dallenbach Jr. in the booth and Bill Weber, Marty Snider, Dave Burns, and Matt Yocum on pit road, as well as both being produced with Turner Sports' graphical look. The only differences were the placement of the network's logo on the graphics package and different colored pit reporter fire suits. Also, Liz Allison, widow of former driver Davey Allison, worked as a reporter exclusively for TNT during the 2001 season.[1]

TNT was treated as the secondary broadcaster, as far as broadcast rights are concerned, during its relationship with NBC because it is a cable rather than broadcast network (Turner produced all of NBC's telecasts as well). NBC's portion of broadcast included almost all of the prestigious races during their half of the year (with the exception of the

Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond from 2004 to 2006, when the race was the last race of the regular season under the season format). The idea was that ratings would most certainly be higher for NBC's coverage of a given race next to TNT's due to a broadcaster's penetration. TNT was given most of the Busch Series schedule except for major races, then covered by NBC. Night races were almost always covered by TNT except for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, which aired on NBC in years that they had the rights to it, and (later) the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Charlotte when that race was moved from Sunday afternoons to Saturday nights. Otherwise, following the fall Richmond race, TNT's Cup Series coverage was limited to one, two or three races (including the Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400
at Rockingham, which they covered from 2001 to 2003).

It was generally understood that anytime a major news story needed to be covered by NBC its NASCAR coverage would be switched over to TNT. This occurred only once: the October 7, 2001 race at

September 11, 2001 attacks
. NBC covered the news until 25 laps to go (simulcast with TNT), and the entire race was shown on TNT.

TNT also would broadcast any NBC-scheduled races that were postponed by rain until the following day, much like FX would do for Fox during this contract (this is no longer applicable as Fox airs rain-delayed races the following day, since Fox has no daytime programming, unlike ABC, CBS and NBC).

The TNT–NBC partnership broke off when NBC chose not to bid for the NASCAR contract when it expired in 2006.

2007–2014

TNT, however, elected to make a bid for rights in the new television contract and was successful in retaining its coverage, joining

Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
.

Unlike in the previous contract TNT was not able to procure rights to any Nationwide Series races, as ESPN successfully bid to be the exclusive carrier of the series. However, TNT became the exclusive home for the Coke Zero 400, much like Fox had become exclusive home for the Daytona 500 — in the previous contract, Fox and NBC alternated coverage of the two races at Daytona, with Fox airing the Daytona 500 and NBC the Pepsi 400 in odd-numbered years, and vice versa in even-numbered years.

Bill Weber stayed on as TNT's NASCAR voice and Wally Dallenbach Jr. was retained to be his color commentator. Originally, Benny Parsons was to join the two in the booth, but he died from lung cancer prior to the beginning of the 2007 season. Kyle Petty elected to take time off from his driving duties to take the position in the broadcast booth. Marty Snider and Matt Yocum returned as pit reporters. To replace Allen Bestwick and Dave Burns, both of whom went to ESPN following the 2006 season, TNT promoted Ralph Sheheen and Lindsay Czarniak to full-time pit reporter positions; previously both of them served as substitutes or for stand-alone Busch Series races that conflicted with the Cup Series schedule. To round out the coverage, Larry McReynolds was loaned by Fox to provide analysis and explanations.

2007–2009

From 2007 to 2009, TNT's pre-race coverage began with a one-hour show called NASCAR on TNT Live! This was followed by a 30-minute version of Countdown to Green, followed by the race itself. The pre-race coverage was changed in 2010 to a simple one-hour version of Countdown to Green due to NASCAR's new policy of earlier start times. Since 2007, each pre-race broadcast (whether it be on NASCAR on TNT Live! or Countdown to Green) featured "The Pride of NASCAR" segment which featured an interview with a historical NASCAR figure. Some examples include Richard Petty (interviewed by his son Kyle), A. J. Foyt, and Mario Andretti.

One of the most popular features of TNT's coverage is RaceBuddy, a free online application on NASCAR.com that allows fans to watch the race through their choice of several camera angles. In 2009, Jim Noble was added as the RaceBuddy-only pit reporter.[citation needed]

On July 7, 2007, during the Pepsi 400, TNT used for the first time a new broadcast format called "Wide-Open Coverage". The race broadcast was moved to the top of the screen, with all scoring graphics placed in the bottom of the screen.The race was also broadcast with limited commercial interruption; only three green flag laps took place during commercials during the entire broadcast, because of cable and satellite television providers having several minutes every hour to air local ads, bypassing TNT entirely. All other commercials were aired in the lower third of the screen, similar to what is used by the IndyCar Series but with a significantly larger window for the race coverage. Most of these commercials featured a special ad for that race, followed by their traditional ad. For each Daytona race through 2012, TNT featured the Wide-Open Coverage format. In 2009 and 2010, no green flag laps were missed. In 2013, the format was only used for the last 30 laps, as they were only able to get two sponsors for the format, and in 2014, was dropped entirely due to the race being delayed to Sunday by rain.[2]

During the broadcast of the 2008 LifeLock.com 400, Larry McReynolds performed a magic trick, "cutting" Marc Fein in half while green flag racing was taking place on the racetrack. This came at the dismay and outrage of many fans and viewers.

TNT also missed the winning pass of the 2008 Coke Zero 400 when a last lap crash involving Michael Waltrip took out several cars. When it was all said and done, TNT panned over to Carl Edwards, who prematurely celebrated his victory, thinking he had the lead when the caution came out. Because the crash occurred on the last lap, the field is frozen at the moment the caution came out and NASCAR reviews the finishing order by using video replays and scoring loop data. Those replays all showed Kyle Busch as the leader when the caution came out; Busch was declared the winner of the Coke Zero 400.

2010–2014

The 2010 race also featured a 3-D broadcast on some cable/satellite providers and on NASCAR.com.

There were some technical issues with TNT's final Sprint Cup race of the season at Chicagoland when the picture and sound went out during the prerace show, causing the invocation and the national anthem to not be televised.

Beginning with the Party at the Poconos 400 race on June 9, 2013, TNT's NASCAR coverage switched to a

Fox's and ESPN's respective default widescreen SD presentations. NASCAR on TNT was the last of the 3 broadcast partners to switch to a widescreen presentation. NBC
became the 4th to switch to letterbox format on SD feeds in 2015.

The end of NASCAR on TNT and Turner Sports

The 2014 Camping World RV Sales 301, on July 13, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, was the final NASCAR race televised on TNT in its fourteen years with the network and marked the end of NASCAR's total 32-year run on Turner Sports, dating back to 1983; in the wake of former co-partner NBC signing a new agreement to televise races from the major NASCAR series (mainly Cup Series and Xfinity Series as well as Mexico Series races on its Spanish-language networks). Thus, TNT decided to devote a large segment of the pre-race show to showing clips of signature NASCAR moments to air on both it and TBS; and also welcomed NASCAR president Mike Helton to the TNT booth to talk about the relationship of NASCAR with Turner Sports, as Helton had been president of the Atlanta Motor Speedway when Turner Sports showed its first race at AMS, which had aired on TBS in 1983, 32 years prior. Finally, the conclusive pre-race broadcast in fourteen years of NASCAR on TNT was closed out by former TBS lead announcer and New England native Ken Squier,.[3]

Hello everyone, I'm Ken Squier. And as the engines have fired at New Hampshire, I remind you that this is the final NASCAR broadcast for Turner Sports. I was the play-by-play announcer for TBS for 18 years beginning in the very first year of NASCAR coverage, 1983. It's been a real honor to be a part of today's broadcast and I wish my colleagues the very best today on TNT, as this amazing 32-year run comes to a close. I hope you enjoy today's race.

During NASCAR's 32-year run on Turner Sports, the races aired on TBS (1983–2000) and TNT (2001–2014).

2025 return

On November 29, 2023,

Bleacher Report Sports Add-On on Max.[4]

Commentators

Broadcast team history

TNT and NBC shared the broadcast team of Allen Bestwick on lap-by-lap and Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr. on color commentary. Dave Burns, Matt Yocum, Marty Snider, and Bill Weber were the pit reporters, with Weber hosting the Countdown to Green pre-race show.

When TNT would broadcast

Busch Series races that conflicted with the Cup races, other pit reporters, such as Glenn Jarrett, Mark Garrow, Ralph Sheheen, and Lindsay Czarniak
would join the coverage.

In 2004, Weber became the lap-by-lap announcer for two races as Bestwick recovered from a leg injury he suffered while playing hockey.

2005–2006

In 2005, Bestwick and Weber traded positions. However, Bestwick would occasionally do lap-by-lap for Busch races that conflicted with the schedule for the primary series. Bestwick also filled in for lap-by-lap commentary at the Fall Phoenix Busch race when Weber became ill with laryngitis.

2007–2009

For 2007, TNT went solo, covering six races that started with the Pocono 500 on June 10. Weber and Dallenbach returned to the broadcast booth. After Parsons' death from cancer, he was replaced by Kyle Petty, who took time off from his driving duties at Petty Enterprises to do so. Weber also continued to host the pre-race shows, NASCAR on TNT Live and Allstate Countdown to Green, joined by Marc Fein and Fox Sports' Larry McReynolds (producer Barry Landis also came over from Fox for these six races). Like the other networks, TNT has adopted a "cut-away" car (provided by Ford) that McReynolds uses occasionally on the telecasts. Also during the race, Fein and McReynolds contribute to the coverage from a large infield studio that revolves from a point several feet above ground level.

Marty Snider and Matt Yocum returned as pit reporters. Ralph Sheheen and Lindsay Czarniak joined the team full-time for 2007, replacing Dave Burns and Allen Bestwick, who had jumped to ESPN.

On June 24, Petty contributed to the broadcast from inside the race car at Infineon Raceway during the Toyota/Save Mart 350. During the race, he uttered an obscenity that was picked up by the network's microphones after he was involved in a crash on lap 1 with Matt Kenseth and Marc Goossens. Weber apologized to viewers, and Petty's status at TNT appeared to be secure despite the incident. No fines were issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the incident as cable television is not subjected to the FCC's indecency policies.

The broadcast remained the same in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. However, halfway through TNT's 2009 race coverage, Weber was suspended by TNT for an incident at a hotel and was replaced in the broadcast booth by Sheheen. TNT later announced that Weber would not return for the Daytona or Chicagoland races, leading many to believe that he was fired by the network, and named Sheheen as his replacement. To take Sheheen's place on pit road TNT turned to

.

2010–2014

On February 25, 2010,

KXAS as an anchor that year). Czarniak did not return for the 2012 season (she joined ESPN as an anchor for SportsCenter in 2011). In 2012, lap-by-lap race announcer Adam Alexander
added pre-race show host to his responsibilities.

Race broadcasts

Cup Series

2000s

2001
Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
19 July 22 New England 300
New Hampshire International Speedway
Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
20 July 29 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway
23 August 19 Pepsi 400 Michigan International Speedway
24 August 25 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
26 September 8 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400
Richmond International Raceway
29 October 7 UAW-GM Quality 500[a] Lowe's Motor Speedway
33 November 4 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 North Carolina Speedway
2002
Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
E February 10 Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
E February 14 Gatorade 125s Daytona International Speedway
19 July 21 New England 300 New Hampshire International Speedway
20 July 28 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway
23 August 18 Pepsi 400 Michigan International Speedway
24 August 24 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
25 September 1 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
26 September 7 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 Richmond International Raceway
28 September 22 MBNA All-American Heroes 400 Dover International Speedway
34 November 3 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 North Carolina Speedway
2003
Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
19 July 20 New England 300 New Hampshire International Speedway Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
20 July 27 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway
23 August 17 GFS Marketplace 400 Michigan International Speedway
24 August 23 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
26 September 6 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway
27 September 14 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire International Speedway
33 October 27[b] Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway
35 November 9 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 North Carolina Speedway
2004
Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
19 July 25 Siemens 300 New Hampshire International Speedway Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
20 August 1 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway
22 August 15 Sirius at The Glen Watkins Glen International
23 August 22 GFS Marketplace 400 Michigan International Speedway
24 August 28 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
26 September 11 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway
27 September 19 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire International Speedway
28 September 26 MBNA America 400 Dover International Speedway
2005
Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
19 July 17 New England 300 New Hampshire International Speedway Bill Weber Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
20 July 24 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway
23 August 21 GFS Marketplace 400 Michigan International Speedway
24 August 28 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
26 September 10 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway
27 September 18 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire International Speedway
28 September 25 MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400 Dover International Speedway
2006
Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
E February 11 Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway Bill Weber Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
E February 16 Gatorade Duels Daytona International Speedway
18 July 9 USG Sheetrock 400 Chicagoland Speedway
19 July 16 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 New Hampshire International Speedway
20 July 23 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway
23 August 20 GFS Marketplace 400 Michigan International Speedway Wally Dallenbach Jr.
24 August 26 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
26 September 9
Chevy Rock and Roll 400
Richmond International Raceway
27 September 17 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire International Speedway Wally Dallenbach Jr.
28 September 24 Dover 400 Dover International Speedway
2007
Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
14 June 10 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway Bill Weber Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15 June 17 Citizens Bank 400 Michigan International Speedway
16 June 24 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway Wally Dallenbach Jr.
17 July 1 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 New Hampshire International Speedway Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
18 July 7 Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway
19 July 15 USG Sheetrock 400 Chicagoland Speedway
2008
Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
14 June 8 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway Bill Weber Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15 June 15 LifeLock 400 Michigan International Speedway
16 June 22 Toyota Save/Mart 350 Infineon Raceway
17 June 29 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
18 July 5 Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway
19 July 12 LifeLock.com 400 Chicagoland Speedway
2009
Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
14 June 7 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway Bill Weber Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15 June 14 LifeLock 400 Michigan International Speedway
16 June 21 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway
17 June 28 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Ralph Sheheen
18 July 4 Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway
19 July 11 LifeLock.com 400 Chicagoland Speedway

2010s

2010
Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
14 June 6 Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 Pocono Raceway Adam Alexander Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15 June 13 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Michigan International Speedway
16 June 20 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway
17 June 27 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
18 July 3 Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway
19 July 10 LifeLock.com 400 Chicagoland Speedway
2011
Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
14 June 12 5-hour Energy 500 Pocono Raceway Adam Alexander Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15 June 19 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Michigan International Speedway
16 June 26 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway
17 July 2 Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway
18 July 9 Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway
19 July 17 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
2012
Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
14 June 10 Pocono 400 Pocono Raceway Adam Alexander Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15 June 17 Quicken Loans 400 Michigan International Speedway
16 June 24 Toyota/Save Mart 350
Sonoma Raceway
17 June 30 Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway
18 July 7 Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway
19 July 15 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
2013
Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
14 June 9 Party in the Poconos 400 Pocono Raceway Adam Alexander Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15 June 16 Quicken Loans 400 Michigan International Speedway
16 June 23 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway
17 June 30 Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway
18 July 6 Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway
19 July 14 Camping World RV Sales 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
2014
Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
14 June 8 Pocono 400 Pocono Raceway Adam Alexander Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15 June 15 Quicken Loans 400 Michigan International Speedway
16 June 22 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway
17 June 28 Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway
18 July 6 Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway
19 July 13 Camping World RV Sales 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Busch Series

2001

Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
18 July 8
GNC Live Well 200
Watkins Glen International Mike Hogewood Jeremy Dale
20 July 21 Carquest Auto Parts 250 Gateway International Raceway Dorsey Schroeder
22 August 4 Kroger 200
Indianapolis Raceway Park
Allen Bestwick Tony Stewart
23 August 18
NAPAonline.com 250
Michigan International Speedway Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
24 August 24 Food City 250 Bristol Motor Speedway
25 September 1
South Carolina 200
Darlington Raceway
26 September 7
Autolite / Fram 250
Richmond International Raceway
27 September 22
MBNA.com 200
Dover International Speedway
29 October 6
Little Trees 300
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
31 October 27
Outback Steakhouse 200
Phoenix International Raceway
32 November 3 Sam’s Club 200 North Carolina Speedway

2002

Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
1 February 16 EAS/GNC Live Well 300 Daytona International Speedway Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
20 July 20
Charter Pipeline 250
Gateway International Speedway Wally Dallenbach Jr.
22 August 3 Kroger 200
Indianapolis Raceway Park
Benny Parsons and Tony Stewart
23 August 17
Cabela's 250
Michigan International Speedway
24 August 23
Food City 250
Bristol Motor Speedway Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
25 August 31
Gatorade 200
Darlington Raceway
26 September 6
Funai 250
Richmond International Raceway Benny Parsons and Rusty Wallace
27 September 21
MBNA All-American Heroes 200
Dover International Speedway Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
28 September 28
Mr. Goodcents 300
Kansas Speedway
29 October 12
Little Trees 300
Lowe’s Motor Speedway Benny Parsons and Tony Stewart
30 October 20[c]
Sam's Town 250 Benefitting St. Jude
Memphis Motorsports Park
Ralph Sheheen Glenn Jarrett
31 October 26
Aaron's 312
Atlanta Motor Speedway Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
32 November 2
Sam's Club 200
North Carolina Speedway

2003

Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
17 July 4
Winn-Dixie 250
Daytona International Speedway Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
19 July 19
New England 200
New Hampshire International Speedway
21 August 2 Kroger 200
Indianapolis Raceway Park
Benny Parsons and Elliott Sadler
22 August 16
Cabela's 250
Michigan International Speedway Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons
23 August 22
Food City 250
Bristol Motor Speedway
25 September 5
Funai 250
Richmond International Raceway Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Tony Stewart
26 September 20 Stacker 200 Dover International Speedway Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
28 October 10
Little Trees 300
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
29 October 18
Sam's Town 250
Memphis International Raceway
Wally Dallenbach Jr.
30 October 25
Aaron's 312
Atlanta Motor Speedway Benny Parsons
31 November 1
Bashas' Supermarkets 200
Phoenix International Raceway Benny Parsons and Ricky Craven
32 November 8 Target House 200 North Carolina Speedway Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.

2004

Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
20 July 24
Siemens 200
New Hampshire International Speedway Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
21 July 31 ITT Industries & Goulds Pumps Salute to the Troops 250 Pikes Peak International Raceway Barry Dodson
22 August 7 Kroger 200
Indianapolis Raceway Park
Benny Parsons and Jeff Burton
23 August 21
Cabela's 250
Michigan International Speedway Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
24 August 27
Food City 250
Bristol Motor Speedway
26 September 10
Emerson Radio 250
Richmond International Raceway
27 September 25
Stacker 200
Dover International Speedway
28 October 9
Mr. Goodcents 300
Kansas Speedway Bill Weber Benny Parsons
Jimmie Johnson
Chad Knaus
29 October 15
Lowe's Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300
Lowe's Motor Speedway Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons
Kurt Busch
30 October 23
Sam's Town 250 Benefitting St. Jude
Memphis Motorsports Park
Ralph Sheheen Wally Dallenbach Jr.
31 October 30
Aaron's 312
Atlanta Motor Speedway Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
33 November 13
BI-LO 200
Darlington Raceway

2005

Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
18 July 1
Winn-Dixie 250
Daytona International Speedway Bill Weber Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
20 July 16
New England 200
New Hampshire International Speedway
21 July 23 ITT Industries & Goulds Pumps Salute to the Troops 250 Pikes Peak International Raceway Allen Bestwick Wally Dallenbach Jr.
22 July 30
Wallace Family Tribute 250
Gateway International Raceway
23 August 6 Kroger 200
Indianapolis Raceway Park
Benny Parsons
25 August 20
Domino's Pizza 250
Michigan International Speedway Bill Weber Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Jeff Burton
26 August 26
Food City 250
Bristol Motor Speedway Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
28 September 9
Emerson Radio 250
Richmond International Raceway
29 September 24
Dover 200
Dover International Speedway
31 October 14
Dollar General 300
Lowe's Motor Speedway
32 October 22
Sam's Town 250
Memphis Motorsports Park
Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons
33 November 5
O'Reilly Challenge
Texas Motor Speedway Bill Weber Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
34 November 12
Arizona 200
Phoenix International Raceway Allen Bestwick
35 November 19 Ford 300
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Bill Weber

2006

Rd Date Race name Track Lap-by-lap commentator
Color commentator(s)
1 February 18
Hershey's Kissables 300
Daytona International Speedway Bill Weber Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
19 July 8
USG Durock 300
Chicagoland Speedway
20 July 15
New England 200
New Hampshire International Speedway
22 July 29
Busch Silver Celebration 250
Gateway International Raceway Allen Bestwick Michael Waltrip
23 August 5 Kroger 200
Indianapolis Raceway Park
Wally Dallenbach Jr.
25 August 19
Carfax 250
Michigan International Speedway Bill Weber Wally Dallenbach Jr.
26 August 25
Food City 250
Bristol Motor Speedway
27 September 2
Ameriquest 300
California Speedway
Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
28 September 8
Emerson Radio 250
Richmond International Raceway Wally Dallenbach Jr.
29 September 23
Dover 200
Dover International Speedway Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
30 September 30
Yellow Transportation 300
Kansas Speedway
31 October 13
Dollar General 300
Lowe's Motor Speedway
33 November 4
O'Reilly Challenge
Texas Motor Speedway
35 November 18 Ford 300
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.

Wide Open coverage

The Coke Zero 400 was broadcast in TNT's Wide Open Coverage format. The format was similar to the Side-by-Side format used in

NASCAR.com and DirecTV, marking a historic first in NASCAR racing.[5][6]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Initially scheduled for NBC, moved due to announcement of United States invasion of Afghanistan.
  2. ^ Race started on the 26th on NBC. Delayed by rain to the 27th and finished on TNT.
  3. ^ Scheduled for October 19 on NBC with Allen Bestwick and Wally Dallenbach Jr. commentating. Delayed due to rain and aired tape delayed on TNT with new crew.

References

  1. ^ "Widow of Davey Allison to be racing reporter for TNT". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  2. ^ Jim Utter. "Jim Utter's post on NASCAR | Latest updates on Sulia". Sulia.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  3. YouTube
  4. ^ "NASCAR announces historic media rights agreements with FOX, NBC, Amazon and Warner Bros. Discovery" (Press release). NASCAR.com. November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ^ NASCAR to Go to 3-D With Coke Zero 400, Maury Brown, forbes.com, 21 June 2010
  6. ^ Comcast, Time Warner, Bright House Pick Up Coke Zero 400 3-D Broadcast Archived 2012-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, Richard Lawler, endgadget.com, 24 June 2010

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