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Zippy posted that he's not driving the #42 this weekend. Garrett Smithley is going to drive the truck instead. Smithley is one of Zippy's best friends and helped him get started in his racing career.

NBC re-airs literally everything major regarding to team USA from the Games during the day when in a different time zone

before the last Summer Olympics in Brazil everything was tape delayed to the prime-time slots also

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NASCAR said they did it this way because didn't want to have races on USA or CNBC for Cup

the USA one is weird because it's more homes than NBCSN tho

there will still be Busch races during the time, doesn't affect Trucks as they are on FOX

I assume IndyCar will be off during one of these weeks also

gonna be a marvelous month for motorsports, since F1 is in vacation either

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Motorsports trend for 2024: everything is a bad taste joke now

Yeah and there'll be a European Championship Football tournament around then too, so expect most major European series to hide from that too

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RIP Birmingham Wheels: here's some of the crash videos I recorded when it was there:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIaKIE ... 5t9d5PvoHA

Twitter:

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DW might be calling it quits after this year.

https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1111659411104301058

2020 schedules for Xfinity & Trucks out
https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/ ... ks-series/

notable changes:
- Xfinity returns to Martinsville for first time since 2006 - will run in the fall as a tripleheader with Cup & Trucks
- Trucks returns to Richmond for the first time since 2005
- Gateway's Truck date moves to IndyCar weekend
- Pocono's Xfinity / Truck dates will be a doubleheader with Cup - Truck on Saturday & Xfinity on Sunday
- Mid Ohio's Xfinity date moves to the end of May
- No support series slated presently for Martinsville's spring weekend


should also confirm the dates for the IndyCar weekend at Texas & Gateway

Glad to see the Xfinity series returning to Martinsville and the trucks returning to Richmond.

It was made official today that Sonoma will be DW's last race in the booth.

A few years late. I really hope they get another CC in there that hasn't been out of the game for too long. Or a driver. Not Mcmurray though. I don't think he has the voice for it. Personally I don't think Harvick does either. There's a voice range I also look for. Joys voice is more towards the deep side, Gordon's is higher and soft. A voice similar to the pitch of Larry Mac's would be a good median.

IMO, I loved NBCs trio of Bestwick, Benny and Wally. It was the closest to the ESPN days of Jenkins, Benny and Ned with a lower average age.

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Also, I don't mind the dates of races, the shake up was needed and shows that in 2021, a shake up of tracks are in play. God please bring the trucks to Lime Rock.

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They need to resurrect Ben Parsons from the dead and bring him back in the booth.

Every time I watch an older clip or race with Benny Parsons commentating, I'm still blown away by how damn good he was. Amazing voice, knowledgeable, funny, and genuinely a fan of the sport. When you grow up listening to him every week, it's easy to lose perspective.

BP was the man. I can't remember if it was the Nascar 99 or 2000 game, but BP dropping the, "This track has the best food!" line was the best.

The thing about Benny was none of it seemed like a put on. Nothing seemed to be an act for television. He legit seemed like an awesome person, and probably a hell of a lot of fun to sit down and listen to over dinner.

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I know his best days were with the ESPN crew, but I loved the chemistry he developed with Wally in the NBC booth as well.

MAN O MAN

Yes, you need someone with a resonant voice. Or someone who's taken a broadcasting class. DW is overdue to step away, but the laughable part of the Jenna Fryer article was the way she talked up the recent drivers-turned-commentators. By and large they add very little to a broadcast, and often detract from it. Jeff Gordon has the most use in terms of content, but his voice is too quiet.

It's actually really difficult to find drivers that can go into the booth and broadcast. Especially now, when they all go to PR coaching and display minimal personality as drivers.

they need to get Ward Burton in the booth

Him, Sterling Marlin, and Hermie Sadler would be a dream team.

you would need subtitles

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Sterling Marlin - " I got run over by a bug-eyed dummy.: After being wrecked by Greg Biffle