Cup RACE thread --- 500 at Daytona

[Dr_B_UNC]

And Chase's ****** luck in the Daytona 500 continues

At least it wasn’t a holier than thou Penske car taking him out then blaming him after. Progress!

 

[donthaveanickname]

Revenue prevails over coverage...

But better coverage -> more viewers -> more revenue
Fox don't seem to think that way though.

 

[Greg]

Pit now, skip the stage break, pit one more time?

Hard to plan and needs some partners, must pit with the pack to draft with them.

 

[TheJester]

Nothing over aggressive. Rookie got air taken off spoiler and lost it

U mean Reddick right? Lmao

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

 

[aunty dive]

What was the point of the 84 taking 2 tires last stop if they're taking 4 tires now?

Jimmie has lost over 50 spots, legitimately, today with a car that may be good enough to win.

Probably just changed lefts for the last time.

 

[DewChaser988]

With how bad the coverage is today: Let me remind you that NASCAR has all the leverage in negotiations for the new TV deal, Fox's execs have stated they want and need NASCAR. ESPN wants back in, and the big tech firms want more live sports properties on their streamers.

They can easily give Fox Sports an ultimatum, either fix your broadcast quality to keep our fans happy and present our sport better or we will sign our TV deal elsewhere

 

[DewChaser988]

Stage winner: Melon Man

 

[HoneyBadger]

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

someone please gag Bowyer. It’s so cringe.

 

[Greg]

Kyle Busch is the lucky dog.

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

But better coverage -> more viewers -> more revenue
Fox don't seem to think that way though.

Fox’s model is more the Underwear Gnomes episode of South Park:
Step 1: hire moronic announcer
Step 2: ?
Step 3: profit!

 

[DewChaser988]

But better coverage -> more viewers -> more revenue
Fox don't seem to think that way though.

Of course not

 

[Greg]

Stage winner: Melon Man

Chevy one two is a surprise to me. Fords have been tough all week.

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

someone please gag Bowyer. It’s so cringe.

I would last couple years DW back right now

 

[FLRacingFan]

With how bad the coverage is today: Let me remind you that NASCAR has all the leverage in negotiations for the new TV deal, Fox's execs have stated they want and need NASCAR. ESPN wants back in, and the big tech firms want more live sports properties on their streamers.

They can easily give Fox Sports an ultimatum, either fix your broadcast quality to keep our fans happy and present our sport better or we will sign our TV deal elsewhere

Don’t know about ESPN anymore, Disney is tightening the belts right now and laying off thousands.

 

[antman12]

Don’t worry, it only happens several times per season

Yup. My post was tongue and check. Haha

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

Le

I would last couple years DW back right now

Let’s not go nuts. Keep Larry as token redneck and move on

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

Don’t know about ESPN anymore, Disney is tightening the belts right now and laying off thousands.

Keep Disney out. I don’t want to get political, but I want Disney having ZERO influence over one of the last things I still like.

 

[StandOnIt]

With how bad the coverage is today: Let me remind you that NASCAR has all the leverage in negotiations for the new TV deal, Fox's execs have stated they want and need NASCAR. ESPN wants back in, and the big tech firms want more live sports properties on their streamers.

They can easily give Fox Sports an ultimatum, either fix your broadcast quality to keep our fans happy and present our sport better or we will sign our TV deal elsewhere

I'm just glad all of you have been able to agree on something. That's progress

 

[aunty dive]

Fuel only please, Jimmie ...

 

[Naitch]

Don’t know about ESPN anymore, Disney is tightening the belts right now and laying off thousands.

Weren’t people complaining about ESPN before they left last time?

Let’s give CBS a shot, I guess.

 

[Tony_K]

I always find it funny when the guys pick "who to watch" no one ever picks the same driver.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Gonna be a swarm of Fords up front for the restart.

 

[Blaze]

With how bad the coverage is today: Let me remind you that NASCAR has all the leverage in negotiations for the new TV deal, Fox's execs have stated they want and need NASCAR. ESPN wants back in, and the big tech firms want more live sports properties on their streamers.

They can easily give Fox Sports an ultimatum, either fix your broadcast quality to keep our fans happy and present our sport better or we will sign our TV deal elsewhere

With that, they probably get less money. Or sucks and I hate it also, but the money they get I’m sure plays apart in how many commercials they are. Gotta make the money up some how.

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

I'm just glad all of you have been able to agree on something. That's progress

#whinersunited
I’m a team player!!!

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

Weren’t people complaining about ESPN before they left last time?

Let’s give CBS a shot, I guess.

2012-2014 era ESPN was on point. Bestwick, Petree and Jarrett were fantastic

 

[donthaveanickname]

someone please gag Bowyer. It’s so cringe.

He's just playing the role Fox wants him to play. He can add to the broadcast like he did when he explained Dinger's move at the end of stage one but he isn't supposed to.

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

With that, they probably get less money. Or sucks and I hate it also, but the money they get I’m sure plays apart in how many commercials they are. Gotta make the money up some how.

They’ve broken me. I’d pay for a commercial free streaming alternative

 

[jaqua19]

Fuel only please, Jimmie ...

Nope lol

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[FLRacingFan]

Chastain sped. D’oh.

 

[jws926]

Weren’t people complaining about ESPN before they left last time?

Let’s give CBS a shot, I guess.

Sadly thats a no go, unless something changed, when CBS signed the SRX tv deal , they stated they had no interest in NASCAR .

 

[Naitch]

This place is a lot less negative than places like Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit.

I don’t watch as much NASCAR as I used to but the fanbase has gotten overwhelmingly negative.

 

[Blaze]

They’ve broken me. I’d pay for a commercial free streaming alternative

At this point I consider it. But I have to get rid of one of the services I already have probably and I don’t wanna do that so I probably be stuck lol.

 

[ToyYoda]

They’ve broken me. I’d pay for a commercial free streaming alternative

Unfortunately it would probably be like Thursday Night Football on Amazon, where you have to pay to stream it and STILL get commercials.

 

[nickp]

Keselowski to spotter- "This is the part of the race where Chris(Buescher) and I have to find each other."

 

[BobbyFord]

I stepped out to go to the store.
What’d I miss?

 

[StandOnIt]

Is Bubba setting himself for bonehead?

 

[jws926]

This place is a lot less negative than places like Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit.

I don’t watch as much NASCAR as I used to but the fanbase has gotten overwhelmingly negative.

Every other comment in the race thread on Reddit is complaining about the commercials .

 

[HoneyBadger]

With how bad the coverage is today: Let me remind you that NASCAR has all the leverage in negotiations for the new TV deal, Fox's execs have stated they want and need NASCAR. ESPN wants back in, and the big tech firms want more live sports properties on their streamers.

They can easily give Fox Sports an ultimatum, either fix your broadcast quality to keep our fans happy and present our sport better or we will sign our TV deal elsewhere

INDYCAR essentially did just that IIRC.

ESPN outbid NBC and offered to put 10+ races on ABC. INDYCAR went with NBC in spite of that, and in spite of the “INDY 500 on ABC” tradition.

NASCAR should do the same thing here.

And not having NBCSN doesn’t matter. USA will be sports-centric. And NBC will probably end up owning TNT and TBS in a couple years.