NASCAR Encourages TV Networks to Stream Races

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Good article by Dustin Long. Will it happen? Probably not. :(

LAS VEGAS - A senior NASCAR executive tells Motor Racing Network that NASCAR is encouraging TV networks to stream races in 2015.

NASCAR’s new TV contract begins this coming season. Races will be on Fox, Fox Sports 1, NBC and NBCSN. Both Fox Sports 1 and NBCSN are in about 85 million homes - about 10 million fewer homes than ESPN, which no longer will broadcast NASCAR races. That means some fans could miss out on seeing races.

Brent Dewar, NASCAR’s chief operating officer, also discussed shorter races, reaching a younger audience and the status of Sprint’s series sponsorship with the current deal ending after the 2016 season. Dewar spoke Tuesday to MRN while at the 2014 Motorsports Marketing Forum presented by Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Daily/Global/Journal at the Aria Resort.

Dewar says a key is making sure fans can watch NASCAR if they don’t have the cable channels that will show series races. NASCAR granted the TV networks the rights to steam races in the new contract.

“We’ve got work to do still to get that done,’’ Dewar said about convincing network officials to do so.

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It would be great if we could ever see these races streamed on our phones, maybe even NetFlix or Hulu. Something along those lines.

I'm guessing that other television providers make apps available to their subscribers similar to what I have as a Dish Network customer. I use an app called Dish Anywhere that allows me to stream my programming on any device that I own as long as it has an internet connection. Regardless of where I'm at I always have my home programming and DVR library available to me. I've used it several times with NASCAR and other sports.
 
TexasRaceLady said:
Include me in the posse.
Don't understand how watching something on a tiny little screen is preferable to a nice, big TV screen.
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Not sure anyone is saying it is preferable. Sometimes it may be the only option.

Example..... Our recent trip to Martinsville for the race in October. Headed out to the parking lot after the race and was able to stream the Steelers/Colts game on my wife's iPad in the parking lot. It wouldn't have been possible for us to catch the game by any other means.
 
TexasRaceLady said:
Include me in the posse.
Don't understand how watching something on a tiny little screen is preferable to a nice, big TV screen.
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Not only that but what's the charge going to be????
 
Heard it mentioned on Dave Moody's show that all three NASCAR series will be streamed online starting with the 2015 season. Announced by FOX and NBC.

If someone sees a link to this story, post it. I'm commuting.
 
Johali said:
It would piss me off to pull the RV 3700 miles round trip this summer to see two short ass races. Lordy, they just need to leave everything alone and I mean everything.
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I hear ya. It's a lose, lose situation for the attending fan to have a shorter race. Especially those that support the series towing or driving their RV to a NASCAR event. NO RACES SHOULD BE SHORTENED..... PERIOD! There's a great solution for those that call for shorter races..... Tune in an hour late. You'll get exactly what you want. Hell, I'm still pi$$ed that Dover was ever shortened. :mad:
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I hear ya. It's a lose, lose situation for the attending fan to have a shorter race. Especially those that support the series towing or driving their RV to a NASCAR event. NO RACES SHOULD BE SHORTENED..... PERIOD! There's a great solution for those that call for shorter races..... Tune in an hour late. You'll get exactly what you want. Hell, I'm still pi$$ed that Dover was ever shortened. :mad:
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I agree, why would I want to make a weekend out of a race when it only last for 2 and a half hours or even 3 hours. The only race I would consider going to that's outside my region is something like the Coke 600, or a Superspeedway race simply because I think its more racing for the money. I would imagine it would be better for TV as well if the races were slightly longer, more time for people to tune in.
 
Seems to me that these kids graduate from 50 lappers to 100 lappers ,etc . till they get to the big time at the Nascar Cup level . Five hundred laps has always been an endurance test for man and machine . It brings race strategy , teamwork , pit stops , etc. into the picture . If folks want to watch 50 lap races , they can see them at their local short track..
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I hear ya. It's a lose, lose situation for the attending fan to have a shorter race. Especially those that support the series towing or driving their RV to a NASCAR event. NO RACES SHOULD BE SHORTENED..... PERIOD! There's a great solution for those that call for shorter races..... Tune in an hour late. You'll get exactly what you want. Hell, I'm still pi$$ed that Dover was ever shortened. :mad:
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not sure fox / nbc wanna lose hrs of ad time... over tha yr.... ta sell either. :D
 
love the streaming idea, but still have an issue with a sport whose "championship game" is on cable. especially considering the crap the non-nfl networks show on sunday afternoons during the chase.

admittedly only have basic cable, but have always been able to find the broadcast online. but if the chase is supposed to restore nascar popularity, it has to be on the networks. even if they have to pay to have it broadcast (which is how many of the lame presentations we are given get air time).

lastly, shortening the race is an idea that ranks right up with the chase format and restrictor plate races as far as i'm concerned. I will always watch nascar, but i'll be spending my money at local short tracks.

the Winston cup events used to be the big show. busch, and the addition of the trucks, were feeder series where no names competed to earn a spot. mostly at far flung tracks far away from where ever the cup boys were racing. appears to me that it hasn't worked out all that well.

oops...got to rambling. sorry.:D
 
ted@economy said:
Five hundred laps has always been an endurance test for man and machine . It brings race strategy , teamwork , pit stops , etc. into the picture.
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Mechanical attrition is about as low as it has ever been, overall cautions are trending upwards, and late-race cautions are trending upwards. Endurance is no longer a factor and strategy isn't either for the most part since the field is bunched back up umpteen times per race.

What you described is a WEC event.
 
I find it difficult to believe FOX and NBC will let any sessions be streamed on something other than FOX Sports Go and NBC Sports Live Extra.
 
I dont really think this is a big deal, there are tons of websites that people broadcasts streams of the races live. Most of them aren't HD quality, but most people don't that kind of internet anyways so its not a big deal. Also, this wouldn't be such a big deal if they weren't putting races on a new, minor, network like FS1 or NBCSN, however, these networks seem to think these channels are a good idea because ABC/ESPN have done so well with it... but as an advid sports fan, these channels dont really appeal to me, at least they dont with the programming they currently have.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Now, I sure hope the call for shorter races doesn't come to be.
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Depends on how they're shortened. We've all heard drivers say they just log laps in the middle of most races, and we've seen how much they step it up in the shorter events (Phoenix, Loudon).

I've long felt the main race should be split into a shorter main event, say 50% of the current length. Have it preceded by two qualifying races, each about 20% of the current main race length. Do the same thing to the supporting races. Run all the qualifying races for both series on Saturday, and both series' main events on Sunday. Or run the Q-races in the morning and the mains in the afternoon.

In other word, keep something close to the same number of total laps / miles for a weekend, just break them down into more, shorter events.

One twit's opinion, but that's why we have the Internet...
 
No way they will shorten races. That's a ton of ad revenue lost.
 
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