Very interesting reading

TexasRaceLady said:
http://hamptonroads.com/blogs/dustin-long
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I think it was a great interview as they seemed to enjoy letting loose. I especially like the part where Kyle said:

PETTY: Let me ask you this, how many times, because I laugh, I just laugh at this, is how many times do you think on a Sunday afternoon or Monday morning that David Pearson or Richard Petty or Cale Yarborough, Bobby Allison or any of those or Dale Earnhardt got up and (said) I better call that guy and apologize for hitting him yesterday. I feel really bad.


SPENCER: It makes me sick.
 
Spot on commentary by KP and Spencer about the media. The Jeremy Mayfield stuff is THE perfect example. The media has had such a pro-NASCAR bias that it's sickening. Nobody, not one person, in the media has brought up Tim Richmond. Why? Not one person has brought up the case of Aegis and the Nashville firefighter. Why?

People who complain about the news media's alleged bias (which only exists at one outlet) should go read what Reid Spencer wrote on msnbc.com about Johnson winning the Chase and then go read about what Jeff Gluck wrote a couple weeks ago about debris cautions.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
Spot on commentary by KP and Spencer about the media. The Jeremy Mayfield stuff is THE perfect example. The media has had such a pro-NASCAR bias that it's sickening. Nobody, not one person, in the media has brought up Tim Richmond. Why? Not one person has brought up the case of Aegis and the Nashville firefighter. Why?

People who complain about the news media's alleged bias (which only exists at one outlet) should go read what Reid Spencer wrote on msnbc.com about Johnson winning the Chase and then go read about what Jeff Gluck wrote a couple weeks ago about debris cautions.
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isn't this why we go and did out the truth on interviews, rather than morph what people say into notes and morph those notes into biasment?
 
Great read, One good point about these new cars is the slightest adjustment can throw it way off. I can see where driver's are scared to make any changes. That needs to be considered. I also agree they are safer but certainly not better.
:beerbang::beerbang::beerbang:
 
Apparently, Dustin, LarryMac, Jimmy and Kyle struck a nerve with NASCAR. They released this very brash statement:

There's been a lot of chatter about comments made by Jimmy Spencer, Larry McReynolds and Kyle Petty, all TV personalities, about the state of NASCAR. Their words were harsh to be sure. The most common question I've gotten is, "what is NASCAR going to do to them?" Simply, nothing. There is nothing we can or would do. We've long believed in having an independent media. One of the things that makes NASCAR, or any sport great, is debate. That's healthy for sports. However, I have had my share of strongly worded discussions with members of the media when their coverage was inaccurate or unfair. So, it's a reasonable question to ask, were their comments accurate? Were they fair?

Spencer contends that the economy has absolutely nothing to do with attendance. "People will come to events if it's worth coming to," he says. In a sense, that is true and quite frankly I'm damn proud of the crowds we've had this year. By any estimate the average attendance is over 100,000 fans at each race. NASCAR has 17 of the 20 largest sporting events of the year - that's good in any economy. But to think the economy hasn't had any affect is just wrong. Going into the season, more than a third of NFL teams were in danger of having local games blacked out this year because they could not sellout. Those worries were indeed justified, as several games have already been blacked out. In addition, MLB had the biggest drop in ticket sales in 50 years. So, has America turned against all major sports? Of course not.

Spencer also takes a shot at the on track competition, "it's just not where it needs to be," he claims. Anyone can throw out an opinion like that but what does it mean? What's that based on? Take a look at Spencer's career, he won two races in 1994 (and earned more than million in his career). In that year, there were an average of 9.2 leaders per race and an average of 18.9 lead changes with an average margin of victory of 2.85 seconds. Oh yeah, 1994 was the last year when a race winner lapped the entire field. How does that compare to today? There are an average of 10 leaders per race and an average of 18.8 lead changes with an average margin of victory of an astounding 1.1 seconds. Here's what I have to say about the competition today: NASCAR is the best racing in the world, period.

While Spencer made most of the comments, Larry Mac and Kyle seemed to happily agree and piled on too. People like to **** about things and that's fine. Some just like to stir up controversy. But when you are a paid broadcaster shouldn't there be some kind of standard and responsibility for what you say? Could you imagine John Madden complaining about the NFL or Joe Buck telling fans that baseball wasn't worth going to?

Throwing out "controversial" statements isn't "telling it the way it is" or "righteous" if there are no facts and is driven by ego. It's meaningless. Every executive at NASCAR would be quick to say that there is room for improvement. We know that not all fans are satisfied and we've taken steps to improve NASCAR on and off the track. We also are careful to include the industry on all key decisions; that's why we held a Town Hall meeting with drivers and owners earlier this year (and will continue to hold more). We want to be the standard for all auto racing. We're proud of the drivers today and the racing. We want to make it even better and even more competitive.

The real question here is what are their employers going to do? David Hill, the chairman of Fox Sports and Hunter Nickell, the president of SPEED (all three are on SPEED's payroll and McReynolds is on Fox's), are the ones who should be concerned. Fair or not, broadcasters essentially telling the fans to stop watching the races is not a good thing.
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This kind of statement coming from NASCAR ... just, WOW!
 
Unfortunately that story and what I've read here doesn't tell the whole story. Dustin Long, Larry Mac, Kyle Petty, & Jimmy Spencer sat down for a round-table discussion of the state of NASCAR. Kyle Petty was on Dave Moody's show, Sirius Speedway - SIRIUS/XM 128, two days ago and when confronted on there with the blog post, backed down a little on some of his statements. Larry Mac was on Claire B. Lang's show and did some of the same. Larry Mac also accused Dustin Long of not reporting the whole story and only focusing on negative comments that were mentioned on the various subjects discussed. He added that comments made by the three of them were being reported on discussions that he & they felt were off the record. Dustin Long then came onto Claire B. Langs show and denied Larry Mac's accusations. Jimmy Spencer hasn't returned calls from any of the shows on SIRIUS/XM 128.

I think that this link was already posted but if not.....

Even if you do read it, keep in mind, you may not be getting the whole story here.

http://hamptonroads.com/blogs/dustin-long
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Unfortunately that story and what I've read here doesn't tell the whole story. Dustin Long, Larry Mac, Kyle Petty, & Jimmy Spencer sat down for a round-table discussion of the state of NASCAR. Kyle Petty was on Dave Moody's show, Sirius Speedway - SIRIUS/XM 128, two days ago and when confronted on there with the blog post, backed down a little on some of his statements. Larry Mac was on Claire B. Lang's show and did some of the same. Larry Mac also accused Dustin Long of not reporting the whole story and only focusing on negative comments that were mentioned on the various subjects discussed. He added that comments made by the three of them were being reported on discussions that he & they felt were off the record. Dustin Long then came onto Claire B. Langs show and denied Larry Mac's accusations. Jimmy Spencer hasn't returned calls from any of the shows on SIRIUS/XM 128.

I think that this link was already posted but if not.....

Even if you do read it, keep in mind, you may not be getting the whole story here.

http://hamptonroads.com/blogs/dustin-long
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Bull.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
Bull.
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I listened to the interview on the replay of the show this morning. If you listened to it, you would have heard the same. Are you trying to accuse me of lying or are you saying that Larry Mac is? :mad:

Here's a bit of info from the Daly Planet on exactly what I was talking about that took place on CBL's show......

McReynolds was clearly upset and indicated that his belief was that the negative aspects of the sport were emphasized without the positive being presented as well. The thrust of his comments were that much more was said in the conversation but not contained in the final article.

The end of that article on the Daly Planet seems to represent that NASCAR's response was today. It wasn't. It was from last week.
 
The end of that article on the Daly Planet seems to represent that NASCAR's response was today. It wasn't. It was from last week.
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I didn't read it that way, dpkimmel. He was just presenting the NASCAR rebuttal in full, rather than as a link.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I listened to the interview on the replay of the show this morning. If you listened to it, you would have heard the same. Are you trying to accuse me of lying or are you saying that Larry Mac is? :mad:
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I'm saying Larry Mac is lying.

Instead of manning up and facing the pro-NASCAR press (Sirius NASCAR Radio, ESPN, etc.), he threw Dustin Long under the bus. BTW, Dustin is one of the most respected motorsports reporters of our time.
 
Blurb from the Daly Planet on Larry Mac.....

Wednesday, McReynolds took to Sirius Satellite radio to vent his new found anger about the recent series of interview articles published by veteran reporter Dustin Long. In a very public way, McReynolds basically blamed Long for painting him in a negative light. He went so far as to suggest that NASCAR personalities should no longer talk with Long due to issues of trust.

Long is currently the president of the National Motorsports Press Association. He has a long track record of accurate reporting mixed with informed opinions. Perhaps, McReynolds might like an opportunity to clear the air on TV. At least that would give him the opportunity to wipe whatever egg is remaining off his face.
 
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