Official Garage Gang Hangout Raceday Points Club II

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IN CASE YOU SLEPT THROUGH THE CHILI BOWL....KYLE LARSON WON!!!...ITS JUST THE BEGINNING....ON TO DAYTONA.....

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THIS IS AN EPIC VIDEO...FROM TONY AND LEAH....IT WONT PLAY UNTIL pm TONIGHT...HMMM......I THINK I KNOW....


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HE’s MAD....AND IN LOVE...SOUNDS JUST LIKE HIM...

.It was him, he insists, not NASCAR, who didn’t renew the Truck Series race at Eldora Speedway. And he tried to sign Kyle Larson to Stewart-Haas Racing but couldn’t get partner approval on the NASCAR driver suspended for most of 2020 for using a racial slur.

Publicly, fans left disgruntled comments on his social media posts. Privately, his beloved sprint car community whispered and wondered how Stewart blew two deals.

Stewart understands being rebuffed on signing Larson, even though that slammed the brakes on Stewart’s attempt to help a friend resurrect his career while adding a top NASCAR talent to SHR’s four-car organization. Companies make tough business decisions and Larson, since signed by Hendrick Motorsports, still has to redeem himself to corporations that pay the racing bills.

But the Truck Series debacle is one Stewart can’t let go. He’s heard too many people say it was NASCAR that left Eldora, the Ohio dirt track Stewart owns, after an eight-year partnership. It was Stewart’s group that got a dirt track placed on the NASCAR national schedule, invested in capital improvements at the facility and built one of the most popular events on the Truck Series schedule. He left NASCAR, NASCAR didn’t leave him....

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The entries for the Daytona 500 is looking really interesting with Derrick Cope and Jamie McMurray among others attempting to make the field!

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HEADS - UP! 4:30pm Sunday get your racing fix on NBCSN. A 100 minute race will determine the starting positions for the Rolex 24.
You're welcome.

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HEADS - UP! 4:30pm Sunday get your racing fix on NBCSN. A 100 minute race will determine the starting positions for the Rolex 24.
You're welcome.

Funny you should mention NBCSN.
Ran across an interesting article:



American sports channel NBCSN to close at end of 2021
Charles Bradley
By: Charles Bradley
Jan 22, 2021, 5:46 PM


American sports cable channel NBCSN, which airs many of the nation’s top racing series including NASCAR and IndyCar, is to be closed down at the end of 2021.

Parent company NBC Universal confirmed to staff in a memo on Friday afternoon that much of its programming will be migrated to sister channel USA Network.


NBC holds the U.S. broadcast rights to half of the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series events, which it shares with Fox, as well as fulltime coverage of the NTT IndyCar Series, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCars, NHRA and Moto America. It also broadcasts national coverage of MotoGP events and the Dakar Rally.

NBC Sports Group Chairman Pete Bevacqua said: “We’re all aware of how quickly the media landscape is evolving, and our Company is taking thoughtful steps to stay ahead of these trends wherever possible and, in many instances, help set them.

“This will make USA Network an extraordinarily powerful platform in the media marketplace, and gives our sports programming a significant audience boost.”


NBC reports two percent IndyCar viewership increase
Spire Motorsports taps NBC's Steve Letarte as consultant
IndyCar commented: “NBC Sports has always been a transparent partner, and we were aware of this upcoming strategy shift.


"Our 2021 broadcast schedule is not impacted by this decision.


"We plan to discuss our future broadcast arrangements in the late spring.”

Meanwhile NASCAR issued the statement: "We are committed to ensuring that NASCAR and IMSA races are carried and distributed smartly to our broad and loyal fan base.

"NBC is a best-in-class partner and we will work together to ensure continued high quality delivery of our events now and in the future.”

One likely destination for racing series will be NBC’s Peacock streaming service, which already carries the majority of English Premier League soccer games.

Cable networks such as NBC have had their revenues hit hard recently by Netflix-style offerings, while NBC Universal’s movie production and theme park businesses have also been badly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.


The channel – which reaches over 80 million homes in the U.S. – was launched in 1995 as the 'Outdoor Life Network' and was rebranded NBC Sports Network in 2011.

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JEREMY MAYFIELD.......Remember him....

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BLUEOVAL....Saw the news....I don’t know about NASCAR....

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The entries for the Daytona 500 is looking really interesting with Derrick Cope and Jamie McMurray among others attempting to make the field!

Not listed on my TV.....

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Entry list @ Jayski's.