Unlike his time in national NASCAR competition, Austin Theriault’s month of October could include a championship trophy. That’s because 2017 is Theriault’s first opportunity to race full-time for a series title, doing so in the ARCA Racing Series for Ken Schrader Racing. After the opening eight races, the 23-year-old holds a 135-point lead over the …
As you’re all likely aware by now, most of the major racing series here in the United States were off last weekend for Easter. While drivers spent the time relaxing, spending time with their families or daydreaming, teams worked on their cars. What’s a critic who covers race broadcasts to do in that scenario? Check …
Welcome back to Couch Potato Tuesday (also known as Talking NASCAR TV). I’m back for my ninth year of TV commentary, suggestions, complaints and more. It should be a fairly interesting year, although there will be several changes in the personalities that you’ll see. This week already showed off plenty of them. First off, reporter and NASCAR …
On Friday at Daytona International Speedway, ARCA announced a new three-year TV deal that will see all of the races for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards televised for the first time in years. To supplement the existing deal with FOX Sports, the remaining 10 races not covered on FOX Sports 1 or 2 …
Last weekend, we had three interesting races at Kansas Speedway. They were different races, but each had their charms. We also had three approaches to these races. Before we get going, FOX Sports announced a new online offering last Thursday. Danielle Trotta and Kaitlyn Vincie will host a new digital show, Off Track, that will …
Welcome back. The weather is just brutal lately in the United States. Undoubtedly, you’ve heard about the floods in Louisiana brought on by a stationary low pressure system that dumped feet of rain in areas. Other parts of the country had to deal with constant thunderstorm threats. Unfortunately, due to my schedule, I have been …
All-Star Weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway has always been interesting. You never know what you’re going to get. Unfortunately, Saturday brought confusion to everyone involved, even the sport’s FOX broadcast partner. Sprint Showdown/Sprint All-Star Race Holy cripes. Saturday marked new formats for the Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star Race. While I’m not a fan of …
Frontstretch has learned that the first ASN broadcast of the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, the Menards 200 at Toledo Speedway Sunday afternoon, will be live-streamed free of charge at American Sports Network’s website, http://americansportsnet.com. In addition, the race will be available to approximately 40 million households on over-the-air television or cable via regional sports networks …
Talladega is looney tunes. In its purest form, a race weekend at Talladega makes your stomach churn (or, it makes my stomach turn, at least). In recent years, that really hasn’t been the case. However, this past weekend brought it on big time, unlike any time since about 2005. GEICO 500 Sunday brought the Sprint …
On Tuesday afternoon, ARCA Racing announced a new multi-year TV deal with Sinclair Networks Group, a subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, to broadcast ARCA Racing Series with Menards events in addition to their existing deal with FOX Sports, which runs through 2017. For 2016, the deal amounts to nine races. These races will air on …
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