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ESPN's NASCAR Crowd Noise Not Normal

We've heard plenty about "Coltgate" lately and the accusations that the Indianapolis Colts had pumped in crowd noise during the New England Patriots game two weeks ago. CBS took the rap for the incident, but ESPN's NASCAR coverage apparently took note of the idea.Judging from the TV I watched it on (ABC-HD with surround...

Jeff Burton Agrees: ESPN on ABC is "Absurd"

I feel bad for Marty Reid, I really do.Dude got shoved into a segment on ESPN2's NASCAR Now showing ESPN's impressive NASCAR coverage. Or, well, I hope he got shoved into it.Before I rip the whole segment apart, let me allow Jeff Burton, ESPN's token driver voice for their coverage to do so as he did in the video:"Well the...

Why Are NASCAR Ratings Down? You Decide

The one-trick pony is back to kick ESPN on ABC while they're down. Way down:ABC's broadcast of last Sunday's Pep Boys Auto 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway earned a final Nielsen Media Research rating of 4.0 ... 20 percent lower than the 4.8 NBC earned for the same race in 2006.20%?! Can't blame that...

ABC Gives NASCAR the Boot for Primetime Premiere Ratings

In an unsurprising move, ESPN on ABC turned their NASCAR coverage over to ESPN 2 at 7:00PM ET to make way for the premiere of the network's fall Sunday night lineup. Typically, primetime starts at 8:00PM ET, but on Sundays it starts an hour earlier.NASCAR fans who don't have cable or a satellite dish are probably p*ssed...

Shrub's Wild Ride, ESPN's Disappointing Coverage

Kyle Busch might be a little sore today after the "best driver in NASCAR" wrecked him yesterday: Once again, NASCAR is to be commended for their safety efforts. He was able to get out of there in a hurry, essentially unscathed. And once again, I have to call ESPN on ABC out for sucking. Where was the shot of Busch's...