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ESPN Shifts IndyCar Staff Towards NASCAR

Thanks to a new deal that the IRL IndyCar Series inked with the cable television network Versus in 2008, ESPN ended up with just five of the series' 17 2009 events after being the permanent home of the open wheelers for many years.And, as a result, the Worldwide Leader ended up with a glut of talent for its broadcasting...

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...

Dr. Jerry Punch, Where Are You? [Update]

UPDATE: After chatting with Andy Hall, the manager of media relations for ESPN Communications, it seems that this break for Jerry and Dave Burns was something worked into the schedule. "Jerry will be back in the booth at Phoenix. His (and Dave Burns') two weeks off are part of a schedule for the year that rotates time off...