TNT steps into NASCAR this weekend at Pocono Raceway. It has a sponsored name, I’m not going to write it, it’s so long. Anyway, TNT has six races ending on July 10 in Chicago.
A few changes from last season, first the lovely Lindsay Czarniak is the new pre-race host. Taking over on play-by-play for Bill Weber who got himself fired last year after an incident in New Hampshire is Adam Alexander who comes over from Speed and the Motor Racing Network. And Phil Parsons is being added as a pit reporter who replaces Lindsay who as aforementioned is the new host.
Here’s TNT’s press release.
TNT Returns to the Track with its 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coverage on June 6 in Pocono with New Faces & New Features; An enhanced version of NASCAR.COM’s Interactive TNT RaceBuddyLindsay Czarniak kick starts TNT’s pre-race coverage Sunday with an exclusive interview with owner Joe Gibbs; Feature with NASCAR President Mike Helton on the State of the Sport to run June 13 in MichiganTurner Network Television (TNT) is set to hit the track in high gear in Pocono, Pa. this Sunday, June 6 with the start of its 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series six week race package with new faces, new features and more interactivity to provide fans with the most comprehensive multi-platform NASCAR experience possible. Turner’s coverage will also feature for the first time live race day online video chats on NASCAR.COM with TNT’s announcers, new enhancements to TNT RaceBuddy on NASCAR.COM, a weekly TNT Million Dollar Fan Challenge and the return of Wide Open Coverage during the primetime race in Daytona (July 3).Airing during Countdown to Green this Sunday, June 6 will be new pre-race host Lindsay Czarniak’s exclusive interview with Joe Gibbs Racing owner Joe Gibbs to discuss the challenges of ownership and the recent on-track driver clashes between his drivers. Gibbs has won three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championships as an owner, along with the three Super Bowls he won as head coach of the Washington Redskins. Airing next Sunday (June 13) in Michigan, Czarniak’s exclusive sit-down interview with NASCAR President Mike Helton to discuss the state of the sport.TNT bolsters its marquee roster of announcers with new play-by-play announcer Adam Alexander, new pre-race host Czarniak and the addition of pit reporter Phil Parsons. Alexander will debut in the TNT booth alongside analysts Wally Dallenbach and Kyle Petty. In addition, Czarniak will helm the network’s new 60-minute pre-race Countdown to Green coverage, with Petty and Larry McReynolds joining her on the TNT rig. Czarniak will also provide in-race reports trackside throughout the race with McReynolds, who will man the TNT Off-Track Robotic Car (TORC), which provides a unique look inside the engine and allows McReynolds to break down pit crew car strategies. TNT’s newest pit reporter Parsons, brother of late TNT analyst and NASCAR legend Benny Parsons, will join fellow reporters Ralph Sheheen, Marty Snider and Matt Yocum.TNT and NASCAR.COM will be more interactive than ever before on race day, as well as leading up to the networkAdd The Sports Daily to your Google News Feed!
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