NASCAR on TNT

NASCAR on TNT
Genre	Auto racing telecasts
Presented by	See "commentators" section
Opening theme	TBA (starting in 2025) "T.N.T." by AC/DC (2010–2014) "Highway Star" by Buckcherry (2009) "Born to Be Wild" by Hinder (2007–2008) "Fuel" by Metallica (2001–2003)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	14 (7 more starting in 2025)
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	Countdown to Green: 60 minutes NASCAR on TNT: 3.5–4.5 hours (depending on race length)
Production companies	Turner Sports NBC Sports (2001–2006)
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	July 22, 2001 (2001-07-22) – July 13, 2014 (2014-07-13)

NASCAR on TNT is the branding for NASCAR races broadcast on TNT by TNT Sports. The network is currently slated to begin airing events beginning with the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

TNT had first become a NASCAR broadcast partner with NBC Sports when the latter became a full-time broadcaster of the sport, serving as the network's cable partner from 2001 until 2006. After NBC chose not to renew its contract, TNT continued to retain its rights to air several NASCAR Cup Series races a year until 2014.

Coverage history

Prior to 2001

Prior to 2001, Turner Sports' home for NASCAR was TNT's sister station, TBS. Booth announcers/analysts included Ken Squier, Buddy Baker, and Dick Berggren. After TBS made a host/booth switch, Allen Bestwick became the lap-by-lap announcer with Baker and Berggren in the booth for TBS' 2000 coverage at Lowe's and Pocono while Squier moved to a host position, the same position he had held at CBS since the start of the 1998 NASCAR season.

TBS typically covered the Coca-Cola 600 and UAW-GM Quality 500 at Charlotte, the July race at Pocono, and several NASCAR Busch Series races. TBS aired side by side coverage during commercials during the 2000 UAW-GM Quality 500.

When NASCAR's new broadcasting rights contract was signed in 1999, which included Fox, FX, and NBC, TBS was to keep its rights to NASCAR by serving as NBC's cable partner. The deal was to begin with the 2001 NASCAR season.

However, Turner elected to move the race coverage to sister network TNT as part of its new branding and "We Know Drama" slogan. Also, TBS' coverage of Atlanta Braves baseball games, which were a staple of the channel lineup for years, often was aired on weekends afternoon or evening and would clash with NASCAR races.

2001–2006

TNT aired its first NASCAR Winston Cup Series race under the new contract at New Hampshire International Speedway in July 2001. Both networks shared the broadcast team of Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, and Wally Dallenbach Jr. in the booth and Bill Weber, Marty Snider, Dave Burns, and Matt Yocum on pit road, as well as both being produced with Turner Sports' graphical look. The only differences were the placement of the network's logo on the graphics package and different colored pit reporter fire suits. Also, Liz Allison, widow of former driver Davey Allison, worked as a reporter exclusively for TNT during the 2001 season. ^[1]

TNT was treated as the secondary broadcaster, as far as broadcast rights are concerned, during its relationship with NBC because it is a cable rather than broadcast network (Turner produced all of NBC's telecasts as well). NBC's portion of broadcast included almost all of the prestigious races during their half of the year (with the exception of the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington, the fourth leg of NASCAR's Grand Slam, in 2001 and 2002, and the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond from 2004 to 2006, when the race was the last race of the regular season under the season format). The idea was that ratings would most certainly be higher for NBC's coverage of a given race next to TNT's due to a broadcaster's penetration. TNT was given most of the Busch Series schedule except for major races, then covered by NBC. Night races were almost always covered by TNT except for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, which aired on NBC in years that they had the rights to it, and (later) the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Charlotte when that race was moved from Sunday afternoons to Saturday nights. Otherwise, following the fall Richmond race, TNT's Cup Series coverage was limited to one, two or three races (including the Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 at Rockingham, which they covered from 2001 to 2003).

It was generally understood that anytime a major news story needed to be covered by NBC its NASCAR coverage would be switched over to TNT. This occurred only once: the October 7, 2001 race at Lowe's Motor Speedway was interrupted during the prerace show when President George W. Bush announced the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. NBC covered the news until 25 laps to go (simulcast with TNT), and the entire race was shown on TNT.

TNT also would broadcast any NBC-scheduled races that were postponed by rain until the following day, much like FX would do for Fox during this contract (this is no longer applicable as Fox airs rain-delayed races the following day, since Fox has no daytime programming, unlike ABC, CBS and NBC).

The TNT–NBC partnership broke off when NBC chose not to bid for the NASCAR contract when it expired in 2006.

2007–2014

TNT, however, elected to make a bid for rights in the new television contract and was successful in retaining its coverage, joining Fox and the ESPN family of networks in a contract that ran until 2014. Under the terms of said contract TNT gained broadcast rights to six June and July races, which it calls the NASCAR on TNT Summer Series. TNT's six races in 2014 were the Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway, the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway, the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, the annual July 4 weekend Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, and the Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Unlike in the previous contract TNT was not able to procure rights to any Nationwide Series races, as ESPN successfully bid to be the exclusive carrier of the series. However, TNT became the exclusive home for the Coke Zero 400, much like Fox had become exclusive home for the Daytona 500 — in the previous contract, Fox and NBC alternated coverage of the two races at Daytona, with Fox airing the Daytona 500 and NBC the Pepsi 400 in odd-numbered years, and vice versa in even-numbered years.

Bill Weber stayed on as TNT's NASCAR voice and Wally Dallenbach Jr. was retained to be his color commentator. Originally, Benny Parsons was to join the two in the booth, but he died from lung cancer prior to the beginning of the 2007 season. Kyle Petty elected to take time off from his driving duties to take the position in the broadcast booth. Marty Snider and Matt Yocum returned as pit reporters. To replace Allen Bestwick and Dave Burns, both of whom went to ESPN following the 2006 season, TNT promoted Ralph Sheheen and Lindsay Czarniak to full-time pit reporter positions; previously both of them served as substitutes or for stand-alone Busch Series races that conflicted with the Cup Series schedule. To round out the coverage, Larry McReynolds was loaned by Fox to provide analysis and explanations.

2007–2009

From 2007 to 2009, TNT's pre-race coverage began with a one-hour show called NASCAR on TNT Live! This was followed by a 30-minute version of Countdown to Green, followed by the race itself. The pre-race coverage was changed in 2010 to a simple one-hour version of Countdown to Green due to NASCAR's new policy of earlier start times. Since 2007, each pre-race broadcast (whether it be on NASCAR on TNT Live! or Countdown to Green) featured "The Pride of NASCAR" segment which featured an interview with a historical NASCAR figure. Some examples include Richard Petty (interviewed by his son Kyle), A. J. Foyt, and Mario Andretti.

One of the most popular features of TNT's coverage is RaceBuddy, a free online application on NASCAR.com that allows fans to watch the race through their choice of several camera angles. In 2009, Jim Noble was added as the RaceBuddy-only pit reporter.^{[ citation needed ]}

On July 7, 2007, during the Pepsi 400, TNT used for the first time a new broadcast format called "Wide-Open Coverage". The race broadcast was moved to the top of the screen, with all scoring graphics placed in the bottom of the screen.The race was also broadcast with limited commercial interruption; only three green flag laps took place during commercials during the entire broadcast, because of cable and satellite television providers having several minutes every hour to air local ads, bypassing TNT entirely. All other commercials were aired in the lower third of the screen, similar to what is used by the IndyCar Series but with a significantly larger window for the race coverage. Most of these commercials featured a special ad for that race, followed by their traditional ad. For each Daytona race through 2012, TNT featured the Wide-Open Coverage format. In 2009 and 2010, no green flag laps were missed. In 2013, the format was only used for the last 30 laps, as they were only able to get two sponsors for the format, and in 2014, was dropped entirely due to the race being delayed to Sunday by rain. ^[2]

During the broadcast of the 2008 LifeLock.com 400, Larry McReynolds performed a magic trick, "cutting" Marc Fein in half while green flag racing was taking place on the racetrack. This came at the dismay and outrage of many fans and viewers.

TNT also missed the winning pass of the 2008 Coke Zero 400 when a last lap crash involving Michael Waltrip took out several cars. When it was all said and done, TNT panned over to Carl Edwards, who prematurely celebrated his victory, thinking he had the lead when the caution came out. Because the crash occurred on the last lap, the field is frozen at the moment the caution came out and NASCAR reviews the finishing order by using video replays and scoring loop data. Those replays all showed Kyle Busch as the leader when the caution came out; Busch was declared the winner of the Coke Zero 400.

2010–2014

The 2010 race also featured a 3-D broadcast on some cable/satellite providers and on NASCAR.com.

There were some technical issues with TNT's final Sprint Cup race of the season at Chicagoland when the picture and sound went out during the prerace show, causing the invocation and the national anthem to not be televised.

Beginning with the Party at the Poconos 400 race on June 9, 2013, TNT's NASCAR coverage switched to a 16:9 aspect ratio letterbox format, though it did retain its on-air graphics package that has been in use since 2007. The ticker across the top of the screen also changed, with the lap counter and TNT network logo both being moved to the upper right-hand corner of the screen. The screen on TNT's standard-definition 4:3 feed now airs a letterboxed version of the native HD feed to match that of Fox's and ESPN's respective default widescreen SD presentations. NASCAR on TNT was the last of the 3 broadcast partners to switch to a widescreen presentation. NBC became the 4th to switch to letterbox format on SD feeds in 2015.

The end of NASCAR on TNT and Turner Sports

The 2014 Camping World RV Sales 301, on July 13, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, was the final NASCAR race televised on TNT in its fourteen years with the network and marked the end of NASCAR's total 32-year run on Turner Sports, dating back to 1983; in the wake of former co-partner NBC signing a new agreement to televise races from the major NASCAR series (mainly Cup Series and Xfinity Series as well as Mexico Series races on its Spanish-language networks). Thus, TNT decided to devote a large segment of the pre-race show to showing clips of signature NASCAR moments to air on both it and TBS; and also welcomed NASCAR president Mike Helton to the TNT booth to talk about the relationship of NASCAR with Turner Sports, as Helton had been president of the Atlanta Motor Speedway when Turner Sports showed its first race at AMS, which had aired on TBS in 1983, 32 years prior. Finally, the conclusive pre-race broadcast in fourteen years of NASCAR on TNT was closed out by former TBS lead announcer and New England native Ken Squier,. ^[3]

Hello everyone, I'm Ken Squier. And as the engines have fired at New Hampshire, I remind you that this is the final NASCAR broadcast for Turner Sports. I was the play-by-play announcer for TBS for 18 years beginning in the very first year of NASCAR coverage, 1983. It's been a real honor to be a part of today's broadcast and I wish my colleagues the very best today on TNT, as this amazing 32-year run comes to a close. I hope you enjoy today's race.

During NASCAR's 32-year run on Turner Sports, the races aired on TBS (1983–2000) and TNT (2001–2014).

2025 return

On November 29, 2023, TNT Sports announced that it had acquired the rights to five yearly summer NASCAR Cup Series races starting in 2025. TruTV will also hold the rights to practice and qualifying for 19 Cup Series races per season. All races, as well as practice and qualifying, will stream on Bleacher Report Sports Add-On on Max. ^[4]

On May 7, 2024, it was officially announced that Dale Earnhardt Jr. would make the move from NASCAR on NBC to Amazon and TNT's new NASCAR coverage coverage in the next TV contract that starts in 2025, presumably continuing as a color commentator. ^[5]

On May 13, 2024, NASCAR announced that they would hold a mid-season bracket challenge for Cup Series teams that would take place during TNT's five races. The top 32 drivers from the three previous races who would be seeded in the bracket for the start of the tournament based on their finishes in those races. The driver who wins the bracket challenge will win $1,000,000. ^[6]

Commentators

2001–2014

• Adam Alexander (now with Fox NASCAR )
• Wally Dallenbach Jr.
• Kyle Petty (now with NASCAR on NBC )
• Ralph Sheheen (now with Speedsport)
• Matt Yocum (now with NBC Sports )
• Marty Snider (now with NASCAR on NBC)
• Chris Neville
• Larry McReynolds (now with Fox NASCAR)
• Bill Weber (now an illusionist in Florida)
• Marc Fein
• Allen Bestwick
• Benny Parsons (died in 2007)
• Phil Parsons (now with Fox NASCAR)
• Lindsay Czarniak (now with Fox Major League Baseball and Fox NFL )

2025–2031

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. ^[5]

The rest of TNT's broadcasters for their new coverage starting in 2025 have yet to be determined.

Broadcast team history

TNT and NBC shared the broadcast team of Allen Bestwick on lap-by-lap and Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr. on color commentary. Dave Burns, Matt Yocum, Marty Snider, and Bill Weber were the pit reporters, with Weber hosting the Countdown to Green pre-race show.

When TNT would broadcast Busch Series races that conflicted with the Cup races, other pit reporters, such as Glenn Jarrett, Mark Garrow, Ralph Sheheen, and Lindsay Czarniak would join the coverage.

In 2004, Weber became the lap-by-lap announcer for two races as Bestwick recovered from a leg injury he suffered while playing hockey.

2005–2006

In 2005, Bestwick and Weber traded positions. However, Bestwick would occasionally do lap-by-lap for Busch races that conflicted with the schedule for the primary series. Bestwick also filled in for lap-by-lap commentary at the Fall Phoenix Busch race when Weber became ill with laryngitis.

2007–2009

For 2007, TNT went solo, covering six races that started with the Pocono 500 on June 10. Weber and Dallenbach returned to the broadcast booth. After Parsons' death from cancer, he was replaced by Kyle Petty, who took time off from his driving duties at Petty Enterprises to do so. Weber also continued to host the pre-race shows, NASCAR on TNT Live and Allstate Countdown to Green, joined by Marc Fein and Fox Sports' Larry McReynolds (producer Barry Landis also came over from Fox for these six races). Like the other networks, TNT has adopted a "cut-away" car (provided by Ford) that McReynolds uses occasionally on the telecasts. Also during the race, Fein and McReynolds contribute to the coverage from a large infield studio that revolves from a point several feet above ground level.

Marty Snider and Matt Yocum returned as pit reporters. Ralph Sheheen and Lindsay Czarniak joined the team full-time for 2007, replacing Dave Burns and Allen Bestwick, who had jumped to ESPN.

On June 24, Petty contributed to the broadcast from inside the race car at Infineon Raceway during the Toyota/Save Mart 350. During the race, he uttered an obscenity that was picked up by the network's microphones after he was involved in a crash on lap 1 with Matt Kenseth and Marc Goossens. Weber apologized to viewers, and Petty's status at TNT appeared to be secure despite the incident. No fines were issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the incident as cable television is not subjected to the FCC's indecency policies.

The broadcast remained the same in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. However, halfway through TNT's 2009 race coverage, Weber was suspended by TNT for an incident at a hotel and was replaced in the broadcast booth by Sheheen. TNT later announced that Weber would not return for the Daytona or Chicagoland races, leading many to believe that he was fired by the network, and named Sheheen as his replacement. To take Sheheen's place on pit road TNT turned to SPEED's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series pit reporter Adam Alexander.

2010–2014

On February 25, 2010, USA Today and Jayski's Silly Season Site confirmed that Weber's TNT contract was not renewed, but that he was still under a general motorsports contract with NBC (which reportedly may also include NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour coverage on Versus, whose parent Comcast was buying NBC Universal). NASCAR.com reported on March 3, 2010, that Weber would be replaced by Adam Alexander and Sheheen would return to pit reporting. To replace Weber as pre-race show host, Lindsay Czarniak was moved from the pits to take his place. TNT hired SPEED's Phil Parsons to take Czarniak's place. Parsons didn't return for 2011. Kyle Petty joined Czarniak and Larry McReynolds for the pre-race programs for the 2010 season, as Marc Fein was moved to TBS' Sunday major league baseball broadcasts. Fein left Turner Sports altogether in 2012 (he joined Dallas NBC affiliate KXAS as an anchor that year). Czarniak did not return for the 2012 season (she joined ESPN as an anchor for SportsCenter in 2011). In 2012, lap-by-lap race announcer Adam Alexander added pre-race show host to his responsibilities.

2025–2031

On May 7, 2024, it was officially announced that Dale Earnhardt Jr. would make the move from NASCAR on NBC to Amazon and TNT's new NASCAR coverage coverage in the next TV contract that starts in 2025, presumably continuing as a color commentator. ^[5] ( The Athletic had previously reported on February 29 that Jr. would leave NBC for Amazon and TNT. ^[7] )

Race broadcasts

Cup Series

2000s

2001

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
19	July 22	New England 300	New Hampshire International Speedway	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
20	July 29	Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway
23	August 19	Pepsi 400	Michigan International Speedway
24	August 25	Sharpie 500	Bristol Motor Speedway
26	September 8	Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400	Richmond International Raceway
29	October 7	UAW-GM Quality 500 [lower-alpha 1]	Lowe's Motor Speedway
33	November 4	Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400	North Carolina Speedway

2002

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
E	February 10	Budweiser Shootout	Daytona International Speedway	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
E	February 14	Gatorade 125s	Daytona International Speedway
19	July 21	New England 300	New Hampshire International Speedway
20	July 28	Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway
23	August 18	Pepsi 400	Michigan International Speedway
24	August 24	Sharpie 500	Bristol Motor Speedway
25	September 1	Mountain Dew Southern 500	Darlington Raceway
26	September 7	Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400	Richmond International Raceway
28	September 22	MBNA All-American Heroes 400	Dover International Speedway
34	November 3	Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400	North Carolina Speedway

2003

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
19	July 20	New England 300	New Hampshire International Speedway	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
20	July 27	Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway
23	August 17	GFS Marketplace 400	Michigan International Speedway
24	August 23	Sharpie 500	Bristol Motor Speedway
26	September 6	Chevy Rock & Roll 400	Richmond International Raceway
27	September 14	Sylvania 300	New Hampshire International Speedway
33	October 27 [lower-alpha 2]	Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway
35	November 9	Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400	North Carolina Speedway

2004

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
19	July 25	Siemens 300	New Hampshire International Speedway	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
20	August 1	Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway
22	August 15	Sirius at The Glen	Watkins Glen International
23	August 22	GFS Marketplace 400	Michigan International Speedway
24	August 28	Sharpie 500	Bristol Motor Speedway
26	September 11	Chevy Rock & Roll 400	Richmond International Raceway
27	September 19	Sylvania 300	New Hampshire International Speedway
28	September 26	MBNA America 400	Dover International Speedway

2005

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
19	July 17	New England 300	New Hampshire International Speedway	Bill Weber	Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
20	July 24	Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway
23	August 21	GFS Marketplace 400	Michigan International Speedway
24	August 28	Sharpie 500	Bristol Motor Speedway
26	September 10	Chevy Rock & Roll 400	Richmond International Raceway
27	September 18	Sylvania 300	New Hampshire International Speedway
28	September 25	MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400	Dover International Speedway

2006

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
E	February 11	Budweiser Shootout	Daytona International Speedway	Bill Weber	Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
E	February 16	Gatorade Duels	Daytona International Speedway
18	July 9	USG Sheetrock 400	Chicagoland Speedway
19	July 16	Lenox Industrial Tools 300	New Hampshire International Speedway
20	July 23	Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway
23	August 20	GFS Marketplace 400	Michigan International Speedway		Wally Dallenbach Jr.
24	August 26	Sharpie 500	Bristol Motor Speedway		Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
26	September 9	Chevy Rock and Roll 400	Richmond International Raceway
27	September 17	Sylvania 300	New Hampshire International Speedway		Wally Dallenbach Jr.
28	September 24	Dover 400	Dover International Speedway

2007

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
14	June 10	Pocono 500	Pocono Raceway	Bill Weber	Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15	June 17	Citizens Bank 400	Michigan International Speedway
16	June 24	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Infineon Raceway		Wally Dallenbach Jr.
17	July 1	Lenox Industrial Tools 300	New Hampshire International Speedway		Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
18	July 7	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway
19	July 15	USG Sheetrock 400	Chicagoland Speedway

2008

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
14	June 8	Pocono 500	Pocono Raceway	Bill Weber	Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15	June 15	LifeLock 400	Michigan International Speedway
16	June 22	Toyota Save/Mart 350	Infineon Raceway
17	June 29	Lenox Industrial Tools 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway
18	July 5	Coke Zero 400	Daytona International Speedway
19	July 12	LifeLock.com 400	Chicagoland Speedway

2009

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
14	June 7	Pocono 500	Pocono Raceway	Bill Weber	Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15	June 14	LifeLock 400	Michigan International Speedway
16	June 21	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Infineon Raceway
17	June 28	Lenox Industrial Tools 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Ralph Sheheen
18	July 4	Coke Zero 400	Daytona International Speedway
19	July 11	LifeLock.com 400	Chicagoland Speedway

2010s

2010

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
14	June 6	Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500	Pocono Raceway	Adam Alexander	Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15	June 13	Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400	Michigan International Speedway
16	June 20	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Infineon Raceway
17	June 27	Lenox Industrial Tools 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway
18	July 3	Coke Zero 400	Daytona International Speedway
19	July 10	LifeLock.com 400	Chicagoland Speedway

2011

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
14	June 12	5-hour Energy 500	Pocono Raceway	Adam Alexander	Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15	June 19	Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400	Michigan International Speedway
16	June 26	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Infineon Raceway
17	July 2	Coke Zero 400	Daytona International Speedway
18	July 9	Quaker State 400	Kentucky Speedway
19	July 17	Lenox Industrial Tools 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway

2012

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
14	June 10	Pocono 400	Pocono Raceway	Adam Alexander	Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15	June 17	Quicken Loans 400	Michigan International Speedway
16	June 24	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Sonoma Raceway
17	June 30	Quaker State 400	Kentucky Speedway
18	July 7	Coke Zero 400	Daytona International Speedway
19	July 15	Lenox Industrial Tools 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway

2013

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
14	June 9	Party in the Poconos 400	Pocono Raceway	Adam Alexander	Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15	June 16	Quicken Loans 400	Michigan International Speedway
16	June 23	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Sonoma Raceway
17	June 30	Quaker State 400	Kentucky Speedway
18	July 6	Coke Zero 400	Daytona International Speedway
19	July 14	Camping World RV Sales 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway

2014

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
14	June 8	Pocono 400	Pocono Raceway	Adam Alexander	Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
15	June 15	Quicken Loans 400	Michigan International Speedway
16	June 22	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Sonoma Raceway
17	June 28	Quaker State 400	Kentucky Speedway
18	July 6	Coke Zero 400	Daytona International Speedway
19	July 13	Camping World RV Sales 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Busch Series

2001

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
18	July 8	GNC Live Well 200	Watkins Glen International	Mike Hogewood	Jeremy Dale
20	July 21	Carquest Auto Parts 250	Gateway International Raceway		Dorsey Schroeder
22	August 4	Kroger 200	Indianapolis Raceway Park	Allen Bestwick	Tony Stewart
23	August 18	NAPAonline.com 250	Michigan International Speedway		Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
24	August 24	Food City 250	Bristol Motor Speedway
25	September 1	South Carolina 200	Darlington Raceway
26	September 7	Autolite / Fram 250	Richmond International Raceway
27	September 22	MBNA.com 200	Dover International Speedway
29	October 6	Little Trees 300	Lowe’s Motor Speedway
31	October 27	Outback Steakhouse 200	Phoenix International Raceway
32	November 3	Sam’s Club 200	North Carolina Speedway

2002

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
1	February 16	EAS/GNC Live Well 300	Daytona International Speedway	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
20	July 20	Charter Pipeline 250	Gateway International Speedway		Wally Dallenbach Jr.
22	August 3	Kroger 200	Indianapolis Raceway Park		Benny Parsons and Tony Stewart
23	August 17	Cabela's 250	Michigan International Speedway
24	August 23	Food City 250	Bristol Motor Speedway		Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
25	August 31	Gatorade 200	Darlington Raceway
26	September 6	Funai 250	Richmond International Raceway		Benny Parsons and Rusty Wallace
27	September 21	MBNA All-American Heroes 200	Dover International Speedway		Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
28	September 28	Mr. Goodcents 300	Kansas Speedway
29	October 12	Little Trees 300	Lowe’s Motor Speedway		Benny Parsons and Tony Stewart
30	October 20 [lower-alpha 3]	Sam's Town 250 Benefitting St. Jude	Memphis Motorsports Park	Ralph Sheheen	Glenn Jarrett
31	October 26	Aaron's 312	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
32	November 2	Sam's Club 200	North Carolina Speedway

2003

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
17	July 4	Winn-Dixie 250	Daytona International Speedway	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
19	July 19	New England 200	New Hampshire International Speedway
21	August 2	Kroger 200	Indianapolis Raceway Park		Benny Parsons and Elliott Sadler
22	August 16	Cabela's 250	Michigan International Speedway		Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons
23	August 22	Food City 250	Bristol Motor Speedway
25	September 5	Funai 250	Richmond International Raceway		Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Tony Stewart
26	September 20	Stacker 200	Dover International Speedway		Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
28	October 10	Little Trees 300	Lowe’s Motor Speedway
29	October 18	Sam's Town 250	Memphis International Raceway		Wally Dallenbach Jr.
30	October 25	Aaron's 312	Atlanta Motor Speedway		Benny Parsons
31	November 1	Bashas' Supermarkets 200	Phoenix International Raceway		Benny Parsons and Ricky Craven
32	November 8	Target House 200	North Carolina Speedway		Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.

2004

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
20	July 24	Siemens 200	New Hampshire International Speedway	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
21	July 31	ITT Industries & Goulds Pumps Salute to the Troops 250	Pikes Peak International Raceway		Barry Dodson
22	August 7	Kroger 200	Indianapolis Raceway Park		Benny Parsons and Jeff Burton
23	August 21	Cabela's 250	Michigan International Speedway		Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
24	August 27	Food City 250	Bristol Motor Speedway
26	September 10	Emerson Radio 250	Richmond International Raceway
27	September 25	Stacker 200	Dover International Speedway
28	October 9	Mr. Goodcents 300	Kansas Speedway	Bill Weber	Benny Parsons Jimmie Johnson Chad Knaus
29	October 15	Lowe's Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300	Lowe's Motor Speedway	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons Kurt Busch
30	October 23	Sam's Town 250 Benefitting St. Jude	Memphis Motorsports Park	Ralph Sheheen	Wally Dallenbach Jr.
31	October 30	Aaron's 312	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
33	November 13	BI-LO 200	Darlington Raceway

2005

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
18	July 1	Winn-Dixie 250	Daytona International Speedway	Bill Weber	Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
20	July 16	New England 200	New Hampshire International Speedway
21	July 23	ITT Industries & Goulds Pumps Salute to the Troops 250	Pikes Peak International Raceway	Allen Bestwick	Wally Dallenbach Jr.
22	July 30	Wallace Family Tribute 250	Gateway International Raceway
23	August 6	Kroger 200	Indianapolis Raceway Park		Benny Parsons
25	August 20	Domino's Pizza 250	Michigan International Speedway	Bill Weber	Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Jeff Burton
26	August 26	Food City 250	Bristol Motor Speedway		Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
28	September 9	Emerson Radio 250	Richmond International Raceway
29	September 24	Dover 200	Dover International Speedway
31	October 14	Dollar General 300	Lowe's Motor Speedway
32	October 22	Sam's Town 250	Memphis Motorsports Park	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons
33	November 5	O'Reilly Challenge	Texas Motor Speedway	Bill Weber	Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
34	November 12	Arizona 200	Phoenix International Raceway	Allen Bestwick
35	November 19	Ford 300	Homestead-Miami Speedway	Bill Weber

2006

Rd	Date	Race name	Track	Lap-by-lap commentator	Color commentator(s)
1	February 18	Hershey's Kissables 300	Daytona International Speedway	Bill Weber	Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.
19	July 8	USG Durock 300	Chicagoland Speedway
20	July 15	New England 200	New Hampshire International Speedway
22	July 29	Busch Silver Celebration 250	Gateway International Raceway	Allen Bestwick	Michael Waltrip
23	August 5	Kroger 200	Indianapolis Raceway Park		Wally Dallenbach Jr.
25	August 19	Carfax 250	Michigan International Speedway	Bill Weber	Wally Dallenbach Jr.
26	August 25	Food City 250	Bristol Motor Speedway
27	September 2	Ameriquest 300	California Speedway		Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
28	September 8	Emerson Radio 250	Richmond International Raceway		Wally Dallenbach Jr.
29	September 23	Dover 200	Dover International Speedway		Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty
30	September 30	Yellow Transportation 300	Kansas Speedway
31	October 13	Dollar General 300	Lowe's Motor Speedway
33	November 4	O'Reilly Challenge	Texas Motor Speedway
35	November 18	Ford 300	Homestead-Miami Speedway		Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.

Wide Open coverage

The Coke Zero 400 was broadcast in TNT's Wide Open Coverage format. The format was similar to the Side-by-Side format used in IndyCar broadcasts, limiting commercial breaks to only those required by their cable and satellite partners, mostly during yellow and red flag portions. The result meant almost no green flag racing was missed. A 3-D telecast was available in the United States on Comcast, Bright House Networks and Time Warner cable systems as well as NASCAR.com and DirecTV, marking a historic first in NASCAR racing. ^{[8] [9]}

See also

• NASCAR on NBC
• NASCAR on TBS
• Fox NASCAR

Notes

1. Initially scheduled for NBC, moved due to announcement of United States invasion of Afghanistan.
2. Race started on the 26th on NBC. Delayed by rain to the 27th and finished on TNT.
3. Scheduled for October 19 on NBC with Allen Bestwick and Wally Dallenbach Jr. commentating. Delayed due to rain and aired tape delayed on TNT with new crew.

References

1. "Widow of Davey Allison to be racing reporter for TNT". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
2. Jim Utter. "Jim Utter's post on NASCAR | Latest updates on Sulia". Sulia.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
3. 2014 Camping World RV Sales 301 - Turner Sports Says Goodbye To NASCAR on YouTube
4. "NASCAR announces historic media rights agreements with FOX, NBC, Amazon and Warner Bros. Discovery" (Press release). NASCAR.com. November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
5. "TNT Sports, Amazon Prime add Dale Earnhardt Jr. to broadcast team starting in 2025". NASCAR.com. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
6. "NASCAR to run in-season tournament on TNT Sports in 2025". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 13, 2024.
7. Marchand, Andrew (February 29, 2024). "Dale Earnhardt Jr. leaving NBC for Amazon Prime, Warner Bros. Discovery: Sources". The Athletic . The New York Times Company . Retrieved May 9, 2024.
8. NASCAR to Go to 3-D With Coke Zero 400, Maury Brown, forbes.com, 21 June 2010
9. Comcast, Time Warner, Bright House Pick Up Coke Zero 400 3-D Broadcast Archived 2012-02-28 at the Wayback Machine , Richard Lawler, endgadget.com, 24 June 2010

External links

• Official website
• Bill Weber is officially fired Archived 2010-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
• New Play-by-Play announcer for TNT Archived 2010-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
• Ratings For NASCAR on TNT Since 2008

Preceded by TBS	NASCAR pay television carrier in the United States 2001–2014	Succeeded by NBCSN