In the third series-wide TV contract, the month of May has become a cable month for NASCAR. It’s not exactly great for the NASCAR Cup Series as it lowers the series’ visibility, but it’s what we have.
Before we get started, film distributor Utopia announced Wednesday that it will have a new documentary about Kyle Busch entitled Rowdy that will debut at the end of June in Nashville. It will have a one-night theatrical run in selected theaters on June 29.
The whole thing strikes me as being somewhat similar to Blink of an Eye, the film based on Michael Waltrip’s book, right down to the fact that Fathom Events is involved in the theatrical release. If the film is available locally in the Albany, N.Y. area, I intend on attending with pen and notebook in hand. Tickets go on sale Friday.
Sunday brought the NASCAR Cup Series to Kansas Speedway for its first visit of the year. The big story of the whole weekend surrounded the tires and the various failures.
FOX Sports acknowledged this issue early and often. During the “What About Bob?” at the start of NASCAR RaceDay, it was the top story of the week, as it should have been.
Problem is, that isn’t exactly sexy. It can get down to the nuts and bolts. For purists, that’s fine. Those who aren’t diehards might get turned off.
Of course, Darlington brought the gift to FOX Sports that was the Joey Logano–William Byron spat. Is it over, or it is not? I don’t know, but it gave plenty of material for NASCAR RaceDay. We covered the story Friday after both drivers talked to the media in Kansas.
All I can tell you is that it was all for naught. Nothing really happened between the two of them all day, mainly because Logano crashed in practice (because of the aforementioned tire issue) and struggled for most of the day in a backup car before finishing 17th. I think they needed to cover it to a certain degree, but not as much as they actually did.
In regards to the tires, the tires seemed to fail (if they…
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