The 2022 running NASCAR, IMSA & other racing things thread

I finally got around to listening to the Ned Yost episode today. That may have been the best one, at least in terms of insights into The Intimidator.

 

Race Team Alliance exploring exhibition races

Hmm. There's a pretty big media company in the US that already owns one racing series. Maybe it'd want to front money for another.

 

Should be a good show.

Thursday Night Thunder: SRX all-star series moves to ESPN

 

I’m fascinated by the move, but I’m not sure what it accomplishes for either party. ESPN gets programming for six summer Thursdays. What about the other 10-12? SRX goes from having weekend headlining shows at these tracks to being shunted to Thursdays, when a lot of tracks aren’t running. (Maybe that’s the point? Just seems like a bad move for fans.)

Maybe ESPN thinks the RTA is about to blow up the whole Cup thing and go rogue, and this is a way to dip its toes back into racin’.

 

I don't know. Maybe a Thursday headlining show built for TV rather than attendance is a good thing for these tracks. I have no idea what the current butts in the seats vs. eyes on the screen breakdown is.