Fox Sports secures eight year NASCAR Daytona 500 deal
Fox Sports seals an eight year NASCAR television agreement spanning 2007 to 2014 with ESPN ABC TNT and Speed also sharing coverage. The deal values around 4.5 billion dollars and moves Fox to a central Florida base for Daytona events while expanding promotion of the Daytona 500 as a marquee sport.
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Fla
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Florida
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Fox racing boss hints at stable NASCAR approach
Goren says Fox plans no drastic changes to NASCAR coverage despite ESPN/ABC debut next year. He praises current booth talents Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds along with prerace hosts Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond and asserts Fox will focus on growth rather than rivals.
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Darrell Waltrip
Larry McReynolds
Chris Myers
Jeff Hammond
ESPN
ABC
NBC
TNT
Kenseth and Kahne Pace NASCAR Top Picks at Sonoma
In ThatsRacin top picks Matt Kenseth and Kasey Kahne face rocky days at Sonoma with Kenseth finishing 17th and Kahne dropping to 13th in standings. Mark Martin joins Ken Schrader and Sterling Marlin as drivers who have run all 75 Pepsi 400 plate races.
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Sonoma
Daytona
Kasey Kahne
Kahne
Greg Biffle
Mark Martin
Martin
Ken Schrader
Sterling Marlin
Daytona Race Purses and Sprint Cup Notes
Saturday evening set for Smpveigh banks with qualifying at 4 35 p m today. TV Channel 8 and WKFM 96 1 FM cover the purse of 6 144 820 with last year’s winner Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr’s current streak noted. Schrader and Michael Waltrip join Jeff Gordon as six time Daytona winners among active drivers.
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Schrader
Michael Waltrip
Jeff Gordon
Daytona
Menard Wins Milwaukee Busch Race Amid Cup Driver Talk
The article notes Paul Menard's Milwaukee Busch Series win and questions surrounding Cup drivers competing in Busch events. It cites drivers like Gordon, Labonte, Stewart, Hamlin, and Harvick, and mentions the Chase race structure and top contenders with no wins this season.
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Jerry Labonte
Mark Martin
Jeff Burton
Tony Stewart
Brian Vickers
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Kentucky
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Jason Leffler
Jon Woodeeeeee
Denny Hamlin
John Andretti
Carl Edwards
Clint Bowyer
Burney Lamar
J.J. Yeley Pee Bene
Ashton Lewis
Danny O’quinn Jr
Kyle Busch
Todd Kruever
Greg Biffle
Reed Sorenson
Kenny Wallace
David Green
Johnny Sauter
Stacy Compton
Daytona Beach
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