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2012 NASCAR on FOX schedule

February 8, 2012 Ryan Berenz 6

NASCAR on FOX starts the engines on the 2012 season with Speedweeks at Daytona starting Feb. 18. FOX has coverage of the Budweiser Shootout (Feb. 18), Daytona 500 qualifying (Feb. 19) and the Daytona 500 (Feb. 26). FOX has coverage of the first 13 Sprint Cup points races this season. On FOX’s prerace studio show, Michael Waltrip will replace Jeff Hammond (who will now report from the pits and garage) as an analyst, joining his brother Darrell. We’ll leave it up to the viewers to decide if Michael — who will still be a driver/owner during this TV gig — […]

NASCAR’s Kevin Harvick and Greg Biffle help out “Dog Whisperer” Cesar Millan

January 10, 2012 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

NASCAR drivers Kevin Harvick and Greg Biffle are helping out “Dog Whisperer” Cesar Millan for an upcoming episode of Nat Geo Wild’s “Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan.” One lucky NASCAR fan who will be in the Daytona area for this year’s Daytona 500 will be able get help for their dog from Millan and appear in the episode with Biffle and Harvick. Additional details and a link where you can submit an audition video are below in this press release from NASCAR: RELATED STORY: 2012 NASCAR TV Schedule Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle And Lucky NASCAR Fan To Appear In Episode […]

NASCAR’s Joey Logano chows down on Travel Channel’s “Man V. Food Nation”

October 19, 2011 Tom Comi Comments Off

If you have an appetite for food and NASCAR, then you should make a reservation to watch Travel Channel tonight. Host Adam Richmond and his Man V. Food Nation crew hit the road for Rochester, New York, to watch NASCAR driver Joey Logano tackle a humongous sandwich called the Atomic Bomb (9pm ET). Donning his familiar orange Home Depot cap, Logano approaches the table at Sticky Lips restaurant like a gladiator entering a coliseum. Dozens of fans cheer to offer inspiration for the young driver. And boy is he going need it, because he only has 30 minutes to finish […]

NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway

September 15, 2011 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

RELATED: NASCAR Chase 2012 Schedule [Update: The rain-delayed Geico 400 from Chicagoland Speedway will now run Monday, Sept. 19, at 12pm ET on ESPN.] RELATED: NASCAR Chase 2012 Schedule The NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup “playoffs” begin Sunday, Sept. 18, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., in the Geico 400. The top 12 drivers in the Sprint Cup standings have a shot at racing for the championship over the season’s final stretch. Chase qualifiers are Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keselowski and […]

NASCAR Sprint Cup Brickyard 400 live July 31 on ESPN

July 28, 2011 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the legendary 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400, on Sunday, July 31, at 1pm ET, as top drivers Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon race for a win on the famed track. Last year at Indy, Jamie McMurray kissed the bricks and joined Dale Jarrett and Jimmie Johnson as the only drivers to win both the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same year. This year’s Brickyard 400 marks the first of 17 […]

“Charlie’s Angels” on the lookout for a new Charlie

July 27, 2011 Tom Comi 1

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the popularity of the original Charlie’s Angels was much more about the angels than Charlie. But it would also be naive to dismiss the importance of John Forsythe, who provided the voice for Charlie in the TV show (1976-81) and both movies (2000, 2003). Fast forward 30 years later to a remake of the TV show set to debut on ABC in the fall, and it’s becoming blatantly obvious how crucial the role of Charlie is. With Forsythe now deceased and Robert Wagner bowing out due […]

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series shifts to TNT for the 5-Hour Energy 500 at Pocono Raceway

June 10, 2011 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

Farewell, for now, NASCAR on FOX. The Sprint Cup Series heads to TNT for a six-race summer schedule beginning Sunday, June 12, at 1pm ET for the 5-Hour Energy 500 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. NASCAR’s best, including Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon, take on Pocono’s 2.5-mile tri-oval. Last year, Denny Hamlin avoided an eight-car pileup on the final lap of a green-white-checkered-flag finish to win his fourth race in nine starts at Pocono. Here’s the complete press release and schedule for TNT’s […]

2011 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race live May 21 on SPEED

May 18, 2011 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

By Ryan Berenz (Twitter: @ChannelGuideRAB) The 27th NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race airs on SPEED Channel from Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 21, at 7pm ET, with the winner receiving a $1 million prize. Drivers qualify by winning a race in 2010 or 2011, winning a past All-Star Race, winning a past Sprint Cup Series championship, finishing in the top two in the Sprint Showdown 40-lap preliminary race or by winning the Sprint Fan Vote. Last year, Kurt Busch held off Martin Truex Jr. to win his first All-Star Race. Other coverage surrounding All-Star week includes the NASCAR Sprint Pit […]

2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Daytona 500 airs Feb. 20 on FOX

February 18, 2011 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

By Ryan Berenz The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series kicks off the 2011 season with its biggest race, the Daytona 500 from Daytona International Speedway, on Sunday, Feb. 20, on FOX. There are plenty of questions heading into the season: Will the sport’s TV ratings improve? Will Dale Earnhardt Jr. actually win a race? Will Jimmie Johnson take his dominance of the Sprint Cup to six straight titles? Questions start getting answers as Johnson, Earnhardt, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and other stock car stars fire up their engines at Daytona. Earnhardt won the pole position, […]

Plenty of sporting events to fill the NFL void

February 11, 2011 Tom Comi Comments Off

Two days from now is the day unofficially referred to by NFL fans as Black Sunday. After more than five months of watching exhibition games, regular season contests and the playoffs, pro football fans go through withdrawal symptoms that don’t go away until the next season starts in another six months. And with the pending lockout that is threatening to cancel all upcoming games, things could get very serious for the most diehard of fans. And while there is nothing that can replace the NFL, we would like to offer you a temporary cure of sorts by giving you some […]