NASCAR on USA
NASCAR on USA is a former television program that broadcast NASCAR races on the USA Network.
| NASCAR on USA | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Auto racing telecasts |
| Presented by | Chris Economaki David Hobbs Ned Jarrett Dave Moody Larry Nuber Ken Squier Al Trautwig See also NASCAR on NBC on-air staff |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production location | Various NASCAR venues |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 4 hours or until race ended (including commercials) |
| Production companies | USA Sports CBS Sports (1982–1985) NBC Sports (2015–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network | USA Network |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | February 11, 1982 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | NASCAR on CBS NASCAR on NBC |
| External links | |
| Website | |
History
Coverage of the Twin 125's race
From 1982[1][2][3][4] to 1984,[5] USA Network broadcast the UNO Twin 125s[6][7] (now the Bluegreen Vacations Duel). USA used CBS'[8][9] crew, graphics and announcers.
USA also aired the Atlanta ARCA race in 1985 and televised several NASCAR Busch Series races[10] in the late 1980s.
In relation with NASCAR on NBC
On January 26, 2016, NASCAR announced that the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen from Watkins Glen International would air on USA Network due to NBC and NBCSN's commitments to the Summer Olympics.[11]
On January 22, 2021, NASCAR announced that NBCSN would shutdown at the conclusion of the 2021 year and that USA network would then take over starting in the 2022 season.[12]
Commentators
- Chris Economaki (pitside reporter)
- David Hobbs (color commentator)
- Ned Jarrett (pitside reporter)
- Dave Moody (color commentator)
- Larry Nuber (pitside reporter)
- Ken Squier (lap-by-lap)
- Al Trautwig (prerace host)
References
- 1982 Winston Cup Twin 125's race 2 part 1 of 2 on YouTube
- 1982 Winston Cup Twin 125's race 2 part 2 of 2 on YouTube
- 1983 UNO Twin 125s on YouTube
- 1983 UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers on YouTube
- 1984 UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers on YouTube
- Feb 14, 1982 - The 1979— Daytona 500 was a classic race, and it happened to be the first one televised live, start to finish, by The network could hardly ... and made a deal with the USA cable network to furnish the qualifiers for cablecasting Fri day night. doing this, in effect, satisfies the inter ...
- Feb 16, 1984 - The trucks which pulled Into Daytona International Speedway last week were all not necessarily those containing the cars of the NASCAR drivers ... The USA Network will show the two 125 mile qualifying races Friday night at 8 but that Is under an agreement where the cable network ...
- Mar 29, 1982 - ... ... th Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational Sports has signed a pact with video evangelist Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcast Network for the Dinah ... the right to tape them for replay later which has been in the business of cable since it split coverage of the Daytona 500 with USA Cable ...
- Apr 10, 1982 - an undisclosed fee for two days of broadcast rights USA had so little to do with the telecasts that it had just one of its own people on air ... as he stated it has worked Ratings for the Daytona 500 improved Bait the viewer with cable hook him with the network broadcast not saying I ...
- 1985 NASCAR North at Bryar - Intro on YouTube
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2016-01-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Weaver, Matt. "NBC Sports Network Reportedly Shutting Down by the End of the Year". Autoweek. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
External links
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