Stewart Outside the Pole/ Return of Cable Cam/ CCWS Announces Announcers/ Answer to Who is Drew Johnson
Biffle Pole, Stewart Outside
Greg Biffle grabbed the pole for Sunday’s Cup race but he will have to contend with Open Wheeler Tony Stewart on the outside. Here is the lineup.
Cup Las Vegas Open Wheeler Lineup
1. (Greg Biffle)
2. Tony Stewart
5. Kasey Kahne
11. Ryan Newman
12. JJ Yeley
13. Jeff Gordon
21. Carl Edwards
23. Ken Schrader
28. Dave Blaney
32. Robby Gordon
38. Casey Mears
Updates later today on Busch Series qualifying and the race.
Media News
Return of the Cable cam
Viewers will have another great view of the Cup race Sunday. SceneDaily.com reports that Fox has installed their Cablecam for the race at Las Vegas. You may recognize the Cablecam’s shots from last seasons Daytona 500 and NFL football.
Answer to Who is this Guy?
After having him host SPEED News last weekend, Speed VP of Studio Production Chris Long announced Friday that Drew Johnson will join Bob Varsha and Connie LeGrand to anchor SPEED News for good.
"He has the racing knowledge, the look and the charisma to energize the show a little bit,” said Long in a news release.
So who is this guy? According to the release, Johnson (no relation to me) has worked as a sports director at Palm Springs, Calif., and Terre Haute, Ind. He comes from a grass roots Open Wheel background covering sprint car and modified racing at tracks in the Midwest, and provided trackside radio reports for multiple events at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The release goes on to say that Johnson has spent some time Dirt Modifieds and sprint cars.
CCWS Announces Announcers
Cameron Steele moves over to Champ Car World Series after a short stint in the IRL last season Steele was bad at best but the rest of CCWS’s broadcast team will make up the lag. Derek Daly, Jon Beekhuis and program host Rick Benjamin will call all of the races this season. Former F1 and CCWS driver Daily takes the microphone for his 21st season of television work. Benjamin returns for his third season in the booth. Beekhuis and Steele will cover the race from pit lane. CBS, NBC and SPEED will carry CCWS in 2006.
RIP Boom Boom
In the 1950’s and 1960’s, there was no better team than the Montreal Canadians. They set the standard for others to follow. One of their players Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion changed the face of the sport when he invented the slap shot. According to the AP, Mr. Geoffrion passed away today. Our thoughts are with his family.
Greg Biffle grabbed the pole for Sunday’s Cup race but he will have to contend with Open Wheeler Tony Stewart on the outside. Here is the lineup.
Cup Las Vegas Open Wheeler Lineup
1. (Greg Biffle)
2. Tony Stewart
5. Kasey Kahne
11. Ryan Newman
12. JJ Yeley
13. Jeff Gordon
21. Carl Edwards
23. Ken Schrader
28. Dave Blaney
32. Robby Gordon
38. Casey Mears
Updates later today on Busch Series qualifying and the race.
Media News
Return of the Cable cam
Viewers will have another great view of the Cup race Sunday. SceneDaily.com reports that Fox has installed their Cablecam for the race at Las Vegas. You may recognize the Cablecam’s shots from last seasons Daytona 500 and NFL football.
Answer to Who is this Guy?
After having him host SPEED News last weekend, Speed VP of Studio Production Chris Long announced Friday that Drew Johnson will join Bob Varsha and Connie LeGrand to anchor SPEED News for good."He has the racing knowledge, the look and the charisma to energize the show a little bit,” said Long in a news release.
So who is this guy? According to the release, Johnson (no relation to me) has worked as a sports director at Palm Springs, Calif., and Terre Haute, Ind. He comes from a grass roots Open Wheel background covering sprint car and modified racing at tracks in the Midwest, and provided trackside radio reports for multiple events at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The release goes on to say that Johnson has spent some time Dirt Modifieds and sprint cars.
CCWS Announces Announcers
Cameron Steele moves over to Champ Car World Series after a short stint in the IRL last season Steele was bad at best but the rest of CCWS’s broadcast team will make up the lag. Derek Daly, Jon Beekhuis and program host Rick Benjamin will call all of the races this season. Former F1 and CCWS driver Daily takes the microphone for his 21st season of television work. Benjamin returns for his third season in the booth. Beekhuis and Steele will cover the race from pit lane. CBS, NBC and SPEED will carry CCWS in 2006.
RIP Boom Boom
In the 1950’s and 1960’s, there was no better team than the Montreal Canadians. They set the standard for others to follow. One of their players Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion changed the face of the sport when he invented the slap shot. According to the AP, Mr. Geoffrion passed away today. Our thoughts are with his family.
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