Fox is rather busy this weekend. I already posted press releases on the UEFA Champions League Final and Fox Saturday Baseball. On Sunday, NASCAR comes back to the network after a week off for the longest race of the season with the Coca-Cola 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Coverage will begin at 5:30 p.m. and pretty last the entire night. For motorsports fans, you have the Indy 500 at noon on ABC and when that finishes, you have NASCAR, although I know NASCAR and open wheel racing fans rarely follow each other’s sport, but if you’re a casual fan, it’s a big day in racing.
As usual, the Fox pre-race and race crews will be on hand to talk about the action.
FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
Who Will Sprint to Victory Lane at Coca-Cola 600?
NASCAR on FOX Rolls into Charlotte Sunday at 5:30 PM ETHIGH DRAMA EXPECTED DURING NASCAR’S MARATHON RACE – As NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competitors stare down the year’s longest event, strategy may never be more important. On Sunday, May 29 (5:30 PM ET), the Coca-Cola 600 begins in daylight, ends under the cover of darkness and incorporates numerous track and condition changes. Who will navigate the Sprint Cup Series’ longest race? NASCAR on FOX prerace show host by Chris Myers looks for the answers. The prerace show, which also features analysts Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Hammond, airs live from the infield and includes updates from drivers, crewmen and officials shaping the day’s action. Once the green flag drops, the voice of NASCAR Mike Joy is alongside analysts Waltrip and Larry McReynolds to call all the twists and turns on the track while Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Krista Voda and Matt Yocum patrol the pits for reports on teams and pit stops.
HAMMOND: BUSCH SHOULD TURN BRUSH WITH THE LAW NEGATIVE INTO A POSITIVE – As many race fans know, earlier this week in Charlotte, NC, NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch was given a traffic ticket for driving 128 mph in a 45 mph zone. NASCAR on FOX analyst Jeff Hammond believes the role model should turn this negative action into a positive outcome. “Like some of the mixed martial arts (MMA) and the WWE fighters have done with the bullying issue, Kyle should offer to do a public service announcement about speeding and the responsibilities behind the wheel of a car,” said Hammond. “Let’s face it; there are a lot of young drivers out there that have just recently gotten their driver’s license. They may want to emulate and be like Kyle, but now might think they can get by with something like this. He owes it to his fans and the young kids out there that are influenced by his actions to come out and do something so that a positive comes out of his action. The message has to be clear that speeding is only acceptable on the racetrack and not on the road.”
For Jeff Hammond’s full story log onto FOXSports.com by clicking here: http://tinyurl.com/3rmjfma
And now you’re up to date on Fox’s plans this weekend.
