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Denny Hamlin critical of NASCAR on Fox broadcast: ‘There’s absolutely no excuse’
TL;DR
Denny Hamlin criticized NASCAR and Fox during his podcast, expressing frustration over the lack of coverage of key moments during the recent Watkins Glen race. He highlighted issues with broadcasters and track personnel not adequately monitoring the action.
Key points
- Denny Hamlin criticized NASCAR and Fox during his podcast.
- He expressed frustration over missed dramatic action at Watkins Glen.
- Hamlin highlighted issues with broadcasters and track personnel.
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Denny Hamlin is never shy about sharing his opinions. And when it came to NASCAR’s most recent race at Watkins Glen, a few of his favorite targets came merging together.
Hamlin has spoken out before about his lack of affinity for road course racing and improvements NASCAR and its broadcasters can make at televising races. Both of those came into effect this week with the series at the famed road course at Watkins Glen.
On his Actions Detrimentalpodcast, Hamlin was critical of Fox and NASCAR missing too much of the dramatic action on the track and blamed the lack of people and track workers paying attention to what’s happening at all times.
“The thing I don’t love about road courses and watching road courses is as a fan I can see only 1/10th of the track at one time,” Hamlin said. “They didn’t follow a few wrecks that happened. That was for sure. NASCAR has to get better with that. There’s absolutely no excuse. You have cameras pointing in every direction of this race track. For you not to see Cody Ware destroyed in that final corner, holy cow man.”
“They just don’t have the track workers that they used to have. It can’t just be one person. I’m sorry, you can’t look at 24 monitors at one time. There has to be multiple people looking for dramatic events that’s going on that could be a hazard. You can’t just like, ‘oh we didn’t see that.”
Incredibly, the Cody Ware accident that Hamlin spoke of late in the race at Watkins Glen didn’t just not get covered on the television broadcast. It didn’t bring out a caution flag either. When you see his impact with the wall, you wonder how that is possible.
Road course racing is a very different animal than ovals. Instead of the racing action being confined in a neat geometric loop, the action can span several square miles. It’s like the difference in broadcasting a basketball game versus broadcasting a golf tournament. You’re never going to catch everything live that you should with the cars so spread out over the track.
Q&A
What did Denny Hamlin say about NASCAR's coverage during the Watkins Glen race?
Denny Hamlin criticized NASCAR and Fox for missing significant action on the track, attributing this to insufficient attention from broadcasters and track workers.
Why is Denny Hamlin critical of road course racing in NASCAR?
Hamlin has previously expressed a lack of affinity for road course racing, suggesting that NASCAR has too many such events on its schedule.
What improvements does Denny Hamlin suggest for NASCAR broadcasts?
Hamlin believes NASCAR and its broadcasters need to enhance their coverage to better capture dramatic moments during races.