TNT & ESPN are out of the NASCAR game and NBC and NBC Sports Network are in. NASCAR announced last month that the NBC family of Networks will be the new home for several NASCAR series starting in 2015.
According to NASCAR, it's a 10 year deal that will have the 20 final Sprint Cup races on the NBC family of networks, 7 on NBC and 13 on the NBC Sports Network. In addition, the deal also includes the final 19 Nationwide Series races, 5 races on NBC and 14 on NBC Sports Network.
With TNT & ESPN out of the NASCAR game, Fox Sports has expanded it's relationship with NASCAR. In a seperate announcment, NASCAR announced that Fox Sports will air the first 16 races of the Sprint Cup season, 9 races on KDSM and 7 on Fox Sports 1 as well as the first 14 Nationwide Series races, all on Fox Sports 1. The Camping World Truck series will have all races televised on Fox Sports 1.
With ESPN getting out of the NASCAR business, will they give the sport kid glove coverage similar to coverage or lack thereof of the NHL on SportsCenter?
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