NASCAR Classics
NASCAR Classics | |
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Starring | Matt Yocum(2002–2004) |
Country of origin | United States |
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Running time | 2 hours (including commercials, was also 2 hours from 2002–2004) |
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Network | Speed Channel NBCSN[1] |
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NASCAR Classicsis a series of NASCAR races that aired onSpeed Channel.It aired from 2002 to 2004 and returned in 2009 before quietly disappearing off Speed Channel again in 2012. It returned again in 2014 onNBCSN.Matt Yocumwas the host of the series before originally ending in 2004.
The program, when it started mainly showed races fromCBSthat spans from 1979 to 2000. One of the races that they have shown were theDaytona 500races from1979all the way to2000.Also, they showed races fromTalladega Superspeedwayfrom the summer. The last race that was shown was the2000Pepsi 400in 2004. In the spring of 2009, the series returned after a five-year hiatus and started off with the2006 Food City 500atBristolwhereKurt Buschearned his first win with car ownerRoger Penskeand remembered whenJeff GordonpushedMatt Kensethafter being spun out late in the race. Several months later, Gordon took out Kenseth atChicagoland Speedway,which was shown later in 2009. Since its return, they have shown recent runnings of the weekend's race (such as2008Sharpie 500shown during the 2009 Sharpie 500 weekend), which expands from 2003 to 2008's event. Speed now shows races fromFox,TNT,ESPN,ABCandNBC.On February 15, 2010, it featured the first non-cup race ever on NASCAR Classics which witness the first race of theNASCAR Camping World Truck Seriesseason atDaytona.The series is currently airing onNBCSN.
List of races in 2009
[edit]- 2006 Food City 500won byKurt Busch(Fox)
- 2003Advance Auto Parts 500won byJeff Gordon(Fox)
- 2004Samsung/Radio Shack 500won byElliott Sadler(Fox)
- 2007 Subway Fresh Fit 500won byJeff Gordon(Fox)
- 2007 Aaron's 499won byJeff Gordon(Fox)
- 2006 Crown Royal 400won byDale Earnhardt Jr.(FX)
- 2005Dodge Charger 500won byGreg Biffle(Fox)
- NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXIV(2008) won byKasey Kahne(Speed)
- 2005Coca-Cola 600won byJimmie Johnson(Fox)
- 2005MBNA RacePoints 400won byGreg Biffle(FX)
- 2006Pocono 500won byDenny Hamlin(Fox)
- 2007 Citizens Bank 400won byCarl Edwards(TNT)
- 2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350won byJuan Pablo Montoya(TNT)
- 2007 Pepsi 400won byJamie McMurray(TNT)
- 2006USG Sheetrock 400won byJeff Gordon(TNT)
- 2005Allstate 400won byTony Stewart(NBC)
- 2008 Pennsylvania 500won byCarl Edwards(ESPN)
- 2006AMD at the Glenwon byKevin Harvick(NBC)
- 2007 3M Performance 400won byKurt Busch(ESPN2)
- 2008Sharpie 500won byCarl Edwards(ESPN)
- 2004Bass Pro Shops 500won byJimmie Johnson(NBC)
- 2008 Chevy Rock & Roll 400won byJimmie Johnson(ESPN)
- 2005Sylvania 300won byRyan Newman(TNT)
- 2006Dover 400won byJeff Burton(TNT)
- 2005Banquet 400won byMark Martin(NBC)
- 2005Sony HD 500won byKyle Busch(NBC)
- 2007UAW-GM Quality 500won byJeff Gordon(ABC)
- 2007 Subway 500won byJimmie Johnson(ABC)
- 2008 AMP Energy 500won byTony Stewart(ABC)
- 2005Dickies 500won byCarl Edwards(NBC)
- 2004Checker Auto Parts 500won byDale Earnhardt Jr.(NBC)
- 2005Ford 400won byGreg BiffleandTony Stewartwon championship (NBC)
Daytona 500 and other races
[edit]During the original series, Speed showed all of theDaytona 500races onCBS.They also showed other races from that CBS broadcast includingTalladega Superspeedway's July/October race (CBS aired it from 1979–97) and theJuly race at Daytona(CBS showed it in 1999 and 2000).Florida'sFox Sports NetchannelSun Sportshas shown NASCAR Classics during the five-year hiatus. Also,ESPN Classichas shown races as well, mostly from ESPN family of networks, with an exception on February which shows the Daytona 500. Before 2002, Speed showed other NASCAR races (originally broadcast byMizlou) back when it was known as Speedvision; the races shown before that time are inbold.
- 1979 Daytona 500
- 1980 Daytona 500
- 1981 Daytona 500
- 1982 Daytona 500
- 1982Mountain Dew 500
- 1983 Daytona 500
- 1984 Daytona 500
- 1984 Talladega 500
- 1985 Daytona 500
- 1985 Budweiser 500
- 1986 Daytona 500
- 1987 Daytona 500
- 1988 Daytona 500
- 1989 Daytona 500
- 1990 Daytona 500
- 1991 Daytona 500
- 1992 Daytona 500
- 1993 Daytona 500
- 1994 Daytona 500
- 1995 Daytona 500
- 1996 Daytona 500
- 1997 Daytona 500
- 1997 Miller 400
- 1998 Daytona 500
- 1999 Daytona 500
- 1999 Pepsi 400
- 2000 Daytona 500
- 2000 Pepsi 400
- 2010NextEra Energy Resources 250won byTimothy Peters(Speed)
Races from 2010 to 2012
[edit]- 2005Sony HD 500won byKyle Busch(NBC)
- 2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400won byJimmie Johnson(Fox)
- 2005Golden Corral 500won byCarl Edwards(Fox)
- 2008 Food City 500won byJeff Burton(Fox)
- 2009 Goody's Cool Orange 500won byJimmie Johnson(Fox)
- 2010 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500won byDenny Hamlin(Fox)
- 2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500won byMark Martin(Fox)
- 2006Checker Auto Parts 500won byKevin Harvick(NBC)
- 2009 Samsung 500won byJeff Gordon(Fox)
- 2009 Aaron's 499won byBrad Keselowski(Fox)
- 2005MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400won byJimmie Johnson(TNT)
- 2007 NEXTEL All-Star Challengewon byKevin Harvick(Speed)
- 2005Food City 500won byKevin Harvick(Fox)
Races aired on NBCSN
[edit]- 2001 Pepsi 400won byDale Earnhardt Jr.(NBC)
- 2002 Brickyard 400won byBill Elliott(NBC)
- 2003 Ford 400won byBobby Labonte(NBC)
- 2004 Daytona 500won by Dale Earnhardt Jr. (NBC)
- 2004 Brickyard 400won byJeff Gordon(NBC)
- 2004 Ford 400won byGreg BiffleandKurt Buschwon the championship (NBC)
- 2005 Allstate 400 at the Brickyardwon byTony Stewart(NBC)
- 2005 Subway 500won by Jeff Gordon (NBC)
- 2011 Ford 400won by Tony Stewart who also won the championship via tiebreaker overCarl Edwards(ESPN)
References
[edit]- ^"NBC Sports Network TV Listings".zap2it.Retrieved1 July2015.