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ESPN to focus more on race winners than championship contenders in Nationwide Series
Caught in the Catchfence™
ESPN, the network that is responsible for much of that publicity, says that could depend on where those drivers are running on the track.
The Nationwide Series season kicks off Saturday at Daytona International Speedway and all but one race will be televised on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. This is the first season in which Sprint Cup drivers are ineligible for the Nationwide title.
Last year, the two Cup drivers competing for the Nationwide title combined for 10 wins. Full-time Nationwide drivers who didn’t compete in Cup won only one race – Justin Allgaier at Bristol.
“I always start with our job is to document the competition,” ESPN Vice President of Motorsports Rich Feinberg said earlier this week. “If those Nationwide championship contenders are competitive, then they will find their way into our coverage.
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