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muggle not
18th March 2009, 00:51
TV NOTE: the race is scheduled to air on ESPN2 from 6-7pm/et on March 21,2009

Don't miss it.

Cale added to Bristols Saturday Night Special race; DW withdraws: Cale Yarborough, one of the most successful drivers in the history of Bristol Motor Speedway, has been added to the lineup of stars for the Scotts “Saturday Night Special” at Bristol Motor Speedway, March 21. Darrell Waltrip, Bristol’s all-time winner with 12, has had to pull out of the race because of a scheduling issue that has arisen. “It seems crazy, but I am busier now than I was when I was a driver,” Waltrip said. “I have some commitments to Fox Sports that have come up since we began talking with the folks at Bristol about this race. I was looking forward to getting out there with some of those guys again; and some of them for the first time. After years with Junior Johnson as my boss, I was excited about rubbing fenders with him. But, sometimes things are unavoidable.”

A $100,000 purse to be paid to the charity of choice by each driver will be up for grabs. Competing in late model stock cars, $25,000 will be donated to the charity of choice of the winning team as well as taking home that big Bristol trophy. The second-place team will have $10,000 given to the charity of its choice and $5,000 will go to the designated charity of the other entrants. Other drivers expected to compete are Harry Gant, David Green, Jack Ingram, Junior Johnson, Terry Labonte, Sterling Marlin, L.D. Ottinger, Phil Parsons, David Pearson, Jimmy Spencer and Rusty Wallace. The Saturday Night Special will take place after the completion of the Scotts Turf Builder 300 Nationwide Series race and will be followed by a 100-lap UARA late model event. Tickets, which include all three races, start at $45 and are available by calling the BMS ticket office at 423-989-6900 or by visiting bristoltix.com. TV NOTE: no word on any TV coverage of the event.(BMS PR)(3-10-2009)

Mark in Oshawa
18th March 2009, 02:55
You know why DW isn't in the race? FOX doesn't want him on a show on ESPN. DW would be in this race if he wasn't told to be out. It is THAT simple. All the same, I will hopefully find it on TV SOMEWHERE in Canada. Not sure if anyone will have it or not...

Sparky1329
18th March 2009, 03:23
Thanks muggles! DVR is set. :up:

slorydn1
18th March 2009, 03:36
You know why DW isn't in the race? FOX doesn't want him on a show on ESPN. DW would be in this race if he wasn't told to be out. It is THAT simple. All the same, I will hopefully find it on TV SOMEWHERE in Canada. Not sure if anyone will have it or not...

It may even be simpler than that. Ole DW may not have gotten permission from the real head of the Waltrip family: Stevie Waltrip.
You know the old saying: "If Momma a'int happy, then NOBODY'S Happy!" :D

Any way, DW appeared on Nascar Now a couple of times during the run up to the Daytona 500, and both networks have been cross promoting the races that appear on each other's network, so I really don't see this as a problem.

muggle not
21st March 2009, 20:37
I will have to swithch back and forth between the Race and the UNC game. Nice predicament to be in. :)

slorydn1
21st March 2009, 22:25
It may even be simpler than that. Ole DW may not have gotten permission from the real head of the Waltrip family: Stevie Waltrip.
You know the old saying: "If Momma a'int happy, then NOBODY'S Happy!" :D

Any way, DW appeared on Nascar Now a couple of times during the run up to the Daytona 500, and both networks have been cross promoting the races that appear on each other's network, so I really don't see this as a problem.

Turns out I was wrong, Mark was right...David Hill told the Fox crew a big fat NO when he was asked if they could....