Motor Racing Network – “The Voice of NASCAR” – is highlighting its fall schedule with a pair of live
broadcasts to showcase some of stock car racing’s rising stars.
MRN
will air the season-ending races in both the K&N Pro Series East and West;
two of the sport’s top developmental tours. The Drive Sober 125 K&N
East season finale will air on Friday, Oct. 2, from Dover International
Speedway. Six weeks later, on Nov. 12, the Casino Arizona 100 at Phoenix
International Raceway will bring the 2015 K&N West schedule to a close.
Each
race will be run in conjunction with Sprint Cup Series weekends at “The Monster
Mile” and PIR. Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle will anchor both K&N Pro
Series broadcasts.
“The
K&N Pro Series features some of NASCAR’s rising stars and we’re excited
about the opportunity to introduce them to our audience,” said MRN President
and Executive Producer David Hyatt. “While the industry focuses on the Chase
for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in the weeks ahead, our K&N broadcasts will
give fans a glimpse at NASCAR’s future. Some of those names they hear at
Dover and Phoenix this year could be the ones they hear racing for Sprint Cup
championships in years to come.”
Air
time for the Oct. 2 Drive Sober 125 is 5 p.m. (EDT). Joining Moore and
Striegle on the broadcast from Dover, Del., will be Mike Bagley, Alex Hayden,
Steve Post and Kim Coon. The show will be produced by Brian Nelson.
With
just one race left in the K&N Pro Series East, William Byron holds a
13-point lead over Scott Heckert with Austin Hill in third place, 14 off the
pace. Byron has a series-high four wins in 2015. Hill is a two-time
defending winner of the Dover race.
The
Casino Arizona 100 will air at 7:30 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, Nov. 12. The
MRN broadcast from Phoenix International Raceway will be produced by Ryan Horn;
and include Hayden, Post, Coon, Kyle Rickey and Dan Hubbard.
The
championship battle in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West is a tight one
with just 16 points separating the top four drivers. Noah Gragson leads
the way with Chris Eggleston, Ryan Partridge and Gracin Raz in hot
pursuit. There are two races left in the K&N West season. The
tour will stop in Roseville, Calif., on Oct. 17 before moving on to Phoenix International
Raceway for the November finale.
A good decision by MRN - MRN also needs to broadcast the Whelen Modified Tour at NHMS and other venues like Stafford.
ReplyDeleteWill you be calling the K&N East race Dave?
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