FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
FOX Sports Hits the Jackpot with
NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing from Las Vegas Presented by Pennzoil
DW & Hammond: RCR is Back on Track
FOXSports.com’s Marvez Looks at Who’s Under the Microscope at the NFL Combine
IS THE NO. 48 POISED TO CONTINUE DOMINATION? – On Sunday, Feb. 28 (2:00 PM ET), FOX Sports rides into the desert for NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing from Las Vegas Presented by Pennzoil. Following an up-and-down SpeedWeeks in Daytona, four-time defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson was back in the winner’s circle last week at Fontana. Championship contenders Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton and Mark Martin headline a stacked field looking to move up the points standings in Sin City. Coverage starts with FOX NASCAR SUNDAY host Chris Myers, along with analysts Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Hammond from the Hollywood Hotel, FOX Sports’ traveling prerace set providing up-to-the-minute reports and live interviews with drivers, crewmen and officials shaping the day’s action. Once the green flag drops, race announcer Mike Joy will be alongside analysts Waltrip and Larry McReynolds to call all the twists and turns on the track while Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Krista Voda and Matt Yocum patrol the pits for up-to-the-second news and notes.
Date Event Coverage Begins
SUNDAY, FEB. 28 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACING PRESENTED PENNZOIL 2:00 PM ET
RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING IS LEAPS AND BOUNDS FROM A YEAR AGO – FOX Sports prerace analysts Darrell Waltrip & Jeff Hammond are pleased to see that Richard Childress Racing teams are running up front where both analysts believe they belong. It’s an astonishing turnaround when you consider that no RCR driver made it to the Chase last year. “In Fontana, Richard Childress Racing continued their amazing turnaround from last year and they’ll be looking to keep that momentum going this weekend in Vegas. Childress had all three cars finishing in the top 10 and all three cars could have won that race! As a car owner, that’s about as good as it gets,” said Waltrip. Hammond added, “The changes with their crew chiefs from last year, is starting to produce results.”
For more from Darrell Waltrip click here: http://tinyurl.com/yk4t7fy
For Hammond’s take: http://tinyurl.com/ykvgbwu
SPEED INTRODUCES FAST TRACK TO FAME – What would you get if you mixed a grassroots American talent search with a dash of the gregarious personality of Michael Waltrip and spread it liberally over NASCAR Nation? Answer: SPEED’s super new talent show, FAST TRACK TO FAME. Set to premiere Monday, March 1 at 8:00 PM ET, FAST TRACK TO FAME is a wild, new talent show produced exclusively for SPEED and hosted by renowned NASCAR owner/driver Michael Waltrip, one of NASCAR’s most out-going and popular personalities and younger brother of NASCAR on FOX lead race analyst Darrell Waltrip. Charissa Thompson, well known for her work on FOX Sports and FSN, serves as co-host. “With a massive SPEED presence at every NASCAR race all season long, FAST TRACK TO FAME gives fans and viewers a whole new level of entertainment,” said SPEED President Hunter Nickell.
FOXSPORTS.COM’S ALEX MARVEZ BREAKS DOWN THE NFL COMBINE – FOXSports.com’s Alex Marvez looks at 10 college standouts with much to gain or lose when placed under the microscope by coaches and personnel departments at the 2010 NFL Combine.
Marvez on Texas’ Colt McCoy: “He was forced to miss almost all of the Longhorns’ National Championship Game loss to Alabama after injuring his right shoulder. But thanks to the ailments of other top prospects, McCoy will be in the Combine spotlight during quarterback workouts. Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford (shoulder) and Notre Dame’s Jimmy Clausen (toe) are still on the mend. Florida’s Tim Tebow and Central Michigan’s Dan LeFevour also have decided to wait until their on-campus pro days to throw. An impressive showing could help vault McCoy into the late first-round/early second-round stratosphere.”
Marvez on USC’s Taylor Mays: “We know he can hit but how well Mays runs in the 40-yard dash and other speed tests will go a long way toward determining his draft future. At 6-feet-3, 231 pounds, Mays struggled at the Senior Bowl in pass coverage and may not have the agility needed to shadow tight ends or the occasional slot receiver. Mays is a likely first-round safety pick but may slide into the second if NFL teams see him more as a linebacker conversion project. One potential fit is Seattle, where former Trojans coach Pete Carroll can have a trusted hand help run his new defense.”
To read more from Marvez on Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant, Alabama defensive tackle Terrence Cody, Syracuse wide receiver Mike Williams and more top prospects click here: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Draft-prospects-face-weighty-issues-at-nfl-combine
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