NASCAR: Winners And Losers From Daytona

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Jul 2, 2016; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (2) leads the field into turn two during the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /

Loser: NBC

Last weekend at Sonoma, FOX Sports wrapped up their coverage of NASCAR for the 2016 season. As a result, NBC took over and many fans were bracing themselves for what was to come.

In the past, NBC’s coverage of NASCAR has taken some hits whether it be analysts on the broadcast or general miscues during races.

While moving on from personalties like Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon was something fans would miss, it was the general presentation of the race that caused fans to find something new to be upset about.

All stations have been known to air commercials and miss key moments in the race, but on Saturday night, it seemed like there was an usual amount of them. The first half of the race, which suffered through just one early caution, was loaded with about four to five different breaks and it seemed to get worse as the broadcast moved forward.

Just want you to know I see all your tweets about the commercials. That sucks, I feel for ya. Must be bad, getting so many tweets about it.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) July 3, 2016

USA Today writer Jeff Gluck asked his Twitter followers about the amount of commercials being aired and his mentions were immediately filled with complaints over the amount of breaks throughout the course of the night.

This was a common problem last season as well–especially during the Chase. It’s safe to say the NBC’s first week of NASCAR coverage did not go over well with the fans.

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