NASCAR.COM provides look into TNT's coverage

NASCAR.COM, one of the leading sports league Web sites, announced Tuesday the debut of TNT Inside Angle, a new section on the award-winning site that gives fans an exciting glimpse of all the behind-the-scenes action of the NASCAR on TNT Summer Series telecasts. The NASCAR on TNT Summer Series includes coverage of six consecutive Nextel Cup Series races, which began in Pocono on June 10 and will conclude in Chicago on July 15. NASCAR.COM and the NASCAR on TNT Summer Series are produced by Turner Sports, a division of Turner Broadcasting.

TNT Inside Angle, which is available now on NASCAR.COM, features exclusive broadband content from the TNT announcers and telecasts, including live video streaming from cameras on pit road and behind-the-scenes footage of the TNT production crew in action. From a rare glimpse inside the intense and action packed production truck, to exclusive broadband reports from the TNT on-air announcers, to video streaming with a birds-eye-view of pit road, TNT Inside Angle gives fans online access to never before seen elements of the network's Emmy-winning NASCAR broadcast.

"NASCAR.COM offers race fans unrivaled access to the sport they live and love, and TNT Inside Angle is another example of a unique online feature that brings fans closer to the action and all things NASCAR," said Lenny Daniels, senior vice president of Turner Sports production and new media. "Turner Sports is a leader in providing outstanding NASCAR coverage, both on television and online, so cross-promoting TNT on NASCAR.COM and vice versa is a natural partnership that will keep viewers engaged before, during and after the race."

TNT Inside Angle will also host exclusive extended footage from on-air features such as the Pride of NASCAR, which profiles six racing legends including Richard Petty, David Pearson and Junior Johnson, among others. Also, NASCAR.COM is the only place to find the Pit Box Breakdown, a graphic indicating the pit road position of every driver prior to the race.

In addition to chronicling the behind-the-scenes production activities of the NASCAR on TNT Summer Series, the TNT microsite on NASCAR.COM will also showcase the upcoming on-air milestones in TV race coverage, including: the Toyota/Save Mart 300 on June 24 (3:30 p.m. ET, TNT) in Sonoma, Calif., when TNT announcer and current Cup driver Kyle Petty will call the race from behind the wheel of his No. 45 Dodge; and the debut of the new cutting-edge television format, Wide Open Coverage, which will air during the Pepsi 400 on July 7 (6:30 p.m., TNT) in Daytona.

TNT Inside Angle Exclusive Features:
• Live streaming from a unique camera angle that captures the view from pit road.
• Pride of NASCAR: Extended video content of TNT features profiling six NASCAR legends.
• NASCAR on TNT broadband content: Additional online video content featuring TNT NASCAR announcers and production staff.
• Pit Box Breakdown: Enhanced graphics of pit-road locations.
• From the Desk: Editorial pieces from TNT announcers, including play-by-play announcer Bill Weber and pit reporter Matt Yocum.
• NASCAR on TNT Hinder promo: View the TNT Hinder promos, the Hinder Born to Be Wild video and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot
• TNT announcer bios and photos

TNT's NASCAR announcers include pre-race host Marc Fein, play-by-play announcer Bill Weber (play-by-play) and analysts Wally Dallenbach and Kyle Petty. Veteran NASCAR crew chief Larry McReynolds will also join the TNT announcers' booth, serving in a specialty role of analyst and reporter. Finally, the network's announcing crew will be rounded out by veteran pit reporters Marty Snider, Matt Yocum, Ralph Sheheen and Lindsay Czarniak.

NASCAR.COM will continue to offer its extremely popular TrackPass RaceView, which offers multiple data-rendered views for every driver throughout every Nextel Cup Series race. Cutting-edge technology generates instant race data that displays onto the computer screen, showing drivers' positions and movements to within a few inches at all times. Fans can select one driver or switch among the full field of drivers to follow them around the track, during pit stops, cautions and lead changes while viewing driver data such as live position, speed and time behind leader. They can also listen to all available in-car audio feeds. Three different race views are available for each driver, including Lead View, which shows the front of the driver's car, as well as the cars in pursuit; Flyover View, an aerial view from above; and Draft View, which shows the car from behind and the field in front of the driver. Other enhancements include pit-road statistics, lap-by-lap editorial commentary and a fantasy game integration.

Turner Sports New Media acquired all of NASCAR's interactive rights in October 2000 and became the exclusive producer of NASCAR.COM in January 2001. NASCAR.COM is one of the fastest growing sports league sites on the Web, consistently ranking among the top three sport sites on the Internet. In 2003, NASCAR.COM was awarded an Emmy by the National Television Academy for its TrackPass with PitCommand application. Along with NASCAR.COM, Turner Sports New Media is also the exclusive producer of PGA.com and PGATour.com.

Turner Sports Inc., a Time Warner company, presents some of the best and most popular sporting events worldwide and is a leader in televised sports programming. With events airing on TBS and TNT, Turner Sports' lineup includes the NBA, NASCAR and NASCAR.COM, Major League Baseball, college football, professional golf, PGATour.com, PGA.com and ACC Select.

Turner Network Television (TNT), television's destination for drama and one of cable's top-rated networks, offers original movies and series, including the acclaimed detective drama The Closer, starring Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee Kyra Sedgwick; Saving Grace, a daring new drama starring Oscar-winner Holly Hunter; Heartland, a powerful medical drama with Treat Williams and Kari Matchett; and this summer's eagerly anticipated television event The Company, executive-produced by Ridley Scott and starring Chris O'Donnell, Michael Keaton and Alfred Molina. TNT is also home to powerful one-hour dramas, such as Without a Trace, Law & Order, Las Vegas, Cold Case, ER, Charmed and Judging Amy; broadcast premiere movies; compelling prime-time specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR and the NBA. TNT is also available in high-definition.