I was watching the race from Bristol and realized suddenly that a big reason I don’t enjoy Sprint Cup coverage simply is because of how the racing’s covered.  To put it bluntly, these guys who do the commentary treat viewers like they’re ignorant.  I’ve always had a problem with “boogety, boogety, boogety” but it goes further than that. It’s the constant appeal to the lowest common denomonator among the viewers.  It’s the shilling that never stops (Can’t they just occasionally refer to fuel without calling it “Sunoco Racing Fuel?” I think they’d call it by its brand-name even if they were talking about a crewmember on fire)?  It’s the silliness – as opposed to humor.  And why does it takes five people to provide play by play? It’s beyond me what function Myers and Hammond serve from their control booth beyond telling you what you already know. And finally, the pumping up of the action is insulting.  If the sport is so exciting you don’t have to tell me to get excited.

I won’t even get started about “Digger…”