ESPN NASCAR Content Notes
Sunday Conversation: NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. Surrounding the 10th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt’s death in the 2001 Daytona 500, ESPN SportsCenter’s weekly “Sunday Conversation” on Feb. 13 will be an exclusive interview with star driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. The segment with the eight-time recipient of the NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award will debut during the 10 a.m. SportsCenter. The interview can also be seen on Sunday’s 6 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. shows. ESPN NASCAR insider Marty Smith conducted the one-on-one interview with “Junior” in Mooresville , N.C. , as the driver reflects on the events of 10 years ago.
ESPN The MagazineHas a Need for Speed Speed Issue, NASCAR Preview on Newsstands Friday, February 11 With NASCAR season just around the bend, ESPN The Magazine’s current issue focuses on something we have had a long and complicated fascination with: speed. From fastballs to fast cars to fast runners, the Speed Issue covers it all. In “Quick Learners,” The Mag writer Marty Smith takes a look at Ricky Carmichael’s surprisingly successful transition from motocross to NASCAR.
ESPN The Magazine’sNASCAR Preview also features expert predictions on who will be leading the pack and who will be lagging behind in the 2011 season and shines the spotlight on Kevin Harvick, who is finally embracing his place in the sport. AND.. In “Punt, Pass, Pit,” The Mag writer Ryan McGee explains how Hendrick Motorsports’ pit crew combine looks a lot like the NFL version. Cover ALSO… Anonymous NASCAR “Driver X” makes his debut with his first column in a series of unfiltered looks into the sport with a piece that answers the question, “Is too much change in NASCAR happening all at once?”
And: How To Crash. Drivers know they’re going to crash. Which is why they also know how to survive a crash. So let them show you. Just in case. By Eric Morse
