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The Motor Racing Network (MRN) is the principal radio broadcasting operation of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), promoting themselves as the "Voice of NASCAR". MRN was founded in 1970 by William H.G. “Big Bill” France (the founder of NASCAR) and broadcaster Ken Squier. Its first broadcast was the 1970 Daytona 500. MRN broadcasts coverage of NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Xfinity Series races at tracks owned by International Speedway Corporation as well as Dover International Speedway and Pocono Raceway. It also has exclusive coverage of the entire NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule. Other NSCS and NXS races are held at tracks owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Both SMI and IMS have their own radio networks (Performance Racing Network and the IndyCar Radio Network), unrelated except for the appearance of Doug Rice on IndyCar Radio during coverage of the Brickyard 400. The Sprint Showdown qualifying race and NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race are also broadcast on MRN, despite being held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the headquarters of SMI. Broadcasts of Sprint Cup and Formula One races receive MRN's highest ratings and hence the greatest station clearance (number of stations carrying the broadcasts). Audiences for the Xfinity and Camping World Truck series are considerably smaller, and hence lower station clearance. Some MRN affiliates broadcast all three series, but the lower series may be preempted by other events. In addition to NASCAR races, MRN had exclusive coverage of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship (IMSA now does the radio broadcasts) and FIA Formula One World Championship, including the United States Grand Prix, which returned in the 2012 season at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas and offers other race related programs. ==Programs== While MRN's primary role is doing radio broadcasts of NASCAR races, they also produce daily radio programs that are carried by some of their affiliates. They also stream the programs on their website. *''Coors Light Pole Updates'' (Short reports broadcast during Sprint Cup qualifying; full event broadcast available on some affiliates, SiriusXM Satellite Radio and through NASCAR.com's "Track Pass" subscription service). *''NASCAR Today'' (Twice daily three-minute reports, one around noon and one late afternoon/early evening with the hosts of MRN Motorsports Monday). *''MRN Motorsports Monday'' (Extended review of the past weekend's racing action with Woody Cain and Joey Meier). *''Winged Nation'' (Sprint car news and interviews hosted by Kendra Jacobs and Steve Post) *''NASCAR Live'' (Tuesday evening call-in show hosted by Eli Gold). *''The Straightline'' (NHRA news and interviews hosted by Doug Herbert and Marty Hough) *''NASCAR Performance Live'' (Call-in show featuring pit reporters and crew chiefs focusing on the mechanical aspect of the sport). *''Fast Food'' (Guide to racetrack area gastronomy hosted by pit reporter Steve Post). *''MRN Throwback Thursday'' (Rebroadcasts of classic races (formerly known as Flashback Friday)). *''Ned Jarrett's World of Racing'' (Two-minute weekday morning commentary by two-time Grand National Series champion and former MRN pit reporter Ned Jarrett hosted by current booth annnouncer Joe Moore). *''Sprint Vision'' (Video Monitor's at track's MRN broadcasts; Interaction with fans and Information about track. Video Feed of the Race). Three MRN announcers also host daily call-in shows on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio channel 90 year round. Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone co-host ''The Morning Drive'' Monday through Friday from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. Dave Moody hosts ''Sirius XM Speedway'' from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Moody was also the first NASCAR personality to host a show on satellite radio back in 2003 on Sirius Satellite Radio despite the fact NASCAR races and other NASCAR-related shows were exclusively on XM Satellite Radio. This changed on January 1, 2007 when MRN's Barney Hall announced the launch of Sirius XM NASCAR Radio on Sirius XM. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Motor Racing Network」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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