Although he was in his race automotive on the time the 2025 Coca-Cola 600 was being run, after which smashing watermelons in victory lane after profitable the race, Ross Chastain nonetheless gave Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Prime Video a giant thumbs up for the latter’s NASCAR Cup telecasting debut at this previous Sunday’s crown jewel occasion.
“I believed they knocked it out of the park,” Chastain stated on this week’s version of the Rubbin’ Is Racing podcast. “They’ve received some skilled analysts on the printed; they’ve additionally received some newer folks on the printed which might be bringing a singular and recent perspective to their roles.
“They only bookended the race with lots of protection, and from what I’ve watched again – I’ve watched about half of the race again in numerous items – lots of two-box protection the place you continue to know what’s occurring even underneath warning.
“Like we’re idling round underneath warning, and you’ll nonetheless see us, so that you by no means otherwise you didn’t miss out on as a lot. So yeah, lots of protection,” elaborated the Trackhouse Racing Driver.
Chastain particularly singled out host Adam Alexander and Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s return to a broadcast sales space (after taking final season off following a contract dispute with NBC).
“I believed Adam Alexander did an amazing job calling us to the win,” Chastain stated. “Dale even received in a couple of phrases on the backstretch when the 24 (William Byron) hit the wall, in order that’s very distinctive to see your predominant and – I don’t know what their technical titles are – however like Adam gave up a part of the backstretch to Dale, who, I don’t assume that place often calls that final lap the best way I actually seen it often.
“I’m pumped for Adam, who’s been round such a very long time, and getting this chance on Sundays. I believe they did an amazing job.”
Chastain even informed a pair of sure relations what they missed.
“I informed my grandparents a number of months in the past, they have been complaining that they don’t have streaming and so they don’t have Prime and so they (nonetheless) don’t,” Chastain stated. “I stated, ‘Mimi’ (grandmother), all you want is a bank card and a bit of endurance.”
Chastain then launched into an impromptu and unscripted business of kinds for Prime.
“And with the 30-day free trial, you’re going to get most of it without cost, anyway,” Chastain stated with amusing. “They have been watching on their laptop. They don’t have a sensible TV, however they have been watching on their laptop computer on my Prime account – I gave them my login, so I in all probability ought to say that out loud, however I stated, ‘Right here’s my login, I’m not utilizing it.’
“They have been fearful it was going to cost me once they watched. I’m like, ‘No, it’s not the way it works.’ In order that they logged in on my account on the weekend since I’m not utilizing it, in fact.”
Sunday’s race was the primary NASCAR Cup occasion that was provided completely on a streaming platform, and the numbers have been spectacular.
Prime Drew Cable-Like Viewers Numbers
Based on Motorsport.com, Prime drew 2.92 million viewers for the general occasion, which put it in the identical neighborhood as most cable TV broadcast viewership for NASCAR races on FS1 or the USA Community.
Prime will televise the subsequent 4 Cup races as a part of the general NASCAR TV contract. It particularly obtained plaudits for its post-race protection, which lasted practically one hour, quarter-hour, the place FOX or NBC sometimes have very brief post-race protection due to total time constraints for the subsequent present in line to be aired.
Earnhardt stated on his weekly Dale Jr. Obtain, “The opposite luxurious of streaming is that the post-race is fluid. If we really feel like we’ve received every little thing carried out and every little thing we are able to probably share in half-hour, that’s when it’ll finish.
“If it must go longer, it’ll go longer. We don’t have an out. And if there was ever a lot occurring that we must be on for an hour and a half, they are going to. That’s the wonderful thing about the post-race.”
The upcoming Cup Collection race this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway will additional give proof to the followers to construct an opinion round if they like a streaming service similar to Prime Video as the only broadcaster of NASCAR or not. Going by the best way the game is evolving, the fanbase ought to ideally be all for it.
