NASCAR on TBS

NASCAR on TBS
GenreAuto racing telecasts
Presented byKen Squier
Allen Bestwick
Buddy Baker
Dick Berggren
See commentators section below
Opening theme"Thunder Fist"[1]
ComposerEdd Kalehoff
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationVarious NASCAR venues
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time4 hours or until race ended (including commercials)
Production companyTurner Sports
Original release
NetworkTBS
ReleaseFebruary 27, 1983 (1983-02-27) –
October 8, 2000 (2000-10-08)
Related
NASCAR on TNT (2001–2014)
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NASCAR on TBS is the name of a former television program that broadcast NASCAR races on the TBS cable network. Select NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now NASCAR Cup Series), Busch Series (now Xfinity Series), and Craftsman Truck Series races were aired on TBS from its debut in 1983 up to the 2000 season.[2]

Races were switched to TNT in 2001 as part of the then-new NASCAR television deal, although the initial plans[3] were for TBS Superstation to carry the races. Instead, Turner decided that NASCAR would better fit TNT's "We Know Drama" slogan.

  1. ^ Thunder Fist (from NASCAR on TBS) on YouTube
  2. ^ Saying Goodbye to NASCAR (2000) on YouTube
  3. ^ Donohue, Steve (November 14, 1999). "Fox, NBC-TBS Win NASCAR Race". Multichannel.