Post by dalejrfan on Jul 30, 2005 22:13:27 GMT -5
On one of the most historic days in NASCAR's 56-year existence, not a single stock car was on any racetrack in the United States.
In fact, that day's ripple effects still are being felt everywhere -- from the NASCAR offices, to television networks' headquarters to the garage area.
The date? Feb. 1, 2004 -- Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl.
Janet Jackson's boob turned the whole world around," says FOX NASCAR analyst Larry McReynolds.
An understatement to be sure. Stricter guidelines from the Federal Communications Commission and a need by NASCAR to protect its broadcast partners have led to fines and loss of championship points for several teams.
All the while, TV networks are allowed -- with wide-open microphones -- just about everywhere on the racetrack grounds.
"There's very few places for people to hide," says NASCAR on FOX producer Neil Goldberg. "We are allowed to step behind the lines and into the locker rooms sometimes and frustration does spill out."
www.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/07/30/debate_profanity/index.html
In fact, that day's ripple effects still are being felt everywhere -- from the NASCAR offices, to television networks' headquarters to the garage area.
The date? Feb. 1, 2004 -- Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl.
Janet Jackson's boob turned the whole world around," says FOX NASCAR analyst Larry McReynolds.
An understatement to be sure. Stricter guidelines from the Federal Communications Commission and a need by NASCAR to protect its broadcast partners have led to fines and loss of championship points for several teams.
All the while, TV networks are allowed -- with wide-open microphones -- just about everywhere on the racetrack grounds.
"There's very few places for people to hide," says NASCAR on FOX producer Neil Goldberg. "We are allowed to step behind the lines and into the locker rooms sometimes and frustration does spill out."
www.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/07/30/debate_profanity/index.html