We came back from commercial to find the leader, Jeff Green and Ron Hornaday also were involved in the accident. Later Michael Waltrip wrecked while they were at yet another commercial. Finally, after a few laps, they showed a replay of Waltrip's wreck. When Mark Martin hit the wall, TNT never showed us any footage of it. The only time it was shown was during the credits at the end of the broadcast.
Commercials are obviously more important.
In their quest for a record number of commercials, TNT missed both times Tony Stewart passed Jeff Gordon for the lead, including his last pass which was ultimately the winning move. TNT managed to turn the most exciting race of the year into nothing but a commercial enterprise for themselves while sacrificing the race coverage for the fans. I went away from this broadcast feeling totally cheated by the whole experience. Although, they stayed around and interviewed almost everyone in the top ten after the race, I feel this could never make up for the lack of full coverage during the event. I'd have to say this is the worst broadcast of the Bristol Night Race that I've ever seen.