NASCAR in Espanol
The NASCAR Busch Series race in Mexico City will provide a first for ESPN.
Sunday's race will be broadcast in Spanish, the first such venture for ESPN of a major sporting event.
The race will be broadcast on ESPN2 in English. ESPN Deportes will broadcast a version of the race in Spanish.
"The NASCAR Busch Series race in Mexico City is a special event,” said John Wildhack, ESPN senior vice president, programming and acquisitions. “It presents a unique and history-making opportunity for a Spanish-language telecast on a major cable network as well as a traditional English-speaking telecast. Interest in this event is high and we're pleased to be able to provide multiple viewing options for NASCAR fans.”
Coverage from Mexico City will begin at 10:30 p.m. PST with the pre-race NASCAR Countdown on ESPN2 as well as Cuenta Regresiva a NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN Deportes. The race telecasts begin at 11 a.m. PST.
ESPN2 is the home of the NASCAR Busch Series in 2007, with six select events to be televised by ESPN on ABC. ESPN is covering the series with the same standards of production that it will use later this season for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, including the full use of high definition cameras, Sportvision pointers and technology and state-of-the-art graphics.
"We are committed to the NASCAR Busch Series,” said Wildhack. “ESPN's Full Circle approach will showcase the excitement and competitiveness of the Busch Series across a variety of multimedia platforms.”



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