UPDATE: I hear some CBS affiliates did not show the Bud Shootout. If you have a complaint on this go to cbs.sportsline.com and there is a feedback section at the bottom. For the CBS story see The Bud Shootout, that’s not the title, but I didn’t want to be a spoiler.
ALSO get this, Charlotte TV stationWBTV, a CBS affiliate, that was televising the Bud Shootout locally.With the field rolling out of turn four getting ready to take the green and white flags for the final lap of the event WBTV inexplicably replaced the race with two local commercial spots and then went directly to the pre-game portion of an upcoming basketball game. See the full story from Tom Hintz at BUD SHOOTOUT SHOT OUT IN CHARLOTTE. (2-8-98) –
NOTE: WBTV apologized to viewers in today’s Charlotte Observer for cutting out of yesterdays race. WBTV sportscaster Deleno Little apologized on-air to viewers during tonight’s 6:00 news and showed the final lap in it’s entirety during the sportscast.(2-9-98)