TNT announced that it has agreed to a multi-year contract agreement with TNT/NBC NASCAR analyst Wally Dallenbach to continue his role exclusively with TNT beginning in 2007 for the networks Nextel Cup coverage. Dallenbach, a TNT analyst since 2001, will join play-by-play announcer Bill Weber in the booth as TNT kicks off its new seven-year NASCAR package next June with six consecutive Nextel Cup Series races, a first in Turners 24 years of NASCAR coverage, including marquee races at Daytona, California (Sonoma) and Chicago. In addition to his role as an analyst, Dallenbach has established a popular pre-race show segment titled Wallys World, where he has described how to drive the different tracks and has driven celebrities such as Will Ferrell, Quentin Tarantino, Jamie Foxx, Lisa Marie Presley and Ben Affleck around the racetrack and exposed them to the excitement and intensity of NASCAR. In 2007 Dallenbach will also provide exclusive content to NASCAR.com, operated by Turner Sports New Media. Im looking forward to continuing my role as an analyst for TNT. As the sport of NASCAR continues to grow, it is wonderful to be a part of a team that is committed to bringing viewers the best coverage in the business,” said Dallenbach.
Wally’s Wolrd: During the Countdown to Green pre-race show, TNT analyst Wally Dallenbach is scheduled to take Omari Hardwick, co-star of TNT’s SAVED, for a spin around the track in the latest edition of Wally’s World [no idea what happened last week with the Chef](TNT PR’s)(8-23-2006)
