Thursday Night Thunder
| Thursday/Saturday Night Thunder | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Dave Despain Steve Chassey Larry Rice Gary Lee |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 to 2 hours (depends on Live or Tape Delay event) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ESPN (Saturday) and ESPN2 (Thursday) |
Saturday Night Thunder is a former ESPN program that showed USAC racing on Saturday nights. It began on Thursday nights with the name Thursday Night Thunder on ESPN2.[1] It featured dirt (like Ascot Park in Gardena, California) or paved oval tracks around the United States, although it frequently featured tracks in the Indianapolis area. Various racing series were televised, including Silver Crown, midget, and sprint cars.[2] The series witnessed drivers like Jeff Gordon's rise prior to moving to NASCAR.[3] It also saw the death of driver Rich Vogler.
During the summer of 1993, the program also featured the Fastmasters series.
References
- ^ McGee, Ryan. "Everyone but Jimmie Johnson". ESPN. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ^ The 25 Most Powerful Players in Indianapolis Auto Racing"17 Terry Lingner. Indianapolis Monthly. May 2001.
- ^ "Humble Beginnings". Stock Car Racing magazine. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2009.