How would you answer these questions about TV coverage of NASCAR races?

NASCAR reaches out to its fans and asks their opinion of various aspects of the sport by what it calls the NASCAR Fan Council.

The Fan Council is capped at about 12,000 members and surveys are sent out a couple of times a month or so to members. Double-file restarts and earlier start times for races were items that NASCAR asked fans about before implementing. Not long ago, NASCAR received a couple of honors for the Fan Council and its platform for fans.

Now the most recent survey, which typically has about 20 questions, features a few about the TV broadcasts. Obviously, NASCAR has had a lot to say about TV commentators lately and Brain France even told me about what he saw as excessive criticism of the sport by some of the broadcasters. I talked to NASCAR spokesperson Ramsey Poston, who said the TV questions were planned before the Talladega race. Remember that Poston wrote a blog questioning the ABC broadcasters on how they portrayed the race. Poston said the questions on TV in this survey were something they do at various times.

Here's a look at a few of the questions NASCAR is asking members of its Fan Council about the TV broadcasts. How would you answer these questions?

QUESTON: Have you ever watched a NASCAR race on TV with the sound turned down and listen to the MRN/PRN radio broadcast of the race at the same time?

A. Yes, this season

B. Yes, in previous years, but not this year

C. No

QUESTION: In a typical season, how many races do you watch on TV with the sound turned down and listen to the radio broadcast of the race at the same time?

A. All

B. Most

C. Some

D. A few

E. Rarely

QUESTION: Typically how much of the race do you watch on TV with the sound turned down and listen to the radio broadcast of the race at the same time?

A. The entire race

B. Most of the race

C. Half of the race

D. One quarter of the race

E. Less than a quarter of the race

F. Listen only during the TV commercial breaks

QUESTON: Why do you watch the race on TV with the sound turned down and listen to the radio broadcast of the race at the same time?

A. It's more exciting on the radio

B. Get more information on the radio

C. Like the radio announcers better

D. Radio covers more of the race.

E. Dislike the TV announcers

F. Other

G. None of the above

OK, so how would you answer those questions?

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