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Broadcasting & Cable, April, 2002 by Higgins, John M.

Most racing fans want to hear the roar of the engines as the cars zip around the track. Not Dave Watson. Despite a devotion to NASCAR, when he sits down to watch a Winston Cup race, the first thing he does is turn the sound to his television lower. But then he cranks up the volume on his computer, tuning into a feed from NASCAR.com that lets him in on the real-time radio chatter between drivers and their pit crews. That's something that's simply not available on television.

Watson's highlight so far was this month's Samsung 500 in Fort Worth, Texas, where he got to listen to his favorite driver burrow through the pack from 31st place to second before losing out to Matt Kenseth.

"I just jump around the nine drivers," says Watson, of Brandywine,...

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