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''RPM 2Night'' is a former American nightly news program seen on ESPN2 that was devoted entirely to motorsports. ==Programming history== The program aired six nights a week (except Saturday) from Labor Day weekend 1995 to November 16, 2003. Contributors were as follows: * On weekends where ESPN or ABC covered a Cup Series race, the weekend host would fill in on Fridays, and Mondays (if the race was postponed until then). All forms of racing were included, whether it was the big-league racing of NASCAR, IndyCars, or Formula One, or the local Saturday night short tracks. "Eat My Dust," a Tuesday-night package of highlights of sprint cars and other vehicles racing on non-pavement tracks, was a cult favorite, along with the segment Open-Wheel Wednesday. On Sunday mornings. a version titled ''RPM 2Day'' aired as a pre-race show before major events. During the month of May in 2002-2003, the daily coverage of the Indianapolis 500 practice was billed ''RPM 2Night at Indy''. The Monday through Friday versions of the show originated from ESPN Regional Television studios in Charlotte, NC, while the weekend versions originated from ESPN's main headquarters in Bristol, CT. ''RPM2Night'' hit a major snag in 2001, when ESPN lost NASCAR rights in a consolidated TV package. Shortly after the sale of the rights, ESPN was told that it could only show NASCAR highlights on two programs: ''SportsCenter'' and ESPNEWS. From that point forward, ''RPM 2Night'' could only show still photographs from the weekly Winston Cup Series race. Furthermore, ESPN's reporters had their track credentials pulled. Interviews with drivers and other principals took place either at the track's parking lots or at nearby commuter airports. Media reports of the time suggested that NASCAR imposed the new procedures to give a benefit to Fox Sports Net, which was launching a similar NASCAR-only show, ''Totally NASCAR'', at the time. NASCAR officials denied this and claimed that they merely wanted to give ESPN an incentive to provide NASCAR more exposure on ''SportsCenter'', which had a higher viewership. ''RPM 2Night'' signed off for the last time on November 16, 2003. ESPN produces shows devoted to the NHRA and IndyCar Series that air on race days only. They can be said to be spin-offs of ''RPM 2Night''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RPM 2Night」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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