Saturday Night Thunder

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.

Saturday Night Thunder
Also known asThursday Night Thunder
StarringDave Despain
Steve Chassey
Larry Rice
Gary Lee
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time1 to 2 hours (depends on Live or Tape Delay event)
Release
Original networkESPN (Saturday) and ESPN2 (Thursday)

During the summer of 1993, the program also featured the Fast Masters series.

In 2023, the Thursday Night Thunder name will be revived as the Superstar Racing Experience moves from CBS to ESPN.[4]


References
  1. McGee, Ryan. "Everyone but Jimmie Johnson". ESPN. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  2. The 25 Most Powerful Players in Indianapolis Auto Racing"17 Terry Lingner. Indianapolis Monthly. May 2001.
  3. "Humble Beginnings". Stock Car Racing magazine. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  4. Rutherford, Kevin (December 12, 2022). "SRX Returning In 2023, Moving To ESPN". Frontstretch. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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