When a cable from Fox Sports’ CAMCAT broke and fell into the grandstand at Charlotte Motor Speedway (10 fans injured) and was run over by several race cars, you knew the discussion would spill over into the weekend of next race.
The overhead camera, which debuted without incident during Daytona Speedweeks, was the next big thing for Fox broadcasts of NASCAR events. The same type of system is used for NFL games. The race continued for a few laps before NASCAR realized the problem.
“I couldn’t see what it was and I drove past it twice,” Jimmie Johnson said. “It was a thin, black cable or rope or something. I think it was the cable. But you can’t see it, especially when it’s dark and there’s a black surface and it’s hanging in the sky.
