NASCAR HotPass

Every NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series points race of 2007 and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge are included in the full season package .

NASCAR HotPass is an exclusive sports package available only on DIRECTV. NASCAR HotPass uses five channels to focus on five of NASCAR's top drivers each week of the NEXTEL Cup Series. 25 dedicated cameras will cover only these five drivers for that race. Cameras will include an in-car camera, two overhead corner cameras in turns 1 and 3, a pit box overhead camera and a pit crew shoulder camera giving you unique access to the drivers during the race. Real time data tracks the speed, RPMs and other stats. HotPass will also change the way you listen to NASCAR: each HotPass channel has two NASCAR announcers describing the action of that particular driver, and you'll also hear communications between the driver, his spotter and team. Each week, HotPass subscribers will have access to an exclusive audio and visual NASCAR experience, only on DIRECTV.

Typical network coverage usually follows the leaders of a race for the majority of the coverage and periodically follows other drivers as warranted. The network coverage is designed to give a broad view of the race without focusing only on one or two drivers. NASCAR HotPass, however, focuses on some of the top drivers each week and only those drivers so you can follow the every move of your favorite NASCAR racer. One driver will be on each channel with a total of 5 channels. HotPass also includes network coverage of the race in a smaller window on your screen so you will not miss out on their great coverage of the bigger race developments of that race.

Two announcers per channel will describe the action from start to finish. You'll also hear the dialogue between the driver and his team on their internal communications system. You can switch to the live broadcast audio at any time. A third audio feature also exists to listen to team audio only. To switch audio, simply select one of the three audio options on the HotPass audio menu option or hit the yellow button as a shortcut. If you do not have an interactive receiver, use the alternate audio/SAP functionality with your receiver to select any of the three audio options.