The NASCAR Cup Series coverage from FOX has irked the fans once again. During the ongoing race at Texas Motor Speedway, Christopher Bell’s No. 20 car got loose coming into Turn 4 and spun across the race track. His spin caused a pile behind and Alex Bowman came out the worst of the whole incident.

Bowman at first seemed to have just spun off the track but was wrecked by John Hunter Nemechek’s car, resulting in heavy damages. Bell himself sustained a hit on the back of his car but Bowman’s ride was beyond repairs. This caution once again allowed the driver to make a pit stop. Kyle Larson, taking advantage of this, is once again in the lead. Tailing just behind him is Denny Hamlin, who also has a quick race car today.

Alex Bowman shares what sparked the crash that put him out of the race

It wasn’t just the HMS driver who suffered a crash and a DNF finish in today’s race. The racetrack had been labeled as sketchy by many drivers ahead of the main event, and it certainly lived up to its billing. It all started with Jimmie Johnson’s spin, which flagged the first caution of the race, and it certainly wasn’t the last.

However, in Bowman’s case, he feels like he could have avoided the crash if he had made a better pit stop. Speaking to Frontstretch after the crash, he said, “I mean really what started it what happened on pit road and getting buried. I mean we should have been up in the top 10. Racing those guys really hard, I was in a really bad spot to have a guy crash and have to climb in the brake pedal and 22 saw it before I did just because how we were stacked up.”

He further explained that his handling with the brakes made matters worse for him, “I had to climb in the brake pedal a little hard than I wanted to and it just spun out as soon as I did. So definitely a bummer, had a really fast race car in the first stage we’re going through the field pretty well and just had that deal on pit road put us in the back and that happens.”

Unfortunately, none of the TV viewers were able to witness the wreck or the events that led to the pile-up, as FOX was busy showing commercials. This certainly riled up the fans, who were quick to bash the coverage on X.

Fans react to the abysmal coverage of the Texas Cup race by FOX

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Just before the whole incident took place, the FOX coverage switched to commercials and thus the fans had no clue about the crash. Reacting to the whole goof-up on FOX’s side, the fans were absolutely livid about missing out on the big moments from the race, thanks to repeated commercial breaks.

Blasting FOX’s coverage, a user wrote, “I guess I need to get the play by play from Bob because the coverage we get with Fox is terrible!”

Another fan stated that he wouldn’t have known about the wreck, thanks to the commercial break every fifteen laps. “Wouldn’t know. Fox takes a commercial every 15 laps”.

This certainly has become a recurring theme of FOX being unable to cover the major crashes or moments in the race, just because of their commercials. “This broadcast is absolute trash. We miss every caution”.

Sharing a similar sentiment, another fan replied, “Of course tv viewers missed it because Fox was yet again, at commercial…Fox’s coverage is beyond awful”.

Given how FOX hasn’t budged despite all the complaints and feedback from the fans, similar race coverage is expected by them in the upcoming events.