TNT suspends announcer Bill Weber

UPDATE #2 Bill Weber will not be part of TNT's NASCAR coverage of the Cup Series for the network’s last two races. Ralph Sheheen will handle play-by-play duties for The Coke Zero 400 in Daytona and the LifeLock.com 400 from Chicagoland. Sheheen will be calling the races alongside analysts Kyle Petty and Wally Dallenbach in the booth. TNT PR

06/30/09 During Monday night's "Doin' Donuts" radio show Tom Bowles from SI.com and Frontstretch.com reported that TNT will replace Bill Weber again on Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway for the broadcast of the Coke Zero 400.

Bill Weber

06/28/09 TNT suspended play-by-play announcer Bill Weber for Sunday's Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

The Charlotte Observer reports witnesses saw Weber get into a confrontation over the weekend at his hotel in Manchester, N.H.

Turner Broadcasting confirmed in a statement that Weber would not participate in Sunday's broadcast and Ralph Sheheen would fill in.

"Bill Weber will not be part of TNT's NASCAR coverage of the Cup Series from New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend," said Sal Petruzzi, senior vice president of public relations for Turner. "As this is a private issue, it's the policy of the company not to discuss personal matters involving our employees."