List of NASCAR on Fox broadcasters explained
The following is a list of current and former broadcasters for NASCAR on Fox.
Current commentators
NASCAR Cup Series
Fox's 2024 lineup of broadcasters for the Cup Series is as follows:[1]
Booth announcers
Race Strategy, Technical and Rules analyst
Pit reporters
Pre-race show (at track)
Notes:
- Myers only did the Daytona 500 in 2019 and 2020 before returning full-time at every race in 2021, which he previously did from 2001 to 2018.
- Tom Rinaldi was a guest pre-race pit reporter for the Daytona 500 in 2021, 2022 and 2023.[2] [3]
- Bryson Byrnes, an intern for NASCAR on Fox who is the son of deceased Fox pit reporter Steve Byrnes has guest pit reported on the pre-race show gridwalk for the last Cup Series race on Fox's schedule each year which is when the Byrnsie Award (in honor of his father) is presented.
Pre-race show
Notes:
- McMurray also sporadically appears during the broadcast of each race as an in-race analyst from the NASCAR on Fox studio in Charlotte. Michael Waltrip had done this in past years before McMurray joined Fox (although Waltrip would be at the track in the studio with Chris Myers).
- The Charlotte studio was not used during the race weekend for the 2022 and 2023 Clash races. The pre-race show broadcasters (Spake, McReynolds and McMurray) went to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in-person instead of broadcasting from the Charlotte studio. Additionally, McMurray went to the track for the Daytona 500 and McReynolds went to Daytona for the Duel races before returning to Charlotte for the rest of the race weekend.
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Fox's 2024 lineup of broadcasters for the Xfinity Series is as follows
Booth announcers
- Adam Alexander (play-by-play except Phoenix and Charlotte)
- Jamie Little (play-by-play, Phoenix)
- Joey Logano (play-by-play for Drivers Only broadcast at Charlotte)
- Michael Waltrip (color commentator for qualifying sessions for each race, Daytona)
- Trevor Bayne (color commentator)
- Jamie McMurray (color commentator)
- Rotation of drivers and crew chiefs (color commentator, see full list below)[4]
- Joey Logano (Atlanta, Las Vegas, Phoenix, COTA, Richmond, Texas, Dover, Darlington, and Sonoma)
- Brad Keselowski (Atlanta, Richmond, Darlington)
- Austin Cindric (Las Vegas, Martinsville)
- Ryan Blaney (Martinsville, Talladega, Dover and Charlotte)
- Daniel Suárez (Phoenix, COTA, Talladega, and Sonoma)
- Ross Chastain (Texas)
- Erik Jones (Charlotte)
Pit reporters
Pre-race show (Charlotte studio)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Fox's 2024 lineup of broadcasters for the Truck Series was as follows:
Booth announcers
Pit reporters
All of Fox's Truck Series pit reporters in 2024 took turns covering select races.
Pre-race show (Charlotte studio)
ARCA Menards Series
Fox's 2024 ARCA Series broadcaster lineup is as follows:
Booth announcers
Pit reporters
- Amanda Busick
- Heather DeBeaux
- Mamba Smith
NASCAR Mexico Series
Fox has also broadcast 1 NASCAR Mexico Series race per year since 2024, which is the race at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on the same weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum.
Booth announcers
Pit reporter
Former commentators
This is a list of former NASCAR on Fox broadcasters, their position(s), and the years they were each with the network.
- Mark Garrow (substitute play-by-play or pit reporter for some standalone Xfinity Series races, 2001–06). Now works as a color commentator for PRN Radio.
- Glenn Jarrett (substitute pit reporter for some standalone Xfinity Series races)
- Chad Little (substitute color commentator for some standalone Xfinity Series races, 2002–06)
- Rick Mast (substitute color commentator or pit reporter for some standalone Xfinity Series races)
- Ken Squier (studio host for 2001 Speedweeks). Formerly worked for NASCAR on CBS and NASCAR on TBS as play-by-play announcer and later studio host until 2000.
- Randy LaJoie (substitute)
- Hank Parker Jr. (substitute color commentator for some Xfinity Series standalone races, 2003–06)
- Rick Allen (Truck and ARCA Series play-by-play 2003–14; substitute Xfinity Series play-by-play for some standalone races only, 2003–06). Left to become the play-by-play for Cup and Xfinity Series for NASCAR on NBC.)
- Steve Byrnes (2001–2015) Pit reporter (died April 21, 2015 from cancer)
- Jeanne Zelasko (2001–2006) Pit reporter (currently works for Bally Sports covering the Los Angeles Clippers)
- Dick Berggren (2001–2012) Pit reporter (retired from broadcasting after 2012 season)
- Krista Voda (2007–2014) Left to become the studio host for NASCAR on NBC and was in that job from 2015 to 2020. In 2022, she was the play-by-play for the ARCA Menards Series on MAVTV.
- Erin Andrews (guest pre-race reporter, 2013 Daytona 500 only)[6]
- Brian Till (2015, fill-in/alternate Truck Series play-by-play) Now works for NBC as a pit reporter and alternate play-by-play for IMSA.
- Ralph Sheheen (2015, fill-in/alternate Truck Series play-by-play)
- Danielle Trotta (2010–2016) Took a year off from broadcasting in 2017, returned to broadcasting in 2018 on NBC Sports Boston and returned to covering NASCAR on NASCAR on NBC in 2019 as host of the NASCAR Victory Lap post-race show. She still covers the sport working for Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
- Ray Dunlap (2003–2016, pit reporter for the Truck and ARCA Series and some standalone Xfinity races)
- Andrew Doud (2015–2016, Studio analyst/NASCAR Race Hub)
- Chris Neville (2015–2017, Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series pit reporter)
- John Roberts (2014–2018) Truck Series pre and post-race show host, also hosted NASCAR RaceDay on NASCAR on Speed (retired from broadcasting after 2018 season).
- Kenny Wallace (2007–2018) Select pre and post-race shows, Truck Series pit reporter at Eldora, also hosted NASCAR RaceDay on NASCAR on Speed (retired from broadcasting after 2018 season). He returned to Fox as a guest color commentator for 1 stage of the Cup Series race at Gateway in 2022.
- Jim Tretow (pit reporter for ARCA only) Still works for MAVTV as a color commentator for ARCA.
- Kevin Lee (2017–2018, play-by-play for ARCA only). Now works for NASCAR on NBC as a substitute pit reporter for standalone Xfinity Series races, a pit reporter for IndyCar races on NBC, and a play-by-play for IMSA sports car races on NBC.
- Kim Coon (2019, pit reporter for ARCA only). Still works for NASCAR.com and Motor Racing Network and became a pit reporter for NASCAR on NBC in 2022.
- Dillon Welch (2019, pit reporter for ARCA only). Now works as a pit reporter for NASCAR on NBC.
- Hermie Sadler (2011–2019) Truck Series pit reporter
- Sara Walsh (2019) Rotating/alternate NASCAR Race Hub host. She still works for Fox on their NFL coverage.
- Darrell Waltrip (2001–2019) Color commentator (retired from broadcasting after 2019 season). He returned to Fox as a guest color commentator for the Bristol dirt race in 2022.
- Lindsay Czarniak (2019–2020) Rotating/alternate NASCAR Race Hub host. Now works for CBS in the summer as the studio host for the Superstar Racing Experience and for NBC for the Olympics. She still works for Fox in the fall on their NFL coverage.
- Ricky Craven (2019–2020) Studio analyst/NASCAR Race Hub (retired from broadcasting after 2020 season)
- Alan Cavanna (2015–2020) Truck Series pit reporter
- Dave Rieff (2019–2020) Play-by-play for ARCA only
- Matt Yocum (2001–2020) Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series pit reporter. In 2021, 2022 and 2023, he worked for CBS and ESPN as a pit reporter for the Superstar Racing Experience.
- Michael Strahan (guest pre-race reporter, 2021 Daytona 500 only)[7]
- Jeff Gordon (2016–2021) Cup Series color commentator. Gordon left Fox after the 2021 season to work full-time at Hendrick Motorsports[8] although he returned to Fox as a guest color commentator for the race at Atlanta in March 2022.
- Vince Welch (2015–2022) Cup and Xfinity Series pit reporter and Truck Series play-by-play[9] [10]
- Katie Osborne (2020–2022) ARCA pit reporter and Truck Series pit reporter at Pocono in 2021. She continues to work for NBC as a reporter for Mecum Auctions.
Previous guest analysts
Drivers (or crew chief in the case of Chad Knaus and Drew Blickensderfer) have appeared as rotating guest analysts for the Xfinity, Truck and/or the ARCA Menards Series broadcasts, and usually the same drivers return each year on top of a few that are added into the rotation each year. The new guest analysts in 2021 were Blickensderfer, Trevor Bayne, Greg Biffle, Chase Briscoe, Matt DiBenedetto, Brandon Jones, Andy Lally, Tyler Reddick, Tony Stewart, Kevin Swindell, and Daniel Suárez. Guest analysts that returned in 2021 from 2020 were Aric Almirola, Ryan Blaney, Kurt Busch, Matt Crafton, Austin Dillon, Joey Logano, and Bubba Wallace. Brad Keselowski, who had last appeared as a guest analyst in 2019, returned in 2021. Kyle Busch was the only driver to appear as a guest analyst on a 2020 broadcast that did not return for any races in 2021.[11] [12]
Numerous other drivers have appeared as guest analysts in years prior to 2020. In addition, Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray and Clint Bowyer were guest analysts before they became permanent analysts for Fox after their retirements from driving in NASCAR. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was also a guest analyst for Fox before he became a permanent analyst for NBC after he retired from driving in NASCAR full-time.
Drivers Only (+ Chad) broadcasts
Each year since 2017 (except for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Fox has had active Cup Series drivers (plus crew chief Chad Knaus in 2019 and 2021) serve as every member of the broadcast team for one of their Xfinity Series races (Pocono in 2017, Talladega in 2018, and Charlotte in 2019, 2021 and 2022).
In 2021, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano were in the booth, Christopher Bell and Erik Jones were the pit reporters, and Brad Keselowski, Knaus, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. were in the Charlotte studio. In 2022, the "Drivers Only" broadcast returned at the same race with the same three drivers in the booth and the return of Keselowski and Stenhouse to the studio. Austin Cindric and Tyler Reddick were the pit reporters, replacing Christopher Bell and Erik Jones, and Aric Almirola replaced Chad Knaus in the studio.
Summary of broadcaster history
Full-time Fox Sports employees are in bold.Broadcasters or analysts who were only assigned to one race in a given season are in italics.
Race Coverage
| Color Commentator | Winston | Cup | Busch | series | Craftsman | Truck Series |
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| Nextel |
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| Sprint | Xfinity | Camping World |
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| Monster Energy |
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| NASCAR | Gander Outdoors |
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| Darrell Waltrip | 2001-2019, | 2001-2006, 2011 | |
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| Larry McReynolds | 2001-2015,, | 2001-2006, | |
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| Jeff Hammond | | | |
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| Mike Wallace | | | |
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| Chad Little | | | |
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| Brett Bodine | | | |
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| Rusty Wallace | | | |
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| Hank Parker Jr. | | | |
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| Dorsey Schroeder | | | 2003 |
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| Barry Dodson | | | 2003 |
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| Phil Parsons | | | |
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| Michael Waltrip | | 2011,, | , 2004-present |
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| Randy LaJoie | | | |
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| Johnny Benson Jr. | | | |
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| Kenny Wallace | | | |
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| Hermie Sadler | | | |
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| Boris Said | | | |
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| John Andretti | | | |
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| Jimmy Spencer | | | |
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| Marcos Ambrose | | | |
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| Doug Richert | | | |
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| Todd Bodine | | | , |
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| Kevin Harvick | 2024–present | , | , |
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| Brad Keselowski | | | |
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| Clint Bowyer | 2021-present | , | |
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| Jeff Gordon | 2016-2021, | | |
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| Danica Patrick | | | |
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| Joey Logano | | | , |
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| Carl Edwards | | | |
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| Denny Hamlin | | | |
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| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | | | |
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| Chase Elliott | | | |
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| Jamie McMurray | | , | , |
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| Austin Dillon | | , | |
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| Regan Smith | | | |
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| Ryan Blaney | | | |
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| Erik Jones | | | |
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| Kyle Larson | | | |
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| Kurt Busch | | | , |
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| Jimmie Johnson | | | |
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| Chad Knaus | | | |
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| Bubba Wallace | | , | |
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| Kyle Busch | | | |
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| Aric Almirola | | | |
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| Tony Stewart | | | |
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| Drew Blickensderfer | | | |
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| Daniel Suárez | | , | |
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| Tyler Reddick | | | |
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| Greg Biffle | | | |
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| Andy Lally | | | , |
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| Kevin Swindell | | | |
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| Matt Kenseth | | | |
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| Richard Petty | | | |
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| Bobby Labonte | | | |
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| Bill Elliott | | | |
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| Trevor Bayne | | | |
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| Guenther Steiner | | | |
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| Kyle Petty | | | |
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| Coleman Pressley | | | |
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| Austin Cindric | | | |
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| Pit Reporter | Winston | Cup | Busch | series | Craftsman | Truck Series |
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| Nextel |
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| Sprint | Xfinity | Camping World |
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| Monster Energy |
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| NASCAR | Gander Outdoors |
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| Dick Berggren | 2001-2012 | 2001-2006 | |
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| Steve Byrnes | 2001-2014 | 2001-2006 | |
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| Matt Yocum | 2001-2020 | 2001-2006, 2015-2020 | , 2015-2016, 2020 |
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| Jeanne Zelasko | 2001-2006 | 2001-2006 | |
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| Jeff Hammond | | | |
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| Mark Garrow | | | |
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| Barry Dodson | | | 2003 |
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| Glenn Jarrett | | | |
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| Brett McMillan | | | |
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| Bill Venturini | | | |
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| Rick Mast | | | |
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| Ray Dunlap | | , 2011 | 2003-2014 |
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| Phil Parsons | | | 2003, |
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| Wendy Venturini | | | 2004-2005 |
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| Hank Parker Jr. | | | |
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| Bob Dillner | | | |
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| Krista Voda | 2007-2014 | , 2011 | |
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| Hermie Sadler | | 2011, | , 2011-2019 |
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| Adam Alexander | | | , 2007-2010 |
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| Carl Edwards | | | |
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| Tony Rizzuti | | | |
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| Jamie Little | 2015-present | 2015-2022 | 2020-2022 |
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| Chris Neville | 2015-2017 | 2015-2017 | 2015, 2017 |
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| Vince Welch | 2015-2022 | 2015-2017, 2019, 2021-2022 | 2015 |
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| Kaitlyn Vincie | | | 2015-2018 |
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| Alan Cavanna | | | 2017-2020 |
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| Regan Smith | 2018-present | 2018-2024 | 2020-2022, |
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| Kenny Wallace | | | |
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| Christopher Bell | | | |
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| Michael Waltrip | | | |
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| Jamie Howe | | | 2019, 2021-present |
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| Katie Osborne | | | |
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| Josh Sims | 2023-present | , 2023-2024 | 2021-present |
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| Larry McReynolds | | | |
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| Heather DeBeaux | | | , 2023-present |
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| Amanda Busick | | | 2023-present |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: FOX SPORTS DEBUTS NEW NASCAR CUP SERIES BROADCAST BOOTH AT THE BUSCH LIGHT CLASH AT THE COLISEUM . . January 26, 2024 . January 28, 2024.
- Web site: FOX Sports Announces Broadcast Lineup for Daytona Speedweeks . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . January 28, 2021 . February 14, 2021.
- Web site: FOX Sports Announces Full Broadcaster Lineup for 2022 NASCAR Season . . . January 28, 2022 . February 5, 2022.
- Web site: FOX Sports Names Analysts for First Five Xfinity Races . . . February 17, 2023 . February 19, 2023.
- Web site: (Twitter post) . . Eric Brennan . July 11, 2023 . July 15, 2023 . "I'm excited to share that I'll be stepping into the @FOXSports booth for the @ARCA_Racing #calypso150 at Iowa Speedway. This is a dream come true opportunity; be sure to tune in this Saturday at 8PM E.T. on FS2, the FOX Sports App, and on FloRacing!".
- Web site: Jeff . Greenwell . Things Got Super Awkward When 50 Cent Tried To Kiss Erin Andrews At The Daytona 500 . . Axel Springer SE . February 25, 2013 . January 23, 2022.
- Web site: (Twitter post) . . . February 13, 2021 . February 14, 2021 . "23XIRacing’s Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace sit down with Michael Strahan. See the interview in Sunday’s #DAYTONA500 pre-race show on FOX.".
- Web site: Chase . Wilhelm . Jeff Gordon named vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, will leave FOX after 2021 . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . June 23, 2021 . July 10, 2021.
- Web site: (Twitter post) . Lee Spencer . . June 16, 2022 . August 31, 2022 . "Congratulations @JamieLittleTV Hope @vincewelch enjoys a well-deserved weekend off for his daughter's wedding".
- Web site: (Twitter post) . . June 18, 2022 . August 31, 2022 . "For a dad, does it get any better?".
- Web site: FOX Sports Bolsters Stellar NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Analyst Roster with Addition of Stewart and Busch Brothers . February 13, 2020 . June 19, 2020.
- Web site: Fox Sports beginning 20th season of NASCAR coverage . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . January 31, 2020 . February 8, 2020.
