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NASCAR on Fox
Logo used since February 19, 2017
Also known asFox NASCAR
GenreAuto racing telecasts
Directed byArtie Kempner
Presented bySee "current commentators" section
Theme music composerScott Schreer
Opening theme
  • "NASCAR on Fox theme music" (2001–2008, 2016–present)
  • "NASCAR Love" (2008–2010)
    "Sideways" (2011–2012)
  • NFL on Fox theme (2011–2015)
Ending themeSame as opening theme
ComposerScott Schreer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerMichael Hughes
Production locations
Editors
  • Matt Tan (39 episodes, 2013–2015)
  • Jason Myers (unknown episodes)
  • Darol Michael Carr (unknown episodes)
  • David Millar (segment editor) (unknown episodes)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeVaries, but typically 4.5 hours (ranges from 4 to 5 hours) or until race ends
Production companyFox Sports
Original release
Network
ReleaseFebruary 11, 2001 (2001-02-11) –
present (present)
Related

NASCAR on Fox, also known as Fox NASCAR, is the branding used for broadcasts of NASCAR races produced by Fox Sports and have aired on the Fox television network in the United States since 2001. Speed, a motorsports-focused cable channel owned by Fox, began broadcasting NASCAR-related events in February 2002, with its successor Fox Sports 1 taking over Fox Sports' cable event coverage rights when that network replaced Speed in August 2013. Throughout its run, Fox's coverage of NASCAR has won thirteen Emmy Awards.[1]

History

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2001–2006 contract

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On November 11, 1999, NASCAR signed a contract that awarded the U.S. television rights to its races to four networks (two that would hold the broadcast television rights and two that would hold the cable television rights), split between Fox and sister cable channel FX, and NBC and TBS (whose rights were later assumed by TNT) starting with the 2001 season.[2] Fox and FX would alternate coverage of all races held during the first half of the season, while NBC and TNT would air all races held during the second half.

Beginning in 2001,[3] Fox alternated coverage of the first and most preeminent race of the season, the Daytona 500, with Fox televising the race in odd-numbered years and NBC airing it in even-numbered years through 2006. For balance, the network that did not air the 500 in a given year during the contract would air Daytona's summer night race, the Pepsi 400. Valued at $2.4 billion, Fox/FX held the rights to this particular contract for eight years (through 2008) and NBC/TNT having the rights for six years (through 2006).[4] Fox Sports Net covered the 2001 Gatorade Twin 125's at Daytona International Speedway, the only time it ever covered a race. Further on the cable side, in October 2002, Speed Channel – which was owned by the Fox broadcast network's parent subsidiary Fox Entertainment Group – obtained the rights to televise all of the races in the Craftsman Truck Series, a contract it bought out from ESPN.

During the first half of the season, FX served as the primary broadcaster of the Busch Series, airing all but the most prestigious races, which were instead shown on Fox. FX was also home to most of the NASCAR Cup Series night races, The Winston/All-Star Race, and the June race at Dover International Speedway.

In those years, if a Fox-scheduled race was rained out on the scheduled race day and rescheduled to resume the following Monday (or Sunday in the case of a Saturday night race), FX would air the race and selected FOX stations would pick it up if syndicators permitted it. (Rained out races now air in their entirety on the network it originally was scheduled for (example: a race scheduled for Fox on Sunday would remain on Fox on the rescheduled day), unlike NBC, which moves its rained out races to other NBCUniversal properties such as CNBC (if on a weekend) or USA Network.)

2007–2014 contract

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On December 7, 2005, NASCAR signed a new eight-year broadcast deal effective with the 2007 season, and valued at $4.48 billion,[5] with Fox and Speed Channel, which would also share event rights with Disney-owned ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, as well as TNT. The rights would be divided as follows:

2015–2024 contract

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In October 2012, NASCAR extended its contract with Fox Sports through 2022, which allowed Fox the online streaming rights for its event telecasts; the Fox Sports contract also retains coverage of the first 13 races of the NASCAR Cup Series and exclusive coverage of the Daytona 500.[7] On August 1, 2013, Fox Sports extended its contract by two additional years through 2024, due to NASCAR's contract with NBC Sports running through that same time, and acquired the rights to the first 16 races of the NASCAR Cup Series season, as well as the first 14 Xfinity (formerly Nationwide) Series events.[8] As a result, Fox will broadcast the races it already covers, as well as all of the events held in June, which include the events at Pocono and Michigan with coverage ending with the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma. Fox had previously held rights to these three races under its initial 2001–06 contract.

Under the deal:

  • Fox broadcasts the first nine points races and two other races, the Coca-Cola 600 (totaling 11 races over the air), including the Daytona 500 and Busch Clash, Fox Sports 1 carries several other events, including the Bluegreen Vacations Duel, the All-Star Race and all other points races in the first half of the season that do not air on Fox (six races, four straight races after Fox's first nine races, then a break for the Coca-Cola 600, then two more race after that), plus the first half of the Xfinity Series season, with the exception of the more prestigious races, which aired on Fox from 2015 to 2018 and will be shown there in 2020–2024. They were aired on FS1 exclusively in 2012-2014 and 2019.
  • The Craftsman Truck Series remains exclusively on FS1, with 1-3 races airing on Fox.
  • Starting in 2013, Spanish-language network Fox Deportes airs select NASCAR Cup races either live or delayed.[9]

2025–2031 contract

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In November 2023, Fox extended its contract through 2031. Fox will significantly decrease the amount of races aired compared to the previous contract.[10]

Under the deal:[11]

  • Fox Sports will air the first 14 races of the NASCAR Cup Series season, with five races on Fox and nine on FS1. Fox Sports will only air practice and qualifying for the NextEra Energy 250, Daytona 500, Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum, and NASCAR All-Star Race.
  • Fox Sports will air every race from the Truck Series.
  • Friday Craftsman Truck Series Only Due To Prime Time On Fox, Saturday Craftsman Truck Series Only Due To Afternoon Or Night On Fox Sprots 1.

Commentators

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Pre-Race

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Chris Myers (left) and Jeff Hammond (center) appear on the studio set alongside Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney (right) during the 2006 Pepsi 400.
NASCAR on Fox original logo (2001–2012)
NASCAR on Fox vertical logo (2013–2014)
NASCAR on Fox vertical logo (2015-2016)
NASCAR on Fox logo (2001–2003)
NASCAR on Fox logo (2004–2006)

From 2001 to 2018, Fox used a portable studio called the Hollywood Hotel for pre-race coverage. For the 2001 to 2007 races held at Daytona International Speedway, the building next to Gatorade Victory Lane was used instead.

If the race is delayed to a Monday, the Hollywood Hotel studio was usually not used, with the exception of the 2012 Daytona 500, which was delayed by one day. This was because Myers also hosted a talk-show for Fox Sports Radio, resulting in him having to return to Los Angeles to begin the following week's shows. John Roberts filled in for Myers for this particular race, and had also filled in for Myers the previous week for the Budweiser Shootout as Myers was on bereavement leave.

However, if a Saturday night race is rained out to Sunday then the studio will be in use for the delayed coverage. Prior to 2015, if the hotel was no longer available, Jeff Hammond could be shifted to substitute for a pit reporter or analyst if necessary. For instance, Hammond did this in 2002 for the Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway to replace Steve Byrnes, as Byrnes was unable to make it due to the birth of his son Bryson. During the 2004 Dodge/Save Mart 350, the studio was not used and Myers and Hammond were located on the hillside on outdoor chairs; no explanation was given for this.

NASCAR on Fox logo (2007–2012)
NASCAR on Fox logo (2013–2014)
NASCAR on Fox logo (2015–2016)

In 2011, Pizza Hut became the presenting sponsor of the pre-race show. In addition, the first segment of the telecast was moved from the hotel to a tented facility either trackside or in the infield, depending on the venue. The idea was to build a crowd around the production of the segment; this has similarities to Fox's own NFL pregame show in 2006, as well as the College GameDay football and basketball shows on ESPN.

In 2012, John Roberts filled in for Chris Myers as host for the Budweiser Shootout and the Daytona 500, as Myers was on bereavement leave following his son's death in a motorcycle accident. For the 2014 Sprint Unlimited, Michael Waltrip filled in for Darrell, who was undergoing gallbladder surgery; for Daytona 500 Practice and Pole Qualifying, the position was filled by Phil Parsons. Darrell Waltrip returned for the Budweiser Duels. In 2016, Jeff Gordon replaced McReynolds in the booth while McReynolds was reassigned as the rules and technical analyst, replacing Andy Petree.

In 2017, Dale Earnhardt Jr. joined the Fox booth as a guest color commentator for the Clash after deciding not to compete in the race as a driver.[12] He would become a permanent color commentator for NBC in 2018 after he retired from driving full-time. With NBC's permission, Jr. returned to Fox as a guest color commentator for the GEICO 500 at Talladega in April 2022.

On June 10, 2017, the Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway was presented by current drivers in the Cup Series, the first time that a national sporting event was covered by currently active athletes. The presenters provided coverage from all three perspectives during the race (Hollywood Hotel studio, lap-by-lap commentary and pit road coverage). The driver commentators were Kevin Harvick (lap-by-lap), Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer (color analysts), Erik Jones, Ryan Blaney, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (pit road), Danica Patrick and Denny Hamlin (Hollywood Hotel).[13]

On April 28, 2018, the Sparks Energy 300, the Xfinity race at Talladega Superspeedway, was an all-drivers broadcast, the second time that a national sporting event was covered entirely by active athletes, the first being the aforementioned Pocono race. The presenters provided coverage from all three perspectives during the race (Hollywood Hotel studio, lap-by-lap commentary and pit road coverage). The booth team of Harvick, Logano and Bowyer was retained, while Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was moved to the Hollywood Hotel alongside Brad Keselowski, with Bubba Wallace replacing Stenhouse as a pit road reporter.

The studio was retired following the 2018 season due to the Charlotte studios getting redone in order to host more shows. In 2019, Fox often cut to the Charlotte studio during the race and talked to Jamie McMurray, who was new to the NASCAR on Fox team; also in 2019, Shannon Spake replaced Chris Myers as host due to Myers being moved to Fox's Premier Boxing Champions coverage, although Myers appeared on site for the Daytona 500, while Adam Alexander served as on site host for the rest of the season.

On May 25, 2019, the Alsco 300, the Xfinity race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, was an all-drivers broadcast, the third time that a national sporting event was covered entirely by active athletes, the first being the aforementioned Pocono race. The presenters provided coverage from all three perspectives during the race (Hollywood Hotel studio, lap-by-lap commentary and pit road coverage). The booth team of Harvick, Logano and Bowyer was retained, Erik Jones, Ryan Blaney, Bubba Wallace (pit road) was also retained. Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Chad Knaus hosted from the Charlotte studios.

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic after the fourth race of the season Fox started using their Charlotte Studio to the maximum extent possible to avoid travel, ensure social distancing, and limit the number of staff onsite at races. The only on-air talent onsite was at most two pit reporters per race, all other talent was stationed at the Fox Studios in Charlotte.

In 2021, Myers returned to hosting the at-track portions of pre-race alongside Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer. Spake, McReynolds, and McMurrary host pre-race coverage from the Charlotte studios.

After the 2021 season, Gordon left Fox to work for Hendrick Motorsports full-time as the team's Vice Chairman. (He had previously worked with the team during the second half of the Cup Series season when NBC was broadcasting the races, after spending his entire full-time career with them).[14] Fox did not replace him with one permanent color commentator and instead filled his spot with rotating guest commentators as they do in the Xfinity, Truck and ARCA Series. Retired Cup Series driver Tony Stewart was the first guest color commentator and was in the booth for the Clash, the Daytona 500 and the race at COTA.

Current commentators

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NOTE: This is Fox's Cup Series commentator lineup for 2024.[15]

Cup Series

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Booth announcers

Race Strategy, Technical and Rules analyst

Pit reporters

Pre-race show (at track)

Xfinity Series

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NOTE: This is Fox's 2024 Xfinity & Truck and ARCA commentator lineup for 2024.

Craftsman Truck Series

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ARCA Menards Series

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For Xfinity, Truck and ARCA broadcasts, the guest color commentator will usually be an active Cup Series driver, if not a crew chief. In 2022 and 2023, they also did this for the Cup Series to replace Jeff Gordon until Kevin Harvick started as a permanent color commentator in 2024. The guest color commentators for the Cup Series have been retired Cup Series drivers and crew chiefs.

Pit reporters

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  • Jamie Little (all Cup races)
  • Regan Smith (all Cup races and select Xfinity and Truck races)
  • Jamie Howe (Select Truck and select ARCA races)
  • Josh Sims (select Truck and Select Cup races)
  • Heather DeBeaux (ARCA and select truck races)
  • Amanda Busick (select Truck races)
  • Larry McReynolds (Clash at the Coliseum and Duels at Daytona)
  • Michael Waltrip (Daytona 500 only)
  • Mamba Smith (select ARCA races)

Pre and post-race show

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Former commentators

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See List of NASCAR on Fox broadcasters#Former commentators

Theme music

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The original theme music[16] for NASCAR on Fox broadcasts was in the same style as other Fox Sports properties (such as for NFL and Major League Baseball coverage) and was originally used from 2001 to 2008. In 2008, Fox introduced a new theme for its NASCAR telecasts titled NASCAR Love,[17] performed by country singer Toby Lightman (an instrumental version was used for the opening segment).

From the 2011 Budweiser Shootout to 2015, Fox used the NFL on FOX theme song[18] in NASCAR telecasts. In addition, country superstar Dierks Bentley unveiled a new version of his hit song "Sideways,” with new lyrics referencing NASCAR – which is played during the introduction of the pre-race show.[19] "Sideways" was phased out entirely with the 2013 Sprint Unlimited telecast, with the Fox NFL theme music being used full-time. In addition, a new CGI introduction sequence, produced by Blur Studio, made its debut.

In 2015, the introduction sequence was eliminated in favor of intros unique to each track.

In 2016, Fox and FS1 (Cup Series only) reintroduced the original theme used between 2001 and 2008.[20] FS1 continues to use their old theme for Xfinity Series and Truck Series.

On-screen graphics

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Fox is known for being the first network to show a scoring banner across the top of the screen with scrolling text during NASCAR telecasts. In previous years when ESPN, CBS, and others owned the broadcasting rights, scoring had been displayed in a box on the top left corner. Fox was also the first network to use the unique font/styling for each car number (such as Dale Earnhardt's number 3, Jeff Gordon's 24, the Petty 43) for their on-screen graphics, as opposed to a generic font (however the banner continued to use just text). Other networks would adopt this innovation and is now commonplace for most American motorsport broadcasts.

From its debut until 2013, Fox initially used a scrolling ticker to display the current running order of drivers and other information (such as intervals and other statistics, shown on an occasionally displayed secondary line), instead of the boxes that were used by previous NASCAR broadcasters. Fox would eventually deploy the banner design across all of its sports properties, while its conventions would be adopted by fellow NASCAR broadcasters, including NBC, TNT, and later ESPN.

For the 2014 season, alongside a new corporate style, Fox replaced the scrolling ticker with a leaderboard-style sidebar occupying the right-side portion of the screen, with one section displaying the top three drivers, and a scrolling section displaying the remainder of the field of drivers. While Fox Sports president Eric Shanks justified the changes, noting that it would allow more of the field to be displayed at once and more frequently than the relatively longer ticker, the leaderboard was criticized by viewers during events leading up to the Daytona 500 (such as the Sprint Unlimited, Daytona 500 qualifying, and the ARCA series Lucas Oil 200) for obstructing too much of the screen.[21]

In response to the criticism, Shanks stated that the layout of the leaderboard would be revised in time for the Daytona 500.[21] The vertical leaderboard was reconfigured into a horizontal version with three columns of 3 drivers each, which could be resized into 2 longer columns of three drivers each to display intervals or other statistics (a version that was later used as the main graphic).

In the 2018 NASCAR season, NASCAR coverage adopted a new flat graphics package previously introduced during the previous NFL season. This package reintroduced a vertical leaderboard, although this time it initially occupied an opaque sidebar spanning the entire left side of the screen. The design was once-again criticized by viewers during events leading up to the Daytona 500, as the opaque sidebar reduced the amount of screen space devoted to race footage to a roughly 4:3 window, the ticker fell within overscan on some televisions, while some camera shots were not correctly framed to suit the new layout. By the Daytona 500, the graphic had been revised to remove the opaque sidebar, and make the leaderboard slightly translucent.[22][23]

In 2019, during Daytona 500 qualifying, Fox introduced a new augmented reality "GhostCar," allowing for a live visualization of a previous driver's qualifying lap (such as the leader or driver on the bubble) to be overlaid into live footage of another driver's qualifying attempt. NBC had introduced the system in 2018, but only during replays. The GhostCar feature was re-introduced later in the season, when NASCAR ended its multi-car qualifying format in favor of the previous single-car format.[24]

In 2022, Fox introduced a revamp of its on-air presentation for NASCAR (as part of a move towards dedicated graphics packages for each of Fox Sports' major properties, rather than a standard look shared by all telecasts), the package was built upon visual elements from the then-current NFL on Fox branding, including the use of stylized "comic book" illustrations of drivers.[25][26][27]

Awards

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NASCAR on Fox has won 13 Emmy Awards for its coverage, including three for Outstanding Sports Series (2001, 2005, 2007), six for Outstanding Live Event Audio Sound (2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013), one for Outstanding Graphic Design (2001), five for Outstanding Technical Team Remote (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) and one for Promotional Announcement Episodic (2008).[1]

Criticisms

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Turn cam and "Digger"

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After limited usage in 2007, the network introduced the "Gopher Cam" full-time in 2008, a camera angle from the bottom banking of a track's turn. Fox implied that it invented the technology.[28] However, it was quickly brought to light that Terry Lingner of ESPN, along with engineer James Fishman, had developed the technology 15 years earlier under the name "Tread Cam.” However, it should be known that the devices are completely different.

"Digger," a CGI-animated gopher character that was voiced by Eric Bauza, began as a symbol of the corner camera and was later adopted as an unofficial mascot for Fox's NASCAR coverage. Beginning with the 2009 Daytona 500, Digger was extended into a series of short cartoons that aired during the pre-race show, country music superstar Keith Urban recorded the theme song for these shorts. Storylines revolved around Digger and his life beneath the infield of a fictional racetrack. Other characters include his girlfriend Annie and the track's security chief, Lumpy Wheels (respectively named after the daughter of Fox Sports president David Hill, and former track promoter Humpy Wheeler). Digger's souvenir trailer at the tracks attracted sizeable crowds of families with young children. However, the cartoon segment drew wide opposition from regular viewers of the broadcasts.

After a NASCAR town hall-style meeting at the end of May 2009, Fox Sports chair David Hill reported receiving an email from a high-ranking NASCAR official whose identity he chose to conceal, stating that Digger could have been the cause of ratings declines for Fox's NASCAR coverage.[29] Hill said "It was because of Digger that people were turning off in droves because they couldn't stand it, I said, I'm so sorry. If I'd known, I never would have created him. I didn't realize how insidious he was. It's the biggest crock of shit I've ever heard."

Among the reasons of criticism is the purpose of the character's usage. Though it was at one time commonplace for networks to create mascots for sports coverage to incorporate an educational and entertaining element into their coverage, which was the case with Peter Puck, Digger was created purely to add entertainment to the broadcast and reach out to a younger audience. Some NASCAR fans accused Fox of dumbing down and fluffing its coverage in order to gain revenue from Digger merchandise sales.

Despite continuous outrage from the NASCAR fan community, as well as talk from the NASCAR community that the Fan Council was not pleased with the situation, Fox did not announce any plans to drop the usage of the characters, and even had posted pictures of holiday-themed versions of the Digger die-cast in 2009 and 2010. In response to the comments, in 2010, the Digger cartoon was not shown during pre-race shows and Digger appeared less often at the bottom of the screen. Throughout the 2011 season as well as the 2012 Budweiser Shootout and Daytona 500, Digger appeared very sparingly, usually only during commercial bumpers. As of the 2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500, all appearances and references to Digger were dropped entirely from Fox's NASCAR broadcasts. However, nods to it occasionally came up (for example, at the Talladega race in 2014, when Carl Edwards showed debris on his firesuit, Mike Joy commented that he hoped that nothing had happened to Digger, to which Darrell Waltrip responded, "Digger's retired").

Digger made a cameo appearance in the 2009 20th Century Fox film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. He also made an appearance in the Fox NFL Sunday introduction during the December 20, 2009 broadcast, in which the Chipmunks also made an appearance (20th Century Fox was then a corporate sister to the Fox network through News Corporation, 20th Century Fox was sold to the Walt Disney Company in 2019).

Commercial bias

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In the starting grid for the 2001 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway (which used 3D representations of the cars), Fox showed only the logos on the hoods of cars that had paid the network to advertise during the race. For instance, the Budweiser logo on the No. 8 car of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and The Home Depot logo on the No. 20 car of Tony Stewart were shown, but Miller Lite on the No. 2 car of Rusty Wallace was not. After outcry from some of the excluded companies, full logo graphics were restored to all cars four days later for the Gatorade Twin 125s telecast.

The computer-generated cars used initially on the starting grid and top-five standings when going to commercial break were phased out from main broadcast use, and were discontinued entirely in 2005 with the exception of the Daytona 500 starting grid (which featured the computer generated cars).

In 2012, Fox aired "In The Rear View Mirror" segments during the pre-race, showing computer-generated re-enactments of events during the 2012 season (most notably Juan Pablo Montoya's crash into a jet dryer at the Daytona 500), the intro sequence introduced in 2013 also incorporates CGI cars.

In the late 2010s and early 2020s, FOX was criticized by fans for heavily using crash footage for their ads. For example, Ryan Newman's massive accident from the previous years' Daytona 500 was used in many ads in 2021, and some fans interpreted this as a cash-grab from FOX attempting to make crashes the selling point of the events and not the racing itself.

End of the 2001 Daytona 500 and Dale Earnhardt's death

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The 2001 Daytona 500, which was the first NASCAR points race ever telecast by Fox, also brought an unrelated controversy. At the end of that race, Fox concluded coverage shortly after Dale Earnhardt, who was fatally injured in a crash on the last lap of the race, was admitted to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. The network provided no updates on his condition at the time of the 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time sign-off (although no information was available at that time), and continued airing regular programming (with the animated series Futurama) at the moment Earnhardt's death was confirmed at a press conference held at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. NASCAR's other broadcast network partner, NBC, delayed a commercial break during an NBA telecast and ESPN (which aired the Craftsman Truck Series at the time) had coverage of Earnhardt's death and the aftermath that was both earlier and much more extensive. Fox News Channel and Fox Sports Net, however, did break into programming to announce the seven-time champion's passing, with Chris Myers providing reports on FSN programs. It is possible that Fox showed an on-screen crawl on the master control feed during Futurama. In addition, local affiliates may have chosen to pre-empt the episode, with anchors delivering the news live. However, none of this has ever been verified.

Shortly after the race, Hill explained to the Associated Press that the network had gone over its allotted time – as the result of an 18-car pileup on the back straightaway on lap 173 that led to the race being red-flagged for lengthy cleanup – and that continuing to cover the story would be too morbid. Producer Neil Goldberg also said Fox Sports staffers were not allowed near the crash scene.[citation needed]

When ESPN presented a tribute feature in remembrance of the ten-year anniversary of Earnhardt's death in 2011, it showed footage of the crash and aftermath, that looked like part of the live telecast. However, it was stamped with "WFTV,” the calls of the Cox-owned ABC affiliate in Orlando, Florida (Orlando and Daytona Beach share the same media market, and ABC's corporate parent The Walt Disney Company owns 80% of ESPN). How footage from Fox's NASCAR coverage got credited to the local affiliate of another network has not been made public, though it was likely that since none of the footage is similar to that of Fox's, the last lap was filmed by WFTV for their own local newscasts, intended originally as B-roll to add "color" to their post-race coverage of the Daytona 500.

Nielsen ratings

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Top 10 races since 2011

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Source:[30]

Rank Date Race Viewers (millions) TV Rating
1 March 1, 2015 QuikTrip 500 9.5 5.6
2 February 23, 2014 Daytona 500 9.3 5.6
3 February 18, 2018 Daytona 500 9.3 5.3
4 March 4, 2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500 9.2 5.6
5 February 17, 2019 Daytona 500 9.2 5.3
6 March 3, 2013 Subway Fresh Fit 500 9.1 5.3
7 April 17, 2011 Aaron's 499 9.0 5.2
8 March 2, 2014 The Profit on CNBC 500 8.8 5.3
9 March 11, 2012 Kobalt Tools 400 8.5 5.2
10 May 6, 2012 Aaron's 499 8.4 5.1

Race broadcasts

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2001–2006: Fox and FX

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Cup Series

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Race Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Shootout Fox Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip Larry McReynolds
Twin 125s FSN
Daytona 500 Fox
Rockingham Fox/FX[a]
Las Vegas Fox
Atlanta
Darlington
Bristol
Texas
Martinsville
Talladega
California
Richmond FX
The Winston
Charlotte Fox
Dover
Michigan FX
Pocono Fox
Sonoma
2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Rockingham Fox Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip Larry McReynolds
Las Vegas
Atlanta
Darlington
Bristol
Texas Fox/FX[b]
Martinsville FX
Talladega Fox
California
Richmond FX
The Winston
Charlotte Fox
Dover FX
Pocono Fox
Michigan
Sonoma
Daytona
2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Shootout Fox Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip Larry McReynolds
Twin 125s FX
Daytona 500 Fox
Rockingham
Las Vegas
Atlanta
Darlington
Bristol
Texas
Talladega
Martinsville
Richmond FX
The Winston
Charlotte Fox
Dover FX
Pocono Fox
Michigan
Sonoma
2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
Rockingham Fox Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip Larry McReynolds
Las Vegas
Atlanta
Darlington
Bristol
Texas
Martinsville
Talladega
California
Richmond FX
All-Star
Charlotte Fox
Dover FX
Pocono Fox
Michigan
Sonoma
Daytona
2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
Shootout Fox Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip Larry McReynolds
Duel FX
Daytona 500 Fox
California
Las Vegas
Atlanta
Bristol
Martinsville
Texas
Phoenix
Talladega
Darlington
Richmond FX
All-Star
Charlotte Fox
Dover FX
Pocono Fox
Michigan
Sonoma
2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
California Fox Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip Larry McReynolds
Las Vegas
2006 Golden Corral 500 Fox/FX[c]
Bristol Fox
Martinsville
Texas Fox/FX[d]
Phoenix Fox
Talladega
Richmond FX
Darlington Fox
All-Star FX
Charlotte Fox
Dover FX
Pocono Fox
Michigan
Sonoma
Daytona
Notes
  1. ^ The 2001 Dura Lube 400 at Rockingham was stopped on Sunday due to rain. It was resumed Monday morning on FX.
  2. ^ The 2002 Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas postponed to Monday and broadcast on FX and some Fox affiliates.
  3. ^ The 2006 Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta was moved to FX, as well as some Fox affiliates, due to rain delays.
  4. ^ The 2006 Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas was moved to FX, as well as some Fox affiliates, due to rain delays.

Busch Series

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Race Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2001 NASCAR Busch Series
Daytona Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Rockingham FX
Las Vegas
Atlanta
Darlington
Bristol
Texas Fox
Nashville FX Steve Byrnes
Talladega Fox Mike Joy
California
Richmond FX
New Hampshire None
Nazareth Steve Byrnes
Charlotte Fox Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip
Dover FX
Kentucky None
Milwaukee Larry McReynolds Jeff Hammond
2002 NASCAR Busch Series
Rockingham Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Las Vegas FX
Darlington
Bristol
Texas Fox
Nashville 1 FX Steve Byrnes None
Talladega Fox Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip
California
Richmond FX
New Hampshire Jeff Hammond
Nazareth Steve Byrnes Mike Wallace None
Charlotte Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Dover FX
Nashville 2 Steve Byrnes None
Kentucky
Kentucky[a] Mark Garrow Chad Little
Milwaukee Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Jeff Hammond
Daytona Darrell Waltrip
2003 NASCAR Busch Series
Daytona Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Rockingham FX
Las Vegas
Darlington
Bristol
Texas Fox
Talladega
Nashville FX Mark Garrow Brett Bodine None
California Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Richmond FX
Gateway Jeff Hammond
Nazareth Rick Allen Hank Parker Jr. None
Charlotte Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Dover
Nashville Mark Garrow Hank Parker Jr. None
Kentucky Rick Allen
Milwaukee Steve Byrnes Larry McReynolds
2004 NASCAR Busch Series
Rockingham FX Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Las Vegas
Darlington
Bristol Fox
Texas
Nashville FX None
Talladega Fox Darrell Waltrip
California
Gateway FX Steve Byrnes None
Richmond Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip
Nazareth Rick Allen Phil Parsons None
Charlotte Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Dover
Dover[b] None
Nashville Matt Yocum Chad Little None
Kentucky Randy LaJoie
Milwaukee Rick Allen Phil Parsons Johnny Benson
Daytona Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
2005 NASCAR Busch Series
Daytona Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
California FX
Mexico City Fox
Las Vegas FX
Atlanta
Nashville Steve Byrnes None
Bristol Fox/FX[c] Mike Joy Jeff Hammond
Texas Fox Darrell Waltrip
Phoenix FX
Talladega Fox
Darlington FX
Richmond
Charlotte
Dover
Nashville Rick Allen None Phil Parsons
Kentucky Mark Garrow Hermie Sadler
Milwaukee Rick Allen Johnny Benson
2006 NASCAR Busch Series
California FX Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Mexico City Fox
Las Vegas FX
Atlanta
Bristol Fox
Texas
Nashville FX Steve Byrnes None
Phoenix Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip
Talladega Fox
Richmond FX
Darlington
Charlotte
Dover
Nashville Rick Allen Phil Parsons Hermie Sadler
Kentucky Phil Parsons Hank Parker Jr.
Milwaukee Rick Allen Phil Parsons Johnny Benson
Daytona Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Notes
  1. ^ The 2002 Kroger 300 at Kentucky was started on Saturday with Byrnes and Waltrip on the call but postponed to Sunday after rain on lap 86. The remainder was tape delayed with Mark Garrow and Chad Little
  2. ^ The 2004 MBNA America 200 at Dover was postponed after lap 28 from Saturday to Monday. Waltrip did not call the Monday resumption.
  3. ^ The 2005 Sharpie Professional 250 at Bristol was postponed to Monday due to rain. The race was aired by some Fox affiliates and FX.

2007–2014: Fox

[edit]

From 2007 to 2014, Fox Sports only covered the first 13 races of the Cup Series, plus the Shootout, along with select Truck Series races from 2007 to 2009. All races aired exclusively on Fox. In August 2013, Speed was rebranded as Fox Sports 1. From the start of 2013 on Speed and continuing with branding for NASCAR events on the new channel (the Duels, the All-Star Race, and Truck Series races) falling under the NASCAR on Fox banner.

Cup Series

[edit]
Race Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
Shootout Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Daytona 500
California
Las Vegas
Atlanta
Bristol
Martinsville
Texas
Martinsville
Talladega
Richmond
Darlington
Charlotte
Dover
2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Shootout Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Daytona 500
California
Las Vegas
Atlanta
Bristol
Martinsville
Texas
Martinsville
Talladega
Richmond
Darlington
Charlotte
Dover
2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Shootout Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Daytona 500
California
Las Vegas
Atlanta
Bristol
Martinsville
Texas
Martinsville
Talladega
Richmond
Darlington
Charlotte
Dover
2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Shootout Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Daytona 500
California
Las Vegas
Atlanta
Bristol
Martinsville
Phoenix
Texas
Talladega
Richmond
Darlington
Dover
Charlotte
2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Shootout Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Daytona 500
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Bristol
California
Martinsville
Texas
Talladega
Richmond
Darlington
Dover
Charlotte
Kansas
2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Shootout Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Daytona
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Bristol
California
Martinsville
Texas
Kansas
Richmond
Talladega
Darlington
Charlotte
Dover
2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Shootout Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Daytona 500
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Bristol
California
Martinsville
Texas
Kansas
Richmond
Talladega
Darlington
Charlotte
Dover
2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Unlimited Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Duels FS1
Daytona 500 Fox
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Bristol Fox/FS1[a]
California Fox
Martinsville
Texas
Darlington
Richmond
Talladega
Kansas
All-Star FS1
Charlotte Fox
Dover
Notes
  1. ^ Started on Fox but finished on FS1 due to rain delays.

Truck Series

[edit]
Race Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Martinsville Fox Rick Allen Phil Parsons Darrell Waltrip
Mansfield None
2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
California Fox Rick Allen Phil Parsons Darrell Waltrip
Martinsville
2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
California Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Michigan FS1 Rick Allen Phil Parsons Michael Waltrip
Bristol
Mosport
Iowa
Chicagoland
Las Vegas
Talladega
Martinsville
Texas
Phoenix
Homestead
2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Daytona FS1 Rick Allen Phil Parsons Michael Waltrip
Martinsville
Kansas
Charlotte
Dover
Texas
Gateway
Kentucky
Iowa
Eldora
Pocono Steve Byrnes
Michigan
Bristol
Chicagoland Adam Alexander
New Hampshire Steve Byrnes
Las Vegas Adam Alexander
Talladega Fox
Martinsville FS1
Texas
Phoenix
Homestead

2015-2024: Fox/FS1

[edit]

Cup Series

[edit]
Race Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Unlimited Fox Mike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip
Duels FS1
Daytona 500 Fox
Atlanta
Las Vegas
Phoenix
California
Martinsville FS1
Texas Fox
Bristol Fox/FS1[a]
Richmond Fox
Talladega
Kansas FS1
All-Star
Charlotte Fox
Dover FS1
Pocono
Michigan
Sonoma
2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Unlimited Fox Mike Joy Jeff Gordon Darrell Waltrip
Duels FS1
Daytona 500 Fox
Atlanta
Las Vegas
Phoenix
California
Martinsville FS1
Texas Fox
Bristol
Richmond
Talladega
Kansas FS1
Dover
All-Star
Charlotte Fox
Pocono FS1
Michigan
Sonoma
2017 NASCAR Cup Series
Clash FS1 Mike Joy Jeff Gordon Darrell Waltrip
Duels
Daytona 500 Fox
Atlanta
Las Vegas
Phoenix
California
Martinsville FS1
Texas Fox
Bristol
Richmond
Talladega
Kansas FS1
All-Star
Charlotte Fox
Dover FS1
Pocono
Michigan
Sonoma
2018 NASCAR Cup Series
Clash FS1 Mike Joy Jeff Gordon Darrell Waltrip
Duels
Daytona 500 Fox
Atlanta
Las Vegas
Phoenix
California
Martinsville FS1
Texas
Bristol Fox
Richmond
Talladega
Dover FS1
Kansas
All-Star
Charlotte Fox
Pocono FS1
Michigan Fox
Sonoma FS1
2019 NASCAR Cup Series
Clash FS1 Mike Joy Jeff Gordon Darrell Waltrip
Duels
Daytona 500 Fox
Atlanta
Las Vegas
Phoenix
California
Martinsville FS1
Texas Fox
Bristol FS1
Richmond Fox
Talladega
Dover FS1
Kansas
All-Star
Charlotte Fox
Pocono FS1
Michigan
Sonoma
2020 NASCAR Cup Series
Clash FS1 Mike Joy Jeff Gordon None
Duels
Daytona 500 Fox
Las Vegas
California
Phoenix
Darlington 1
Darlington 2 FS1
Charlotte 1 Fox
Charlotte 2 FS1
Bristol
Atlanta Fox
Martinsville FS1
Homestead Fox
Talladega
Pocono 1
Pocono 2 FS1
Kentucky
All-Star
2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Clash FS1 Mike Joy Jeff Gordon Clint Bowyer
Duels
Daytona Fox
Daytona RC
Homestead
Las Vegas
Phoenix
Atlanta
Bristol
Martinsville FS1
Richmond Fox
Talladega
Kansas FS1
Darlington
Dover
COTA
Charlotte Fox
Sonoma FS1
All-Star
2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Clash Fox Mike Joy Clint Bowyer Tony Stewart
Duels FS1 Larry McReynolds
Daytona Fox Tony Stewart
California Matt Kenseth
Las Vegas Danica Patrick
Phoenix
Atlanta Jeff Gordon
COTA Tony Stewart
Richmond Chad Knaus
Martinsville FS1
Bristol Fox Darrell Waltrip
Talladega Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dover FS1 Larry McReynolds
Darlington Richard Petty (Stage 1)
Bobby Labonte (Stage 2)
Bill Elliott (Stage 3)
Kansas Jamie McMurray
All-Star Larry McReynolds
Frankie Muniz (Open)
Charlotte Fox Jamie McMurray
Gateway FS1 Michael Waltrip
Kenny Wallace (Stage 2)
Sonoma Larry McReynolds Tony Stewart
2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Clash Fox Mike Joy Clint Bowyer Tony Stewart
Duels FS1
Daytona Fox
California
Las Vegas Danica Patrick
Phoenix
Atlanta Tony Stewart
COTA Kurt Busch
Guenther Steiner
Chase Elliott
Richmond FS1 Larry McReynolds
Bristol Dirt Fox Tony Stewart
Martinsville FS1 Bobby Labonte
Talladega Fox Tony Stewart
Dover FS1 Rusty Wallace
Kansas Kurt Busch
Darlington Richard Petty (Stage 1)
Kyle Petty (Stage 1)
Carl Edwards (Stage 2)
Bill Elliott (Stage 3)
All-Star Larry McReynolds
Jamie McMurray (Open)
Darrell Waltrip (All-Star)
Charlotte Fox Tony Stewart
Danny McBride (Stage 2)
Gateway FS1 Michael Waltrip
Kenny Wallace (Stage 2)
Sonoma Jamie McMurray
2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Clash Fox Mike Joy Clint Bowyer Kevin Harvick
Notes
  1. ^ The 2015 Food City 500 at Bristol was delayed due to rain and finished on FS1.

Xfinity Series

[edit]
Race Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Daytona FS1 Adam Alexander Michael Waltrip Kevin Harvick
Atlanta Brad Keselowski
Las Vegas Kevin Harvick
Phoenix Fox Brad Keselowski
California FS1 Clint Bowyer
Texas Jeff Gordon
Bristol
Richmond Brad Keselowski
Talladega Fox Jeff Gordon
Iowa FS1 Phil Parsons
Charlotte Fox Clint Bowyer
Dover Kevin Harvick
Michigan FS1 Danica Patrick
Chicagoland Larry McReynolds
2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Daytona FS1 Adam Alexander Michael Waltrip Kevin Harvick
Atlanta Clint Bowyer
Las Vegas
Phoenix Fox Joey Logano
California FS1 Brad Keselowski
Texas Carl Edwards
Bristol Brad Keselowski
Richmond Joey Logano
Talladega Fox Denny Hamlin
Dover Brad Keselowski
Charlotte FS1 Clint Bowyer
Pocono Fox Danica Patrick
Michigan FS1 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Iowa Larry McReynolds
2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Daytona FS1 Adam Alexander Michael Waltrip Kevin Harvick
Atlanta Chase Elliott
Las Vegas Jamie McMurray
Phoenix Fox Kevin Harvick
California FS1 Brad Keselowski
Texas Fox
Bristol FS1 Kevin Harvick
Richmond Joey Logano
Talladega Fox Kevin Harvick
Charlotte FS1 Clint Bowyer
Dover Joey Logano
Pocono Fox Kevin Harvick Clint Bowyer
Michigan FS1 Adam Alexander Michael Waltrip Austin Dillon
Iowa Phil Parsons Regan Smith
2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Daytona FS1 Adam Alexander Michael Waltrip Brad Keselowski
Atlanta Chase Elliott
Las Vegas Brad Keselowski
Phoenix Ryan Blaney
California Brad Keselowski
Texas Fox Clint Bowyer
Bristol FS1 Joey Logano
Richmond Kevin Harvick
Talladega Fox Kevin Harvick Joey Logano Clint Bowyer
Dover FS1 Adam Alexander Michael Waltrip Austin Dillon
Charlotte Erik Jones
Pocono Jamie McMurray
Michigan Fox Joey Logano
Iowa FS1 Regan Smith
2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Daytona FS1 Adam Alexander Michael Waltrip Joey Logano
Atlanta Jimmie Johnson Kevin Harvick
Las Vegas Brad Keselowski
Phoenix Erik Jones
California Brad Keselowski Michael Waltrip
Texas Austin Dillon Kevin Harvick
Bristol Clint Bowyer
Richmond Chad Knaus Michael Waltrip
Talladega Joey Logano Kevin Harvick
Dover Ryan Blaney Michael Waltrip
Charlotte Kevin Harvick Joey Logano Clint Bowyer
Pocono Adam Alexander Kurt Busch Michael Waltrip
Michigan Bubba Wallace Kevin Harvick
Iowa Regan Smith Michael Waltrip
2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Daytona FS1 Adam Alexander Clint Bowyer Brad Keselowski
Las Vegas Austin Dillon Michael Waltrip
California Chad Knaus Joey Logano
Phoenix Clint Bowyer
Darlington Michael Waltrip
Charlotte Jamie McMurray
Bristol Kyle Busch Kurt Busch
Atlanta Fox Clint Bowyer Jamie McMurray
Homestead 1
Homestead 2 FS1 Michael Waltrip
Talladega Aric Almirola
Pocono Regan Smith
Kentucky 1 Clint Bowyer Chad Knaus
Kentucky 2 Kurt Busch
2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Daytona FS1 Adam Alexander Clint Bowyer Tony Stewart
Daytona RC Drew Blickensderfer Joey Logano
Homestead Kurt Busch Aric Almirola
Las Vegas Joey Logano
Phoenix Daniel Suarez
Atlanta Ryan Blaney Tyler Reddick
Martinsville Austin Dillon
Talladega Fox Tyler Reddick Joey Logano
Darlington FS1 Erik Jones Bubba Wallace
Dover Kurt Busch Brad Keselowski
COTA Bubba Wallace Ryan Blaney
Charlotte Kevin Harvick Joey Logano
Mid-Ohio Adam Alexander Jamie McMurray Michael Waltrip
Texas Joey Logano Brad Keselowski
2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Daytona FS1 Adam Alexander Denny Hamlin Chad Knaus
California Ryan Blaney Joey Logano
Las Vegas
Phoenix Daniel Suárez
Atlanta Brad Keselowski
COTA Kurt Busch
Richmond Daniel Suárez
Martinsville Austin Dillon Erik Jones
Talladega Fox Kurt Busch
Dover FS1 Brad Keselowski Joey Logano
Darlington Ryan Blaney
Texas Kevin Harvick
Charlotte Kevin Harvick Ryan Blaney
Portland Adam Alexander Jamie McMurray Trevor Bayne
2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Daytona FS1 Adam Alexander Austin Dillon Ryan Blaney
California FS2 Joey Logano
Las Vegas FS1 Kevin Harvick
Phoenix Joey Logano
Atlanta Daniel Suárez
COTA Brad Keselowski
Richmond Kevin Harvick
Martinsville Brad Keselowski
Talladega
Dover Austin Dillon
Darlington Fox Ryan Blaney Michael Waltrip
Charlotte FS1/FS2[a] Jamie McMurray
Portland FS1 Trevor Bayne
Sonoma Kevin Harvick Austin Cindric
Notes
  1. ^ The Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte was postponed from May 27 to May 29, then delayed until after the postponed 2023 Coca-Cola 600 and finished on FS2.

Truck Series

[edit]
Race Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Daytona FS1 Mike Joy Phil Parsons Michael Waltrip
Atlanta Brian Till Todd Bodine
Martinsville Adam Alexander Michael Waltrip
Kansas
Charlotte
Dover Ralph Sheheen Todd Bodine
Texas Adam Alexander Michael Waltrip
Gateway Ralph Sheheen Todd Bodine
Iowa Brian Till
Kentucky Ralph Sheheen Michael Waltrip
Eldora
Pocono Vince Welch
Michigan
Bristol Adam Alexander
Mosport Ralph Sheheen
Chicagoland
New Hampshire Vince Welch
Las Vegas Ralph Sheheen
Talladega Fox Adam Alexander Kevin Harvick
Martinsville FS1 Phil Parsons
Texas Ralph Sheheen
Phoenix
Homestead Adam Alexander
2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Daytona FS1 Vince Welch Phil Parsons Michael Waltrip
Atlanta
Martinsville
Kansas
Dover
Charlotte
Texas Todd Bodine
Iowa FBN/FS1[a] Michael Waltrip
Gateway FS1 Todd Bodine
Kentucky Michael Waltrip
Eldora
Pocono
Bristol
Michigan FS2
Mosport FS1
Chicagoland
New Hampshire
Las Vegas
Talladega Fox
Martinsville FS1
Texas
Phoenix
Homestead
2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Daytona FS1 Vince Welch Phil Parsons Michael Waltrip
Atlanta
Martinsville Fox Kevin Harvick
Kansas FS1 Phil Parsons
Charlotte
Dover
Texas Todd Bodine
Gateway
Iowa Michael Waltrip
Kentucky
Eldora FBN Kevin Harvick
Pocono Fox Phil Parsons
Michigan FS1
Bristol
Mosport
Chicagoland
New Hampshire
Las Vegas
Talladega Fox Kevin Harvick
Martinsville FS1 Phil Parsons
Texas
Phoenix
Homestead
2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Daytona FS1 Vince Welch Phil Parsons Michael Waltrip
Atlanta
Las Vegas
Martinsville
Dover
Kansas
Charlotte
Texas Todd Bodine
Iowa Michael Waltrip
Gateway Todd Bodine
Chicagoland Michael Waltrip
Kentucky Kevin Harvick
Eldora Kyle Larson
Pocono Phil Parsons
Michigan
Bristol Fox
Mosport FS1
Las Vegas
Talladega Fox Kevin Harvick
Martinsville FS1 Phil Parsons Kurt Busch
Texas Michael Waltrip
Phoenix
Homestead
2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series
Daytona FS1 Vince Welch Phil Parsons Michael Waltrip
Atlanta
Las Vegas
Martinsville Fox
Texas FS1
Dover
Kansas
Charlotte
Texas
Iowa
Gateway Todd Bodine
Chicagoland Michael Waltrip
Kentucky
Pocono Fox
Eldora FS1
Michigan
Bristol
Mosport
Las Vegas
Talladega
Martinsville
Phoenix
Homestead
2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
Daytona FS1 Vince Welch Michael Waltrip Joey Logano
Las Vegas Erik Jones
Charlotte Phil Parsons
Atlanta Todd Bodine
Homestead Phil Parsons
Pocono Todd Bodine
Kentucky Phil Parsons
Texas 1 Regan Smith
Kansas 1 Jamie McMurray
Kansas 2 Regan Smith
Michigan Jamie McMurray
Daytona RC
Dover
Gateway Regan Smith
Darlington
Richmond Kurt Busch
Bristol
Las Vegas
Talladega
Kansas Fox
Texas 2 FS1
Martinsville
Phoenix
2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Daytona FS1 Vince Welch Michael Waltrip Jamie McMurray
Daytona RC None
Las Vegas 1 Austin Dillon
Atlanta Ryan Blaney
Bristol Dirt Joey Logano
Richmond None
Kansas Phil Parsons
Darlington 1 None
COTA Andy Lally
Charlotte None
Texas Joey Logano Brad Keselowski
Nashville Phil Parsons None
Pocono
Knoxville Michael Waltrip Kevin Swindell
Watkins Glen Joey Logano
Gateway Kurt Busch
Darlington 2 Ricky Carmichael
Bristol Kurt Busch
Las Vegas 2
Talladega
Martinsville
Phoenix Phil Parsons
2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Daytona FS1 Vince Welch Michael Waltrip Kurt Busch
Las Vegas
Atlanta Phil Parsons
COTA Andy Lally
Martinsville Phil Parsons
Bristol Dirt Kurt Busch
Darlington Phil Parsons
Kansas 1 Kurt Busch
Texas Phil Parsons
Charlotte Kurt Busch
Gateway
Sonoma Andy Lally
Knoxville Trevor Bayne Phil Parsons
Nashville Michael Waltrip
Mid-Ohio Andy Lally
Pocono Fox Trevor Bayne
IRP FS1 Michael Waltrip
Richmond
Kansas 2
Bristol
Talladega
Homestead
Phoenix
2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Daytona FS1 Adam Alexander Michael Waltrip Phil Parsons
Las Vegas Jamie Little
Atlanta
COTA Kevin Harvick
Texas Phil Parsons
Bristol Dirt Adam Alexander
Martinsville Jamie Little
Kansas 1 Adam Alexander Kevin Harvick
Darlington Jamie Little Phil Parsons
North Wilkesboro Fox Adam Alexander
Charlotte FS1
Gateway Jamie Little
Notes
  1. ^ The 2016 M&M's 200 at Iowa started on Fox Business due to long running coverage of the U.S. Open

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Preceded by Daytona 500 television broadcaster
2001–present (until at least 2031)
(shared with NBC from 20012006; Fox aired race in 2001, 2003, and 2005)
Succeeded by
Incumbent
NASCAR pay television carrier in the United States
2001–present
(shared with NBC from 2001–2006, 2015–present; TNT from 2001–2014, and ESPN from 2007–2014)