List of NASCAR on Fox broadcasters

The following is a list of current and former broadcasters for NASCAR on Fox.

Current commentators

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References: [1][2]

NASCAR Cup Series

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Fox's 2025 lineup of broadcasters for the Cup Series is as follows:

Booth announcers

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Race Strategy, Technical and Rules analyst

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Pit reporters

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Pre-race show (at track)

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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.[3]
  • Tom Rinaldi has been a guest pre-race pit reporter for the Daytona 500 each year since 2021.[3][4][5]
  • 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.

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). It has yet to be confirmed if the Charlotte studio will be used during the Cup Series broadcasts in 2025.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

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Fox's 2025 lineup of broadcasters for the Truck Series was as follows:

Booth announcers

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Pit reporters

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Pre-race show (Charlotte studio)

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  • TBA for 2025

ARCA Menards Series

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Fox's 2025 ARCA Series broadcaster lineup is as follows:[5]

Booth announcers

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Pit reporters

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Spanish language (Fox Deportes)

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Other commentators

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Former commentators

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This is a list of former NASCAR on Fox broadcasters, their position(s), and the years they were each with the network.

Name Years with Fox Position(s) with Fox Cause of departure/future position(s)
Steve Byrnes 2001–2015 Pit reporter, Cup (2001–2014) and Xfinity Series (2001–2006)
Truck Series play-by-play (2014)
Died from cancer on April 21, 2015
Mark Garrow 2001–2006 Substitute play-by-play or pit reporter, some standalone Xfinity Series races Now works as a color commentator for Performance Racing Network
Dick Berggren 2001–2012 Pit reporter Retired from broadcasting after 2012 season
Ken Squier 2001 Studio analyst for 2001 Daytona 500/Speedweeks only Formerly worked for NASCAR on CBS and NASCAR on TBS as play-by-play announcer and later studio host until 2000. He was a studio analyst for Fox only for the 2001 Daytona 500/Speedweeks before he retired from broadcasting.
Darrell Waltrip 2001–2019 Color commentator Retired from broadcasting after the 2019 season. He did return to Fox as a guest color commentator for the Bristol dirt race in 2022 and the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro in 2023.
Matt Yocum 2001–2020 Pit reporter (Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series) In 2021, 2022 and 2023, he worked for CBS and ESPN as a pit reporter for the Superstar Racing Experience. He also was a substitute pit reporter for NBC in the 2023 Xfinity Series race at Road America and has pit reported for NBC's IMSA coverage.
Jeanne Zelasko 2001–2006 Pit reporter Currently works for Bally Sports covering the Los Angeles Clippers
Chad Little 2002–2006 Substitute color commentator, some standalone Xfinity Series races He went to work for NASCAR as Managing Director of the Truck Series and then as Managing Director of Technical Inspection and Officiating
Rick Allen 2003–2014 Truck and ARCA Series play-by-play (2003–2014)
Substitute Xfinity Series play-by-play for standalone races only (2003–2006)
Became the play-by-play for Cup and Xfinity Series for NASCAR on NBC
Ray Dunlap 2003–2016 Truck and ARCA Series pit reporter
ARCA play-by-play
Xfinity Series pit reporter for standalone races only
Hank Parker Jr. 2003–2006 Substitute color commentator, some Xfinity Series standalone races
Glenn Jarrett 2002–2006 Substitute pit reporter, some standalone Xfinity Series races Now works as a pit reporter for Motor Racing Network
Rick Mast 2003 Substitute color commentator or pit reporter, some standalone Xfinity Series races
Randy LaJoie 2004 Substitute Worked for NASCAR on ESPN from 2007 to 2009 as a substitute color commentator for what is now the Xfinity Series
Adam Alexander 2006–2024 Xfinity Series play-by-play (2015–2024)
Cup Series studio host (all races 2019–2020, select races 2021–2024)
Truck Series pit reporter (2006–2010) and play-by-play (select races 2014–2015 and 2023–2024)
NASCAR Race Hub host (2010–2024)[7]
Became the play-by-play for NASCAR on Prime Video, NASCAR on TNT and NASCAR on The CW in 2025
John Roberts 2007–2018 Truck Series pre and post-race show host, also hosted NASCAR RaceDay on NASCAR on Speed and filled in as studio host for the 2012 Daytona 500 Retired from broadcasting after the 2018 season
Krista Voda 2007–2014 Pit reporter (Cup Series) and studio host (Truck Series) 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.
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 the 2018 season. He did return to Fox as a guest color commentator for 1 stage of the Cup Series races at Gateway in 2022 and 2023.
Danielle Trotta 2010–2016 Studio/NASCAR Race Hub host 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 and became the studio host for NASCAR on Prime Video in 2025.
Hermie Sadler 2011–2019 Truck Series pit reporter
Erin Andrews 2013 Guest pre-race reporter, 2013 Daytona 500 only[8] Sideline reporter for Fox's NFL coverage
Jim Tretow 2007–2018 Pit reporter for ARCA only Worked for MAVTV as a color commentator for ARCA and still works as a track announcer.
Alan Cavanna 2015–2020 Truck Series pit reporter Works as a pit reporter for Performance Racing Network and an analyst for NASCAR.com
Andrew Doud 2015–2016 Studio/NASCAR Race Hub analyst
Chris Neville 2015–2017 Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series pit reporter
Ralph Sheheen 2015 Fill-in/alternate Truck Series play-by-play
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 sports car races
Vince Welch 2015–2022 Cup and Xfinity Series pit reporter and Truck Series play-by-play[9][10]
Jeff Gordon 2016–2021 Cup Series color commentator Gordon left Fox after the 2021 season to work full-time at Hendrick Motorsports[11] although he returned to Fox as a guest color commentator for the race at Atlanta in March 2022.
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.
Shannon Spake 2017–2024 Studio host for Cup and Xfinity Series in Fox's Charlotte studio and NASCAR Race Hub host In the fall of 2024, Spake became a sideline reporter for the Charlotte Hornets on Bally Sports[12] and hosted the NASCAR: Inside the Playoffs and NASCAR Daily with Shannon Spake shows. She also worked as a sideline reporter for Fox's NFL coverage in the fall when she worked for NASCAR on Fox.
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 and NASCAR on The CW in 2025.
Ricky Craven 2019–2020 Studio analyst/NASCAR Race Hub Retired from broadcasting after the 2020 season
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.
Dave Rieff 2019–2020 Play-by-play for ARCA only
Dillon Welch 2019 Pit reporter for ARCA only Now works as a pit reporter for NASCAR on NBC and NASCAR on The CW
Sara Walsh 2019 Rotating/alternate NASCAR Race Hub host She still works for Fox on their NFL coverage.
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 and Supercross.
Michael Strahan 2021 Guest pre-race reporter, 2021 Daytona 500 only[13] Studio analyst for Fox's NFL coverage

Previous guest analysts

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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.[14][15]

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.

2024 guest analysts

XFINITY SERIES:

TRUCK SERIES:

ARCA SERIES:

2023 guest analysts

CUP SERIES:
Fox's 2023 lineup of guest analysts for the Cup Series was as follows.[5] (Guest analysts for Fox in the Xfinity and Truck Series in 2023 are listed above until Fox announces their 2024 lineup of commentators.)[16]

Full-time permanent Fox commentators:

Rotation of guest color commentators:[5]

2022 guest analysts

Cup Series:[18]

Xfinity Series:

Truck Series:

  • Kurt Busch (Daytona, Las Vegas, Bristol dirt, Kansas, Charlotte and Gateway)[24]
  • Andy Lally (COTA, Sonoma and Mid–Ohio)

ARCA Series:

Drivers Only (+ Chad) broadcasts

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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.[23]

Summary of broadcaster history

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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

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Lap-by-Lap Winston Cup Busch Series Craftsman Truck Series
Nextel
Sprint Xfinity Camping World
Monster Energy
NASCAR Gander Outdoors
Mike Joy 2001-present 2001-2006 2009, 2015
Steve Byrnes 2001-2006 2014
Mark Garrow 2002-2003, 2005
Rick Allen 2003-2006, 2011 2003-2014
Matt Yocum 2004
Phil Parsons 2006
Adam Alexander 2015-2024 2014, 2015, 2023-present
Brian Till 2015
Ralph Sheheen 2015
Vince Welch 2015, 2016-2022
Jamie Little 2024 2023-present
Color Commentator Winston Cup Busch series Craftsman Truck Series
Nextel
Sprint Xfinity Camping World
Monster Energy
NASCAR Gander Outdoors
Darrell Waltrip 2001-2019, 2022-2023 2001-2006, 2011 2003-2011
Larry McReynolds 2001-2015, 2020, 2022-2023 2001-2006, 2015-2016 2005, 2009, 2011
Jeff Hammond 2001-2002, 2005
Mike Wallace 2002
Chad Little 2002-2006 2004
Brett Bodine 2003
Rusty Wallace 2023 2003
Hank Parker Jr. 2003-2006 2005
Dorsey Schroeder 2003
Barry Dodson 2003
Phil Parsons 2004-2006, 2015, 2017 2003-2019, 2020-2021, 2022-present
Michael Waltrip 2011, 2014, 2022-2023 2011, 2015-2020, 2021-2024 2003, 2004-present
Randy LaJoie 2004
Johnny Benson Jr. 2004-2006 2004, 2009
Kenny Wallace 2022-2023 2004-2006
Hermie Sadler 2005-2006 2006
Boris Said 2005
John Andretti 2005
Jimmy Spencer 2006-2007
Marcos Ambrose 2007
Doug Richert 2008
Todd Bodine 2013, 2015-2021
Kevin Harvick 2024–present 2015-2020, 2022-2023, 2021 2015, 2017-2018
Brad Keselowski 2015-2024 2021
Clint Bowyer 2021-present 2015-2020, 2021
Jeff Gordon 2016-2021, 2022 2015
Danica Patrick 2022-2023 2015-2016
Joey Logano 2016-2023 2020, 2021, 2024
Carl Edwards 2023 2016
Denny Hamlin 2016, 2022
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2022 2016
Chase Elliott 2023 2017-2018
Jamie McMurray 2022-2023 2017-2018,2020, 2021-2023, 2020, 2021
Austin Dillon 2017-2021, 2022-2024 2021
Regan Smith 2017, 2018-2020 2020
Ryan Blaney 2018-2019, 2021-2023 2021
Erik Jones 2018-2019, 2021-2022 2018
Kyle Larson 2018
Kurt Busch 2023 2019-2022 2018, 2020-2022
Jimmie Johnson 2019
Chad Knaus 2022 2019-2020, 2022
Bubba Wallace 2019, 2021
Kyle Busch 2020
Aric Almirola 2020-2021
Tony Stewart 2022-2023 2021
Drew Blickensderfer 2021
Daniel Suárez 2021, 2023, 2022
Tyler Reddick 2021
Greg Biffle 2021, 2023
Andy Lally 2021, 2022
Kevin Swindell 2021
Matt Kenseth 2022
Richard Petty 2022-2023
Bobby Labonte 2022-2023
Bill Elliott 2022-2023
Trevor Bayne 2022-2023 2022
Guenther Steiner 2023
Kyle Petty 2023
Coleman Pressley 2023
Austin Cindric 2023
Pit Reporter Winston Cup Busch series Craftsman Truck Series
Nextel
Sprint Xfinity Camping World
Monster Energy
NASCAR Gander Outdoors
Dick Berggren 2001-2012 2001-2006 2009
Steve Byrnes 2001-2014 2001-2006
Matt Yocum 2001-2020 2001-2006, 2015-2020 2008-2009, 2015-2016, 2020
Jeanne Zelasko 2001-2006 2001-2006
Jeff Hammond 2013 2001-2006
Mark Garrow 2002-2006
Barry Dodson 2002 2003
Glenn Jarrett 2002-2006
Brett McMillan 2002
Bill Venturini 2003
Rick Mast 2003
Ray Dunlap 2004-2006, 2011 2003-2014
Phil Parsons 2003, 2017-2018
Wendy Venturini 2004-2005 2004-2005
Hank Parker Jr. 2005
Bob Dillner 2005-2007, 2013-2014
Krista Voda 2007-2014 2006, 2011 2006-2012
Hermie Sadler 2011, 2015-2019 2006, 2011-2019
Adam Alexander 2006, 2007-2010
Carl Edwards 2007-2008
Tony Rizzuti 2007
Jamie Little 2015-present 2015-2022 2020-2022
Chris Neville 2015-2017 2015-2017 2015, 2017
Vince Welch 2015-2022 2015-2017, 2019, 2021-2022 2015
Kaitlyn Vincie 2017-2018 2015-2018
Alan Cavanna 2019 2017-2020
Regan Smith 2018-present 2018-2024 2020-2022, 2023–present
Kenny Wallace 2018
Christopher Bell 2018
Michael Waltrip 2018
Jamie Howe 2021-2024 2019, 2021-present
Katie Osborne 2021
Josh Sims 2023-present 2022, 2023-2024 2021-present
Larry McReynolds 2022-2023
Heather DeBeaux 2022, 2023-present
Amanda Busick 2023-present

See also

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References

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  6. ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Eric Brennan. July 11, 2023. Retrieved 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!
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  9. ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Lee Spencer. June 16, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022. Congratulations @JamieLittleTV Hope @vincewelch enjoys a well-deserved weekend off for his daughter's wedding
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  17. ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Adam Cheek. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023. Q&A with Kurt Busch is underway at Richmond Raceway, hosted by @loriwaran. Busch mentions joining the FOX booth for COTA as well as the latest on his recovery.
  18. ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Bob Pockrass. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022. Many of you have asked about who replaces Jeff Gordon in the FOX booth. It won't be someone on a full-time basis. Up first: Tony Stewart for the Clash and the Daytona 500. Rest of FOX portion of season is TBD/TBA.
  19. ^ "Tony Stewart to join FOX broadcast booth for Busch Light Clash, Daytona 500". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  20. ^ a b "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Fox Sports PR. February 20, 2022. (in video at 0:25) CHRIS MYERS: "and Tony Stewart who's today will come back with us at a later time.
  21. ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Fox Sports PR. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022. 2003 @NASCAR Cup Series Champion @MattKenseth will join @MikeJoy500 and @ClintBowyer in the @NASCARonFOX booth for the Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 3:00 PM ET on @FOXTV!
  22. ^ a b "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Jordan Bianchi. May 1, 2022. Richard Petty (Stage 1), Bobby Labonte (Stage 2) and Bill Elliott (Stage 3) to be the Fox Sports guest analysts next Sunday at Darlington.
  23. ^ a b "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Dustin Albino. May 20, 2022. Fox Sports will have its annual drivers only broadcast for the Xfinity race at Charlotte next week. Booth: Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney Studio: Brad Keselowski, Aric Almirola and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Pit reporters: Austin Cindric and Tyler Reddick.
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