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TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION 2 2019 FOX NASCAR BROADCAST SCHEDULE 3-5 FOX NASCAR PRODUCTION STAFF 6 FOX NASCAR PRODUCTION & TECH HIGHLIGHTS 7-9 DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS ON FOX PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE 10-11 FOX NASCAR 2019 TALENT THUMBNAIL BIOS 12-15 FOX DEPORTES 16 FOX NASCAR HISTORY & TIMELINE 17-20 2 MEDIA INFORMATION The FOX Daytona 500 broadcast guide has been prepared by the FOX Sports Communications Department to assist with your coverage of this year’s “Great American Race,” live on FOX on Sunday, Feb. 17 (2:30 PM ET), and will be updated continuously on FOX Sports Press Pass. The FOX Sports Communications staff is available to provide further information and facilitate interview requests. Updated FOX NASCAR photography and FOX on-air personalities’ bios can be downloaded via the aforementioned FOX Sports Press Pass. If you need assistance with photography, please contact Jenn Inglesino at (212)556-2471 or [email protected]. The 61st running of the Daytona 500 and all ancillary programming leading up to the race is available digitally via the FOX Sports app. FOX SPORTS ON-SITE COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Terri Hines EVP, Communications [email protected] Erik Arneson VP, Media Relations [email protected] Megan Englehart Publicist, Media Relations [email protected] Eddie Motl VP, Media Relations [email protected] Jenn Inglesino Publicist, Media Relations [email protected] 3 2019 FOX NASCAR BROADCAST SCHEDULE FOX Sports rolls into its 19th season of NASCAR coverage with comprehensive, live DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS coverage, beginning with THE CLASH AT DAYTONA practice on Saturday, Feb. 9 (10:30 AM ET) on FS1 and culminating with the 61st running of the DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 17 (2:30 PM ET) on FOX. The “Great American Race,” broadcast on FOX for the 16th year in 2019, is streamed live in English and Spanish through the FOX Sports app. FOX Sports Deportes, the No. 1 U.S. sports network in Spanish, offers live coverage of 11 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES races this season, beginning with the DAYTONA 500. FOX Sports delivers 14 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES races in 2019, beginning with the season opener at Daytona, as well as the full NASCAR GANDER OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES schedule, in addition to weekly NASCAR content from the studio to the track. Below are the 2019 FOX NASCAR race broadcast schedules for the MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES, NASCAR XFINITY SERIES and NASCAR GANDER OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES (all times Eastern and subject to change): 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Schedule on FOX Sports Date Location Network Race Start 2/10 Daytona 500 Qualifying at FOX 12:00 PM Daytona International Speedway 2/10 The Clash at FS1 3:00 PM Daytona International Speedway 2/14 The Duel at FS1 7:00 PM Daytona International Speedway 2/17 DAYTONA 500 at FOX 2:30 PM Daytona International Speedway 2/24 Atlanta Motor Speedway FOX 2:00 PM 3/3 Las Vegas Motor Speedway FOX 3:30 PM 3/10 ISM Raceway (Phoenix) FOX 3:30 PM 3/17 Auto Club Speedway FOX 3:30 PM 3/24 Martinsville Speedway FS1 2:00 PM 3/31 Texas Motor Speedway FOX 3:00 PM 4/7 Bristol Motor Speedway FS1 2:00 PM 4/13 Richmond Raceway FOX 7:30 PM 4/28 Talladega Superspeedway FOX 2:00 PM 5/5 Dover International Speedway FS1 2:00 PM 5/11 Kansas Speedway FS1 7:30 PM 5/18 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup FS1 6:00 PM Series All-Star Open at 4 Charlotte Motor Speedway 5/18 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup FS1 8:00 PM Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway 5/26 Charlotte Motor Speedway FOX 6:00 PM 6/2 Pocono Raceway FS1 2:00 PM 6/9 Michigan International Speedway FS1 2:00 PM 6/23 Sonoma Raceway FS1 3:00 PM 2019 NASCAR XFINITY Series Schedule on FOX Sports Date Location Network Race Start 2/16 Daytona International Speedway FS1 2:30 PM 2/23 Atlanta Motor Speedway FS1 2:00 PM 3/2 Las Vegas Motor Speedway FS1 4:00 PM 3/9 Phoenix International Raceway FS1 4:00 PM 3/16 Auto Club Speedway FS1 5:00 PM 3/30 Texas Motor Speedway FS1 1:00 PM 4/6 Bristol Motor Speedway FS1 1:00 PM 4/12 Richmond International Raceway FS1 7:00 PM 4/27 Talladega Superspeedway FS1 1:00 PM 5/4 Dover International Speedway FS1 1:30 PM 5/25 Charlotte Motor Speedway FS1 1:00 PM 6/1 Pocono Raceway FS1 1:00 PM 6/8 Michigan International Speedway FS1 1:30 PM 6/16 Iowa Speedway FS1 5:30 PM 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Schedule on FOX Sports Date Location Network Race Start 2/15 Daytona International Speedway FS1 7:30 PM 2/23 Atlanta Motor Speedway FS1 4:30 PM 3/1 Las Vegas Motor Speedway FS1 9:00 PM 3/23 Martinsville Speedway FOX 2:00 PM 3/29 Texas Motor Speedway FS1 9:00 PM 5/3 Dover International Speedway FS1 5:00 PM 5/10 Kansas Speedway FS1 8:30 PM 5/17 Charlotte Motor Speedway FS1 8:30 PM 6/7 Texas Motor Speedway FS1 9:00 PM 6/15 Iowa Speedway FS1 8:30 PM 6/22 Gateway Motorsports Park FS1 10:00 PM 6/28 Chicagoland Speedway FS1 9:00 PM 7/11 Kentucky Speedway FS1 7:30 PM 7/27 Pocono Raceway FOX 1:00 PM 8/1 Eldora Speedway FS1 9:00 PM 8/10 Michigan International Speedway FS1 1:00 PM 8/15 Bristol Motor Speedway FS1 8:30 PM 8/25 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park FS1 2:30 PM 5 9/13 Las Vegas Motor Speedway FS1 9:00 PM 10/12 Talladega Superspeedway FS1 1:30 PM 10/26 Martinsville Speedway FS1 1:30 PM 11/8 Phoenix International Raceway FS1 8:30 PM 11/15 Homestead-Miami Speedway FS1 8:00 PM 6 PRODUCTION STAFF PRESIDENT & CEO Eric Shanks PRESIDENT, FOX SPORTS NATIONAL NETWORKS Mark Silverman EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, EVP/HEAD OF PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS Brad Zager EXECUTIVE VP, PRODUCTION & COORDINATING STUDIO PRODUCER Bill Richards SENIOR VP, PRODUCTION & TALENT DEVELOPMENT Jacob Ullman SENIOR VP, NASCAR PRODUCTION Steve Craddock ON-SITE PRODUCTION STAFF FOX NETWORK CENTER Richie Zyontz Coordinating Producer OPERATIONS/STAFF Artie Kempner Director Gary Hartley EVP, Graphics Barry Landis Race Producer Mike Davies SVP, Field Operations Jake Jolivette Prerace Producer Zac Fields SVP, Graphics & Technology Jeremy Mennell Prerace Producer Dustin Myers SVP, Production Operations Artie Kempner Prerace Director Pam Miller XFINITY Race Producer Jake Jolivette XFINITY Prerace Producer Pam Miller Cup Pit Producer Eric Mandia Xfinity Pit Producer and Cup Associate Director Daren Foster Associate Director Rich Gross Associate Director Brandon Terralavoro Associate Director Jonathan Biles Broadcast Associate Cody Novak Broadcast Associate Aaron Suissa Broadcast Associate Lynn Mignani Production Coordinator 7 DAYTONA 500 TECH HIGHLIGHTS FOX Sports, through its FOX Sports Lab initiative, continues to take advantage of its annual trip to Daytona to work on numerous technology initiatives aimed at enhancing NASCAR television broadcasts. The team is coming off a Sports Emmy win for Technical Team Remote for the 2018 season. With two weeks on-site, and the some of the best technical facilities and minds in the business, Daytona Speedweeks has always been an incubator for technology used throughout the NASCAR season, and shared with other FOX Sports broadcasts. With a team topping 300, and 12 Outside Broadcast Mobile Units (seven technical units; five support units), FOX Sports approaches the “Great American Race” with respect and enthusiasm. For FOX Sports Lab, a designed approach to exploring technical partnerships that give viewers a fresh perspective and ad sales teams more targeted sports integrations, technology is not used for its own sake - each effort is carefully vetted to enhance the storytelling abilities of the award- winning team. Highlights for the FOX NASCAR broadcast of the 2019 Daytona 500 include: High Speed Rail Cam FOX Sports and Mega Trax will construct about 1,000 feet of rail behind the inside wall of Turn 2 at Daytona International Speedway. With near-silent operation and technology gleaned from high-end cinema, the FOX Sports Rail Cam accelerates from 0-to-60 mph in about three seconds, topping out at speeds in excess of 90 mph. Used previously at Fontana and Charlotte, this marks the first time it is used at the Daytona 500. Body Jib Traditional extended-arm cameras allow for sweeping beauty shots integrated into sports television production. This new body jib, being used for the first time at the Daytona 500, allows 8 the operator to wear an extended arm with a stabilized camera at the end to provide unique shots inside the pits and over the wall. Enhanced Data Analytics Touchscreen A new touchscreen in the FOX NASCAR booth provides analysts the ability to break down data in ways never seen in NASCAR. Using loop data that NASCAR captures at multiple points on a track, FOX NASCAR analysts will be able to dissect and compare where on the track each driver is making up or losing positions. This new breakdown of loop data in a touchscreen format provides the FOX NASCAR production team the quickest path to telling the most accurate stories in near-real time. Virtual Studio Announced in October, the Charlotte-based state-of-the-art Virtual Studio is an ultra-customizable 60’ x 60’ facility allowing for instant 3D analysis of racetracks, cars, race shops and more, with the ability to create unique and changeable spaces within the high-tech studio environment in a matter of hours.