Fox Sports Broadcast Guide Daytona 500 Sunday, February 16, 2020 Table of Contents
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FOX SPORTS BROADCAST GUIDE DAYTONA 500 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION 2020 FOX NASCAR BROADCAST SCHEDULE DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS ON FOX PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE FOX NASCAR BROADCASTER THUMBNAIL BIOS FOX DEPORTES FOX NASCAR HISTORY & TIMELINE 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. 16 (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 Kylie Heyer at (212)556-8299 or [email protected]. The 62nd running of the Daytona 500 and all ancillary programming leading up to the race is available digitally via the FOX Sports app and online at www.FOXSportsGO.com. FOX SPORTS ON-SITE COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Terri Hines Erik Arneson Megan Englehart Executive Vice President Vice President Publicist [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] FOX SPORTS PRESS CONFERENCE AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY FOX Sports is holding a press conference in the Daytona International Speedway infield media center deadline room on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 2:00 PM ET, featuring the full FOX NASCAR on-air team, producers and directors. 2020 FOX NASCAR BROADCAST SCHEDULE FOX Sports embarks on its 20th season of NASCAR coverage with DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS coverage, beginning with BUSCH CLASH final practice on Saturday, Feb. 8 (11:30 AM ET) on FS1 and culminating with the 62nd DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 16 (2:30 PM ET) on FOX. The “Great American Race,” broadcast on FOX for the 17th year, is streamed live in English and Spanish through the FOX Sports app. FOX Deportes, the No. 1 U.S. sports network in Spanish, offers live coverage of 11 NASCAR CUP SERIES races this season, beginning with the DAYTONA 500. FOX Sports delivers 14 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES races in 2020, beginning with the season opener at Daytona, as well as the full NASCAR GANDER RV & OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES schedule. Below are the 2020 FOX NASCAR race broadcast schedules for all three series (all times Eastern and subject to change). 2020 FOX NASCAR BROADCAST SCHEDULE 2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES SCHEDULE ON FOX SPORTS 2020 FOX NASCAR BROADCAST SCHEDULE 2020 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES SCHEDULE ON FOX SPORTS 2020 FOX NASCAR BROADCAST SCHEDULE 2020 NASCAR GANDER RV & OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE ON FOX SPORTS FOX NASCAR DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES LIVE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE) WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5 • NASCAR RACE HUB (6:00-6:30 PM ET) (FS1) THURSDAY, FEB. 6 · NASCAR RACE HUB (6:00-7:00 PM ET) (FS1) SATURDAY, FEB. 8 • NASCAR CUP SERIES PRACTICE (11:30 AM-12:30 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR RACE HUB WEEKEND EDITION (12:30-1:30 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR CUP SERIES FINAL PRACTICE (1:30-2:30 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR RACE HUB WEEKEND EDITION (2:30-3:00 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR CUP SERIES FINAL PRACTICE (3:00-4:00 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR RACE HUB WEEKEND EDITION (4:00-4:30 PM ET) (FS1) • ARCA MENARDS SERIES RACING (4:30-7:00 PM ET) (FS1) SUNDAY, FEB. 9 • DAYTONA 500 POLE QUALIFYING (12:00-2:00 PM ET) (FOX) • NASCAR RACEDAY (BUD CLASH AT DAYTONA) (2:00-3:00 PM ET) (FS1) • BUSCH CLASH AT DAYTONA (3:00-5:00 PM ET) (FS1) M ONDAY, FEB. 10 • NASCAR RACE HUB (6:00-7:00 PM ET) (FS1) T UESDAY, FEB. 11 • NASCAR RACE HUB (6:00-7:00 PM ET) (FS1) FOX NASCAR DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES LIVE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE) WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12 • DAYTONA 500 MEDIA DAY (12:00-3:00 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR RACE HUB (6:00-6:30 PM ET) (FS1) THURSDAY, FEB. 13 • NASCAR GANDER RV & OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES PRACTICE (4:00-5:00 PM ET) (FS2) • NASCAR GANDER RV & OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES FINAL PRACTICE (5:30-6:00 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR RACEDAY (DUEL AT DAYTONA) (6:00-7:00 PM ET) (FS1) • DUEL AT DAYTONA (7:00-10:00 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR PRESENTS: THIS RACING LIFE (10:00-10:30 PM ET) (FS1) (delayed) FRIDAY, FEB. 14 • NASCAR XFINITY SERIES PRACTICE (2:00-3:00 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR GANDER RV & OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES QUALIFYING (3:00-4:30 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR XFINITY SERIES FINAL PRACTICE (4:30-5:00 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR CUP SERIES PRACTICE (5:00-6:00 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR RACE HUB: WEEKEND EDITION (6:00-6:30 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR RACEDAY: NGROTS (6:30-7:30 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR GANDER RV & OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES RACING (7:30-10:00 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR PRESENTS: NEIL BONNETT (10:00-10:30 PM ET) (FS1) (delayed) SATURDAY, FEB. 15 • NASCAR XFINITY SERIES QUALIFYING (11:00 AM-12:30 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR CUP SERIES FINAL PRACTICE (12:30-1:30 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR RACEDAY-XFINITY (1:30-2:30 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR XFINITY SERIES RACING (2:30-5:00 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR XFINITY SERIES POST-RACE (5:00-5:30 PM ET) (FS1) S UNDAY, FEB. 16 • NASCAR RACEDAY (DAYTONA 500) (11:00 AM-1:00 PM ET) (FS1) • NASCAR RACEDAY (DAYTONA 500) (1:00-2:30 PM ET) (FOX) • DAYTONA 500 (2:30-6:30 PM ET) (FOX) FOX NASCAR 2020 TALENT THUMBNAIL BIOS PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCERS/RACE ANALYSTS MIKE JOY Broadcasting veteran Mike Joy brings 50 years of motor sports experience to the booth as lead race announcer for FOX NASCAR in 2020, his 20th consecutive season with the network. Joy has led the network’s broadcast team since 2001, FOX’s first year as a NASCAR broadcast partner. He was the 2011 recipient of the esteemed Henry T. McLemore Motorsports Journalism Award, recognizing career excellence in the field, as well as the 2018 North Carolina Motorsports Association (NCMA) Jim Hunter Memorial Media Award. JEFF GORDON Four-time NASCAR CUP SERIES champion and 2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Jeff Gordon, one of the most iconic names in racing, returns to FOX NASCAR in 2020 as a race analyst for the fifth consecutive year. Gordon, who sits third on NASCAR’s all-time wins list with 93 victories, is one of the most versatile drivers of his era and is credited with helping take NASCAR mainstream in the 1990s. ADAM ALEXANDER Adam Alexander calls play-by-play for FOX NASCAR’s NASCAR XFINITY SERIES coverage, a position to which he was assigned in FOX’s inaugural season covering the series (2015). He also co-hosts NASCAR RACE HUB and plays a significant role in network hosting coverage of FOX NASCAR races. Alexander handled play-by-play for FS1 in the NASCAR GANDER RV & OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES for the 2014 and 2015 seasons and served in the same capacity for TNT’s coverage of the NASCAR CUP SERIES for five years (2010-’14). MICHAEL WALTRIP Michael Waltrip, two-time DAYTONA 500 champion and NASCAR CUP SERIES driver for 33 years, serves as an analyst for FOX NASCAR’s coverage of the NASCAR CUP SERIES, NASCAR XFINITY SERIES and NASCAR GANDER RV & OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES. Waltrip, who also was a NASCAR team owner, has been a member of FOX Sports’ Cup Series coverage since 2012 and its Truck Series team since 2004. FOX NASCAR 2020 TALENT THUMBNAIL BIOS PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCERS/RACE ANALYSTS VINCE WELCH Vince Welch calls play-by-play for FOX NASCAR’s coverage of the NASCAR GANDER RV & OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES, in addition to his duties as a pit reporter for the NASCAR CUP SERIES. Welch, a broadcasting veteran of more than 30 years, also calls college basketball games for FOX Sports and covered the IndyCar Series for 18 years, in addition to his role as a college football sideline reporter earlier in his career. JESSI LOSADA Jessi Losada is one of the most renowned sports broadcasters in the history of Hispanic television. Losada joined FOX Deportes in September 2015 as host and play- by-play announcer for an array of properties, including NFL, college football, PBC and FUTUROS YLEYENDAS. Losada hosts FOX Deportes’ Super Bowl coverage live from his hometown of Miami and contributes exclusive interviews. REPORTERS MATT YOCUM Matt Yocum, an original member of the FOX NASCAR on-air team since its 2001 debut, returns as a pit reporter in 2020 for his 20th consecutive season and his 20th consecutive DAYTONA 500 on pit road for live TV coverage of the “Great American Race,” a NASCAR broadcasting record. In 2001, he joined FOX, as well as NBC/TNT, in a trailblazing scenario that made him the only broadcaster in the sport’s history to work every NASCAR CUP SERIES network TV broadcast for six straight years. JAMIE LITTLE Jamie Little, in her 19th year as a broadcaster, covers pit road for the NASCAR CUP SERIES and NASCAR XFINITY SERIES. She also has covered the IndyCar Series 2004-’14), Winter X Games and Summer X Games telecasts. Little was the first female pit reporter for the television broadcast of the prestigious Indianapolis 500 (2004), and in 2015, became the first female pit reporter to cover both the DAYTONA 500 and the INDIANAPOLIS 500 for network TV’s live, flag-to-flag race coverage. FOX NASCAR 2020 TALENT THUMBNAIL BIOS REPORTERS REGAN SMITH Veteran NASCAR driver Regan Smith is a NASCAR CUP SERIES and NASCAR XFINITY SERIES pit reporter.