In 1999, Spake interned for the Neil Rogers Show on Miamis WQAM and later that year moved to New York City to join Nickelodeon as an assistant coordinator of on-air promotions. McMurray also sporadically appears during the broadcast of each race as an in-race analyst from the, The Charlotte studio was not used during the race weekend for the 2022 and 2023 Clash races. A graduate of San Diego State University with a degree in Journalism, Little grew up in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., spent much of her life in Las Vegas and currently resides in Indianapolis with her husband, Cody Selman, son, Carter, and daughter, Sierra. I definitely learned a ton about cars. These women earned their spot. She also became the first woman to win the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour race in 2013 (Lucas Oil). Wendy Venturini (born January 30, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American reporter for the Performance Racing Network (PRN). Dax Gerringer, an engineer with Kevin Harvicks team, returns to the track this weekend for the first time since being injured in a dirt bike incident. Her additional FOX NASCAR assignments over the years also have included select races and special events, including her pit reporting debut for the 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona, hosting duties for FOX Sports coverage of Supercross and periodic guest hosting roles on FS1s NASCAR RACE HUB. She also hosted and produced Lunch with Lindsay, a sports segment in which she interviewed renowned athletes, politicians and entertainers. In 2007, she earned the title of the first female driver winner at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kelli's first motor sports position was as part of Championship Off Road Racing, working for both NBC and SPEED. Jamie Little moved to Fox in 2014 and in 2015 became the first female pit reporter to cover both the . Truex served a two-lap penalty during the race since the wheel came off after he exited pit road. Born in 1969, Tina Gordon is one of the top female NASCAR drivers in history. So one week you might find something that adds seven or eight counts of downforce and then the next thing, youre fixing something that loses seven or eight counts of downforce. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), tire changers for the same team in NASCARs premier series. Born in Harrisburg, Pa., Czarniak was raised in northern Virginia. I am happy with what I am doing right now. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Useand Updated Privacy Policy | Advertising Choices | Your Privacy Choices. Patrick removed the implants after having them for seven years. Her last race was back in 1998, and she is now happily retired, leaving her legacy behind. Patrick was a novelty that they let in so they could say See we have a woman driver. All rights reserved. Even before she started competing in NASCAR, Zamora was a super late model racer. Little made a brief appearance in a Nascar broadcast booth in 2018 at the June race weekend at Michigan International Speedway during two Nascar Xfinity series practice sessions. ESPN took over the race coverage last week from TNT, which had previously succeeded. She earned a swimming scholarship to Broward College before transferring to FAU to complete her degree. Larson noted last weekend at Road America, Larson said the only incident theyve had between them, Drivers to watch in NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NASCAR suspends pit crew members for wheel coming off car, NASCAR makes rule changes for road courses, many tracks 1 mile or less, Kyle Petty Charity Ride scheduled to visit Nevada, Utah, which had female team members as a majority of its over-the-wall pit crew, a strength coach with the NBAs Milwaukee Bucks before moving into NASCAR in 1998, Childers said in March that the team had lost 70 counts of downforce, Austin Cindric would replace DiBenedetto in the No. Im just kind of in the wait-and-see moment and watching all the dominos fall is really my situation, said DiBenedetto, who expects to hear about his status for next season by the end of the month. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. He last was at the track at Richmond in April. Im an easy guy to get along with. In August 2019, she embarked on a hosting role for Netflixs reality racing competition series, Hyperdrive. Czarniak also anchored CNNs Bleacher Report sports segments. She also worked the 2015 NBA Draft and covered multiple NCAA mens basketball tournaments and Final Four championships for SportsCenter. Spake was tasked with pit reporting for ESPN and ABCs NASCAR coverage and offered reports on NASCAR and college sports for SportsCenter. She also hosted and reported for NASCAR Now on ESPN2. Her older brother, Billy Venturini, is also an owner on the ARCA circuit. It was research, research, research. I want to live in this moment and enjoy it and when the time comes, then think about the future.. During that stint, she covered some of the best local short-track racing in the area, including Late Model, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, Grand Stock and other series. Five female drivers: Deegan, Robinson, Danica Patrick, Tammy Jo Kirk, and Mara Reyes have won poles. In 2014, she added roles as feature reporter for NASCAR RACE HUB and pit reporter for select NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES EAST races on FS1. NASCAR has suspended tire changer Danny Olszowy and jackman Kellen Mills two races each for a tire coming off Martin Truex Jr.s car during last weekends Cup race at Auto Club Speedway. ET Sunday on NBCSN). Daniels made her Cup debut three years ago this week, joining Breanna O'Leary as the first female tire changers for the same team in NASCAR's premier series. 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. I started seeing NASCAR and the more I saw NASCAR the more I thought Wow, NASCAR is somewhere Id really love to be, she said. Fox Sports and 2022 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. She noted that she and her fellow pit reporters have to interview drivers at their worst and at their best. In April 2016, she hosted FOXs coverage of Supercross maiden appearance at Gillette Stadium. Also, the crew chief is no longer penalized unless they are one of the two crew members responsible for putting on the tire that comes off. Sign up now to get our FREE breaking news coverage delivered right to your inbox. In 2017, she had a cameo role in Disney Pixars hit movie, Cars 3, starring as Shannon Spokes. After nearly two decades of broadcasting, she liked working from pit road,. Veteran sports broadcaster Shannon Spake joined FOX Sports in July 2016 as a three-sport star, covering NASCAR, college football, college basketball and NFL. Profiled: Shannon Bednarek - NASCAR official Toni Breidinger - ARCA Menards Series driver. Kaitlyn Vincie is a co-host of NASCAR RACE HUB, FS1's daily NASCAR news and information program, and NASCAR RACEDAY, its NASCAR Cup Series studio prerace show, roles she assumed in 2020.. Stavast currently resides in Las Vegas, Nev., with her fianc. Born in Massachusetts, Erin started in the NASCAR field in 2005, where she created ten starts and received the 67th best finish the following year. Are you looking for fast and fabulous women in the racing field? Fox Sports announced Monday that veteran Nascar reporter Jamie Little will move to the broadcast booth to call play-by-play for the ARCA Series in 2021, which is broadcast on the Fox Sports 1 (FS1) platform. Born in Harrisonburg, Va., Vincie graduated with honors from Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va., with a degree in communications in 2010 and also interned for the universitys athletics department. Prior to moving to Indianapolis in late 2017, Little spent much of her free time volunteering at The Animal Foundation, Nevadas largest animal rescue shelter, and served as its spokesperson. In 1998, her full-time career as a racer began, and she flourished to the NASCAR Pro series by 1999. She has also worked the pits for FS1 in the Nascar Cup, Xfinity, and Truck series. On January 14, 2020, she signed for Bill McAnally Racing in the ARCA Menards Series West. Chance of rain 80%.. I want to go back to winning races and doing that wherever that may be. Cope made her beginning in this field through the Xfinity Series back in 2011. Kevin Harvick, who won a series-high nine races last year, remains winless this season as the series heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway (3:30 p.m. Stereotypically, womens driving skills are a standing joke, among others. Tony stands out among the male-dominated sports, being just one of the four women to star in the Auto Menard Series this year. It was all stick and ball, mainly college football, Spake said this week while working at Long Pond, where the next race is scheduled for 1 p.m. I was a huge NFL fan, a huge college football fan when I was growing up. She covered a variety of motor sports events for FOX Sports SPEED in 2002 and 2003, including the networks live coverage of Daytona Supercross, which marked her live national broadcasting debut. Little also worked for ESPN/ABC coverage of the Indy Racing League. I dont want to not win races. ; Though mostly focusing on NASCAR & other motorsports in her recent career, Kelli worked as a reporter for . Daniels Cup debut came a month later at Daytona, teaming with OLeary. We believe these NASCAR drivers are the best in their way and working their way up to the top. Kim Crosby, born in 1964, is 58 years old talented NASCAR female driver who has won 10 races over three years. 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 Surez. Spake was raised in South Florida and graduated from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) with a bachelors degree in communications. But it was in 2010, and she earned a total of one start achieving her record of World Truck Series at the Camping World Truck, where she finished in 111th place. As you know, Dax has been around me for a long time and been good friends, so I hate that happened to him.. He gave Danica Patrick an opportunity that no other team owner was willing to do and Danica benefited from it, Little said. These women have made history in their field and continue to do so. In addition, Little was the first female to cover a televised Supercross and motocross event, and was one of the first female reporters in X Games history. Although she hasnt participated in the Sprint Cut Series, she is someone to keep an eye on. So how come you never hear of the women drivers or see them race on TV? Her first motorsports assignment was covering Championship Off Road Racing for NBC and SPEED. However, after spending over a decade at ESPN, she now works for FOX Sports. Then in 2009, she debuted in NASCAR races, namely ASA Late Model Series, ARCA, and more. In 2019, she began duties as the floor reporter for FOX Sports coverage of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. All rights reserved. I really feel like were on the brink of really having a lot of good things go our way.. John Probst, NASCAR Senior Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer said of the rule changes: We saw incredible racing throughout the 2022 season, especially at the intermediate racetracks. Weve always raced really well together even before we were friends.. Czarniaks first job in Washington was as an intern for WUSA as a college student before accepting a position at CNN as a production assistant. Her first race was at the 2003 Florida Dodge Dealers and her last was at the 2004 Infineon 200. Her love for racing began in her husbands short-track stock car. Early in her NASCAR broadcasting career, Vincie lent a hand for SPEEDs coverage of the 2012 season-ending NASCAR Awards Ceremony from Las Vegas. Her love for racing began in her husband's short-track stock car. Vincie served as a garage reporter for NASCAR RACEDAY and NASCAR LIVE late in the 2014 season, and she filed feature reports for the networks coverage of the Truck Series. As you know, too, its tough to start reeling all that back in. She was born on June 25, 1997, in Eagle River, Wisconsin, U.S. Decker has competed at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series and in 2015, participated in the Drive for Diversity. Also, on October 9, 2021, she won a 100-lap Pro Late Model feature race, becoming the first woman to win a race in the tracks premier division at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. Other than that, weve never had any issues, Larson said. For the individuals that have decided to do that, it works, he said. Its an entertainment show. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Useand Updated Privacy Policy | Advertising Choices | Your Privacy Choices. Archived from the original on March 21, 2001. [2] She has been called the "First Lady" of NASCAR Radio. 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). Czarniak joined FOX Sports in 2019 as a NASCAR studio host for NASCAR RACE HUB: WEEKEND EDITION and Thursday NASCAR RACE HUB shows, as well as a FOX NFL sideline reporter alongside play-by-play announcer Albert and analyst Rond Barber. In 2021, she handles NFL game. Moreover, she finished in 29th position back in 2011, which is also her best. In 2008 at the Camping World Truck, Jennifer made her debut and had 92 starts in total. Maybe be in the studio a little bit more. For the first time in 2023, she adds a robust roster of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series play-by-play assignments to her schedule throughout the season. She also created her own original NASCAR video reports on YouTube that became a weekly addition on SceneDaily.com. This is a list of former NASCAR on Fox broadcasters, their position(s), and the years they were each with the network. During the Camping World Races of 2010, Long was booked to race only three races but ended up racing seven. Daniels and O'Leary remain in the sport. Vincie was raised in Warrenton, Va., and currently resides in North Carolina with her husband, Blake Harris, and their two children. For the last three years, he has been and will continue to be a news reporter and weekend anchor at NBC Connecticut in Hartford, but racing's gravitational pull brings Massaro back to the track on a part-time basis for . Since her move to FOX Sports, the broadcasting veteran covered the sidelines for the networks lead college football and basketball on-air teams for the 2016 season, in addition to making her NFL debut in the Jan. 1, 2017, Seattle/San Francisco game. The following is a list of current and former broadcasters for NASCAR on Fox. She debuted for NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2010 AAA Insurance 200 (IRP) and her last race for this series was in 2011 Winstar World Casino 350k (Texas). She started her career in 2004 through the Xfinity Series, where she made 27 total starts. I have been around and covered NASCAR for over two decades. She served a similar role at WTKR (Hampton Roads, Va.) and in the USAR Pro Cup Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway. She began her career working for ESPN in 2002 after her graduation from San Diego State University and was the first female pit reporter for the Indianapolis 500 in 2004, and in 2015 became the first female pit reporter to work Nascars Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500. Louise Smith tied for the second female driver in NASCAR, driving her family's No. I know it can open other opportunities for women in the future, and I hope the younger girls aspiring to cover racing see the sky is the limit.. Jamie Little will make history next year as the. Jamie Little has been a motorsports fan since she was 13. It is definitely possible.. Ive been able to win races at the Cup level and thats been awesome. Its why we do it. Similarly, her determination to become a NASCAR racer built up since she was a kid and racing behind the wheels of a go-kart. The same has been the case for female pit crew members. I think Ive always been really good about separating racing vs. off the racetrack, Larson said. Numerous other drivers have appeared as guest analysts in years prior to 2020. The adjustments will be in place at: Charlotte Roval, Chicago Street Course, Circuit of the Americas, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Martinsville, New Hampshire, North Wilkesboro, Phoenix, Richmond, Sonoma and Watkins Glen. Born in 1969, Tina Gordon is one of the top female NASCAR drivers in history. In June 2021, Czarniak earned a Gracie Award in the News Feature category (Important Conversations with Lindsay Czarniak) for her piece discussing racial issues that aired on SiriusXM Radio. In 2016, she became one of nine women in her hometown of Las Vegas to be recognized for her charitable work with the annual Vegas Gives award and designated Speedway Childrens Charities as the beneficiary of her year-long fundraising. She was also invited to NASCARs 2019 Drive for Diversity. Gerringer was riding dirt bikes with crew chief Rodney Childers in Georgia when he was injured. Martin Rogers Chad Ochocinco Rowan Kavner Sam Panayotovich Jordan Shusterman Patrick Everson Mark Sanchez Yaron Weitzman Geoff Schwartz Gus Johnson Eric Williams Doug McIntyre Greg Auman Ben Arthur. Prior to hitting the national stage, Czarniak spent several years as sports anchor and reporter at WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., anchoring daily sportscasts, reporting from major events and hosting Sport Final and The Coaches Show with Mike Shanahan. Its a little nerve-racking inside, she said. We are excited for Jamie to be joining the ARCA Menards Series booth, said Brad Zager, Executive Producer, EVP/Head of Production & Operations, FOX Sports. The changes are expected to lead to a 30% reduction in downforce. That program also will include pit training. Christian made seven starts in the Sprint. DiBenedettos contract is with Team Penske. Reporter, NASCAR on NBC View Bio JEFF BURTON Analyst, NASCAR on NBC View Bio JUSTIN BYCZEK Senior Vice President, Programing and Rights Management, NBC Sports Group View Bio CURT BYRUM Analyst, Golf Channel View Bio Kevin Barnett Sitting Volleyball Analyst View Bio Dain Blanton Beach Volleyball Analyst View Bio Stavast made her NBC Olympics debut as a diving reporter for the 2016 Rio Olympics, and also served as a freestyle skiing reporter for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Angela Cope Inside Her Truck (Source: Wikipedia). Zamora was a super late model racer owner was willing to do that weve... 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