Former commentators
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.
XFINITY SERIES:
- Joey Logano (Atlanta, Las Vegas, Phoenix, COTA, Richmond, Texas, Dover, Darlington, Charlotte (play-by-play) and Sonoma)
- Brad Keselowski (Atlanta, Richmond, Darlington)
- Austin Cindric (Las Vegas, Martinsville)
- Ryan Blaney (Martinsville, Talladega, Dover and Charlotte)
- Daniel Suárez (Phoenix, COTA, Talladega, and Sonoma)
- Ross Chastain (Texas)
- Erik Jones (Charlotte)
- Carson Hocevar (pit reporter at Charlotte for Drivers Only broadcast)
- Josh Berry (pit reporter at Charlotte for Drivers Only broadcast)
- Brad Keselowski (studio host for Drivers Only broadcast at Charlotte)
- Austin Cindric (analyst for Drivers Only broadcast at Charlotte)
TRUCK SERIES:
- Carson Hocevar (Kansas and Charlotte)
- Joey Logano (Gateway)
ARCA SERIES:
- Austin Cindric (Daytona and Dover)
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:
- Larry McReynolds (color commentator, Richmond and All-Star Race)
- Bobby Labonte (color commentator, Martinsville)
- Jamie McMurray (color commentator, All-Star Open and Sonoma)
- Michael Waltrip (color commentator, Gateway)
- Adam Alexander (additional host for the Clash and All-Star Race only)
- Trevor Bayne (additional analyst for Daytona)
- Bobby Labonte (additional analyst for Daytona)
Rotation of guest color commentators: [5]
- Tony Stewart (Clash, Duel races, Daytona 500, Fontana, Atlanta, Bristol Dirt, Talladega and Charlotte)
- Danica Patrick (Las Vegas and Phoenix)
- Kurt Busch (guest color commentator at COTA and Kansas, guest pre-race show analyst at Richmond) [17]
- Guenther Steiner (COTA)
- Chase Elliott (COTA)
- Rusty Wallace (Dover)
- Richard Petty (Darlington, Stage 1)
- Kyle Petty (Darlington, Stage 1)
- Carl Edwards (Darlington, Stage 2)
- Bill Elliott (Darlington, Stage 3)
- Darrell Waltrip (All-Star Race)
- Danny McBride (Charlotte, Stage 2)
- Kenny Wallace (Gateway, Stage 2)
Cup Series: [18]
- Tony Stewart (Clash, Daytona 500, COTA and Sonoma) [19] [20]
- Matt Kenseth (Fontana) [21]
- Danica Patrick (Las Vegas and Phoenix) [20]
- Jeff Gordon (Atlanta)
- Chad Knaus (Richmond and Martinsville)
- Darrell Waltrip (Bristol dirt)
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Talladega)
- Richard Petty (Darlington, Stage 1) [22]
- Bill Elliott (Darlington, Stage 3) [22]
- Frankie Muniz (All–Star Open)
- Kenny Wallace (Gateway, Stage 2)
Xfinity Series:
- Denny Hamlin (Daytona)
- Chad Knaus (Daytona)
- Coleman Pressley (in-race spotter analyst at Daytona, COTA, Richmond, Martinsville, Talladega, Darlington and Texas)
- Joey Logano (Fontana, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Atlanta, COTA, Richmond, Dover, Darlington, Texas and Charlotte)
- Ryan Blaney (Fontana, Las Vegas, Darlington and Charlotte)
- Daniel Suárez (Phoenix and Richmond)
- Kurt Busch (COTA and Talladega)
- Brad Keselowski (Atlanta and Dover)
- Erik Jones (Martinsville)
- Austin Dillon (Martinsville and Talladega)
- Kevin Harvick (Texas) [23]
Truck Series:
- Kurt Busch (Daytona, Las Vegas, Bristol dirt, Kansas, Charlotte and Gateway) [24]
- Andy Lally (COTA, Sonoma and Mid–Ohio)
ARCA Series:
- Chase Briscoe (Daytona)
- Austin Cindric (Talladega and Kansas)
- Corey LaJoie (Charlotte)
Drivers Only (+ Chad) broadcasts
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). The concept moved to the Craftsman Truck Series in 2025, where it will be used at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the series' primetime network television debut.
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]
Drivers Only will feature only one full-time Fox professional, analyst Kevin Harvick, who will be the play-by-play announcer. Logano and Keselowski, who are two of the rotating analysts for the Truck Series in 2025, will be the analysts. Cindric and Carson Hocevar, who did the pit reporter role in 2024 for the Xfinity race in Charlotte, will serve as pit reporters.