In August 2015, the broadcasting veteran made her FIM MotoGP World Championship television-hosting debut, leading live FS1 coverage of the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix. Dominique won Super Late Model Track Champion in 2012 Springport Motor Speedway Outlaw. Friends Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin are dueling to win the title for the regular season. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the season opener at Daytona, but NASCAR changed the rule in the offseason, complaints about the difficulty Cup drivers had with passing, MORE: NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings: Kyle Busch is No. I want to bring something out of them. Daniels made her Cup debut three years ago this week, joining Breanna OLeary as the first female tire changers for the same team in NASCARs premier series. She currently resides in Charlotte and is the mother to identical twin boys. Brad Keselowski, who had last appeared as a guest analyst in 2019, returned in 2021. Czarniak hosts a weekly podcast titled The Artist and the Athlete with Lindsay Czarniak, in which she explores the intersection of sports and music and pairs an iconic sports figure alongside a renowned musician for an intimate, wide-ranging conversation. Spake is active in the endurance racing community. Spake and Little are ESPN pit reporters for the networks live broadcasts of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series. Ive always had that competitive drive, competitive nature. They know you are there for the right reasons and they are willing to share their knowledge with you. Kelli Stavast currently serves as a pit reporter for NBC Sports Groups NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series coverage, and reporter for NBCSNs weekday show NASCAR America. Hes been working from the shop. Specifically, moto cross. 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. I have been around and covered NASCAR for over two decades. As you know, Dax has been around me for a long time and been good friends, so I hate that happened to him.. I want to live in this moment and enjoy it and when the time comes, then think about the future.. A former NASCAR driver, Danica is one of the most successful women in open-wheel race history. Five female drivers: Deegan, Robinson, Danica Patrick, Tammy Jo Kirk, and Mara Reyes have won poles. In addition to her IndyCar duties, Little worked at ESPN/ABC as a reporter for NASCAR from 2007 to 2014. She drove the #10 Sticks N Stuff Chevy for Davis Motorsports at Talladega in 2004. Any use, reproduction, modification, distribution, display or performance of this material without NBC Universal's prior written consent is prohibited.Use of the Website signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. 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. In August 2019, she embarked on a hosting role for Netflixs reality racing competition series, Hyperdrive. Czarniak also anchored CNNs Bleacher Report sports segments. Ouendeno joined them on pit road this season, but a pit crew diversity program does not have any females this year. Ouendeno joined them on pit road this season, but a pit crew diversity program does not have any females this year. After covering the Summer and Winter X Games, supercross, moto cross and IndyCars, she joined ESPNs NASCAR team in 2007. Our goal is to have the best racing possible everywhere we race, so during the offseason, we went to work on adjustments to strengthen the racing on short tracks and road courses. [3] Cope made her beginning in this field through the Xfinity Series back in 2011. [1], On August 29, 2014, Venturini was announced as the anchor for the 2014 Sylvania 300 NASRCAR Sprint Cup Series race for Performance Racing Network, becoming the first woman to serve such a position.[2]. Its an entertainment show. In 2020, she competed at the ARCAs Daytona. You Can Read About The 12 Best Race Car Drivers In The World>>>. Daniels admits it would have been easy to quit when she started, but she wouldnt allow herself to do it. 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. 94 Ford at the Daytona Beach Road Course. I can separate racing from off the track.. I think thats why I have been able to succeed at every level of motorsports. Last year, crew members and the crew chief were each suspended four races each for the violation but NASCAR changed the rule in the offseason. Natalie Decker is a young and upcoming racer competing part-time at NASCAR Xfinity. Low around 40F. In her spare time, Czarniak enjoys country music and horror movies. 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. 2023 NBC Universal, All rights reserved. . Hailie Deegan, American Motorsports Racing Driver (Source: The Tennessean). I want to be different. Little credits her lifelong passion for the sport and affinity for dirt bikes as the springboard for her entry into television. On the entrepreneurial side, Little and her husband own two Jimmy Johns franchises in Las Vegas and two Nothing Bundt Cakes stores in Carmel, Ind. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Any vehicle that loses a wheel after exiting pit road will be penalized two laps. In October 2021, Little was named to the Cynopsis 2021 Top Women in Media list in the Game-Changing On-Air Talent category. Over the past several years, Stavast has covered the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the Baja 1000, the Red Bull Air Race, and the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. Sara Christian was the first woman driver in NASCAR history. 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. 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. I didnt realize it was (awards) banquet time. In April 2016, she hosted FOXs coverage of Supercross maiden appearance at Gillette Stadium. She has been a fulltime NFL reporter since the 2018 season. In 2019, she was named host of FOX NASCARs race coverage, handling all anchor duties for NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series races and prerace shows live from FOX Sports state-of-the-art virtual studio set in Charlotte, N.C. Spake also co-hosts NASCAR RACE HUB, FS1s daily NASCAR news and highlights program, alongside Adam Alexander, in a role she has held since February 2017. Fox Sports and 2022 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. In addition, she co-hosted The Mock Run, a look at the latest in the NASCAR world delivered with a humorous take on FOXSports.com. She had the skill and the talent. 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. In past seasons, she also handled Supercross field reporting duties for FOX Sports. Previously, she worked for ESPN where she contributed to SportsCenter to give pre and post-game reports, and also worked as a sideline reporter for SEC on ESPN basketball games as well as college football games. Spake said, Ive always been a person who looked two or three years ahead and right now I am doing exactly what I want to be doing. But it was in 2016 she changed her tracks towards asphalt races and made her asphalt professional beginning in 2017. Spakes move to FOX after several years with ESPN represented a homecoming for the reporter, who worked for FOX Sports SPEED early in her TV career. She becomes the first woman named as the television voice of a national motorsports series. Czarniak also reported from the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, Italy, and the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing for NBC. Profiled: Shannon Bednarek - NASCAR official Toni Breidinger - ARCA Menards Series driver. All rights reserved. And Little would like to see NASCAR open its doors for women, whether it be Patrick, who has long been rumored to be moving to the stock car series, or someone like veteran Indy and stock car driver Sarah Fisher. Now my friends come to me for car advice.. She was immersed in sports as a young girl, as her father was a sports editor and reporter. Theyll be eligible to return March 19 at Atlanta. She soon began watching NASCAR races and her interest in that sport was piqued. Then she started working for GIC-Mixon in 2005. Winds light and variable. In 2008 at the Camping World Truck, Jennifer made her debut and had 92 starts in total. I was prepared for Tony and he makes you work hard. They earned their positions to be where they were and to able to bring this team to competition at the Indy 500.. [1] Since 1996, she has reported for NASCAR. 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. The struggles are something the team has fought since last season. Born in 1973, Cobb has been an active name in the industry. Patrick removed the implants after having them for seven years. Then in 2018, Trotter was chosen as one of the 12 racers for NASCARS Drive for Diversity. . Patricia made her debut in Busch Series in 1986 (Road Atlanta), driving the no.47 Buck Regal for Randy Hope. In 2017, she had a cameo role in Disney Pixars hit movie, Cars 3, starring as Shannon Spokes. 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. 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. Briscoe started her TV career as a general assignment reporter at WREX-TV, the NBC affiliate in Rockford, Ill., near her hometown of Roscoe, Ill., while still in college in 1999 at Northern Illinois University. 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. Then in 2009, she debuted in NASCAR races, namely ASA Late Model Series, ARCA, and more. Born and raised in Washington, Angela Cope is one of this times most famous NASCAR drivers. 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. She recently competed in the 2022 Baptist Health 200 (Homestead). Truex served a two-lap penalty during the race since the wheel came off after he exited pit road. Kelli Stavast currently serves as a pit reporter for NBC Sports Group's NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series coverage, and reporter for NBCSN's weekday show NASCAR America. But neither Little nor Frake have felt intimidated by any of them. Its a little nerve-racking inside, she said. Before we get to know the drivers better, let us look at an overview of the list. 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. Therefore, they believe women cant drive, let alone race. The Indianapolis resident is well-rounded outside the four corners of a racetrack, as well. ^ "KEN SQUIER (CBS Host)". Tina Gordon On Her Phone (Source: Briefly News). 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. 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. I havent traveled with him as much this year just because Ive been so busy.. She continues to work for NBC as a reporter for, This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 10:53. OLeary made her Cup debut in June 2018 at Michigan. 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). Chance of rain 80%. I think some lost 30 counts. I hope to stay within our family, Team Penske and Wood Brothers. Beginning in 2005, she reported for SPEEDs NASCAR Nation, co-hosted Backseat Drivers and reported from the NASCAR garage during the networks coverage of the 2006 Daytona SpeedWeeks. [4], On June 23, 2018, Venturini was struck by a vehicle while exercising near Sonoma Raceway in Northern California. Doctors later diagnosed her with a skull fracture. 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. Prior to joining FOX Sports, Czarniak worked at ESPN from 2011 to 2017, anchoring SportsCenter, SportsNation and NASCAR Now. During this time, she became the first woman to host the networks coverage of the Indianapolis 500 on ABC. While still in college, she reported on various motor sports for ESPN2 and served as a live announcer in Supercross. Winds light and variable. She noted that she and her fellow pit reporters have to interview drivers at their worst and at their best. Little added, I dont think intimidation has ever been a part of me. She also held a cameo role in the 2005 feature film, Fantastic Four, and Supercross the Movie starring Channing Tatum. Thats a big deal.. I dont want to not win races. A few hours later, she was joined by Dalanda Ouendeno on pit road, marking the first time two Black women changed tires for a team in the Daytona 500. Rinaldi also guest reported on the Daytona 500 pre-race shows in 2021 and 2022. Venturini returned to broadcasting in August of that same year.[6]. She was named a 2021 Comcast Community Champion of the Year finalist, designating Animal Help Alliance in Las Vegas as the beneficiary of the $35,000 award. I like competing, so going out there and doing pit stops, youre competing against other teams and trying to get better within yourself. In its 22 nd season of NASCAR coverage, and 19 th DAYTONA 500, FOX Sports today announces the network's in-depth broadcaster lineup for the 2022 season, featuring . Kyle Busch is like that, too, and so is Kevin Harvick, so there are definitely guys around who youve got to work a little harder, but I wouldnt say its intimidation, LIttle said. She served a similar role at WTKR (Hampton Roads, Va.) and in the USAR Pro Cup Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Danica Patricks entry into NASCAR didnt suddenly increase the number of women seeking to race stock cars. I definitely learned a ton about cars. Patty also appeared in 133 races from 1986 to 1998 for Busch Series. Relatively few women have contested a full season in any of NASCAR 's touring series, although this is increasingly common. Dominique Van Wieringen is a Canadian stock car racer racing part-time at the ARCA Menards for Rette Jones. For me, being a sports fan, it was a whole new world opened up to me and really exciting because I got to learn a whole new sport and I fell in love with it, Spake said. LIttle said people should also understand that they are in the entertainment business. He says a dozen women have come through the program in about the last decade. We travel together. Little admits she sees herself as sort of a trailblazer for women in the business, like Danica Patrick as a woman competitor on the Indycar circuit. Over that stretch, he has two seconds and 15 top fives. Furthermore, the popular racing video game MX World Tour Featuring Jamie Little bears her name and likeness. Her passion for stock race cars grew after receiving a pit lane pass for the NASCAR All-Star Race. In June 2022 at Knoxville Raceway, she became the first female to call play-by-play for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Next season will be Littles 20th year in broadcasting and her newest assignment will continue a long line of firsts for the California native. Jones has five top-20 finishes in the last seven races. 20 Toyota, owned by her family. He said that NASCAR will remove three of the five diffuser strakes. The following year, she joined the NBAs Charlotte Bobcats (now Hornets) to report and produce for C-SET, the teams regional sports network. Now works as a pit reporter for, Alan Cavanna (20152020) Truck Series pit reporter, Dave Rieff (20192020) Play-by-play for ARCA only, Katie Osborne (20202022) ARCA pit reporter and Truck Series pit reporter at Pocono in 2021. Starting with her love for go-karting at the tender age of 8, she later progressed to competing in legends cars. We believe these NASCAR drivers are the best in their way and working their way up to the top. In June 2018 at Michigan International Speedway, she made her play-by-play debut during a couple of NASCAR Xfinity Series practice sessions on FS1. 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. As of 2023, Tammy is happily retired, makes her living as a motorcycle dealer, and has a net worth of $1.5 million. In 2020, she teamed with Adam Amin and Mark Schlereth to cover NFL games. Shawna is among the top 16 females competing in the NASCAR cup. Regardless of having the talent, she had to beg her father to buy her a go-kart when she was nine years old. All rights reserved. But, if you put them in (defending Sprint Cup champion) Jimmie Johnsons car and all of a sudden, hes great. While Ouendeno has joined the sport, it will take time for more growth. Eric Jacuzzi, NASCAR vice president of vehicle performance, said Tuesday on SiriusXM Speedway that the diffuser strakes are pieces that hang from the center of the diffuser underneath the car. Desmond Bane Bio: NBA, Net Worth & Awards, Tom Bradys Son, Jack Edward Bio: Family, Football, Summer Job, Romain Grosjean Bio: Crash, Wife, IndyCar & Net Worth>>, Who Is Aaron Rodgers Wife? 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. Robinson is known as a competent racer who left a legacy in the male-dominated industry. Wendy Venturini (born January 30, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American reporter for the Performance Racing Network (PRN). You may follow her on Twitter at @JamieLittleTV and on Instagram @JamieLittleTV. Some lost 45 counts and some lost 70 counts, and I think the 70 counts was Stewart-Haas, so that part sucks, but, overall, it is what it is. (Getty Images) NASCAR reporter Wendy Venturini suffered a fractured skull and a . Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. So how come you never hear of the women drivers or see them race on TV? Shannon Spake (born July 23, 1976) is an NFL reporter and NASCAR host for Fox Sports. She announced to run for the District position on the Cherokee County, Alabama Commission post in 2008. Thats the goal. She is currently the host of XM Satellite Radio 's "Dialed In." She was one of the first women to become a sports radio host. So compared to the field, its hard to say where were at.. Her television career began in 2002 as a reporter for ESPN immediately following graduation from college. Loving racing karts when she was 5, she started to race at the age of 8. Retrieved 2017-09-14. You head down one direction and youve got to try to just keep after it and hopefully keep getting better every week. NASCAR Driver Hailee Deegan (Source: Wikimedia). 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.. 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. Gerringer broke five ribs, suffered a collapsed lung and a bleeding spleen. 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 her father used to run late models, Long got her inspiration from him. Wallace has failed to finish both races to date, parking after an accident at Daytona and losing an engine at Auto Club. I think Ive always been really good about separating racing vs. off the racetrack, Larson said. Hamlin leads Larson by three points heading to Atlanta. She made her debut in NASCAR Xfinity Series in the 2011 Iowa John Deere Dealers 250 (Iowa) and her last race was in the 2018 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead). Johanna Robbins (nee Long) was born on May 26, 1992, and is a historical name in NASCAR history. We get to know each other and their personal lives. The pre-race show broadcasters (Spake, McReynolds and McMurray) went to the, Kevin Harvick - color commentator (COTA, Kansas, Gateway), Josh Sims (reporter and alternate Race Hub host), Mark Garrow (substitute play-by-play or pit reporter for some standalone. Czarniak currently resides in Connecticut with her husband, Craig Melvin, and their two children. "I am beyond excited and humbled to be offered this role for the ARCA Menards Series, Little said. Little, in her 22nd year as a broadcaster in 2023 and embarking on her ninth DAYTONA 500 in February 2023, was named in November 2020 as the play-by-play voice of the ARCA Menards Series beginning in 2021, making her the first woman in history to call TV play-by-play for a national racing series. Austin Cindric and Tyler Reddick were the pit reporters, replacing Christopher Bell and Erik Jones, and Aric Almirola replaced Chad Knaus in the studio. I loved it, she said. Patricia Moise-Sawyer is a former NASCAR driver born on 29 December, 1960 and is married to a former fellow NASCAR driver Elton Sawyer. 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. Her first motorsports assignment was covering Championship Off Road Racing for NBC and SPEED. 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. Born August 27, 2001, Gracie Trotter is the 2nd female to win a West Series Race. They are cool and they will help you out. Danica Patrick In 2019 Camping World 500 (Source: Wikimedia). Born and raised in Beloit, Wisconsin, her go-karting fascination started at the age of ten, and it only started to grow further. It has been fun competing with him and racing hard together. Spake, who thought she would be working with the NFL in some capacity, said, When I started with Speed Channel (in 2005), I think I locked myself in my house for three months, eight hours a day, 10 hours a day. Adjustments will be made to the car that will create a significant reduction in downforce, and based on driver feedback and what we saw from the January test in Phoenix, were excited to see the results of these efforts.. We are all in this traveling circus family. She is such a valued member of FOX Sports racing coverage, and this is the natural next step for her, given her broadcasting skills and her passion for and knowledge of racing.. He was asked this week how much the team had gotten back. That program also will include pit training. I have parents that reach out to me they send me pictures of their kids working on a car, Daniels said. Childers said Gerringer spent 11 days in a hospital. 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. Tammy Jo Kirk NASCAR Racer (Source: Wikimedia). She earned a swimming scholarship to Broward College before transferring to FAU to complete her degree. In 2013, Little released her first book, the Essential Car Care for Women, and has worked the red carpet for the ESPYs. She also hosted and produced Lunch with Lindsay, a sports segment in which she interviewed renowned athletes, politicians and entertainers. In January 2023, she released her debut fiction novel, Save the Queen City, available through Amazon Publishing. 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. She had further raced at the Xfinity Series and Road Atlanta in 1986. Then, keep on reading our list of best female NASCAR drivers. I definitely don't take for granted being the first at anything. DiBenedetto is among the drivers who could play a key role in Silly Season this year. In 2018, she won Washington State Rookie and was selected as one of the invitees to Drive for Diversity. But the racing hasnt impacted their friendship, Larson says. He left both races after accidents. Larson said the only incident theyve had between them was at Auto Club Speedway last year. At the age of 12, she progressed to legends car races. 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. She made history by being the first female driver to win West Series races in 2018 and 2019. 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. Wendy Venturini (born January 30, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American reporter for the Performance Racing Network (PRN). This is a list of former NASCAR on Fox broadcasters, their position(s), and the years they were each with the network. 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