TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION 3 2018 FOX NASCAR BROADCAST SCHEDULE 4-6 FOX NASCAR PRODUCTION STAFF 7 DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS ON FOX PROGRAMMING RELEASE 8-10 DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS ON FOX PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE 11-12 FOX DEPORTES 13 FOX DIGITAL 14 FOX NASCAR HISTORY & TIMELINE 15-18 MOTOR SPORTS ON FOX SPORTS 19-21 FOX SPORTS SUPPORTS 22-23 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. 18 (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 jennifer.inglesino@fox.com. The 60 th running of the Daytona 500 and all ancillary programming leading up to the race is available digitally via the FOX Sports GO app and online at www.foxsportsgo.com. FOX SPORTS ON-SITE COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Terri Hines EVP, Communications terri.hines@fox.com Erik Arneson VP, Media Relations erik.arneson@fox.com Megan Englehart Publicist, Media Relations megan.englehart@fox.com FOX SPORTS PRESS CONFERENCE AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY FOX Sports is conducting a press conference in the Daytona International Speedway infield media center deadline room on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 3:30 PM ET to announce its lineup of MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES drivers who will serve as FOX broadcasters for the network s second annual Drivers Only NASCAR XFINITY SERIES race broadcast in 2018. 3
2018 FOX NASCAR BROADCAST SCHEDULE FOX Sports rolls into its 18 th season of NASCAR coverage with a multi-network, multi-platform approach that opens with comprehensive, live 2018 DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS coverage, beginning with THE CLASH AT DAYTONA practice on Saturday, Feb. 10 (10:30 AM ET) on FS1 and culminating with the 60 th running of the DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 18 (2:30 PM ET) on FOX. The Great American Race, broadcast on FOX for the 15 th year in 2018, is streamed live in English and Spanish through FOX Sports GO, the app that provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content. 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 2018, beginning with the season opener at Daytona, as well as the full NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES schedule, in addition to weekly NASCAR content from the studio to the track. Below are the 2018 FOX NASCAR race broadcast schedules for the MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES, NASCAR XFINITY SERIES and NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES (all times Eastern and subject to change): 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Schedule on FOX Sports Date Location Network Race Start 2/11 Daytona 500 Qualifying at FOX 12:00 PM Daytona International Speedway 2/11 The Clash at FS1 3:00 PM Daytona International Speedway 2/15 The Duel at FS1 7:00 PM Daytona International Speedway 2/18 DAYTONA 500 at FOX 2:30 PM Daytona International Speedway 2/25 Atlanta Motor Speedway FOX 2:00 PM 3/4 Las Vegas Motor Speedway FOX 3:30 PM 3/11 ISM Raceway (Phoenix) FOX 3:30 PM 3/18 Auto Club Speedway FOX 3:30 PM 3/25 Martinsville Speedway FS1 2:00 PM 4/8 Texas Motor Speedway FS1 2:00 PM 4/15 Bristol Motor Speedway FOX 2:00 PM 4
4/21 Richmond International Raceway FOX 6:30 PM 4/29 Talladega Superspeedway FOX 2:00 PM 5/6 Dover International Speedway FS1 2:00 PM 5/12 Kansas Speedway FS1 8:00 PM 5/19 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup FS1 6:00 PM Series All-Star Open at Charlotte Motor Speedway 5/19 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup FS1 8:00 PM Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway 5/27 Charlotte Motor Speedway FOX 6:00 PM 6/3 Pocono Raceway FS1 2:00 PM 6/10 Michigan International Speedway FOX 2:00 PM 6/24 Sonoma Raceway FS1 3:00 PM 2018 NASCAR XFINITY Series Schedule on FOX Sports Date Location Network Race Start 2/17 Daytona International Speedway FS1 2:30 PM 2/24 Atlanta Motor Speedway FS1 2:00 PM 3/3 Las Vegas Motor Speedway FS1 4:00 PM 3/10 Phoenix International Raceway FOX 4:00 PM 3/17 Auto Club Speedway FS1 5:00 PM 4/7 Texas Motor Speedway FOX 3:00 PM 4/14 Bristol Motor Speedway FS1 1:00 PM 4/20 Richmond International Raceway FS1 7:00 PM 4/28 Talladega Superspeedway FOX 3:00 PM 5/5 Dover International Speedway FS1 1:30 PM 5/26 Charlotte Motor Speedway FS1 1:00 PM 6/2 Pocono Raceway FS1 1:00 PM 6/9 Michigan International Speedway FOX 1:30 PM 6/17 Iowa Speedway FS1 5:00 PM 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Schedule on FOX Sports Date Location Network Race Start 2/16 Daytona International Speedway FS1 7:30 PM 2/24 Atlanta Motor Speedway FS1 4:30 PM 3/2 Las Vegas Motor Speedway FS1 9:00 PM 3/24 Martinsville Speedway FS1 2:00 PM 5/4 Dover International Speedway FS1 5:00 PM 5/11 Kansas Speedway FS1 8:30 PM 5/18 Charlotte Motor Speedway FS1 8:30 PM 6/8 Texas Motor Speedway FS1 9:00 PM 6/16 Iowa Speedway FS1 7:00 PM 6/23 Gateway Motorsports Park FS1 8:30 PM 6/29 Chicagoland Speedway FS1 9:00 PM 7/12 Kentucky Speedway FS1 7:30 PM 7/18 Eldora Speedway FS1 9:00 PM 5
7/28 Pocono Raceway FS1 1:00 PM 8/11 Michigan International Speedway FS1 1:00 PM 8/15 Bristol Motor Speedway FS1 8:30 PM 8/26 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park FS1 2:30 PM 9/14 Las Vegas Motor Speedway FS1 9:00 PM 10/13 Talladega Superspeedway FOX 1:00 PM 10/27 Martinsville Speedway FS1 1:00 PM 11/2 Texas Motor Speedway FS1 8:30 PM 11/9 Phoenix International Raceway FS1 8:30 PM 11/16 Homestead-Miami Speedway FS1 8:00 PM 6
PRODUCTION STAFF PRESIDENT, COO & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Eric Shanks PRESIDENT, FOX SPORTS NATIONAL NETWORKS Mark Silverman PRESIDENT, FOX SPORTS PRODUCTION & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER John Entz 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 Coordinating Director Gary Hartley EVP, Graphics Barry Landis Race Producer Brad Zager EVP, Prod. & Operations Jacob Jolivette Prerace Producer Mike Davies SVP, Field Operations Jeremy Green Prerace Director Zac Fields SVP, Graphics & Technology Pam Miller XFINITY Race Producer Dustin Myers SVP, Production Operations Jake Jolivette XFINITY Prerace Producer Pam Miller Pit Producer Jeremy Mennell Feature Producer Daren Foster Associate Director Rich Gross Associate Director Eric Mandia Associate Director Charlie Pelletier Associate Producer Jonathan Biles Broadcast Associate Michael Meza Broadcast Associate Aaron Suissa Broadcast Associate Brandon Terralavoro Broadcast Associate Lynn Mignani Production Coordinator 7
FOX SPORTS POWERS INTO DAYTONA 500, KICKING OFF 18 TH SEASON OF NASCAR COVERAGE Nearly 100 Hours of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series Speedweeks Coverage Highlighted by Feb. 18 DAYTONA 500 on FOX 2012 Champ Keselowski Serves as FS1 Analyst for NASCAR XFINITY SERIES Season Opener CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- FOX Sports powers into its 18 th consecutive season of NASCAR coverage, beginning with Daytona Speedweeks, which culminates with the 60 th running of the iconic DAYTONA 500 from Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 18 (2:30 PM ET). Live coverage begins at 1:00 PM ET with FOX NASCAR SUNDAY, preceded by NASCAR RACEDAY at 11:00 AM ET, also on FOX. FOX NASCAR s presentation of Daytona Speedweeks, highlighted by FOX Sports 15 th DAYTONA 500, features nearly 100 hours of multi-platform programming. DAYTONA 500 For its 15 th DAYTONA 500, FOX NASCAR offers with seven NASCAR premier series championships worth of analysis and insight from Hall of Famer and three-time champ Darrell Waltrip alongside four-time champion Jeff Gordon, with veteran play-by-play announcer Mike Joy, covering his 43 rd DAYTONA 500, and DAYTONA 500-winning crew chief Larry McReynolds with race analysis. This year s running of the Great American Race marks the 20 th anniversary of McReynolds leading Dale Earnhardt to his elusive DAYTONA 500 victory in 1998 atop the pit box for Richard Childress Racing. Delivering stories and updates from pit road are pit reporters Jamie Little, FOX NASCAR newcomer and NASCAR driver Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum. Chris Myers hosts FOX NASCAR SUNDAY and the network s coverage from the famed Hollywood Hotel mobile studio alongside Michael Waltrip, Darrell Waltrip and Gordon. Joy, McReynolds, Myers, Darrell Waltrip and Yocum were members of the original FOX NASCAR on-air team that debuted at Daytona in 2001. The DAYTONA 500 is streamed live in both English and Spanish through FOX Sports GO, the critically acclaimed app that provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content at home or onthe-go. All FOX NASCAR programming is live streamed on FOX Sports GO. FOX Deportes, the No. 1 Spanish-language sports network in the U.S., offers live coverage of the DAYTONA 500. 8
FOX Sports Daytona Speedweeks coverage kicks off Saturday, Feb. 10 on FS1 with MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES PRACTICE for THE CLASH AT DAYTONA (10:30 AM ET). Off-the-track, FS1 offers live coverage of DAYTONA 500 MEDIA DAY on Wednesday, Feb. 14 (12:00-2:00 PM ET), as well as a recap of the day s happenings on an expanded edition of NASCAR RACE HUB at 5:00 PM ET. THE CLASH AT DAYTONA THE CLASH AT DAYTONA, the first NASCAR event of the season, moves back to an afternoon start time in 2018, airing live on FS1 on Sunday, Feb. 11 (3:00 PM ET). Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Gordon call the 75-lap, non-points race with McReynolds and pit reporters Little, Welch and Yocum. Myers and Michael Waltrip host the network s coverage from the Hollywood Hotel. DAYTONA 500 QUALIFYING DAYTONA 500 QUALIFYING is broadcast live on FOX on Sunday, Feb. 11 (12:00 PM ET), setting the prestigious first and second starting positions for the DAYTONA 500, as well as the starting order for the CAN-AM DUEL AT DAYTONA. CAN-AM DUEL AT DAYTONA The complete DAYTONA 500 starting order is determined following the CAN-AM DUEL AT DAYTONA, live on FS1 on Thursday, Feb. 15 (7:00 PM ET). The pair of qualifying races is run under the lights with Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Gordon on the call, with race analysis by McReynolds and pit reporting by Little, Smith, Welch and Yocum. Myers and Michael Waltrip host. NASCAR XFINITY SERIES FOX Sports kicks off its fourth year of NASCAR XFINITY SERIES coverage from Daytona on Saturday, Feb. 17 with the season opener at 2:30 PM ET. Adam Alexander calls the action alongside Michael Waltrip and 2012 MONSTER ENERY NASCAR CUP SERIES champion Brad Keselowski with pit reporting by Little, Smith and Yocum. NASCAR RACEDAY - XFINITY, FS1 s XFINITY Series pre-race show, hosted by Shannon Spake and McReynolds, previews the action at 2:00 PM ET. NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES In its 16 th year of exclusive coverage on FOX Sports, the NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES opens its season on Friday, Feb. 16 (7:30 PM ET) on FS1, with complete pre-race coverage beginning with NASCAR RACEDAY: NCWTS at 7:00 PM ET. Vince Welch has the call alongside Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip. Hermie Sadler and Alan Cavanna cover pit road. John Roberts hosts NCWTS SETUP with analysis from two-time series champion Todd Bodine and Jeff Hammond and reporting by Sadler and Cavanna. NASCAR RACEDAY Before FOX coverage of the DAYTONA 500 begins on Sunday, Feb. 18, NASCAR RACEDAY (11:00 AM ET) is broadcast moves from FS1 to FOX for the first time. John Roberts hosts with analysis from Jeff Hammond and Bobby Labonte from the Charlotte studio with at-track reporting from Cavanna and Kenny Wallace. NASCAR RACEDAY also airs immediately preceding THE CLASH AT DAYTONA and the CAN-AM DUEL on FS1. NASCAR RACE HUB FS1 s NASCAR RACE HUB, NASCAR s most-watched daily news and update show, which enjoyed a 15% total viewership increase (166,000 vs. 144,000) in 2017 vs. 2016, airs Monday through Thursdays at 6:00 PM ET during the NASCAR season and is hosted by Alexander and 9
Spake. Returning analysts include Jeff Hammond, Jeff Gordon, Michael Waltrip, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Chad Knaus, Regan Smith, Todd Bodine, David Ragan, Drew Blickensderfer, Austin Dillon, AJ Allmendinger, Bobby Labonte and Casey Mears. Alan Cavanna and Kenny Wallace offer live reports from the track during Daytona Speedweeks. On the weekends, the show continues with NASCAR RACE HUB WEEKEND EDITION, hosted by Roberts. NASCAR RACE CLASSIC SPECIALS In addition, FOX Sports has several NASCAR specials planned during Daytona Speedweeks. Immediately following the Friday, Feb. 16 NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES race, FS1 premieres NASCAR RACE CLASSIC: THE 1998 DAYTONA 500, a condensed version of the original race broadcast highlighting Dale Earnhardt Sr. s elusive win. On Thursday, Feb. 15, FS1 debuts NASCAR RACE CLASSIC: 1988 DAYTONA 500 (10:00 PM ET) following the CAN- AM DUEL AT DAYTONA live broadcast. These premieres are complemented by a special encore presentation of the third Beyond the Wheel short film series at 6:00 PM ET preceding Friday s race. ARCA RACING SERIES Catch even more live on-track action as the ARCA RACING SERIES season opener airs live on FS1 on Saturday, Feb. 10 (4:00 PM ET). Kevin Lee calls the race with analysis from Phil Parsons and pit reporting by Jim Tretow and Dillon Welch (FOX broadcaster Vince Welch s son). For more media information relating to FOX Sports coverage of Daytona Speedweeks, visit FOX SPORTS PRESS PASS and follow @FOXSportsPR on Twitter. For the latest NASCAR news and information, please visit www.foxsports.com and follow @NASCARonFOX on Twitter. --FOX SPORTS-- 10
FOX NASCAR DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS SCHEDULE (all times live unless otherwise noted and subject to change) Monday, Feb. 5 NASCAR RACE HUB (6:00-7:00 PM ET) (FS1) Tuesday, Feb. 6 NASCAR RACE HUB (6:00-6:30 PM ET) (FS1) Wednesday, Feb. 7 NASCAR RACE HUB (6:00-7:00 PM ET) (FS1) (Daytona 500 Champions Special) Thursday, Feb. 8 NASCAR RACE HUB (6:00-7:00 PM ET) (FS1) (Dale Earnhardt s 98 Daytona 500 Win Special) Saturday, Feb. 10 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES PRACTICE (10:30 AM-12:00 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR RACE HUB WEEKEND EDITION (12:00-1:00 PM ET) (FS1) MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES PRACTICE (1:00-2:00 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR RACE HUB WEEKEND EDITION (2:00-3:00 PM ET) (FS1) MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES FINAL PRACTICE (3:00-4:00) (FS1) NASCAR RACE HUB WEEKEND EDITION (4:00-4:30 PM ET) (FS1) ARCA RACING SERIES RACING (4:30-7:00 PM ET) (FS1) Sunday, Feb. 11 DAYTONA 500 POLE QUALIFYING (12:00-2:00 PM ET) (FOX) NASCAR RACEDAY (THE CLASH AT DAYTONA) (2:00-3:00 PM ET) (FS1) THE CLASH AT DAYTONA (3:00-5:00 PM ET) (FS1) Monday, Feb. 12 NASCAR RACE HUB (6:00-7:00 PM ET) (FS1) Tuesday, Feb. 13 NASCAR RACE HUB (6:00-7:00 PM ET) (FS1) 11
Wednesday, Feb. 14 DAYTONA 500 MEDIA DAY (12:00-2:00 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR RACE HUB: DAYTONA 500 MEDIA DAY (5:00-7:00 PM ET) (FS1) (delayed) Thursday, Feb. 15 NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES PRACTICE (11:30AM-1:00 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES PRACTICE (2:30-3:30 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR RACE HUB WEEKEND EDITION (3:30-4:30 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES FINAL PRACTICE (4:30-5:30 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR RACEDAY (CAN-AM DUEL) (5:30-7:00 PM ET) (FS1) CAN-AM DUEL AT DAYTONA (7:00-10:00 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR RACE CLASSIC: 1988 DAYTONA 500 (10:00-10:30 PM ET) (FS1) (delayed) Friday, Feb. 16 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES PRACTICE (12:00-1:00 PM ET) (FS1) MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES PRACTICE (1:00-2:00 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR XFINITY SERIES FINAL PRACTICE (2:00-3:00 PM ET) (FS1) MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES PRACTICE (3:00-4:00 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR RACE HUB WEEKEND EDITION (4:00-4:30 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES QUALIFYING (4:30-6:00 PM ET) (FS1) BEYOND THE WHEEL 2017 (6:00-7:00 PM ET) (delayed) NASCAR RACEDAY: NCWTS (7:00-7:30 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACING (7:30-10:00 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR RACE CLASSIC: 1998 DAYTONA 500 (10:00-10:30 PM ET) (FS1) (delayed) Saturday, Feb. 17 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES QUALIFYING (9:30-11:00 AM ET) (FS1) NASCAR RACE HUB WEEKEND EDITION (11:00AM-12:00 PM ET) (FS1) MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES FINAL PRACTICE (12:00-1:00 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR RACE HUB WEEKEND EDITION (1:00-2:00 PM ET) (FS1) NASCAR RACEDAY-XFINITY (2:00-2:30 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) Sunday, Feb. 18 NASCAR RACEDAY (DAYTONA 500) (11:00 AM-1:00 PM ET) (FOX) FOX NASCAR SUNDAY (1:00-2:30 PM ET) (FOX) DAYTONA 500 (2:30 PM-6:30 PM ET) (FOX) 12
FOX DEPORTES SET TO COVER ITS SIXTH MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES SEASON FOX Deportes returns in 2018 for its sixth season of MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES coverage in Spanish with 11 live races, beginning with the DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb 18. 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES on FOX Deportes broadcast schedule: Date Track Event Coverage (ET)* Feb. 18 Daytona Int l Speedway NASCAR Racing - Daytona 500 2:30 PM Feb. 25 Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR Racing Atlanta 2:30 PM March 4 Las Vegas Motor Speedway NASCAR Racing Las Vegas 3:30 PM March 11 Phoenix International Raceway NASCAR Racing Phoenix 3:30 PM March 18 Auto Club Speedway NASCAR Racing Fontana 3:30 PM March 25 Martinsville Speedway NASCAR Racing Martinsville 2:00 PM April 15 Bristol Motor Speedway NASCAR Racing Bristol 2:00 PM April 29 Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR Racing Talladega 2:00 PM May 19 Charlotte Motor Speedway NASCAR All-Star Race 8:00 PM June 3 Pocono Raceway NASCAR Racing Pocono 2:00 PM June 24 Sonoma Raceway NASCAR Racing Sonoma 3:00 PM *All times live and subject to change 13
FOX NASCAR DIGITAL FOX Sports Digital Gives Fans Access to Latest NASCAR News and Stats Across Multiple Platforms, Including FOXSports.com, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram NASCAR Editorial: FOX Sports Digital continues to offer the best in expert commentary and analysis from FOX NASCAR personalities, including NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Darrell Waltrip, winning crew chiefs Larry McReynolds and Jeff Hammond, NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series driver Regan Smith and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Todd Bodine. FOXSports.com provides full and detailed coverage of all the Speedweeks action on and off the track. For news, commentary and videos, FOXSports.com is the one stop for all the NASCAR information you need. NASCAR Video: FOX Sports Digital offers real-time video highlights from all NASCAR races telecast on FOX and FS1, in addition to the best of NASCAR RACEDAY and NASCAR RACE HUB video content. Pit Stop with Motte is a daily video series hosted by Daryl Motte that brings fans the latest news, highlights and guests from around the racing world. FOX NASCAR Social Media Accounts: FOX Sports Digital continues to expand its reach and offerings on FOXSports.com and social media. NASCAR on FOX s social media presence boasts more than 1.67 million Facebook fans, 817,000 Twitter followers and 67,000 Instagram followers. Follow @NASCARonFOX on Twitter and NASCAR on FOX on Instagram and like NASCAR on FOX on Facebook all season long for behind-the-scenes content and updates throughout every race weekend. Also during Daytona Speedweeks, fans can join the party surrounding the biggest race of the year at #DaytonaDay on Twitter, sharing with millions the unique ways in which they celebrate Daytona Day. RaceTrax Live Timing & Scoring: RaceTrax delivers live, lap-by-lap timing and scoring, commentary and social media interaction. http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/racetrax 14
HISTORY & TIMELINE November 1999 FOX Sports reaches comprehensive agreement with NASCAR, giving FOX broadcast and cable television rights for Nextel Cup and Busch Grand National Series racing from 2001-08. February 2001 NASCAR on FOX s inaugural season begins with Daytona 500. July 2001 February 2002 April 2002 February 2003 February 2005 December 2005 February 2007 FOX purchases Speedvision; FOX management begins with NASCAR programming deal in place through 2012. Speedvision re-launches as SPEED Channel during Daytona SpeedWeeks with strong NASCAR lineup; SPEED in 46 million homes. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognizes FOX Sports inaugural season covering NASCAR at its annual awards presentation. NASCAR on FOX coverage receives three Emmys, more than any single sports series, for its 2001 coverage. Despite having never broadcast a single race prior to 2001, FOX s NASCAR coverage wins awards for Outstanding Live Sports Series, Technical Team Remote and Graphic Design. SPEED Channel joins FOX partners in delivering more than 75 hours of programming from Daytona Speedweeks (SPEED Channel had a little more than eight hours in 2002); SPEED Channel now in 59 million homes. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debuts on SPEED with 1.03 Nielsen rating (576,000 HH), highest Daytona NCWTS rating since 2000 series debut at Daytona. CableCam, an 80-pound high-definition camera, is successfully tested during FOX Sports BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT broadcast and for the first time plays a significant role in the network s coverage of the Daytona 500. Suspended by a system of cables, pulleys and computer-controlled winches 30 feet above ground, CableCam is a mobile, gyro-stabilized HD aerial camera that can move anywhere within a rectangular box between the front stretch and pit road. FOX Sports expands its relationship with NASCAR through the 2013 season and becomes official home of the Daytona 500. In agreement, SPEED is awarded rights to NASCAR SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE and BUDWEISER DUEL AT DAYTONA beginning in 2007. NASCAR on FOX introduces FOX 3D virtual replays that have the ability to illustrate on-track incidents in a manner never before possible. FOX 3D is able to present computer-generated visualizations from an infinite number of vantage points created from real-time data collected from each car on the track. 15
March 2007 February 2008 February 2009 May 2010 February 2011 September 2011 January 2012 October 2012 February 2013 August 2013 August 2013 Darrell Waltrip (Sports Event Analyst) and Jeff Hammond (Studio Analyst) are nominated for 28 th Annual Sports Emmy Awards for their work during the 2006 NASCAR on FOX season. FOX Sports introduces Gopher Cam, a small, stationary high-definition point-ofview camera buried beneath the asphalt track surface, inches below the yellow line. Four Gopher Cams are in place for the 50 th Daytona 500, one in each of the track s four turns. Digger, an animated gopher conceived by FOX Sports Chairman and Executive Producer David Hill, accompanies NASCAR on FOX s in-race use of Gopher Cam. Digger, along with an expanded cast of friends, comes to life with full 3D computer graphic image animation. SPEED offers live coverage of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony from the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C. FOX Sports unveils FOX Thermal-Cam, a special camera designed to register variations in the heat signature of objects in its line of sight. Michael Waltrip joins the FOX NASCAR SUNDAY prerace team, taking a seat in famed Hollywood Hotel alongside brother, Darrell, and host Chris Myers. Darrell Waltrip becomes a NASCAR Hall of Famer, entering as a proud member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame s third class. NASCAR and FOX Sports announce extensive new eight-year, multiplatform media rights agreement that ensures FOX Sports broadcast of NASCAR racing through 2022. FOX Deportes telecasts Daytona 500 live in Spanish for first time ever with announcers Jorge Koechlin von Stein and Tony Rivera. FOX Sports launches FOX Sports 1, America s new sports network, available in nearly 90,000,000 homes at launch, slated to carry entities such as FIFA World Cup, MLB, NASCAR, NFL, UFC and collegiate conferences like the Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Conference USA, Pac-12, and soccer leagues around the world to develop a full, robust programming schedule. FOX Sports 1 has nearly 5,000 hours of live event, news and original programming annually. FOX Sports 2 launches simultaneously. Less than 10 months after announcing a multi-platform, multi-series media rights agreement with NASCAR through 2022, FOX Sports and NASCAR extend agreement through 2024. In addition, FOX Sports adds exclusive rights to three additional NASCAR Cup Series events and the first 14 NASCAR XFINITY Series events of each season. FOX Sports now holds rights to the first 16 Cup Series races, first 14 XFINITY Series races and the entire NCWTS season, beginning in 2015. January 2014 FOX Sports announces that for the first time ever, FOX Sports GO, the app that provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content, is set to offer live, streaming coverage of the 2014 Daytona 500. FOX Sports GO features two separate live streams of the 56 th running of the Daytona 500: the customary FOX Sports broadcast in English and the FOX Deportes telecast in Spanish. FOX Deportes 16
also set to telecast 13 NASCAR Cup Series points-paying races in 2014, seven of which are live. May 2014 For the first time, FOX Sports 1 offers FOX SPORTS 1 10 DAYS OF THUNDER in May. The special multi-sport programming block is anchored by two weekends of NASCAR racing from Charlotte Motor Speedway, highlighted by live coverage of the NASCAR SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE, NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES race and the COCA-COLA 600, in addition to comprehensive support programming and premieres of FOX Sports 1 originals. May 2014 FOX Sports 1 and NASCAR Productions present 100,000 CAMERAS: THE NASCAR SPRINT ALL STAR RACE, a groundbreaking concept in programming that incorporates fan- and driver-generated video to showcase the race from fans points of view, delivering an unprecedented portrayal of race day from all perspectives. January 2015 February 2015 February 2015 May 2015 May 2015 February 2016 May 2016 January 2017 FOX NASCAR announces that MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES champions Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski are scheduled to rotate as race analysts for FOX Sports coverage of the NASCAR XFINITY SERIES in 2015. In addition, AJ Allmendinger, Todd Bodine, Greg Biffle, Wally Dallenbach, Joey Logano, Drew Blickensderfer and Chad Knaus join NASCAR RACE HUB as analysts. All NASCAR programming telecast on FOX, FOX FS1 and FS2 is streamed live on FOX Sports GO, the app that provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content at home or on-the-go. FOX NASCAR commences its 15 th consecutive season of MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES race coverage, its inaugural season of NASCAR XFINITY SERIES coverage and its 13 th consecutive year as the exclusive home of the NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES. FOX NASCAR earns its fourth Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Series for its coverage of the 2014 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES season, marking its 17 th Sports Emmy Award since 2001. FOX NASCAR announces four-time NASCAR CUP SERIES champion Jeff Gordon will join its television booth in 2016 as analyst alongside Mike Joy and Darrell Waltrip. FOX NASCAR hits the air from Daytona Speedweeks with its new on-air team of play-by-play announcer Mike Joy and analysts Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon, who combine for seven NASCAR CUP SERIES championships; FOX Sports offers Virtual Reality coverage of Daytona 500 for the first time. FOX NASCAR earns the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound, a category in which it has been nominated nearly every year since its inaugural year of NASCAR coverage in 2001. FOX NASCAR announces former MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES champion Kevin Harvick returns as a driver analyst for five NASCAR XFINITY SERIES races in 2017, as well as three NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES events, marking the most races a current Cup Series driver has called for FOX since it added driver analysts in 2015. 17
May 2017 June 2017 FOX NASCAR wins two Sports Emmy Awards at the 38 th Annual Sports Emmy Awards in New York. FOX Sports took the award for Outstanding Social TV Experience, this time for 100,000 CAMERAS: THE DAYTONA 500, which was produced by FS1 and NASCAR Productions in 2016 and focused on the 2016 DAYTONA 500. FOX Sports also took honors for Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: Daytona 500 Daytona Day to open the 2016 season. FOX Sports made broadcasting history June 10 with its Drivers Only NASCAR XFINITY SERIES race broadcast from Pocono Raceway. In what was believed to be an unprecedented move in national sports broadcasting, FOX used a roster of on-air announcers consisting entirely of active MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES drivers, marking the first time a nationally televised live sporting event featured an on-air team comprised strictly of athletes actively competing in that sport. Kevin Harvick served as the play-by-play announcer with analysts Joey Logano and Clint Bowyer. Ryan Blaney, Erik Jones and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. covered pit road, while Danica Patrick and Denny Hamlin hosted FOX coverage from the Hollywood Hotel mobile studio. Daytona 500s (15) 2001, 03, 05, 2007-2018 18
2018 FOX SPORTS MOTOR SPORTS LINEUP In addition to NASCAR, FOX Sports also is home to some of the most-watched motor sports series in the world, including: NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION (NHRA) FOX Sports National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) coverage is highlighted by 13 live Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing Series events, including four on broadcast television, and begins with the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals on Sunday, Feb. 11. In 2018, NHRA Today, the drag racing news and entertainment show, moves to a one-hour slot leading into select Sunday FOX NHRA race programming. NHRA in 30, a half-hour recap of the Mello Yello Sunday Finals show, also returns in 2018. The NHRA Sportsman Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series (16 races) and the growing E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service (12 races), both return to Thursday nights on FS2. The on-air team is led by veteran NHRA broadcaster Dave Rieff (@DaveRieff), two-time NHRA Funny Car Champion Tony Pedregon (@TonyPedregon), Bruno Massel (@BrunoMassel), Amanda Busick (@Amanda Busick), Jamie Howe (@1JamieHowe), Lewis Bloom (@LewisBloomNHRA), Brian Lohnes (@thelohnes) and John Kernan (@JohnKernanNHRA). To keep up with the season on Twitter, follow #NHRAonFOX. For more information on the series, please visit: www.nhra.com MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS FOX Sports carries the entire 17-race MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS, an FIM World Championship, season across the FOX family of networks, with most races carried live on FS1. As the most competitive and highest-profile off-road motorcycle racing championship in the world, the 2018 Monster Energy Supercross season follows the most-watched season ever on FS1, averaging 343,000 viewers according to Nielsen Media Research. The 2017 Indianapolis event on FOX broadcast tallied 813,000 viewers, the most ever on FOX, FS1 or SPEED. Fifteen races will be seen on the all-sports FS1 network, while two races will air live on the FOX broadcast network. Fifteen of the 17 races will be shown live on the two networks. 19
Calling the races for FOX Sports is long-time play-by-play voice Ralph Sheheen (@ralphsheheen) with analysis from 1997 450SX class champion Jeff Emig (@emig47) and five-time 450SX class titlist Ricky Carmichael (@RickyCarmichael), while Jenny Taft (@JennyTaft) has the latest from pit road. This season, the Salt Lake City and Foxboro events will be carried live on the FOX broadcast network. All MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS races are available via FOX Sports GO. Other featured Feld Motor Sports properties include: Monster Jam (@MonsterJam); AMSOIL Arenacross Featuring Ricky Carmichael s Road to Supercross; and the $1 million-to-sweep Monster Energy Cup (@VegasMECup), all to be televised by either FS1 or FS2. The AMSOIL Arenacross Series (@ArenaCross), the official feeder system to the Monster Energy Supercross Series, airs on FS1. For more information on the series, please visit: www.supercrosslive.com ARCA RACING SERIES Recently renewing its longstanding relationship with FOX Sports, the ARCA Racing Series (@ARCA_Racing) celebrates its 66 th year of competition with a minimum of eight races televised on FS1 and FS2. Starting with its traditional 200-lap race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 10, this versatile stock car racing organization boasts some of the sport s most successful veterans and talented young drivers. The 2014 season marked ARCA s first full year on FOX Sports. NewsCorp, the parent company of FOX Broadcasting Company, rebranded SPEED in September 2013. ARCA s relationship with the FOX Sports family of networks reaches back to April 20, 1997, when Speedvision covered the ARCA Racing Series race at Salem Speedway. Cumulatively, Speedvision, Speed Channel, SPEED, FS1 and FS2 have telecast 248 races encompassing 21 consecutive years of covering the ARCA Racing Series. Kevin Lee calls the ARCA Racing Series coverage for FOX Sports, with analysis from Phil Parsons and pit reporting by Jim Tretow and Dillon Welch. For more information on the series, please visit: www.arcaracing.com IMSA WEATHERTECH UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP In the fifth year of a five-year agreement with FOX Sports and sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (@IMSA), the WEATHERTECH UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP s fourth season unfolds on the network s multiple media channels. Coverage includes three of sports car racing s most prestigious events the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the Sebring 12 Hours and Petit Le Mans. The 2018 campaign features three competitive classes -- Prototype (P), GT Le Mans (GTLM) and GT Daytona (GTD). In addition, a full season of the Continental Tire Challenge Series, IMSA s popular production-based companion championship, also is televised on FS1, FS2 and FOX Sports GO. Throughout the season, Brian Till (@BrianTill19) calls the action, with analysis from Calvin Fish (@CalvinFish) and Tommy Kendall (@TommyKendall11). Justin Bell (@justinbelltv) and Jamie 20
Howe (@ReporterJamie) report from the pits. For more information on the series, please visit: www.imsa.com FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP The fourth season of FIA Formula E Championship (@FIAFormulaE), the world s first all-electric international racing series, is televised on FOX Sports and its numerous multi-media platforms. Ten races are scheduled for the 2017-18 season, which kicked off in Hong Kong in December 2017. The 2017-18 season is highlighted by the return of Formula E in New York -- racing in Brooklyn on a 13-corner, 1.21-mile track on the shores of New York Harbour at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. The race -- the first FIA-sanctioned open-wheel race to take place within the five boroughs of New York City in modern history -- runs through Red Hook and will be called the New York City eprix, a doubleheader over two days in July. For more information on the New York races, please visit http://foxs.pt/2d6imbw. U.S.-based Andretti Autosport (@AndrettiFE) and Dragon Racing (@DragonRacing) are among the 10 teams fielding two cars for the season; in hour-long races that feature electric-propelled, open-wheel race cars capable of 220 kilometers per hour. Ralph Sheheen hosts FOX Sports coverage of the season, alongside Bob Varsha, Jack Nicholls, four-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti and Nicki Shields. For more information on the series, please visit: www.fiaformulae.com. 21
FOX SPORTS SUPPORTS PARTNERS WITH GIRLS INC. AND TICKET TO DREAM FOUNDATION FOX Sports Pledges Support to Several Additional Initiatives Representing Wide Range of Important Issues Network Has Aided More Than 40 Charities Through FOX Sports Supports Los Angeles Today FOX Sports announces that Girls Inc. and Ticket to Dream Foundation have joined the network s roster of non-profit organizations participating in FOX Sports Supports, the charitable branch of FOX Sports that has aided more than 40 charities to date. FOX Sports will focus its charitable resources toward these two organizations through the 2019 calendar year in campaigns that span all FOX Sports assets and premier events. Selected by FOX Sports employees, Girls Inc. and Ticket to Dream join a growing list of organizations under the FOX Sports Supports umbrella that have helped give back to the community in a variety of areas, from youth sports and environment issues to assisting military personnel and their families. FOX Sports Supports is proud to partner with these two inspiring organizations that are truly committed to making a difference in their respective communities, said Andrew Fegyveresi, FOX Sports Senior Vice President, Communications. We are excited to support their efforts and work together to raise unprecedented awareness for their causes. Girls Inc. inspires girls to be strong, smart and bold through direct service and advocacy that focuses on the development of the whole girl. Long-lasting mentoring relationships, a pro-girl environment, and research-based programming equip girls to lead healthy and productive lives, break the cycle of poverty, and become role models in their communities. We are thrilled to have been selected as a FOX Sports Supports partner, said Judy Vredenburgh, Girls Inc. President & CEO. This initiative will help bring awareness to the challenges facing girls and how together, with our communities and supporters, we can create solutions and positive change so girls have the opportunities needed to thrive. The Ticket to Dream Foundation provides hope and opportunity to foster children across the nation, so they can just be kids. Their impactful programs work to ensure foster youth of all ages have the essentials they need to thrive, and the educational support they need to graduate, while fueling their strengthens and passions through sports and extracurricular access. Ticket to Dream is committed to strengthening the future of our nation s foster youth. 22
Ticket to Dream is thrilled to partner with FOX Sports and join their ranks of non-profit partners doing good in our communities, said Ticket to Dream President and Executive Director, Gina Davis. We are excited to bring awareness to our nation s foster youth and find impactful ways we can help foster kids participate in extracurricular activities that bring joy, teach important life skills and show these children they matter. We know sports fans will rally around these children to create happy childhood memories. FOX Sports Supports also extends its resources to several additional initiatives activated for particular campaigns throughout the year. Among FOX Sports initiative organizations for 2018 are Good Sports, providing brand-new sports equipment to youth organizations in high-poverty areas, impacting more than five million children across the country, so that no child misses out on the crucial physical, social, academic and emotional benefits of sports; and The Jackie Robinson Foundation, which administers one of the nation s premier education and leadership development programs for minority youth by providing four-year scholarships and support services to help students excel in the classroom and become leaders through college and beyond. FOX Sports support of our armed forces has been a long-standing priority, and this year s annual military support is dedicated to The Mission Continues, which empowers veterans to find growth, purpose, and connectedness through community impact by bringing together veterans and innovative community organizations to create transformational change for communities in need all across the country. FOX Sports Supports has contributed millions of dollars to previous partners through the production of public service announcements, broadcast and cable air time, special event activations, verbal and special messages during FOX Sports programming and in-kind support, including monetary and gift donations. It has become the industry leader in raising awareness for worthwhile causes associated with youth, sports, education and military. In the last nine years, FOX Sports Supports has supported more than 40 charities, from tackling youth sports and environment issues to assisting military personnel and their families. Through its various media channels and on-site support, FOX Sports Supports has successfully helped generate millions of dollars in donations to these organizations. In addition, the PSAs have received tens of millions of dollars worth of air time across all 21st Century Fox channels, helping to support causes such as the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Positive Coaching Alliance, Folds of Honor, Girls on the Run, National Alliance on Mental Illness and many more. For more information, visit FOXSportsSupports.com. About FOX Sports FOX Sports is the umbrella entity representing 21st Century FOX s wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FOX Sports includes ownership and interests in linear television networks, digital and mobile programming, broadband platforms, multiple web sites, joint-venture businesses and several licensing partnerships. FOX Sports includes the sports television arm of the FOX Broadcasting Company; FS1, FS2; FOX Sports Regional Networks, their affiliated regional web sites and national programming; FOX Soccer Plus; FOX Deportes and FOX College Sports. In addition, FOX Sports also encompasses FOX Sports Digital, which includes FOXSports.com and FOX Sports GO. Also included in the Group are FOX s interests in jointventure businesses Big Ten Network and BTN 2Go, as well as a licensing agreement that established the FOX Sports Radio Network. 23