Rick DeBruhl

Auto Racing Reporter

Veteran auto racing reporter Rick DeBruhl returned to ESPN’s motorsports coverage team in 2009 as a pit reporter for selected NASCAR Nationwide Series races. DeBruhl started with ESPN in 1987 and worked telecasts of various forms of racing including IMSA, Trans-Am, Formula One, Champ Car, off road, Superbikes and NASCAR. He also previously hosted the Thursday Night Thunder anthology series.

Most recently, DeBruhl has been associated with the SPEED network, where he did play-by-play for Forumula One races for two years and has hosted auto auction events.

DeBruhl has worked at KPNX-TV in Phoenix since 1978 where he has won three Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards. He started his TV career at KCOY-TV in Santa Maria, Calif. A native of Southern California, DeBruhl has a journalism degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

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