NASCAR on ESPN:
What: ESPN and ESPN on ABC have comprehensive, multi-platform coverage that will feature telecasts of the final 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup races including the 10-race “Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup” championship on ESPN on ABC. Additionally, ESPN2 is the home of the NASCAR Nationwide Series all season with select races on ESPN and ABC. The networks also have dedicated daily news and information and pre- and post-race programming devoted to NASCAR. All telecasts are produced in HD.

Who: ESPN’s championship NASCAR team is ready to present all of the action and stories as they unfold.

• Booth – Jerry Punch, Andy Petree and Dale Jarrett
• Pit Reporters – Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro and Shannon Spake
• NASCAR Countdown – Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty
• DISH Tech Center – Tim Brewer
• NASCAR Now – Nicole Manske, Ryan Burr, Allen Bestwick, Marty Smith, Angelique Chengelis, Brad Daugherty, Tim Brewer, Tim Cowlishaw, Boris Said, D.J. Copp, Terry Blount, David Newton.
• NASCAR Insiders – Marty Smith and Angelique Chengelis (serving several of ESPN’s multi-media platforms including NASCAR Now, NASCAR Countdown, ESPN.com among others.)
• NASCAR on ESPN Deportes – Andres Agulla (play by play) and Alex Pombo (analyst)
• ESPN.com – Terry Blount, David Newton and K. Lee Davis

NASCAR Now debuted on ESPN2 on Feb. 5, 2007, marking the network’s first-ever daily program solely dedicated to NASCAR, delivering the most up-to-date news and information each Monday through Friday. NASCAR Now airs a race preview show the morning of all NASCAR Sprint Cup races and a post-race edition runs on ESPN2 in the evening following the event.

NASCAR Countdown immediately precedes all NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series races televised on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC.

NASCAR Nationwide Series (formerly NASCAR Busch Series) is home all season on ESPN2, with select races on ESPN and ABC. The networks telecast select practice and qualifying sessions, all 35 races and the season-ending banquet.

NASCAR Sprint Cup airs on ESPN starting July 27 from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ESPN and ESPN on ABC will carry a total of 17 races including the entire Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The networks will also telecast select practice and qualifying sessions and the season-ending banquet.

Multiplatform coverage
Race fans are served with more NASCAR news, information and entertainment than ever before with ESPN’s multiplatform dedicated to the sport

• Touching 18 ESPN businesses: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN on ABC, ESPNHD, ESPN2HD, ESPN.com, ABC HD, ESPN Content Development, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPNDeportes.com, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS, ESPN Radio, ESPN360.com, ESPN International, ESPN Mobile Television and Jayski.com.

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