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The following is a list of current and former broadcasters for NASCAR on NBC.

Current commentators

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NOTE: These are all of NBC's 2024 commentator lineups

NASCAR Cup Series

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NBC's 2024 lineup of broadcasters for the Cup Series is as follows:

Booth announcers

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  • Rick Allen (play-by-play, first 8 races on NBC in 2024)
  • Leigh Diffey (play-by-play, last 12 races on NBC in 2024)
  • Steve Letarte (color commentator)
  • Jeff Burton (color commentator)
  • Mike Bagley (commentator for the Chicago Street Course and Watkins Glen radio-style broadcasts)[1]
  • Dillon Welch (commentator for the Chicago Street Course and Watkins Glen radio-style broadcasts)

Pit reporters

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Note: NBC usually has 3 or 4 pit reporters per Cup race and 2 or 3 per Xfinity race. All 5 of them take turns, and the pit reporters that aren't on the broadcast are usually pit reporting for an IndyCar race for NBC or IMSA race if there is one on the same day and/or weekend. Coon and Welch also split time between NBC and Motor Racing Network.

Pre and post-race show

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NASCAR Xfinity Series

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NBC's 2024 lineup of broadcasters for the Xfinity Series is as follows:

Booth announcers

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  • Rick Allen (play-by-play)
  • Dave Burns (alternative play-by-play)
  • Steve Letarte (color commentator)
  • Jeff Burton (color commentator)
  • Dale Jarrett (color commentator)
  • Mike Bagley (commentator for the Chicago Street Course and Watkins Glen radio-style broadcasts)[1]
  • Dillon Welch (commentator for the Chicago Street Course and Watkins Glen radio-style broadcasts)

Pit reporters

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Note: NBC usually has 3 or 4 pit reporters per Cup race and 2 or 3 per Xfinity race. All 4 of them take turns, and the pit reporters that aren't on the broadcast are usually pit reporting for an IndyCar race for NBC or IMSA race if there is one on the same day and/or weekend. Coon and Welch also split time between NBC and Motor Racing Network.

Pre and post-race show

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ARCA Menards Series East and West

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NBC's 2023 lineup of broadcasters for the ARCA Series is as follows:

Booth announcers

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  • Charles Krall (play-by-play)

Broadcast lineups by year

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2022

NASCAR Cup Series Booth announcers

Pit reporters

Cityview reporter

Pre and post-race show

NASCAR Xfinity Series Booth announcers

Pit reporters

Pre and post-race show

ARCA Menards Series East and West

  • Charlie Krall (play-by-play)
  • Adam Mackey (color commentator)
  • Jessie Punch (pit reporter)
  • Rick Allen (pre and post-race show host)

Krall also commentated the pre and post-race shows himself at Dover and Irwindale in Rick Allen's absence.

Former commentators

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  • Allen Bestwick – play-by-play announcer (1999–2004), pit reporter (2005–2006)
  • Ato Boldon – roving reporter (2017)[5]
  • Landon Cassill – fill-in Xfinity Series pit reporter (2018)[6]
  • Jac Collinsworth – pre-race show host/roving reporter (2021)
  • Bob Costas – guest host for pre-race show at Cup race at Homestead only (2017)[7]
  • Lindsay Czarniak – fill-in pit reporter for standalone Busch Series races (2005–2006) Czarniak still works for NBC covering the Summer Olympics in 2021 and the Winter Olympics in 2022.
  • Wally Dallenbach Jr. – color commentator (2001–2006) Dallenbach also returned to NBC for a cameo appearance on the pre-race show of the 2020 Cup Series race at the Daytona Road Course.
  • Dale Earnhardt Jr. – color commentator for the Cup and Xfinity Series (2018–2023). he left to join Amazon and TNT's broadcast teams starting in 2025 at the start of the next NASCAR Cup Series TV contract.[8]
  • Carl Edwards – color commentator for Xfinity Series race at Richmond only (2015)
  • Ray Evernham – alternate Xfinity Series color commentator (2015)
  • Brendan Gaughan – fill-in Xfinity Series pit reporter (2018)[9]
  • Joe Gibbs – color commentator (1999)
  • Alex Hayden – fill-in pit reporter for standalone Xfinity Series races (2015–2016)
  • James Hinchcliffe – studio analyst at Indianapolis (2023)
  • Ned Jarrett – guest color commentator at Darlington only (2015–2017)
  • Kevin Lee – fill-in pit reporter for standalone Xfinity Series races (2018–2019 and 2023). Lee still works for NBC as a pit reporter and play-by-play on their IndyCar coverage and IMSA coverage.
  • Carolyn Manno – host of NASCAR Victory Lap (2014–2018). Manno still works for NBC, but is no longer a commentator for NASCAR.
  • Mike Massaro – pit reporter (2015–2016)
  • Jamie McMurray – color commentator for Xfinity Series race at Chicagoland only (2015)
  • Jim Noble – fill-in pit reporter for standalone Xfinity Series races (2015–2016)
  • Benny Parsons – color commentator (2000–2006)
  • Dorsey Schroeder – pit reporter (1999)
  • Ken Squier – guest play-by-play announcer at Darlington only (2015–2017)
  • Kelli Stavast – pit reporter (2015–2021)
  • Frank Stoddard – alternate Xfinity Series color commentator (2015)
  • Danielle Trotta – host of NASCAR Victory Lap (2019)
  • Brian Vickers – NASCAR America analyst and rotating/alternate pre/post-race show analyst (2015–2016)
  • Krista Voda – host (2015–2020)
  • Mike Wallace – color commentator (1999)
  • Bill Weber – pre-race show host/pit reporter (2001–2004), pre-race show host/play-by-play announcer (2005–2006). Weber also filled-in for the injured Allen Bestwick as the play-by-play for the races at Talladega and Kansas in 2004.
  • Brian Williams – studio host (1999)
  • Rutledge Wood – roving reporter (2015–2022). Wood still works for NBC hosting Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge
  • Matt Yocum – permanent pit reporter (2000–2006), fill-in pit reporter for standalone Xfinity Series race at Road America (2023). Yocum still pit reports IMSA races for NBC.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "NBC Sports' 2023 NASCAR season begins at Nashville Superspeedway". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. NASCAR on NBC. October 29, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2023. @pkligerman will drive full-time in @XfinityRacing next year with @bigmchnracing, while continuing to be a pit reporter with us!
  3. ^ Long, Dustin (October 29, 2022). "Parker Kligerman to run full-time in Xfinity Series in 2023". NASCAR on NBC. NBC Sports. Retrieved June 21, 2023. Kligerman said he intends to (...) continue his pit reporting duties with NBC Sports for Cup races.
  4. ^ "Brad Daugherty joins NBC Sports NASCAR broadcast team". NASCAR on NBC. Comcast. July 28, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Four-time Olympic medalist to explore different aspects of NASCAR for NBC Sports". NASCAR on NBC. Comcast. June 20, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  6. ^ Hartshorn, Tori (August 22, 2018). "NBCSN Presents NASCAR Xfinity Series Racing From Road America This Saturday". BroadwayWorld. Wisdom Digital Media. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Hembree, Mike (November 15, 2017). "NBC brings Bob Costas to NASCAR season finale to interview Dale Earnhardt Jr". USA Today. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  8. ^ Marchand, Andrew (February 29, 2024). "Dale Earnhardt Jr. leaving NBC for Amazon Prime, Warner Bros. Discovery: Sources". The Athletic. The New York Times Company. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  9. ^ Kantowski, Ron (August 2, 2018). "Brendan Gaughan impresses as NASCAR pit road reporter". Las Vegas Review-Journal. News + Media Capital Group LLC. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
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