Thats what it comes down to and we all know that. Robinson is known as a competent racer who left a legacy in the male-dominated industry. During her NASCAR Xfinity Series career, she finished once in the pole position and once in the top ten. While there, Spake covered historic events such as the 2000 presidential election and the September 11th attacks. Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. I literally locked myself in my room and then one day I kind of realized that, Yeah, I kind of do know what Im talking about. You head down one direction and youve got to try to just keep after it and hopefully keep getting better every week. As her father used to run late models, Long got her inspiration from him. Early in her NASCAR broadcasting career, Vincie lent a hand for SPEEDs coverage of the 2012 season-ending NASCAR Awards Ceremony from Las Vegas. She started her career in 2004 through the Xfinity Series, where she made 27 total starts. It wasnt a gimmick. Christian competed in NASCAR's first race on June 19, 1949 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Britany is a young stock car racer competing part-time at the ARCA Menards Series. In addition to her IndyCar duties, Little worked at ESPN/ABC as a reporter for NASCAR from 2007 to 2014. But neither Little nor Frake have felt intimidated by any of them. All rights reserved. Living in Charlotte and working in sports, you have no choice but to cover NASCAR. After covering the Summer and Winter X Games, supercross, moto cross and IndyCars, she joined ESPNs NASCAR team in 2007. 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. In addition to being a four-time marathon finisher, she has competed in seven 70.3 Ironman events and, in 2018, became part of the IRONMAN Foundation Ambassador program and has raised close to $60,000 for the Foundation. Any vehicle that loses a wheel after exiting pit road will be penalized two laps. Contents 1 History 1.1 20th century 1.2 21st century 2 Summary 3 Drivers 3.1 NASCAR Cup Series 3.2 Xfinity Series Her first motorsports assignment was covering Championship Off Road Racing for NBC and SPEED. Theyll be eligible to return March 19 at Atlanta. On Sunday afternoon, the two women will tell a national television audience why their favorite driver is no longer in the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 or why another driver is on track to win. Ive always known that my hard work paid off and it continues to pay off, said the former Norfolk State University basketball player. For the individuals that have decided to do that, it works, he said. Low around 40F. Born in Harrisburg, Pa., Czarniak was raised in northern Virginia. 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.. She used to drive as a full-timer at Bill McAnally Racing in the ARCA West and part-time in ARCA East. NASCAR & Auto Racing Female NASCAR reporter doesn't set out to be first, doesn't shy away either. Austin Cindric and Tyler Reddick were the pit reporters, replacing Christopher Bell and Erik Jones, and Aric Almirola replaced Chad Knaus in the studio. Born in 1969, Tina Gordon is one of the top female NASCAR drivers in history. The penalty to crew members was reduced to two races this year. I want to go back to winning races and doing that wherever that may be. However, she is still a racer to watch out for who drives for a team named after Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing and rides a Number ten. And she needed to bone up on her new sport as well. Had Bristol and Dover been added, it would have essentially created four different rule packages intermediate tracks, superspeedways, short tracks/road courses with wet weather equipment and short tracks/road courses without wet weather equipment. She soon began watching NASCAR races and her interest in that sport was piqued. 21 ride with Wood Brothers Racing after this season, With Brad Keselowski expected to move to Roush Fenway Racing after this season, The Wood Brothers changed crew chiefs in June, how much he and Hamlin are going for that title, MORE: NASCAR Power Rankings: Kyle Busch is No. More power to them! Fox Sports announced Monday that veteran Nascar reporter Jamie Little will move to the broadcast booth to call play-by-play for the ARCA Series in 2021, which is broadcast on the Fox Sports 1 (FS1) platform. Born in Ontario, she got her degree in Mechanical Engineering. Vincie joined the FOX Sports family in 2012 as a social media reporter on TRACKSIDE, SPEEDs signature at-track program. 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. She also won the 2021 Trans Am Series SGT Class ProAm Challenge. 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. Weve always raced really well together even before we were friends.. [3] They had their first child, Caleb James, on December 22, 2010. Daniels made her Cup debut three years ago this week, joining Breanna O'Leary as the first female tire changers for the same team in NASCAR's premier series. 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. Danica Patrick In 2019 Camping World 500 (Source: Wikimedia). She was 42nd in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2020 and her best finish was 31st in 2019. 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. Team Penske announced last year that Austin Cindric would replace DiBenedetto in the No. Ive been able to win races at the Cup level and thats been awesome. [5] She was transported to Marin General Hospital in Marin, California, where she was admitted to the intensive care unit. The Indianapolis resident is well-rounded outside the four corners of a racetrack, as well. Im an easy guy to get along with. It is definitely possible.. Originally from Colorado, Stavast graduated with a Bachelors degree in broadcast journalism from Chapman University. From where I started, I was the only (Black woman). Weve probably lost some since the beginning of the year because every week that you go through tech theres something else that is going on throughout the garage. Despite being diagnosed with scoliosis as a child and undergoing back surgery at 13 that involved the insertion of rods, Spake swam competitively through high school and college. She finished 28th even though she started 42nd. I know it can open other opportunities for women in the future, and I hope the younger girls aspiring to cover racing see the sky is the limit.. Wendy Venturini (born January 30, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American reporter for the Performance Racing Network (PRN). Fox's 2023 lineup of broadcasters for the Cup Series is as follows:[1], Fox's 2023 lineup of broadcasters for the Xfinity Series is as follows:[1], Fox's 2023 lineup of broadcasters for the Truck Series is as follows:[1], Fox's 2023 ARCA Series broadcaster lineup is as follows:[1]. She covered a variety of motor sports events for FOX Sports SPEED in 2002 and 2003, including the networks live coverage of Daytona Supercross, which marked her live national broadcasting debut. You can rely on Denny for a lot of good things, Larson said. NASCAR Driver Hailee Deegan (Source: Wikimedia). I am so blessed on my job, said Little, but added, In five years, I would maybe not like to travel as much, but still be involved with racing. Spake and Little are ESPN pit reporters for the networks live broadcasts of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series. 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. When Stewart was about to come into NASCAR from open-wheel racing, she heard that she would need to be careful not to ask the wrong questions. DiBenedetto heads to Atlanta 20th in the season standings, 74 points behind Kurt Busch for the final playoff spot. I hope to stay within our family, Team Penske and Wood Brothers. She continues to work for NBC as a reporter for, This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 10:53. Her last race for NASCAR Xfinity Series was in the 2006 AT&T 250 (Milwaukee). Czarniak currently resides in Connecticut with her husband, Craig Melvin, and their two children. 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. Little also worked for ESPN/ABC coverage of the Indy Racing League. In her spare time, Czarniak enjoys country music and horror movies. Hailie Deegan, American Motorsports Racing Driver (Source: The Tennessean). I know Im capable of that. Born in Massachusetts, Erin started in the NASCAR field in 2005, where she created ten starts and received the 67th best finish the following year. She also held a cameo role in the 2005 feature film, Fantastic Four, and Supercross the Movie starring Channing Tatum. 2023 NBC Universal, All rights reserved. She won the Snowball Derby in 1994. One of the more recognizable faces around NASCAR over the years has been that of reporter Jamie Little. The vast changes in the landscape from the desert to the red rocks to mountain terrain paint the most vivid and breathtaking scenes, which I believe are best experienced on a motorcycle. Gerringer was riding dirt bikes with crew chief Rodney Childers in Georgia when he was injured. Yet, if she had not pursued her passion, she would not see her days when she had bagged numerous wins and awards. Moving forward, they will continue to pave their way in the male-dominated field. He got both his laps back and finished 11th. It meant so much to me, Daniels told NBC Sports. In February 2023, Little received the Sam Belnavis Industry Ambassador Award at the 2023 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Awards. Her passion for racing began at the tender age of seven, inspired by her father, Brian Deegan. Vincie was raised in Warrenton, Va., and currently resides in North Carolina with her husband, Blake Harris, and their two children. Are you looking for fast and fabulous women in the racing field? Larson said the only incident theyve had between them was at Auto Club Speedway last year. Among those scheduled to participate on the ride are drivers Richard Petty, Ken Schrader, Kenny Wallace and Max Papis, former football star and senatorial candidate Herschel Walker and NBC Sports broadcaster Rick Allen. He has six top-10 finishes in a row, dating back to last season. Gerringer broke five ribs, suffered a collapsed lung and a bleeding spleen. In October 2021, Little was named to the Cynopsis 2021 Top Women in Media list in the Game-Changing On-Air Talent category. Later, she was signed by Rev Racing in both the years 2019 and 2020. She had been a pit reporter in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, and reporter for NASCAR Race Day. 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. In addition, she continues to host FS1s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series prerace show, NASCAR RACEDAY-NCTS, a role she first took on in 2019. Kim Crosby, born in 1964, is 58 years old talented NASCAR female driver who has won 10 races over three years. Hailie Deegan, born and raised in Temecula, California, is a 21 years old female NASCAR driver to have dominated the scene. Kaitlyn Vincie is a co-host of NASCAR RACE HUB, FS1s daily NASCAR news and information program, and NASCAR RACEDAY, its NASCAR Cup Series studio prerace show, roles she assumed in 2020. 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