She signed with Black Cat Racing the same year but ended her tenure during Speedweeks. She hosted CBS coverage of the brand-new weekly SRX Racing Series during the summer of 2021, and also hosted On Her Turf at the Olympics, a show airing on Peacock for NBC Sports dedicated to the female athletes at the Tokyo Games and the topics surrounding them. Little made a brief appearance in a Nascar broadcast booth in 2018 at the June race weekend at Michigan International Speedway during two Nascar Xfinity series practice sessions. When I first started the program, training to be on a pit crew, I didnt even have my drivers license because you dont have to drive (to get around) Paris, Ouendeno told NBC Sports. It meant so much to me, Daniels told NBC Sports. Stock Car Racing Driver And Victorias Secret Model, Toni Breidinger (Source: New York Post). He gave Danica Patrick an opportunity that no other team owner was willing to do and Danica benefited from it, Little said. I can separate racing from off the track.. Then, keep on reading our list of best female NASCAR drivers. McMurray also sporadically appears during the broadcast of each race as an in-race analyst from the, The Charlotte studio was not used during the race weekend for the 2022 and 2023 Clash races. Larson said the only incident theyve had between them was at Auto Club Speedway last year. Jodi Geschickter, who co-owns JTG Daugherty Racing, talks about a momentous date at the 1989 Coke 600, her naivete as a young race team owner and the future of women in motorsports. First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Her last races for the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series were in the 2005 Emerson Radio 250 (Richmond) and 2008 San Bernardino County 200 (Fontana), respectively. She also held a cameo role in the 2005 feature film, Fantastic Four, and Supercross the Movie starring Channing Tatum. Said Spake, If you ask good questions and show you are willing to learn, these guys want to help you. Patricia Moise-Sawyer, A Former NASCAR Driver (Source: Twitter). Her love for racing began in her husbands short-track stock car. Born in Harrisonburg, Va., Vincie graduated with honors from Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va., with a degree in communications in 2010 and also interned for the universitys athletics department. Her awards include Quarter Midgets of the American Female Driver of the year continuously from 1993 to 1995. Ouendeno joined them on pit road this season, but a pit crew diversity program does not have any females this year. ET Sunday on NBCSN). He said that NASCAR will remove three of the five diffuser strakes. Born in 1969, Tina Gordon is one of the top female NASCAR drivers in history. There were even times in between then and now that Ive questioned what Im doing and wondering why Im doing it. 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. In the male-dominated sport of car racing, some women have chosen this sport as their career, proved they can compete, and even won the pole position. You may follow her on Twitter at @lindsayczarniak. Low around 40F. [3] They had their first child, Caleb James, on December 22, 2010. In 2018, she won Washington State Rookie and was selected as one of the invitees to Drive for Diversity. Nascar acquired ARCA in 2018 after a relationship between the stock-car racing sanctioning bodies dating back over 60 years. She also hosted prerace coverage for Turner Sports six summer NASCAR races and reported for NBC Sports Heads-Up Poker Challenge. This isnt a rank-based list. The changes are expected to lead to a 30% reduction in downforce. RacingSpeakers.com. Her first race in this series was in the 2010 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) and her last was in the 2020 Vankor 350 (Texas). She later moved to Charlotte, N.C., the mecca for NASCAR fans, and worked for the local Fox affiliate, WCCB. She currently resides in Charlotte and is the mother to identical twin boys. Some lost 45 counts and some lost 70 counts, and I think the 70 counts was Stewart-Haas, so that part sucks, but, overall, it is what it is. However, after spending over a decade at ESPN, she now works for FOX Sports. Kelli Stavast currently serves as a pit reporter for NBC Sports Group's NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series coverage, and reporter for NBCSN's weekday show NASCAR America. Dax Gerringer, an engineer with Kevin Harvicks team, returns to the track this weekend for the first time since being injured in a dirt bike incident. Weve made some gains, but we havent just been knocking it out of the park as far as catching up, so we just have to keep working and hopefully get better.. Her 2022 racing stats: 31.00 average starts and 32.00 average finish while not finishing once in pole position. Spake said she continues to pick the brains of race team members, drivers and owners every week. The adjustments tested at Phoenix Raceway in late January and confirmed Feb. 13 in a wind tunnel test include a 2-inch spoiler (from the current 4-inch spoiler) and the removal of three diffuser strakes and engine panel strakes. Jay (Fabian, Cup Series director) will send out the (communications) and say, Were not gonna do this anymore and were gonna check this differently and were gonna do this., Those things just keep adding up. After covering the Summer and Winter X Games, supercross, moto cross and IndyCars, she joined ESPNs NASCAR team in 2007. Its definitely been tough. In 1997, Kirk raced for the Camping World Truck Series and received her best points in the twentieth position. Prior to joining FOX, Little spent 13 years at ESPN/ABC as a reporter for NASCAR (2007-14), the IndyCar Series (2004-14), Winter X Games and Summer X Games telecasts. He last was at the track at Richmond in April. Ive been able to win races at the Cup level and thats been awesome. Id love to do that for RPM. It wasnt a gimmick. Ouendeno, 23, joined Daniels at Rick Ware Racing this season after going through the pit crew diversity program. While at WRC, she was a protg of sportscasting legend and racing enthusiast George Michael, who called her the best hire Ive ever made, and co-hosted The George Michael Sports Machine early in her tenure. The penalty to crew members was reduced to two races this year. As you know, Dax has been around me for a long time and been good friends, so I hate that happened to him.. In addition, Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray and Clint Bowyer were guest analysts before they became permanent analysts for Fox after their retirements from driving in NASCAR. But, it was the two-wheel variety. Dominique won Super Late Model Track Champion in 2012 Springport Motor Speedway Outlaw. Kevin Lee (20172018, play-by-play for ARCA only). While there isnt a woman in this years program, Horton noted that a program to train those for roles as a car chief or crew chief has a woman. Prior to joining FOX Sports, Czarniak worked at ESPN from 2011 to 2017, anchoring SportsCenter, SportsNation and NASCAR Now. During this time, she became the first woman to host the networks coverage of the Indianapolis 500 on ABC. In its 22 nd season of NASCAR coverage, and 19 th DAYTONA 500, FOX Sports today announces the network's in-depth broadcaster lineup for the 2022 season, featuring . All rights reserved. Then she started working for GIC-Mixon in 2005. In 2008 at the Camping World Truck, Jennifer made her debut and had 92 starts in total. Matt DiBenedetto says he still does not know what his future holds beyond this season. In 2013, Little released her first book, the Essential Car Care for Women, and has worked the red carpet for the ESPYs. Also, the crew chief is no longer penalized unless they are one of the two crew members responsible for putting on the tire that comes off. In January 2020, she debuted as a reporter for A&E Networks new show, Americas Top Dog. In 2013, she released her first book, titled Essential Car Care for Women, and has worked the red carpet for the ESPYs, in addition to hosting numerous NASCAR events away from the track. I prefer drag racing where there are lots of women drivers and they actually win races on TV. In 1998, her full-time career as a racer began, and she flourished to the NASCAR Pro series by 1999. Now my friends come to me for car advice.. I just want to get better and do better.. Loving racing karts when she was 5, she started to race at the age of 8. So one week you might find something that adds seven or eight counts of downforce and then the next thing, youre fixing something that loses seven or eight counts of downforce. (Theyre saying) Look at my son trying to be like you, or my daughter trying to change this tire. Just sending me pictures like that. In 2021, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano were in the booth, Christopher Bell and Erik Jones were the pit reporters, and Brad Keselowski, Knaus, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. were in the Charlotte studio. During that stint, she covered some of the best local short-track racing in the area, including Late Model, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, Grand Stock and other series. Kevin Harvick, who won a series-high nine races last year, remains winless this season as the series heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway (3:30 p.m. Stavast began her broadcasting career as a sports anchor for NBC affiliate, KKCO, in Grand Junction, Colo. She recalled that while living in New York, where she moved after graduating from college (from Florida Atlantic University), she once saw popular NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. walking down the street in Manhattan and wondered what he was doing there. When FOX Deportes fires up the airwaves for Sunday's Daytona 500 broadcast, Zarur will become the first Hispanic female pit reporter to cover NASCAR's most prestigious event. Stavast currently resides in Las Vegas, Nev., with her fianc. Contents 1 History 1.1 20th century 1.2 21st century 2 Summary 3 Drivers 3.1 NASCAR Cup Series 3.2 Xfinity Series Reporter, NASCAR on NBC View Bio JEFF BURTON Analyst, NASCAR on NBC View Bio JUSTIN BYCZEK Senior Vice President, Programing and Rights Management, NBC Sports Group View Bio CURT BYRUM Analyst, Golf Channel View Bio Kevin Barnett Sitting Volleyball Analyst View Bio Dain Blanton Beach Volleyball Analyst View Bio Riders will visit Ely, Tonopah and Las Vegas in Nevada and Cedar City, Moab and Salt Lake City in Utah. I think thats why I have been able to succeed at every level of motorsports. Gerringer was riding dirt bikes with crew chief Rodney Childers in Georgia when he was injured. . Born in 1969, Tina Gordon is one of the top female NASCAR drivers in history. In 1998, her full-time career as a racer began, and she flourished to the NASCAR Pro series by 1999. Robinson Signing Autographs For Her Fans (Source: ESPN). As her father used to run late models, Long got her inspiration from him. Lindsay Czarniak - Fox Sports Press Pass Bio Emmy Award and Gracie Award-winning broadcaster Lindsay Czarniak is a FOX NFL reporter and FOX NASCAR contributor. Her love for racing began in her husband's short-track stock car. Born in Harrisburg, Pa., Czarniak was raised in northern Virginia. 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. Next season will be Littles 20th year in broadcasting and her newest assignment will continue a long line of firsts for the California native. (Getty Images) NASCAR reporter Wendy Venturini suffered a fractured skull and a . In 1999, Spake interned for the Neil Rogers Show on Miamis WQAM and later that year moved to New York City to join Nickelodeon as an assistant coordinator of on-air promotions. Stereotypically, womens driving skills are a standing joke, among others. Spake and Little are ESPN pit reporters for the networks live broadcasts of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series. This is the 27th anniversary ride. Tony stands out among the male-dominated sports, being just one of the four women to star in the Auto Menard Series this year. Over the past several years, Stavast has covered the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the Baja 1000, the Red Bull Air Race, and the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. Larson has started the season slowly, but Vegas should be a salve. Little added, I dont think intimidation has ever been a part of me. I was prepared for Tony and he makes you work hard. With the rule change debuting at Phoenix, Cup teams will be given a 50-minute practice session on March 10, two days before the Cup race there. In October 2021, Little was named to the Cynopsis 2021 Top Women in Media list in the Game-Changing On-Air Talent category. 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. Kyle Busch was the only driver to appear as a guest analyst on a 2020 broadcast that did not return for any races in 2021.[10][11]. Winds light and variable. Each year since 2017 (except for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Fox has had active Cup Series drivers (plus crew chief Chad Knaus in 2019 and 2021) serve as every member of the broadcast team for one of their Xfinity Series races (Pocono in 2017, Talladega in 2018, and Charlotte in 2019, 2021 and 2022). But the racing hasnt impacted their friendship, Larson says. 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