NASCAR on Fox
| Fox NASCAR | |
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Logo used since 2017
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| Also known as | 'NASCAR on Fox' |
| Genre | Auto racing telecasts |
| Presented by |
Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip Larry McReynolds Chris Myers Jeff Hammond Jeff Gordon See Announcers section below |
| Theme music composer |
Scott Schreer Cedric Brantley |
| Opening theme | "NASCAR on Fox theme music" "Everyday Hustlers" |
| Ending theme | Same as opening theme |
| Composer(s) | Scott Schreer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Mitchell McIntire (broadcast associate producer / broadcast associate / producer) (8 episodes, 2013–2014) Michael Hughes (unknown episodes) |
| Location(s) | Various NASCAR venues |
| Editor(s) | Matt Tan (39 episodes, 2013–2015) Jason Myers (unknown episodes) Darol Michael Carr (unknown episodes) David Millar (segment editor) (unknown episodes) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Varies, but typically 4.5 hours (ranges from 4 to 5 hours) or until race ends |
| Production company(s) | Fox Sports |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Fox Sports (2001–present) Fox Sports 1 (2013–present) Fox Sports 2 (2013–present) Fox Sports Net (2001–2002) FX (2001–2006) Fox News Channel (2015–overflow) Fox Business Network (2016–overflow) |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) (downconverted to letterboxed 4:3 on SDTV feed since 2009), 720p (HDTV) |
| Original release | February 11, 2001 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
NASCAR Race Hub NASCAR RaceDay NASCAR Victory Lane NASCAR Live! |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Fox NASCAR, also known as NASCAR on Fox, is the branding used for broadcasts of NASCAR races produced by Fox Sports and have aired on the Fox network in the United States since 2001. Speed, a motorsports-focused cable channel owned by Fox, began broadcasting NASCAR-related events in February 2002, with its successor Fox Sports 1 taking over Fox Sports' cable event coverage rights when that network replaced Speed in August 2013. Throughout its run, FOX's coverage of NASCAR has won thirteen Emmy Awards.
On November 11, 1999, NASCAR signed a contract that awarded the U.S. television rights to its races to four networks (two that would hold the broadcast television rights and two that would hold the cable television rights), split between Fox and sister cable channel FX, and NBC and TBS (whose rights were later assumed by TNT) starting with the 2001 season. Fox and FX would alternate coverage of all races held during the first half of the season, while NBC and TNT would air all races held during the second half.
Beginning in 2001, Fox alternated coverage of the first and most preeminent race of the season, the Daytona 500, with Fox televising the race in odd-numbered years and NBC airing it in even-numbered years through 2006. For balance, the network that did not air the 500 in a given year during the contract would air Daytona's summer night race, the Pepsi 400. Valued at $2.4 billion, Fox/FX held the rights to this particular contract for eight years (through 2008) and NBC/TNT having the rights for six years (through 2006). Further on the cable side, in October 2002, Speed Channel – which was owned by the Fox broadcast network's parent subsidiary Fox Entertainment Group – obtained the rights to televise all of the races in the Craftsman Truck Series, a contract it bought out from ESPN.
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