Totally NASCAR

Totally NASCAR
Genre	News program
Based on	NASCAR
Starring	Steve Byrnes Kirsten Gum
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company(s)	Fox Sports
Distributor	20th Television
Release
Original network	Fox Sports Net (2001-2004; 2010-present)
Original release	2001 – 2004 2010 – present
Chronology
Preceded by	Inside NASCAR
Followed by	NASCAR Nation
Related shows	NASCAR Race Hub NASCAR RaceDay NASCAR Victory Lane

Totally NASCAR is a newscast about NASCAR racing that airs on Fox Sports Net. The program returned in 2010 after a 6-year absence, but in a different format from the show that was originally shown from 2001 to 2004.

The original show aired nightly and replaced the recently cancelled weekly show Inside NASCAR that had aired on TNN until late 2000 when NASCAR began a new television contract.

The show debuted on February 12, 2001, six days before NASCAR on Fox was unveiled at the Daytona 500. The program's first host was Steve Byrnes and its first field reporter was Kirsten Gum, who also hosted each week when Byrnes was at the track for Fox. In 2002, Gum left for OLN (now Versus) and was replaced by Krista Voda, who became primary host of the show by 2004. John Roberts, host of FSN and Speed Channel's weekend programming, also served as host from time-to-time.

The program was a mix of news, highlights, features, and interviews. There were regular weekly appearances by NASCAR on Fox analysts Larry McReynolds and Jeff Hammond, and weekly weather reports provided by Fox News Channel.

In 2004, reporter Sean Pragano played Driver Guy in a series of vignettes that can be described as a mini-mockumentary (think Borat in the NASCAR garage). Pragano also contributed rap and country songs to the show.

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