DJ takes his experience and applies it to what he sees without talking over the viewers head and he does so in a non-judgmental and non-biased way. Thanks for your love. Worst score: 3,862 I like Larry Mac. Not a team player with other broadcasters. NASCAR QNAAre Kyle and Kurt Busch now atop brothers list? This wasnt Duke Snider waiting 11 years to reach the Baseball Hall of Fame, but in our press-box world, it was pretty close. Worst score: 5,302 Their broadcasts featured an identical graphics and music package and the same announcers. Some prefer a more calm approach, one where theres less talking and more focus on the action on the track. Talks to audience, doesn't act stupid and goofy. Barneys impeccable delivery and incredible storytelling skills left an indelible mark on the sport that he so clearly loved. Robert Francis Jenkins (September 4, 1947 - August 9, 2021) was an American television and radio sports announcer, [1] [2] primarily calling Indy car and NASCAR telecasts for ESPN / ABC and later Versus/ NBCSN. If he disagrees, he says so, even if his opinion isn't a popular one., Just the facts and does not care about the NASCAR party line., Too opinionated, comes off as a jerk and doesnt take the time to get the facts straight before running his mouth. NASCAR on NBC NBCSN NASCAR on TNT NASCAR ratings Daytona 500 Ratings: Danica Lifts Overnights to Seven-Year High Daytona 500 Ratings: Danica Lifts Overnights to Seven-Year High NASCAR 'Daytona 500' TV Ratings History + Your Guess For This Year (Poll) NASCAR All-Star Race - NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race | Official Site Of NASCAR - NASCAR.com This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR on Fox: Why not 'Casual Sunday' for 'Grandpa Munster?' He takes it seriously while not treating the viewers like fools that need to be spoon-fed info about who they should root for and how great the racing is.. Fans, teams and spotters. NBC NASCAR announcer Rick Allen took heat on social media for a controversial statement he made during Monday's Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. I want to know about the action on the track. https://t.co/q9eAYkfUWZ pic.twitter.com/gINFqL2q9U, NASCAR announces start times for 2016 Sprint Cup season. Now you can go to work on my late friend Brad Willson. He was 56. Longtime Fox NASCAR announcer Steve Byrnes, who has been suffering from head and neck cancer since 2013, died Tuesday. #NASCAR is better for having known you. He adds excitement to the broadcast., Enthusiastic calls! For Nascar viewers, much may stay the same in . HEY, WILLIE!My suggestion for NASCAR coverage on TV: Hire a former professional judge for the booth. pic.twitter.com/HKkeEKV2mB, Barney Hall made @NASCAR listeners feel like family w/ his masterful storytelling. For Nascar viewers, much may stay the same in the near term, but after 2024, all that will change. A crash report from the Lake Ozark Police Department revealed that Bowyer was driving westbound on U.S. 54 and struck a woman walking on a ramp as he approached Missouri 242. The accident occurred . He . Miss you all. CART, NASCAR, USAC and ASA. Ranking: 12th, Worst votes: 776 (1st-168) Because he is funny, charismatic and genuinely likes everyone., Enthusiastic, knowledgeable, clearly loves the sport. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Bob Jenkins, an esteemed motorsports broadcaster at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway who also anchored NASCAR coverage for ABC Sports and ESPN for nearly two decades, died Monday. NEW YORK -- Fox NASCAR announcer Steve Byrnes has died. Ranking: 4th, Worst votes: 2,219 (1st-1,239) Hall began work at a small station in his hometown of Elkin, N.C. in 1958. In ranking the commentators, we awarded three points for those who were voted the best, two points for second-best and one for third-best. The Fox Sports NASCAR analyst was not in . In broadcasting, I reckon they dress that way because theyve always dressed that way. He was 83. Before joining Fox, he was a pit reporter for TNN, CBS and WTBS. But its still no way to end your biggest race in front of your biggest national audience. In addition to hisprofessionalwork, Byrnes also became one of the sports world's most recognizable faces pushing for acure to cancer. No self-promotion. He was 83. But he is very knowledgeable and will say the truth. Worst score: 2,942 NASCAR announcer Steve Byrnes died Tuesday from head and neck cancer. He has never changed from the time I started watching the occasional race 15 years ago to now., When you watch Cup races Mike Joy's voice makes it sound like it could be a race from Petty and Earnhardt's heydays.. His audition included reading a commercial for Sunbeam bread. NBC Sports Network will cease to exist after 2021. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. Fox Sports' NASCAR announcer Steve Byrnes passed away on Tuesday. His status as a owner is already a conflict of interest, but Waltrip still provides little insight and constantly gives tired clichs about racing., Tries way too hard to be funny and he's just not. He and David Pearson were especially close over the years. Jarrett, a 2014 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, was the 1999 Cup champion. He has been Foxs lead analyst in the broadcast booth since the network began doing races in 2001. He announced NASCAR for ESPN. This was his second bout . Write an Obituary; . Reconsider! By Jerry Bonkowski Jun 24, 2015, 12:10 PM EDT. Worst score: 2,374 Insightful without trying to make it a drama/soap opera. Speaking of track-temp infatuation, I believe I saw Larry McReynolds in a big bow-tie this past Sunday. NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France also provided a statement, via Gluck. Best score: 4,290 Extremely informative, great delivery, always has something compelling to share., Has in-depth knowledge of the sport he is commentating on. Dave McClelland, the voice of NHRA drag racing for 44, years has died. "His easy, conversational delivery made you feel like you were listening to one of your closest friends or relatives tell you a story the story of the very NASCAR race he was describing. Barnet Hall [1] (June 24, 1932 - January 26, 2016) was an American sports commentator for Motor Racing Network, formerly calling NASCAR races. In an interview with NASCAR Illustratedlast fall, Byrnes articulated that he hoped his passion for NASCAR was genuine. McClelland was the voice of the National . Mike always gives credit to those around him and embraces the team he is on. Ranking: 14th. He made me feel like I was there, at the track, right where I wanted to be. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. It reinforces negative stereotypes that NASCAR fans are ignorant rednecks. Role: Studio analyst, Best votes: 576 (1st-95) He was a familiar sight in speedway garage areas across the country. He reportedly hit his brakes as soon as he realized what had happened before calling 911 and assisting first responders at the scene. Doesn't talk over others. I am not watching Race Hub or NASCAR Now, or any other show to get the breakdown on the previous race. Alexander began working for MRN in 2000 in a variety of roles and worked as a pit reporter for Speed before becoming the play-by-play announcer for TNT in 2010. On to Vegas! Follow Tyler Conway (@tylerconway22) on Twitter. The interviews would be used as previews or fillers during the race broadcasts. The 1989 Cup champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame driver, Wallace won 55 races in his Cup career. Fox NASCAR announcer Steve Byrnes has died. Bowyer is in his second season as an analyst in the Fox booth following his retirement from full-time Cup Series competition post-2020. He knows his stuff, says it the way it is and knows what he's talking about., I find Ray simply uninteresting most of the time., No personality, should have more input based on his background., While he is informative to listen to, he keeps a biased opinion towards the 24 (Gordon)., Best votes: 675 (1st-91) While honoring 2014 Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick during a ceremony Tuesday at the White House, President Barack Obama mentioned the passing of Byrnes. The NASCAR on NBC crew of Weber, Dallenbach, and Parsons all made a cameo in the 2006 film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. How long has it been since they changed that procedure? 'Tower': Short for race control tower, it's the term used by racing officials and teams in radio communications to address the NASCAR race director for a given event. If the race is a blowout, he says its a blowout. Larry McReynolds, an analyst on the Fox team who had joined the broadcast booth alongside lead announcer Mike Joy and Bowyer for the race at Dover Motor Speedway in early May, filled in for Bowyer alongside Joy and Tony Stewart. @SU2C @nascar and @BMSupdates. Barney Hall, the Motor Racing Network anchor whose smooth voice brought NASCAR to life over radio waves for decades, died Tuesday from complications following a recent medical procedure. Share this: . Also Read: Barney Hall, Veteran NASCAR announcer, Dies at 83 Among the claims: NASCAR has refused to help Cox and Diversity Motorsports secure corporate sponsors. Few things spark debate among NASCAR fans more than the TV networks that cover the sport and the announcers that call the action and offer analysis each week. He joined Fox in 2001. He was 83. Good energy in the booth., All three guys in the booth are unbiased, fun to listen to, and know what they are talking about. Beginning with the 2001 season, Fox, NBC, and TNT picked up the television rights to NASCAR for the next six years. Ranking: 11th. I was disappointed when they brought him back to the studio after his stint as a pit reporter. The Liberty, Indiana, native was among four people to serve as the TV play-by-play announcer during ABC's 54-year run of broadcasting the Indianapolis 500. Role: Studio analyst (former), Best votes: 738 (1st-124) And he's got obvious passion for the sport, and is a generally likable on-air., So knowledgeable, nice and doesn't seem to show much, if any, bias., Technical expertise, entertaining, keeps viewers excited about watching the race., Larry seems like the nicest guy, but the way he slays the English language gives the entire sport a black eye. He was the first person I ever saw mix his own boilermaker. He said, "Serious question about minimum . He knows racing., Have always loved him and know he knows what hes talking about. Was play-by-play announcer from 1988-2000. The network said he died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. The announcers are also professional and do not try to take the attention away from the race and put it onto themselves., Straightforward, intelligent analysis; not over-produced. A master at explaining his vast knowledge of racing from a driver standpoint. He joined ESPN in 2007. This guy makes the most clich remarks out there., As much as I liked him when he played for Carolina, why is a basketball player, who obviously knows nothing about the sport, even one of the commentators? A winner of eight Cup races in 829 starts from 1979-2008, the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty has grown up in racing. Worst score: 430 Yuck!, Talks incessantly without saying anything. While details of the hotel incident are few and far between, there are extant hints of Webers short temper and poor chemistry with his partners. Legendary NASCAR announcer Barney Hall dies Jeff Gluck and Mike Hembree USA TODAY Sports View Comments 0:04 0:27 Barney Hall, the Motor Racing Network anchor whose smooth voice brought. 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Call the action., Best votes: 1,623 (1st-773) NASCAR: The next Trackhouse driver has a rare opportunity, NASCAR: 3 possible landing spots for Erik Jones in 2023, for the race at Dover Motor Speedway in early May, Stewart had previously been confirmed as the third announcer, the 43-year-old Emporia, Kansas native was involved in a fatal car crash, NASCAR: Trackhouse made a key silly season admission, Dan Dakich Is Out of His Mind With Reggie Miller Comments, NASCAR: The opportunity Ryan Blaney 'couldn't pass up'. https://t.co/0n52ssKUEQ, This is awful, awful news. NASCAR broadcasting legend Barney Hall died Tuesday from complications after a recent medical operation. Fox 2,996 57% That was apparent when Sporting News asked fans to rank the best and worst NASCAR announcers. Not even Steve Harvey, bridger. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Reconfiguration? The Sprint Cup race Saturday at Bristol, Tennessee, was named the Food City 500 In Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up To Cancer, a way for the industry to honor Byrnes and give support to those fighting the disease. A three-time Daytona 500 winner, Jarrett earned 32 career Cup wins. He has been the play-by-play announcer with Fox since the network began televising NASCAR races in 2001. https://t.co/SWB4ngmpZE. And even though he doesn't so much use the English language as wield it, he manages to communicate a fair portion of what he knows. Jeff Burton, an NBC Sports announcer and former driver, said Busch "was still as good as he's ever been" when the 2017 Daytona 500 champion took his No. ESPN guys tend to have more to say that is directly related to the on-track event., ESPN announcers and reporters give more objective information about the racing and drivers versus the hype-driven, personality centered coverage of Fox., Intelligent conversation, good overall race coverage. Prerace segments are great., Funny and honest. Period. Past crew chief, easy to listen to and respectful., When he explains something you get the sense he knows what he's talking about and, most importantly, how to explain it to you., Always seems to be prepared and knows what is happening during the race., Self-absorbed and adds nothing to the broadcasts., All he cares about is making it known he was DW's crew chief., Seems fake. They give the impression of not being shills for NASCAR and they pay homage to the history of the sport during prerace coverage., There are no frills and they don't try to turn race coverage into a sideshow, focusing on predetermined storylines or over-hyping certain drivers. Directs attention to race, not himself., His knowledge about the sport. "He battled cancer with tenacity, and was a true inspiration to everyone in the NASCAR family. He took a leave of absence in October to battle cancer once again, chronicling his fight on social media. I like that he is so knowledgeable. Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Clint Bowyer was involved in a deadly car crash near the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri on June 5, FOX4 reported Thursday. Are Kyle and Kurt Busch now atop brothers list? Too sarcastic.. Byrnes had been on medical leave from his job at FOX since last October to get treatment. He was also a play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports 1's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races and hosted several auto racing shows on the company's channels. NEW YORK (AP) Fox NASCAR announcer Steve Byrnes has died. He had been a NASCAR announcer for the radio for decades. It might be, but it makes me cringe and can't do anything to help the sport's image outside of the deep South., Trying to 'over-top' Waltrip doesn't make for good TV. His own team's cars, driven by good friend Michael Waltrip and his son Dale Earnhardt Jr, finished 1 . For the first three-and-a-half years, he served as a pit reporter and pre-race studio host. Best score: 1,294 His attitude and charisma about the race. Why hes the best (comments from the survey): Anyone who can herd the likes of DW and Mac is a consummate professional and is worthy of number one status., Best lap-by-lap guy. Adds meaningful commentary., He has no favorites that you can tell. He worked as an ESPN analyst up until this season. We have a whole generation of race fans who missed out on the chaos occasionally introduced by racing back to the yellow. It was always a recipe for potential disaster, and tip-toed up to it more than once. Youll never see anything like that in a hundred lifetimes! Chris Myers, Clint Bowyer, Blake Shelton, Fox, NASCAR (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images). He's the John Madden of NASCAR, but worse., Yes, he was an amazing driver, but when it comes to commentating, hes very biased against some drivers, and he's very boring., Thinks he knows it all, when he really doesn't. We are deeply saddened by the news of this tragedy. Even President Obama weighed in on Byrnes passing at a White House event honoring NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick Tuesday. Smart. Byrnes joined Fox Sports in 2001 and served as a pit reporter for its Sprint Cup Series coverage through the 2014 season. Stewart had a prestigious 18-year career, earning 49 . To racing fans, many of whom followed the sport mainly through radio broadcasts in the early days, Hall became the conduit of both vital information and tall tales, stories he would pick up in the garage area during race weekends. The network said he died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. Ranking: 1st. He's rather annoying and talks at everyone like they've never seen NASCAR before., Least exciting. It was announced shortly before this past Sunday afternoons NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway, the final race of Foxs 2022 broadcast schedule, that Clint Bowyer would not be in the booth for this race. 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