This Sunday, NASCAR on Fox goes back to its regular day after being in primetime last week and will air live from the famed Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.
The Aaron’s 499 starts at noon ET on Fox. Chris Myers will be in the Fox Hollywood Hotel along with the brothers Waltrip, Darrell and Michael. Then when the Green Flag is raised, Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds will call lap-by-lap action.
One of the more interesting features of the race will be Michael Waltrip doing duty on Fox and then racing when the action starts, and pulling postrace duty on TV again.
Check out the press release.
FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
NASCAR on FOX & SPEED Broadcaster Michael Waltrip Works Prerace & Drives in Talladega – Expanded Coverage Begins Sunday at 12:00 PM ET
EARNHARDT HAS GREAT SHOT TO WIN IN DEGA; BROADCASTER MICHAEL WALTRIP COMPETES – With seven top-10 finishes in nine starts, four of which are top-5, is this finally the week Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins a race? We’ll find out on Sunday, May 6 (12:00 PM ET) as NASCAR on FOX heads south for NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing from Talladega.
Coverage starts with the FOX NASCAR SUNDAY prerace show hosted by Chris Myers, with up-to-the-minute reports, live interviews with drivers, crewmen and officials shaping the day’s action, and analysis from Darrell Waltrip and Michael Waltrip. This week, Michael Waltrip pulls double duty when he trades his seat in the Hollywood Hotel for a seat in a racecar on Sunday. In addition to driving in the race, Michael sits down with Earnhardt Jr. for a taped interview airing during FOX NASCAR SUNDAY prerace show.
Veteran analyst Jeff Hammond takes his extensive experience as a former championship-winning crew chief to where the action is, in the garages and pit road. Once the green flag drops, race announcer Mike Joy is alongside analysts Waltrip and Larry McReynolds to call all the twists and turns on the track while Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Krista Voda and Matt Yocum patrol the pits for reports on teams and pit stops.
HAMMOND: CHILDRESS TEAMS NEED TO BECOME A FACTOR – With an eye on more success in 2012, many changes were made to the Jeff Burton, Paul Menard and Kevin Harvick teams. However, the changes haven’t paid dividends for Richard Childress Racing says NASCAR on FOX analyst Jeff Hammond. “Things just haven’t materialized. Sure Kevin is again in the top 10 in points right now, but he has no wins, no poles and only two top-five finishes and five top-10 finishes in nine events. Menard is 14th and Richmond cost Burton three more spots as he dropped to 20th in the points,” says Hammond. “You just know that out of the nine races so far, RCR expected to have won a couple of races by now. Historically, after making changes to the teams, Richard has given them time and a chance to figure stuff out.”
To read more from Hammond click here: http://on-msn.com/IqpArM
One more press release and I’ll shut it down for the night.
