Great column on Benny Kahn (Feb. 26 News-Journal). One of the most recognizable voices in NASCAR, Byrnes joined Fox Sports in 2001 after stints at TBS and CBS. The network said he died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. But there are some like former drivers Darrell Waltrip, Rusty Wallace and Kyle Petty who are both loved and hated, depending on the viewer. He made me feel like I was there, at the track, right where I wanted to be. Jenkins was the radio "Voice of the Indianapolis 500 " on the IMS Radio Network from 1990 to 1998, then held the same . TNT 664 13%, They have the most sincere and authentic reporters and announcers., They are not afraid to stop someone and let them know there is a wreck on the track. He has been Foxs lead analyst in the broadcast booth since the network began doing races in 2001. Was play-by-play announcer from 1988-2000. 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. Brown was commenting on his Xfinity Series victory at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama Saturday while the crowd repeatedly yelled "Fuck Joe . They don't show Danica 10 times per race or show blatant favoritism in the booth., Better analysis, less idle chatter. Well spoken. Most announcers tell us what we are already able to view ourselves, but Kyle takes us away from that and gives us the real story of why certain things on track are happening. You were a blessing and will be missed. Then, in late 2004, a freak accident would move Weber further into the spotlight. So thenexttime there is chaos on the last two laps, the inarticulate personalities in the booth can turn to retired professionals. Hall broadcast races for over 50 years. I wasnt doing this just as a job.. Worst score: 1,592 Knows his car techno., He is not arrogant and announces the race rather than talk just to be heard., Brings humor to the broadcast without sounding like he is trying too hard., Overreacts to non-incidents on the track. We then added those together, took the number of best points and divided it into the number of total points to give us a best-to-worst ratio. "His level of professionalism was matched only by the warmth he showed everyone he met," NASCAR chairman Brian France said in a statement. Adds meaningful commentary., He has no favorites that you can tell. Just considering Dale's dad is one of the greatest broadcasters ever, Dale is a disappointment. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. Jeff Gluck of USA Today shared a comment from President Obama, who described Byrnes as a "legendary reporter and broadcaster.". He was 56. A three-time Daytona 500 winner, Jarrett earned 32 career Cup wins. (John Kringas/Fox Sports) Steve Byrnes, a NASCAR on Fox broadcaster and longtime television sports journalist, died April 21 at a hospital in Charlotte. And not only did . pic.twitter.com/HKkeEKV2mB, Barney Hall made @NASCAR listeners feel like family w/ his masterful storytelling. Speaking of track-temp infatuation, I believe I saw Larry McReynolds in a big bow-tie this past Sunday. He . Ranking: 1st, Worst votes: 235 (1st-59) They also do a better job "getting the shot, rarely missing something that happens on track. Hammond led Darrell Waltrip to two Cup titles as a crew chief. Extremely informative, great delivery, always has something compelling to share., Has in-depth knowledge of the sport he is commentating on. 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) "He battled cancer with tenacity, and was a true inspiration to everyone in the NASCAR family. For his sake, hell want to avoid the fate of another NASCAR announcer named Bill Weber, who lost his job in embarrassing circumstances. Simply stated, we'll miss Steve dearly.". Best score: 955 NBC and TNT would split the Winston Cup and Busch Series races in the second half of the season. 23XI Racing's Bubba Wallace took the . Thanks for your love. News report from the 2001 Daytona 500 (death of Dale Earnhardt) He previously worked as a basketball analyst for ESPN and ABC and various NBA teams before joining ESPNs NASCAR coverage team in 2007. Growing up listening to the race cheering for my dad as a kid Barney hall was one of the best on the radio. Ranking: 3rd, Worst votes: 603 (1st-147) Period. 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'. 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.. Chris Myers, Clint Bowyer, Blake Shelton, Fox, NASCAR (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images). We asked fans which network has the best NASCAR telecasts, and to rank the three best and the three worst announcers. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France also provided a statement, via Gluck. 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. Thank you. I assume they would point to some type of research suggesting business clothes give an air of authority, therefore making the viewer pay better attention when the discussion turns to Goodyears latest tire compound, sway bars and track temps. Voice doesnt grate on my nerves, good disposition/sense of humor during broadcast. Ranking: 10th, Worst votes: 397 (1st-58) He and Squier were also the first two recipients. Because he is funny, charismatic and genuinely likes everyone., Enthusiastic, knowledgeable, clearly loves the sport. CART, NASCAR, USAC and ASA. Why hes the worst (comments from survey): States the obvious and beats some ideas to death (i.e. 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. He often could be seen dining with drivers and other team members on the road, and evening outings with other members of the MRN crew in recent years sometimes produced stories that stretched the imagination. Their broadcasts featured an identical graphics and music package and the same announcers. Dump him!, He is not as connected to the garage as other broadcasters. Jarrett, a 2014 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, was the 1999 Cup champion. Prayers for him and his family. Role: Studio analyst (former), Best votes: 738 (1st-124) WhileBowyers vehicle was reported to have sustained damage to the front driver side and to the windshield in front of the drivers seat, he was not reported to have suffered any injuries. He has a dry, very unfriendly sense of humor; his monotone voice drives me up the wall!, Best votes: 2,137 (1st-527) He was pinned between the two cars and suffered head and chest injuries. The Byrnes family made the announcement via a statementFox Sportsreleased. He was 83. 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. Former NHRA Announcer Dave McClelland Dies at 85 McClelland was a fixture on NHRA TV broadcasts for more than a quarter of a century. Worst score: 2,374 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. "Bob Jenkins lent his iconic voice to so many memorable NASCAR moments . Share Copy Link. Editor's Picks Ranking: 7th. Just plain pleasant to listen too. Race announcers concentrate on race, not old stories., They tend to focus on the actual racing more than the other networks. For the first three-and-a-half years, he served as a pit reporter and pre-race studio host. Staff Report May 22, 2022. (TNT) is in it for six weeks, and then out., The driver on a broadcast team can't be a guy who has the same amount of Cup wins as me., Network: Fox Sports 1 I just want people to know that I care that much back, Byrnes told the magazine. He is a trained professional and smooth. Jamie Little doesn't wear a dress while working TV. Family and friends gathered for a memorial on Sunday evening. Ranking: 3rd. He has been the. Ranking: 14th, Worst votes: 871 (1st-231) I have plenty of good stories on Brad Sunday mornings at Metz 2, drinking champagne. 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. The Hall of Fame announcer began radio broadcasting during his time in the. In an interview with NASCAR Illustratedlast fall, Byrnes articulated that he hoped his passion for NASCAR was genuine. It later came to light that Weber had supposedly been in a loud confrontation at the hotel in which he was staying. Some want all the information they can get. Ranking: 15th. 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. Steve Byrnes, a popular Fox broadcaster who reported on NASCAR for the last 30 years and whose cancer battle inspired the racing community, died Tuesday. McClelland, a television broadcaster by trade, called his first drag race in 1959. Joy, who was an accomplished sports-car racer, spent 14 years (1977-1990) at Motor Racing Network and has spent 30 years as part of the NASCAR broadcasts at CBS, TNT and Fox. I think he is hilarious and love his insight, though he drools over Danica and (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) too much sometimes., He's funny, knows what he's talking about. It's very sad that he's leaving NASCAR in 2015., Because he is the best. Some prefer a more calm approach, one where theres less talking and more focus on the action on the track. Mike always gives credit to those around him and embraces the team he is on. If he has a favorite, you don't know it., He is a past champion and knows what he is talking about without trying to take over the broadcast with stupid stories., Very knowledgeable and fair, doesn't talk incessantly about his own career., Knowledge of the sport, but the professionalism to know he doesn't have to prove it by talking about himself all the time, aka the Waltrip method., He's one of the very few NASCAR broadcasters that can combine the ability to both drive a racecar and use proper grammar when he talks., Have no problem with DJ as a driver or person, I actually was a fan of his when he drove. Means well but I can't listen to him., Best votes: 309 (1st-42) At the end of the day, when my career is over, that I really did care. He was 83. A 30-year veteran of the Sprint Cup Series, Waltrip has four career wins (two in the Daytona 500) in 775 career starts. The network said he died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. I was a late-teen and Brad was within a pitching wedge of retirement when I got to sit with him in the old Indigo Lakes clubhouse bar area. The following is a historical list of television and radio networks and announcers who have broadcast NASCAR events. Richards had been hospitalized for several weeks prior to his passing. 43 throughout his NBA career in honor of Richard Petty. Ranking: 6th, Worst votes: 1,519 (1st-443) The NASCAR community honored Byrnes with the #ByrnesStrong hashtag throughout his absence and held a special ceremony at Sunday's Food City 500. Ranking: 10th. 8/29/2019 8:58 AM PT. He was 85 years old. Since then, however, no caution-flag procedure has been without its detractors. 20.5k Followers, 1,459 Following, 1,088 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Jessie Punch Lee (@its_jpunch) All Rights Reserved. While Chris Myers may still refer to him as Dr. Sense of humor. ", #BarneyHall was the voice of @MRNRadio and you knew it when you heard him. A master at explaining his vast knowledge of racing from a driver standpoint. He then owned his own team before selling the majority of it in 2007. Worst score: 4,737 Best score: 367 Cause he's the best at everything. 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. Call the action., Best votes: 1,623 (1st-773) Dick Berggren. Class act. At first, Allen Bestwick served as NBC/TNTs play-by-play announcer, alongside Wally Dallenbach Jr and the late, great Benny Parsons. He brings his role of a car owner to the booth. And the modern media centers work room is named in honor of Godwin Kelly. https://t.co/0n52ssKUEQ, This is awful, awful news. Best score: 1,294 [3] I thought once the caution came out for a wreck, the other cars would race back to the start/finish line before slowing down. I could go on but I'd probably run out of room. Share this: . Byrnes joined Fox Sports in 2001 and served as a pit. After an initial diagnosis of head and neck cancer in August 2013, Byrnes responded well to treatment and returned to his job for the 2014 season. If we knew what he meant, he wouldn't have to tell us., Besides being honest, he is brutal. (Watch the clips below.) His favorite quote. Fox NASCAR announcer Steve Byrnes has died. This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR on Fox: Why not 'Casual Sunday' for 'Grandpa Munster?' [2] Hall is considered one of the best NASCAR commentators of all-time. Bob Jenkins, a legendary auto racing broadcaster whose voice became an inseparable part of NASCAR's growth on television as well as the . Gasping and yelling whoa to nothing seems like fabricated drama and keeps me on edge as a viewer, in a negative way., I've never been impressed with his credentials compared to other ex-driver commentators. Write an Obituary; . Barnet Hall [1] (June 24, 1932 - January 26, 2016) was an American sports commentator for Motor Racing Network, formerly calling NASCAR races. He also mentored many of the radio and TV broadcasters who work in the racing industry today. The network said the 56-year-old died after a long battle with cancer. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Hall was involved in broadcasting stock car racing for more than 50 years, many as the lead announcer. Webers reaction to this scene? Legendary NASCAR announcer Barney Hall died Tuesday at the age of 83 from complications following a recent medical procedure. 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. Richard Allen Schwieger is an American sportscaster and television personality known professionally as Rick Allen. He began working for ESPN in 2006 following his retirement from Cup racing. 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