Photo Credit: Noel Lanier
Daytona Beach, Fla. — FOX Sports returns four NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES drivers as race analysts for its coverage of the NASCAR XFINITY SERIES coverage in 2016 and adds Carl Edwards this season for the first time. Rotating in the FOX and FS1 booth are Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, Brad Keselowski and Danica Patrick. Harvick, Bowyer, Keselowski and Patrick rotated in the FOX Sports booth in 2015. Harvick, 2014 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES champion, is up first, calling the season opener from Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 20 (3:30 PM ET) on FS1. Bowyer is on deck, joining the FS1 team of play-by-play announcer Adam Alexander and analyst Michael Waltrip at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 27 (1:30 PM ET).
This season, FOX Sports airs the first 14 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES of the year. FS1 telecasts 10 of the events while FOX broadcasts the races from Phoenix, Talladega, Dover and Pocono. Below is a list of NASCAR XFINITY SERIES races on FOX and FS1 for which Cup Series drivers are scheduled to serve as guest analysts:
Race Date/Airtime
Daytona Feb. 20 (3:30 PM ET) FS1 Harvick
Atlanta
Las Vegas March 5 (4:00 PM ET) FS1
Phoenix March 12 (2:30 PM ET) FOX
Fontana March 19 (4:00 PM ET) FS1
Texas
Bristol
Richmond April 23 (12:30 PM ET) FS1 TBA
Talladega April 30 (3:00 PM ET) FOX
Dover
Charlotte May 28 (2:30 PM ET) FS1
Pocono
Michigan June 11 (1:30 PM ET) FS1 TBA
Iowa
*subject to change
