Fox’ Larry McReynolds To Join TNT’s NASCAR Broadcasts

Fox’ McReynolds To Join TNT’s NASCAR Broadcasts

Fox NASCAR analyst Larry McReynolds is “joining the team that will work six Nextel Cup races for TNT this summer,” according to David Poole of the CHARLOTTE OBSERVER. McReynolds will “work TNT’s prerace show from a mobile set, with a host yet to be named” (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 3/6).

FAST START: In Las Vegas, Bill Taaffe writes Fox’ NASCAR coverage is “off to an outstanding start, if Daytona and the California 500 in Fontana are any indication. It has all kinds of special effects that keep you in the race: Arrow pointers to particular drivers give you their name, speed, car number and current standings. Broadcasts are in HD.” Analyst Darrell Waltrip “sounds like a hillbilly, but [is] the best commentator in racing.” Meanwhile, Brent Musburger broadcasting Busch races on ESPN “might be an ill-conceived attempt by ESPN to widen its audience among NFL fans or create a better-heeled demographic than NASCAR has seen” (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 3/6).