NASCAR on ESPN | |
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Also known as | NASCAR on ABC |
Genre | Auto racing telecasts |
Presented by | Allen Bestwick Dale Jarrett Andy Petree (for other reporters and staff, see announcers section below) |
Opening theme | "Last Man Standing" by Trailer Choir (2009) Back in the Saddle by Aerosmith (2007–2008) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Production location | Various NASCAR venues |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 3–5 hours (depending on race length) |
Production companies | ABC Sports (1961–2000) ESPN (1981–2000, 2007–2014) ESPN on ABC (2007–2014) |
Original release | |
Network | ABC ESPN ESPN2 ESPNEWS ESPN Classic |
Release | March 1, 1981 August 5, 2000 | –
Release | July 23, 2007 November 16, 2014 | –
Related | |
NASCAR Now NASCAR Countdown NASCAR Drivers: Non-Stop ESPN2 Garage NASCAR in Primetime | |
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NASCAR on ESPN is the now-defunct former package and branding of coverage of NASCAR races on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC. ABC, and later the ESPN family of networks, carried NASCAR events from the sanctioning body's top three divisions at various points from the early 1960s until 2000, after the Truck Series rights were lost. However, ESPN resumed coverage of NASCAR with the Nationwide Series race at Daytona in February 2007 and the then-Nextel Cup Series at Indianapolis in July 2007. ESPN's final race was the Ford EcoBoost 400 at the Homestead–Miami Speedway on November 16, 2014, with Kevin Harvick winning that year's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.