Both SPEED and the Motor Racing Network will broadcast the feature
races on Monday, Feb. 18 and Tuesday, Feb. 19 from “The World Center of
Racing,” beginning at 7 p.m. ET each night. The MRN broadcast will also be
streamed live at www.motorracingnetwork.com
and carried by SiriusXM
NASCAR Radio, Channel 90.
The two days of competition during Speedweeks will include three
non-points special events – featuring the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, the NASCAR
Whelen Modified tours and the Late Model division of the NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series. The racing will be contested on a .4-mile oval located on
the Superstretch at DIS.
For the first time, NASCARHomeTracks.com – the official NASCAR.com
site for the touring and weekly series– will host live streaming video of the
practice rounds and heat races throughout each day leading up to the main
events. Coverage will begin at 9 a.m. on Monday and 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
“From the drop of the green flag Monday morning for the first
practice through the checkered flag Tuesday night on the final race, fans
across the country and abroad will have an opportunity to follow all of the
great short-track action in the first-ever UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona
International Speedway,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR vice president,
regional and touring series. “This one of a kind event features our series’ top
drivers, including stars of tomorrow and a host of talented veterans. It’s
fitting that as we break new ground with this event, we team with our great
partners across television, radio and the internet to provide an unparalleled
level of coverage.”
Race winners and series champions from the 2012 season earned
locked-in spots into the respective series events. The remaining spots in each
of the 34-car fields will be decided through heat races, and a last-chance race
if necessary.
A top lineup of motorsports broadcasters will be on hand to call
the action from the short-track at Daytona. For SPEED, that lineup includes:
·
Monday: Bob Dillner (play-by-play) and Hermie Sadler (analyst)
will be in the booth, with Ray Dunlap as the pit reporter.
·
Tuesday: Mike Joy (play-by-play) and Larry McReynolds (analyst) in
the booth for the Whelen Modified race, and Rick Allen (play-by-play) and Phil
Parsons (analyst) in the booth for the K&N Pro Series race. Bob Dillner
will be the pit reporter for both races.
For MRN, Kyle Rickey and Alex Hayden will be in the booth, with
Steve Post covering the action in the turns. Pit reporters will be Woody Cain
and Buddy Long.
The heat races, which will set the starting lineups for the
evening’s racing, will be voiced by the team from Speed51.com: Bob Dillner,
Matt Kentfield, Adam Mackey, and Elgin Traylor. The video stream of the
practices will be voiced by legendary NASCAR broadcaster and DIS public address
announcer Ken Squier and Joe Coss, a announcer at Stafford (Conn.) Motor
Speedway. Coss was voted the winner of DIS’s UNOH Battle At The Beach announcer
search.
In addition, NASCARHomeTracks.com will debut “Race Central Live
powered by Speed51.com,” which will provide real-time updates and photos from
the Speed51 staff of reporters and photographers for the entire event.
For
more information about the UNOH Battle At The Beach, visit www.nascarhometracks.com and www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com.
Grandstand and garage admission can be secured via the website or by calling
1-888-PITSHOP.
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