Bestwick, (L), Edwards and Petree |
Edwards will join lap-by-lap announcer Allen Bestwick and analyst Andy Petree in the booth to call the 300-mile race at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night, April 12, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The race will be the first after a two week break in the schedule for the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
Edwards also will call races at
Richmond International Raceway on Friday night, April 26 and at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, May 4. In each
case, Edwards will compete in the next day’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the same
track.
“I truly appreciate the opportunity
to be a part of the ESPN team and their Nationwide Series broadcasts again this
season,” said Edwards. “Allen, Andy and the whole ESPN team really helped me
get a better feel of what goes on in the booth last season.”
The Columbia, Mo., native made his
debut in the ESPN booth last year, calling Nationwide Series races at
Darlington Raceway and Kentucky Speedway. Moving to the booth was a progression
in broadcasting for Edwards, who had been doing post-race analysis for ESPN SportsCenter
during ESPN’s portion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule the previous two
seasons.
“I feel I can definitely use my
racing experience, combined with what I learned last year, to provide the fans
with a better perspective and inside analysis,” Edwards said.
Edwards, who drives for Roush Fenway
Racing, stopped competing in NASCAR Nationwide Series races last season after
racing fulltime in both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series the previous seven
years. He was the Nationwide Series driving champion in 2007, and earned the
2011 series owner’s championship for Roush Fenway Racing, but decided to
concentrate his efforts on the Sprint Cup Series exclusively beginning last
season.
“We’re delighted to have Carl back
with us,” said Rich Feinberg, ESPN vice president, motorsports, production.
“He brings great insight as a current driver to his analysis as well as a warm
personality. He fits in well with our team and we welcome the opportunity to
work with him.”
As poorly as he has been running lately one would think he might want to concentrate on driving.
ReplyDeleteI think Carl should stick with making his car better and finishing the races in first place, He has not won the champinship, let the old farts that actuly won things be on tv. Like Dale, Rusty, Darrell, and any of the jokers that have won like Johnson, Gordan, Stewart, & LaBonitie. Win First then move on to retire on TV.
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