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NBC Sports Add Marty Snider & Kelli Stavast to Broadcast Team

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nbc-nascar1Experienced, Charlotte-based Reporters Join Jeff Burton, Rick Allen and Steve Letarte on NBC Sports’ New NASCAR On-Air Crew

NBC Sports Group has reached agreements with motorsports reporters Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast, will contribute to NBC Sports’ upcoming NASCAR studio and live race coverage on NBC and NBCSN.  Snider and Stavast, each of whom have years of motorsports experience, will operate out of Charlotte, N.C., home to many of the sport’s race teams and drivers. The announcement was made today by Sam Flood, Executive Producer of NBC Sports and NBC Sports Network. Continue reading →

NBC Sports Adds Steve Letarte to 2015 Broadcast Team

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Steve Letarte, crew chief of the #88 Chevrolet, looks on in the garage area during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Preseason Thunder testing at Daytona International Speedway on January 11, 2013 Photo - Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Steve Letarte, crew chief of the #88 Chevrolet, looks on in the garage area during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Preseason Thunder testing at Daytona International Speedway on January 11, 2013
Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

After several reports floating around on social media throughout the day, NBC Sports, Executive Producer Sam Flood made it official that they and Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Steve Letarte have reached an agreement for him to join NBC’s multi-platform NASCAR coverage beginning in 2015. The announcement is followed by a media conference scheduled for 8:30 am ET Friday at Daytona International Speedway, when more details will be discussed. Continue reading →

NBC Sports Tabs Rick Allen as Lead Race Announcer

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Photo - Rick Allen's twitter account
Photo – Rick Allen’s twitter account

Rick Allen Named Lead Race Announcer for NBC Sports Group‘s Upcoming NASCAR Coverage

Rick Allen brings more than a decade of motorsports broadcasting experience

NBC’s Sports Group announces that Rick Allen has signed a multi-year agreement to serve as the lead race announcer for NBC’s upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series coverage beginning in 2015. Alongside Allen in the NBC Sports Broadcast booth will be current driver Jeff Burton, who also announced that he will be joining NBC’s multi-platform NASCAR coverage.  Continue reading →

NBC Sports Brings on Jeff Burton as NASCAR Analyst

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Photo - Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images
Photo – Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images

After an announcement yesterday from Michael Waltrip Racing that he will join the organization part-time testing and driving in 2014, Jeff Burton a veteran Sprint Cup Series driver becomes the first member of NBC Sports Group‘s new on-air talent for NASCAR. Continue reading →