official logo type division of international speedway corporation industry radio network founded 1970 ; 46 years ago 1970 headquarters concord north carolina 1 key people bill france sr. founder ken squier network founder david hyatt president products nascar racing and radio programming number of employees roughly 70 website www.mrn.com the motor racing network mrn is the principal radio broadcasting operation of the national association for stock car auto racing nascar promoting themselves as the voice of nascar . mrn was founded in 1970 by william h.g. big bill france the founder of nascar and broadcaster ken squier . its first broadcast was the 1970 daytona 500 . mrn is a subsidiary of the frances international speedway corporation and broadcasts coverage of nascar sprint cup and nascar xfinity series races at tracks owned by isc as well as dover international speedway and pocono raceway . it also has exclusive coverage of the entire nascar camping world truck series schedule . other nscs and nxs races are held at tracks owned by speedway motorsports inc. and the indianapolis motor speedway . both smi and ims have their own radio networks performance racing network and the indycar radio network unrelated except for the appearance of doug rice on indycar radio during coverage of the brickyard 400 . the sprint showdown qualifying race and nascar sprint all star race are also broadcast on mrn despite being held at charlotte motor speedway the headquarters of smi . many stations have affiliations with both mrn and prn in order to air a full nascar schedule . broadcasts of sprint cup and formula one races receive mrn s highest ratings and hence the greatest station clearance number of stations carrying the broadcasts . audiences for the xfinity and camping world truck series are considerably smaller and hence lower station clearance . some mrn affiliates broadcast all three series but the lower series may be preempted by other events . in addition to nascar races mrn had exclusive coverage of the tudor united sportscar championship imsa now does the radio broadcasts and fia formula one world championship including the united states grand prix which returned in the 2012 season at the circuit of the americas in austin texas and offers other race related programs . contents 1 programs 2 announcers 2.1 current 2.1.1 booth announcers 2.1.1.1 cup 2.1.1.2 standalone fill in as needed 2.1.2 turn announcers 2.1.2.1 cup 2.1.2.2 standalone fill in as needed 2.1.3 pit reporters 2.2 former 3 references 4 external links programs edit while mrn s primary role is doing radio broadcasts of nascar races they also produce daily radio programs that are carried by some of their affiliates . they also stream the programs on their website . coors light pole updates short reports broadcast during sprint cup qualifying ; full event broadcast available on some affiliates siriusxm satellite radio and through nascar.com s track pass subscription service . nascar today twice daily three minute reports one around noon and one late afternoon early evening with the hosts of mrn motorsports monday . mrn motorsports monday extended review of the past weekend s racing action with woody cain and joey meier . winged nation sprint car news and interviews hosted by kendra jacobs and steve post nascar live tuesday evening call in show hosted by eli gold . the straightline nhra news and interviews hosted by doug herbert and marty hough nascar performance live call in show featuring pit reporters and crew chiefs focusing on the mechanical aspect of the sport . fast food guide to racetrack area gastronomy hosted by pit reporter steve post . mrn throwback thursday rebroadcasts of classic races formerly known as flashback friday . ned jarrett s world of racing two minute weekday morning commentary by two time grand national series champion and former mrn pit reporter ned jarrett hosted by current booth annnouncer joe moore . sprint vision video monitor s at track s mrn broadcasts ; interaction with fans and information about track . video feed of the race . three mrn announcers also host daily call in shows on sirius xm nascar radio channel 90 year round . mike bagley and pete pistone co host the morning drive monday through friday from 7 00 to 11 00 a.m. eastern time . dave moody hosts sirius xm speedway from 3 00 to 7 00 p.m. monday through friday . moody was also the first nascar personality to host a show on satellite radio back in 2003 on sirius satellite radio despite the fact nascar races and other nascar related shows were exclusively on xm satellite radio . this changed on january 1 2007 when mrn s barney hall announced the launch of sirius xm nascar radio on sirius xm . announcers edit current edit 2013 motor racing network announcers from left to right buddy long kurt becker alex hayden mike bagley and kyle rickey riding in a golf cart at road america . booth announcers edit cup edit joe moore lead booth announcer 2001 present co host of raceline on motorsport.com . jeff striegle booth announcer 2013 present fill in turn announcer . rusty wallace booth announcer 2015 present standalone fill in as needed edit kurt becker booth announcer for standalone trucks and xfinity races also turn announcer for all three series when keeneland is not in season . turn announcers edit cup edit dave moody turn announcer 1987 present lead turn announcer 2001 present host of sirius xm speedway dave moody primarily works turns 1 and 2 at most tracks i.e. daytona and talladega the backstretch at the short tracks martinsville and the september richmond race mike bagley works the april race turn 1 at pocono and the esses at watkins glen . when the truck and cup series share a weekend at an smi venue except for the all star race dave moody works the booth for the truck race . the only time on the schedule this occurs is in september at new hampshire . mike bagley turn announcer 1992 present fill in booth announcer co host of the morning drive mike bagley primarily works turns 3 and 4 at most tracks the backstretch at dover turn 2 at pocono the backstretch turn complex at watkins glen and the backstretch at daytona and talladega . both men also work these same positions for the xfinity and truck series when they share the same track and weekend with the sprint cup series as well as standalone xfinity and truck races usually road course races that aren t shared with the sprint cup series like road america . standalone fill in as needed edit kyle rickey turn announcer primary 3rd turn announcer at daytona talladega pocono and watkins glen kurt becker turn announcer fill in booth announcer dan hubbard lead west coast turn announcer fill in booth announcer buddy long west coast turn announcer jason toy turn announcer dillon welch turn announcer pit reporters edit winston kelley lead pit reporter executive director of the nascar hall of fame alex hayden pit reporter also fill in turn and booth announcer steve post pit reporter co host of winged nation host of fast food . kim coon social media garage reporter ; co host of nascar live woody cain pit reporter co host of nascar live glenn jarrett lead fill in pit reporter pete pistone fill in pit reporter lead writer at mrn.com co host of the morning drive tony rizzuti pit reporter former edit mrn s ned jarrett interviewing bill elliott after a victory ned jarrett during his days as an mrn pit reporter fred armstrong turn announcer later production director . rick benjamin was with speed . currently does broadcasts for arca on nbcsn and mustseeracing xtreme sprint cars allen bestwick turn announcer 1988 95 lead booth announcer 1996 2000 fill in booth announcer 2001 2003 was lead announcer for espn and abc s nascar coverage now works indycar coverage previously race announcer then pit reporter for nascar on nbc and nascar on tnt as well as a pit reporter and host for espn abc . bill bowser turn announcer fill in booth and pit reporter 1970 1991 russell branham garage reporter for daytona races now a director at hb & m sports in charlotte nc . dick brooks pit reporter . kenny campbell fill in booth announcer 1970s dave despain turn announcer in the 1970s worked on espn and cbs racecasts in the 1980s 90s was with fox sports speed until 2013 now with mavtv . mark garrow now booth announcer for prn . barney hall booth announcer retired in 2014 after 44 years involved in mrn . ned jarrett color analyst for cbs sports s and espn s nascar coverage . mike joy turn announcer 1976 1979 co anchor and exec producer 1980 84 pit reporter 1985 87 . broadcast nascar on tv for cbs espn tbs tnn setn mrn . lead announcer for fox sports nascar coverage 2001 present . bob jenkins turn announcer in the late 1970s worked on espn and nbcsn racecasts currently the lead commentator for usac s silver crown series dustin long pit reporter and mrn.com writer now pit reporter for nbc sports mike massaro was a host of espn2 s nascar now former pit reporter on espn abc s coverage and nascar reporter for sportscenter . now works as a pit reporter for nascar on nbc . gary montgomery pit reporter rick lewis studio announcer died in 2001 . dr. jerry punch former lead announcer for espn abc s nascar coverage pit reporter for the networks . jim phillips former pit reporter and host of nascar usa . marty snider now a pit reporter for nbc s nascar and indycar coverage . dave sutherland turn announcer in 1980s now primary announcer at monadnock speedway . ken squier cbs sports motorsports editor . anchored cbs daytona 500 coverage from 1979 1997 . hermie sadler pit reporter for the 2000 spring richmond race now does pit reporting for fox sports and also occasional pit reporter for prn . references edit elkins ken april 15 2013 . motor racing network building in concord sells for 2.75 m . charlotte business journal . american city business journals . retrieved september 3 2015 . external links edit official website v t e nascar chairmen and presidents bill france sr. bill france jr. mike helton brian france major national racing series sprint cup series daytona 500 xfinity series camping world truck series regional local racing series k & n pro series east west whelen modified whelen modified tour whelen southern modified tour weekly short track racing whelen all american series international series nascar australia nascar in australia auscar nascar canada pinty s series nascar europe whelen euro series online racing series nascar iracing series nascar iracing.com series nascar peak antifreeze series former series autozone elite division midwest series northwest series southeast series southwest series other series baby grand national dash series busch all star tour convertible division grand american grand national east nascar mexico mexico series mini stocks speedway division special events toyota all star showdown unoh battle at the beach television and radio cbs espn abc fox fox sports 1 hot pass indycar radio network motor racing network nbc nbcsn performance racing network speed tnt lists all time cup series winners camping world truck series champions drivers fatalities female drivers seasons sprint cup series champions teams former teams tracks triple threat winners video games xfinity series champions topics buschwhacker car of tomorrow generation 6 nascar chase for the sprint cup criticism dash 4 cash drive for diversity fuel injection hall of fame lore road course ringer race team alliance rookie of the year rules and regulations safety in nascar start and park streamline hotel book category commons portal v t e sports broadcast radio networks in the united states national cbs sports radio nbc sports radio espn radio espn deportes radio fox sports radio sports byline usa sports radio america sports usa sb