Top Five NASCAR TV Analysts of All-Time

1. David Hobbs

Perhaps one of the most well-known faces in American motorsports coverage originally began as a feature and pit reporter with CBS Sports. David Hobbs, who now covers the Formula One world championship with NBC Sports, began his days as the original analyst voice that drew in fans to the first live flag-to-flag broadcast of stock car racing.

While he only has two NASCAR starts to his credit, both coming in 1976, Hobbs has driven in nearly every discipline of motorsports. He has race in Formula One, fought hard for class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and climbed the hills of the Bathurst 1000. That experience shines through when Hobbs is in the booth commentating, providing some of the first true analysis of racing from a former competitor.

Without argument, the most memorable NASCAR call with David Hobbs in the booth had to be the first, the 1979 Daytona 500. It has been well documented how historic this telecast was, and how much work both NASCAR and CBS Sports had to put in for the entire project to go off without a hitch. Hobbs along with play-by-play man Ken Squier welcomed in a brand new audience to the world of stock car racing, and would continue to be an important voice for the sport on CBS through 1996.

Here’s hoping David Hobbs is around for many more years covering the world of motorsports.

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