Top Five NASCAR TV Pit Reporters of All-Time

Bringing to life what happens on pit road for viewers on TV, NASCAR’s top reporters on the lane are a who’s who of motorsports journalists.

There are three key pieces to any good race broadcast on television – someone to tell the story, someone who’s been in the driver’s shoes, and someone (or more than one) who can get the inside information. Those insiders, roaming amongst the teams and crew members, are the pit reporters that bring you what the teams and drivers are thinking from the horse’s mouth.

Over the years of NASCAR on TV, the role of pit reporters has evolved greatly. From the early days of interviewing drivers while they are still in their cars, to today with instant access to half a dozen reporters on pit lane through television and social media, these members of the team play an important role in the flow of the racing story.

In 2017, it is expected that both Fox Sports and NBC Sports will employ a full slate of four to five pit reporters at the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series level. There will be others too that fill the same roles in Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series races. Already changes are coming to those ranks, however, as Shannon Spake joins the FOX team and Mike Massaro departs NBC. But where do these reporters rank among the all-time greats?

There is little dispute that there is an elite class of pit reporters who have worked in and around NASCAR over the years. And certainly today there are many others on their way up.