Top Five NASCAR TV Pit Reporters of All-Time

Dick Berggren

While Chris Myers may still refer to him as Dr. Dirt, the legend of Dick Berggren at Fox Sports led to one of the greatest pit reporters in modern NASCAR television. Donning his traditional flat cap, Berggren covered stock car racing from 1979 to 2012 for CBS, MRN Radio, ESPN, and Fox. However, there was a time where sports reporting was not in the cards.

Berggren began his motorsports career in print, writing for Stock Car Racing magazine while teaching pyschology at Emmanuel College. He holds a doctorate in psychology, which some may aruge makes him well educated to cover drivers in auto racing. He continued writing through 1999, when he left the magazine to start a new publication called Speedway Illustrated.

His on-air reporting began back in 1979, when he covered the Daytona 500 for MRN Radio. His work on radio continued until he got a role at ESPN in 1981, when the network was just starting out with their NASCAR coverage. Berggren would later go on to report on and announce races for CBS, Turner Sports, and TNN, before joining Fox Sports in 2001 as their lead pit reporter. He held that role with them until 2012, when he retired in 2012 following the spring Dover race. Dick would briefly come out of retirement to call ARCA races on CBS Sports Network in 2014.

Dick Berggren was always considered a consummate professional on and off the air. While he would entertain the fun jabs and discussions with commentators like Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond while at Fox, he was all business when the action was on the track.

While we’re sure that Dick Berggren is enjoying retirement, if you’re ever at a short track in New England, be on the lookout for a flat topped cap. You may just be in the presence of NASCAR royalty.