NASCAR on ESPN

NASCAR on ESPN
Also known asNASCAR on ABC
GenreAuto racing telecasts
Presented byAllen Bestwick
Dale Jarrett
Andy Petree
(for other reporters and staff, see announcers section below)
Opening theme"Last Man Standing" by Trailer Choir (2009)
Back in the Saddle by Aerosmith (2007–2008)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationVarious NASCAR venues
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time3–5 hours (depending on race length)
Production companiesABC Sports (1961–2000)
ESPN (1981–2000, 2007–2014)
ESPN on ABC (2007–2014)
Original release
NetworkABC
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNEWS
ESPN Classic
ReleaseMarch 1, 1981 (1981-03-01) –
August 5, 2000 (2000-08-05)
ReleaseJuly 23, 2007 (2007-07-23) –
November 16, 2014 (2014-11-16)
Related
NASCAR Now
NASCAR Countdown
NASCAR Drivers: Non-Stop
ESPN2 Garage
NASCAR in Primetime
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NASCAR on ESPN is the now-defunct former package and branding of coverage of NASCAR races on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC. ABC, and later the ESPN family of networks, carried NASCAR events from the sanctioning body's top three divisions at various points from the early 1960s until 2000, after the Truck Series rights were lost. However, ESPN resumed coverage of NASCAR with the Nationwide Series race at Daytona in February 2007 and the then-Nextel Cup Series at Indianapolis in July 2007. ESPN's final race was the Ford EcoBoost 400 at the Homestead–Miami Speedway on November 16, 2014, with Kevin Harvick winning that year's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.