Jamie Little | |
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![]() Little at theDaytona International Speedway in Florida in 2019 | |
Born | (1978-04-09)April 9, 1978 (age 46) |
Occupation(s) | Sportscaster, Sports reporter,NASCAR reporter, Television personality |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2] |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Jamie Little (born April 9, 1978) is an Americanpit reporter and play by play announcer forNASCAR coverage onFox. Little is a former pit reporter forESPN/ABC coverage of theIndy Racing League,[3] although she returned to her pit reporting duty for the 2007 and 2008Indianapolis 500 as well as the2013 Firestone 550, andNASCAR on ESPN. Little joined ESPN in 1998 and covered both the Winter and SummerX Games.[3] She is well known among the motocross and extreme sports community for being a pit reporter on ESPN'sMotoworld program.[3] Little won the 2008Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, edging outCraftsman Truck Series championMike Skinner by 0.324 seconds.[4]
Little returned to the Winter X Games in January 2010, covering the Snowmobile Motocross. She also returned to her hosting duties for ESPN's second annualNew Years, No Limits special on New Year's Eve.
On September 25, 2014, it was announced that Little would move toFox Sports beginning in January 2015 to serve as a pit reporter[5] forNASCAR Cup Series,Xfinity Series andCraftsman Truck Series races.
In 2021, Little began serving as the lead play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports' coverage of theARCA Menards Series. She is the first woman to be the lead television play-by-play announcer for a national motorsports series.[6]
Little attended Greenspun Junior High School and graduated eighth grade in 1992. AttendedGreen Valley High School. She is a 2001 graduate ofSan Diego State University.[3]
In December 2010, Little married Cody Selman inLa Jolla, California. On August 9, 2012, she gave birth to a boy, Carter Wayne Selman. On October 24, 2016, Jamie and Cody welcomed daughter Sierra Lynn Selman. Little and her family live in Carmel, Indiana.
Selman and Little used to own twoJimmy John's franchises inLas Vegas,[7] however Little confirmed in 2024 she no longer owned them. She owns aNothing Bundt Cakes franchise inIndianapolis,Indiana, in addition to a rental property in Tennessee.[8]