American motorsports journalist
Bob Pockrass
Born Robert Henry Pockrass
(1969-03-01 ) March 1, 1969 (age 56) Alma mater Indiana University Bloomington Occupation TV sports reporter Years active 1991–present Employer Fox Sports Spouse Lori Perkovich (m. 2019)
Robert Henry Pockrass (born March 1, 1969) is an American motorsports journalist and on-air talent forFox Sports who coversNASCAR andIndyCar .
Pockrass grew up in Indianapolis and attendedIndiana University Bloomington , initially being a business major before graduating with a degree in journalism.[ 1] [ 2] His older brother was a writer for theIndianapolis News .[ 1] Pockrass isJewish and grew up as a fan of theNew York Mets .[ 3]
Pockrass receiving an award from the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) in 2010 Pockrass began covering NASCAR in 1991. He started as a sports writer for theDaytona Beach News-Journal from 1991 to 2003. He later covered the sport for SceneDaily.com from 2003 to 2012,Sporting News from 2012 to 2014 and ESPN from 2015 to 2018.[ 4]
Pockrass joinedFox NASCAR before the 2019 season[ 5] after being laid off at ESPN following the2018 NASCAR season due to the network's financial problems and budget cuts.[ 6] [ 7]
In 2023, Pockrass made his broadcasting debut, serving as a pit reporter for theARCA Menards Series race atWatkins Glen International .[ 8]
^a b Pockrass, Bob (May 24, 2018)."How I Got Here with Bob Pockrass" (Interview). Interviewed by Gluck, Jeff. JeffGluck.com. RetrievedDecember 17, 2020 . ^ "Award-Winning Motor Sports Journalist Bob Pockrass Pens Next Chapter at FOX Sports" .Fox Sports . January 27, 2019. RetrievedApril 29, 2020 .^ Pockrass, Bob [@bobpockrass] (October 27, 2022)."Rarely do I listen to a podcast that takes me back to my youth but this one did growing up in a Jewish family of Mets fans. A fun listen for anyone who enjoys exploring how sports intersects culture: https://t.co/pVMxmOfvQA" (Tweet ).Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. RetrievedDecember 4, 2022 – viaTwitter .^ "Bob Pockrass Biography" .Fox Sports .^ "FOX NASCAR Rounds Out 2019 Studio Roster with Addition of Hosts Lindsay Czarniak and Sara Walsh" .Fox Sports . February 5, 2019. RetrievedApril 29, 2020 .^ Gluck, Jeff (November 30, 2018)."The truth about Bob" .JeffGluck.com . WordPress. RetrievedApril 29, 2020 . ^ Bupp, Phillip (January 27, 2019)."Fox Sports hires former ESPN racing journalist Bob Pockrass" .Awful Announcing . RetrievedApril 29, 2020 . ^ Samra, Steve (August 18, 2023)."Bob Pockrass to make pit reporter debut at Watkins Glen" .On3.com . RetrievedMay 7, 2024 .
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