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John Roberts | |
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 Roberts atLas Vegas Motor Speedway in 2025 | |
| Born | (1965-10-02)October 2, 1965 (age 60) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | TV sports announcer |
| Years active | 1986–Present |
| Known for | Reporter onNASCAR on Speed andNASCAR on Fox |
John Roberts (born October 2, 1965)[1] is an American former on-air broadcaster for NASCAR coverage onSpeed Channel, which later becameFox Sports 1. He appeared onNASCAR Race Hub andNASCAR Live! and until 2014, he appeared onNASCAR RaceDay andNASCAR Victory Lane, while also having served as a substitute studio host forNASCAR on Fox in2012. He co-hosted Tradin’ Paint onSirius XM NASCAR Radio up until that show's cancellation.
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His career started in 1986 atWHSV TV inHarrisonburg, Virginia. He then worked atWBTV inCharlotte before moving to theFox Network-ownedSpeed Channel to hostNASCAR RaceDay andNASCAR Victory Lane.
In 2012, Roberts was the interim studio host for the2012 Daytona 500, filling in forChris Myers, who was on bereavement leave due to the death of his son.
Following the Homestead 2018 edition of RaceDay, Roberts announced on Twitter that he would be retiring and that would be his last broadcast. Towards the end of his tenure at Fox, he hosted the Truck Series pre-race show from the NASCAR on Fox studio in Charlotte, where he was replaced byKaitlyn Vincie in2019, who previously had been a pit reporter for the Truck Series.
Since 2019, Roberts hosts Tradin’ Paint every weekday onSirius XM NASCAR Radio from 1pm-3pm EST withChocolate Myers.
Roberts was born inWashington, D.C. He attendedJames Madison University.
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