Adam Alexander | |
|---|---|
 Alexander in 2018 | |
| Born | Madison, Indiana, U.S. |
| Nationality |  American |
| Alma mater | University of Evansville |
| Occupation | Television announcer |
| Known for | NASCAR on The CW,NASCAR on Prime Video andNASCAR on TNT commentator |
| Sports commentary career | |
| Genre | Play-by-play |
| Sport | |
Adam Alexander is an American TV sports announcer. He currently is the lap-by-lap announcer forNASCAR's coverage of theNASCAR Xfinity Series onThe CW, andNASCAR Cup Series coverage onPrime Video andTNT.
He previously worked forNASCAR on Fox as their play-by-play for theNASCAR Xfinity Series from2015 to2024 and as a host ofNASCAR Race Hub. Alexander also was the play-by-play for TNT's previous Cup Series TV coverage from2010 to2014 and prior to that was a pit reporter for TNT,NASCAR on Speed andMotor Racing Network. He also has calledcollege football andcollege basketball games for Fox.
Alexander began his career at television stationWEVV inEvansville, Indiana, and he concurrently served as a public address announcer for theTri-State Speedway and also called games for theEvansville Purple Aces men's basketball team.[1] Alexander also worked forWBKR in nearbyOwensboro, Kentucky, and hosted a weekly racing talk show in the late 1990s.[1]
Alexander was part of theIndianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network as a pit reporter and turn announcer for theIndianapolis 500 in the early 2000s.[2]
Alexander worked for theMotor Racing Network for coverage of NASCAR from 2000 to 2006 as a studio host, pit reporter, and play-by-play announcer. He worked on coverage of theSprint Cup andNationwide Series and did play-by-play for theNASCAR Camping World Truck Series.[2]
Alexander was a pit reporter forNASCAR on TNT from 2006 through 2009 and did play-by-play coverage from 2010 to 2014.[2] Alexander was the host ofSPEED Center on the defunctSPEED channel, and also worked onNASCAR Live! andNASCAR in a Hurry.[2] He was a pit reporter for theNASCAR Camping World Truck Series on the network, and also worked for DirecTV's Hot Pass coverage of NASCAR events.[2]
In 2013, Alexander worked withChris Simms to announceCollege Football on Fox.[3]
Starting in August 2014, Alexander andSteve Byrnes rotated as play-by-play announcers for theNASCAR Camping World Truck Series broadcasts on Fox afterRick Allen left forNBC in order to prepare for the debut of their NASCAR coverage in 2015 which he would be the play-by-play announcer for. In October 2014, Alexander became the full-time Truck Series play-by-play for the remainder of the season after Byrnes was diagnosed with cancer. In 2015, Alexander became the play-by-play for Fox for the Xfinity Series after the network took over the TV rights for the series fromESPN for the first half of the season.[2] He continues to hold this position today and shares the booth with drivers and crew chiefs from theNASCAR Cup Series rotating as guest color commentators.
In 2019 and 2020 (for all races before the COVID-19 pandemic), Alexander would replaceChris Myers as Fox's at-track pre-race show host for the Cup Series, replacingChris Myers, who moved to Fox'sPremier Boxing Champions coverage. However, Myers would remain in the role for the Daytona 500 both years instead of Alexander. In 2021, Myers returned to the role for all of Fox's Cup Series races. When Myers missed the2021 NASCAR All-Star Race and thespring race at Dover in 2022, Alexander filled in for him as the at-track pre-race show host for those two races.
Alexander played a cameo role in the 2017 filmLogan Lucky.[4]
On November 18, 2024, it was announced that Alexander would return to TNT and move over to Amazon's coverage in the next NASCAR TV contract (from2025 to 2031), reuniting with TNT after previously being their Cup Series play-by-play from2010 to2014. He will be in the booth for both networks withDale Earnhardt Jr. andSteve Letarte.[5] Alexander will also joinCW Sports to become the Xfinity Series play-by-play forNASCAR on The CW in 2025.
Alexander was born inMadison, Indiana, and graduated fromVincennes University andUniversity of Evansville.[1] He later moved to theCharlotte, North Carolina area.[2] He is not related to former NASCAR driversBlaise Alexander andMike Alexander and current NASCAR driverMorgan Alexander despite having the same last name.