Motor Racing Network (MRN) is an Americanradio network that syndicates broadcasts ofauto racing events, particularlyNASCAR. MRN was founded in 1970 by NASCAR founderBill France, Sr. and broadcasterKen Squier, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of NASCAR. Its first broadcast was the1970 Daytona 500.
While MRN's primary role is doing radio broadcasts of NASCAR races, they also produce daily radio programs that are carried by some of their affiliates. They also stream the programs on their website and offer most shows as a podcast on Apple iTunes.
Busch Pole Updates (Short reports broadcast during NASCAR Cup Series qualifying; full event broadcast available on some affiliates, SiriusXM Satellite Radio and through NASCAR.com's "Track Pass" subscription service).
NASCAR Today (Twice daily three-minute reports, one around noon and one late afternoon/early evening with the hosts of MRN Outloud!).
MRN Outloud! (Extended review of the past weekend's racing action with Woody Cain and Joey Meier).Podcast
Rip The Fence (Former Voices of USAC Dillon Welch and Tyler Burnett talk Silver Crown, Midgets and Traditional Non-Winged Sprint Car Racing).Podcast
American Racing Snobs (Eric Morse and Tony Rizzuti discuss the world of racing with an emphasis on the Formula 1 World Championship, plus other disciplines such asIndyCar and IMSA).Podcast
Sunday Money (NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey LaJoie, FOX Sports personality Daryl Motte and MRN's own Lauren Fox bring you tales from both on and off the racetrack).Podcast
Winged Nation (Winged sprint car news and interviews hosted by Erin Evernham and Steve Post).Podcast
NASCAR Live (Tuesday evening call-in show hosted by Mike Bagley).Podcast
MRN Crew Call (Motor Racing Network Host Rocko Williams talks to the guys that sit atop the pit boxes and jump over the wall).Podcast
The Straightline (NHRA news and interviews hosted by Doug Herbert and Ralph Sheheen).Podcast
NASCAR Coast to Coast (NASCAR local, regional and international talk with Hannah Newhouse and Kyle Rickey).Podcast
MRN Classic Races (Rebroadcasts of classic races (formerly known as Flashback Friday and Throwback Thursday)).Podcast
Ned Jarrett's World of Racing (Two-minute weekday morning commentary by two-time Grand National Series champion and former MRN pit reporterNed Jarrett, hosted by Suzy Armstrong).
Three MRN announcers also host daily call-in shows onSirius XM NASCAR Radio channel 90 year round.Mike Bagley andPete Pistone co-hostThe Morning Drive Monday through Friday from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. Eastern time.Dave Moody hostsSirius XM Speedway from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Moody was also the first NASCAR personality to host a show on satellite radio back in 2003 onSirius Satellite Radio despite the fact NASCAR races and other NASCAR-related shows were exclusively onXM Satellite Radio. This changed on January 1, 2007 when MRN'sBarney Hall announced the launch of Sirius XM NASCAR Radio on Sirius XM.
2013 Motor Racing Network announcers (from left to right) Buddy Long, Kurt Becker, Alex Hayden,Mike Bagley and Kyle Rickey riding in a golf cart atRoad America.
Steve Post (Pit reporter, co-host ofWinged Nation).
Kim Coon (Social Media/Garage reporter; Co-Host of NASCAR Live Today Pre-Race Show)
Dillon Welch (Pit reporter, Also Fill In Turn Announcer; son of Fox NASCAR pit reporter Vince Welch; part-time, as he will do someNBC Sports INDYCAR coverage to replace Marty Snider when NBC's half of NASCAR begins)
Allen Bestwick (Turn announcer 1988-95, lead booth announcer 1996-2000, fill-in booth announcer for 2003 Speedweeks, was lead announcer for NASCAR coverage on ABC and ESPN, worked IndyCar races covered by ABC, plus covers college football and college basketball for ESPN. Was a race announcer then pit reporter forNASCAR on NBC andNASCAR on TNT).
Bill Bowser (Turn announcer, fill-in booth and pit reporter 1970-1991)
Russell Branham (Garage reporter forDaytona races, now a director at HB&M Sports in Charlotte, NC).
Woody Cain (Pit reporter, turn announcer, NASCAR Today (daily news show) producer/host, also Co-Host of NASCAR Live Pre-Race Show)
Kenny Campbell (Fill-in booth announcer, 1970s)
Dave Despain (Turn announcer in the 1970s, worked onESPN andCBS racecasts in the 1980s-90s. HostedESPN's NASCAR 2day pre-race show from 1994-2000,Wind Tunnel from 2003-2013 andNASCAR Inside Nextel Cup from 2005-2007 onSpeed; formally hosted The Dave Despain Show onMAVTV).
Eli Gold (co-anchor, turn announcer, pit reporter, formally the host of NASCAR Live; resigned in 2016).[2]
Barney Hall (Booth announcer, retired in 2014 after 44 years involved in MRN, died in 2016).
Ned Jarrett (Former color analyst forCBS Sports's and ESPN's NASCAR coverage).
Mike Joy (Turn announcer 1976-1979, co-anchor and exec producer 1980-84, pit reporter 1985-87. Broadcast NASCAR on TV for CBS, ESPN, TBS, TNN, SETN, MRN. Lead announcer forFox Sports' NASCAR coverage 2001–present).
Jerry Punch (Former lead announcer for ESPN/ABC's NASCAR coverage, pit reporter for the networks).
Jim Phillips (Former pit reporter and host of NASCAR USA).
Tony Rizzuti (Former Pit Reporter 1995-2018, FOX Sports pit reporter 2008-2012, FS1 NASCAR RaceHub 2013-2015, Raceline)
Charlie Roberts (Founder of MotorNet radio, TV pit announcer on Superstation WTBS, and track announcer at Daytona, Pocono, Dover Downs, and Wall Stadium.)
Jeff Striegle (Booth announcer, 2013–2024)
Dave Sutherland (Turn announcer in the 1980s, now primary announcer at Monadnock Speedway).
