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| 2025 | NASCAR will introduce a mid-season bracket challenge during TNT's five races, with a $1,000,000 prize for the winning driver, and Max will exclusively provide driver cam with scanner audio for all Cup Series races. |
| 2025 | Kevin Harvick returns as a commentator for the Homestead Truck Series race |
| 2025 | Jamie Little and Michael Waltrip provide commentary for the Martinsville Truck Series race |
| 2025 | TNT is scheduled to begin airing NASCAR events again, starting with the NASCAR Cup Series season. |
| 2025 | Fox/FS1 begins broadcasting NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races for the contract period 2025-2031. |
| 2025 | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick serve as commentators for the NASCAR Clash race on Fox. |
| 2025 | Brad Keselowski joins commentary for the Atlanta NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. |
| 2025 | Jamie Little, Joey Logano, and Kevin Harvick provide commentary for the Daytona NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on FS1. |
| 2025 | Fox Sports will begin broadcasting the first 14 races of the NASCAR Cup Series season, with five races on Fox and nine on FS1. |
| 2024 | Bill Weber, a long-time NASCAR commentator for TNT, died. |
| 2024 | Kevin Harvick joins the broadcast team, replacing Tony Stewart, with Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer continuing their roles in NASCAR Cup Series race coverage. |
| 2024 | Fox/FS1's current NASCAR broadcasting rights contract is set to conclude, marking a 10-year period of NASCAR race coverage. |
| November 18 2024 | TNT officially announced their broadcast team: Adam Alexander as lead lap-by-lap commentator, with analysts Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr., to be shared with NASCAR on Prime Video. |
| September 5 2024 | NASCAR Productions began producing a weekly studio show called NASCAR Inside the Playoffs for TruTV, featuring Shannon Spake, Steve Letarte, Dylan 'Mamba' Smith, and Jordan Bianchi. |
| May 7 2024 | Official announcement that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will move from NASCAR on NBC to Amazon and TNT's new NASCAR coverage starting in 2025. |
| February 29 2024 | The Athletic reports that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will leave NBC for Amazon and TNT's NASCAR coverage. |
| 2023 | Series rebranded as NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, with Fox and FS1 maintaining broadcasting rights and continuing comprehensive race coverage. |
| 2023 | Continued NASCAR Xfinity Series broadcasting on Fox/FS1, with commentary teams featuring Adam Alexander, Austin Dillon, Ryan Blaney, and other NASCAR experts. |
| 2023 | Continued evolution of broadcast team with Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, and guest commentators like Danny McBride and Kurt Busch providing race analysis. |
| November 2023 | Fox extended its NASCAR broadcasting contract through 2031, significantly reducing the number of races aired compared to the previous contract. |
| November 29 2023 | TNT Sports announced acquisition of rights to five yearly summer NASCAR Cup Series races starting in 2025, with TruTV holding practice and qualifying rights for 19 Cup Series races per season. |
| 2022 | Continued NASCAR Truck Series broadcasting with Fox/FS1, featuring diverse commentary teams and coverage of multiple racing venues. |
| 2022 | Fox/FS1 maintains NASCAR Xfinity Series race coverage, with commentary teams including Adam Alexander, Denny Hamlin, Chad Knaus, and other NASCAR personalities. |
| 2022 | Significant changes in broadcast team, including Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, and various guest commentators for different races, adding more diversity to the commentary. |
| 2022 | Fox revamped its on-air presentation for NASCAR, incorporating visual elements from NFL on Fox branding, including stylized 'comic book' illustrations of drivers. |
| April 2022 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. returned to Fox as a guest color commentator for the GEICO 500 at Talladega with NBC's permission. |
| 2021 | Series returns to original name of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, with Fox/FS1 continuing comprehensive race coverage and adding new venues like COTA and Nashville. |
| 2021 | NASCAR Xfinity Series broadcasting on Fox/FS1 continues, with commentary teams featuring Adam Alexander, Clint Bowyer, and various guest commentators like Tony Stewart and Joey Logano. |
| 2021 | Clint Bowyer joins the broadcast team, replacing Darrell Waltrip alongside Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon. |
| 2021 | Fox was criticized by fans for repeatedly using Ryan Newman's massive Daytona 500 accident in advertisements, with some viewers perceiving it as sensationalizing crashes for commercial gain. |
| 2021 | Chris Myers returned to hosting at-track pre-race portions alongside Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer, with other hosts managing coverage from Charlotte studios. |
| 2020 | Series renamed to NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, with broadcasting continuing during the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring guest commentators like Joey Logano, Erik Jones, and Kurt Busch. |
| 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fox began maximizing use of their Charlotte Studio, with minimal on-site staff and most talent working remotely to ensure social distancing. |
| 2019 | Series renamed to NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, with Fox and FS1 maintaining broadcasting rights. |
| 2019 | NASCAR Xfinity Series broadcasting on Fox/FS1 continues, featuring commentary from various NASCAR personalities like Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, and Michael Waltrip. |
| May 25 2019 | The Alsco 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway was the third all-drivers broadcast, featuring active drivers providing race coverage from multiple perspectives. |
| February 2019 | During Daytona 500 qualifying, Fox introduced an augmented reality 'GhostCar' feature, allowing live visualization of a previous driver's qualifying lap overlaid on current footage. |
| February 17 2019 | The Daytona 500 NASCAR race broadcast on Fox drew 9.2 million viewers with a TV rating of 5.3. |
| 2018 | Broadcasting continues with FS1 and Fox, featuring guest commentators like Kevin Harvick and Kyle Larson at specific events. |
| 2018 | NASCAR coverage adopted a new flat graphics package previously introduced during the NFL season, featuring a vertical leaderboard with an initially opaque sidebar that was later made translucent. |
| 2018 | The Hollywood Hotel studio was retired after the NASCAR season due to renovations of the Charlotte studios. |
| April 28 2018 | The Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway became the second all-drivers broadcast, with Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer, and other active drivers providing comprehensive race coverage. |
| February 18 2018 | The Daytona 500 NASCAR race broadcast on Fox attracted 9.3 million viewers with a TV rating of 5.3. |
| 2017 | Fox continues Truck Series broadcasting, with notable guest commentators like Kevin Harvick providing commentary at select races including Martinsville and Talladega. |
| 2017 | NASCAR Xfinity Series broadcasting continues on Fox/FS1, with commentary teams featuring Kevin Harvick, Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, and Austin Dillon. |
| 2017 | NASCAR rebrands from Sprint Cup Series to NASCAR Cup Series, with Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon, and Darrell Waltrip continuing as the primary broadcast team. |
| June 10 2017 | The Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway was the first national sporting event presented entirely by current Cup Series drivers, with Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer, and others providing race coverage. |
| 2016 | Continued NASCAR Truck Series broadcasting on FS1 and Fox, with coverage expanding to include networks like FBN for some events. |
| 2016 | Continued NASCAR Xfinity Series broadcasts on Fox/FS1 with evolving commentary teams, featuring personalities like Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| 2016 | Jeff Gordon replaced Larry McReynolds in the broadcast booth, with McReynolds reassigned as the rules and technical analyst. |
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