in 2016 The show replaced the canceled
NASCAR 2Day, that had aired on
ESPN until the end of the 2000 racing season when NASCAR began a new television contract. The original name of the show was
NASCAR This Morning, and it aired on
Fox Sports Net from 2001 to 2004 from a studio in
Charlotte, North Carolina. During the 2004
Chase for the Nextel Cup, some segments were broadcast from the site of that week's race with
Steve Byrnes serving as co-host. In 2005, the program was moved to
Speed, and broadcast on-location from each race (similarly to ESPN's
College GameDay). The show became
NASCAR RaceDay in 2006 hosted by
John Roberts with analysis by
Jimmy Spencer and
Kenny Wallace. At the start of 2012
Steve Byrnes replaced Roberts, as he moved to the
NASCAR on Fox studio show following host
Chris Myers being placed on bereavement leave following the death of his son. Beginning on August 18, 2013, with the show’s move to Fox Sports 1, the two-hour broadcast was shortened to one hour. Beginning in 2014, the Speed Stage was retired and only used for
Speedweeks and the
NASCAR on Fox team of
Chris Myers,
Jeff Hammond, and
Michael Waltrip was used during the Fox portion of the season, and all
RaceDay and
NASCAR Victory Lane broadcasts began to originate from the Hollywood Hotel while Roberts, Wallace, and Hammond took over beginning at Pocono in June. Starting at Pocono,
RaceDay and
Victory Lane began to originate from the
Fox Sports 1 studios in Charlotte. Beginning with Indianapolis,
RaceDay was expanded to two hours (one hour for Saturday night races on
Fox Sports 2) until Chicagoland when the show was again shortened to one hour to make room for FS1's Sunday morning pre-game show
Fox NFL Kickoff. Before the 2015 season, both Petty and
Rutledge Wood left Fox Sports and moved to NBC Sports. ==References==