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SPEED & FOX Team Up for Rolex 24 at Daytona
SPEED™ & FOX have once again joined together to provide live coverage from the 2009 Rolex 24 at Daytona from Florida’s Historic Daytona International Speedway...
David Harris  |  Posted January 15, 2009   Charlotte, NC
FOX kicks off Rolex 24 at Daytona coverage beginning Jan. 24 at 3 p.m. ET switching over to SPEED at 4:30 p.m. ET. SPEED picks up the broadcast on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 7 a.m. ET, taking the race to its conclusion.

SPEED™ & FOX TEAM UP FOR 2009 BROADCAST from ROLEX 24 at DAYTONA

FROM NASCAR’S JIMMIE JOHNSON TO ACTOR PATRICK DEMPSEY, THIS YEAR’S EDITION IS FILLED WITH STARS of ALL STRIPES

COVERAGE BEGINS JAN. 24 on FOX at 3 P.M. ET; SPEED at 4:30 P.M. ET

SPEED™ & FOX have once again joined together to provide live coverage from the 2009 Rolex 24 at Daytona from Florida’s Historic Daytona International Speedway. This will be the third-straight year both networks have broadcast from the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series’ most prestigious event.

FOX opens with 90 minutes of coverage beginning Jan. 24 at 3 p.m. ET, two hours later than recent years, switching over to SPEED at 4:30 p.m. ET for an additional five-and-a-half hours. SPEED once again picks up the broadcast on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 7 a.m. ET, taking the race to its conclusion.

“We’re looking forward to another great start to the racing season as we have world-class drivers at a world-class event,” said Rick Miner, SVP of Production & Network Operations, Executive Producer. “We’ll open the show through the broadcast platform of FOX, and then many of those new viewers, along with all the great sports car enthusiasts will join us for another 14 and a half hours on SPEED.”

Bob Varsha, the Voice of Formula One on SPEED, will host pre-race activities and lead the booth throughout the event along with long-time sports car talker, Leigh Diffey. Color commentary will be provided by David Hobbs and Calvin Fish, who have both competed in the endurance classic. On pit road, Brian Till, Chris Neville, Kelly Stavast and Justin Bell will each be gathering information and storylines throughout the broadcast.


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