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that precedes all

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race broadcasts. Part of the ''

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'' series, the show previously aired on

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and

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. ''NASCAR RaceDay'' is hosted by

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or Adam Alexander with analysis from

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and

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from the

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studio in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bob Pockrass report from the track

History

The show replaced the canceled '' NASCAR 2Day'', that had aired on

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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

from 2001 to 2004 from a studio in

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. During the 2004

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, some segments were broadcast from the site of that week's race with

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serving as co-host. In 2005, the program was moved to

, and broadcast on-location from each race (similarly to ESPN's '' College GameDay''). The show became ''NASCAR RaceDay'' in 2006 hosted by John Roberts (sportscaster) with analysis by Jimmy Spencer and

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. At the start of 2012

replaced Roberts, as he moved to the ''

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'' studio show following host

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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

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and the ''NASCAR on Fox'' team of

, Jeff Hammond, and Michael Waltrip was used during the Fox portion of the season, and all ''RaceDay'' and ''

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'' 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

studios in Charlotte. Beginning with Indianapolis, ''RaceDay'' was expanded to two hours (one hour for Saturday night races on

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) until Chicagoland when the show was again shortened to one hour to make room for FS1's Sunday morning pre-game show ''

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''. Before the 2015 season, both Petty and

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left Fox Sports and moved to NBC Sports.

References

External links

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