NASCAR Countdown
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| Genre | NASCAR |
| Starring | Brent Musburger Brad Daugherty Tim Brewer |
| Country of origin | USA |
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| Running time | 30 min. |
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| Original channel | ESPN and ABC (2007-) |
| Original run | February 17, 2007 – Present |
NASCAR Countdown is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series prerace show that debuted on February 17, 2007. It is a live on-site pre-race show for all NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series races televised on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. It comes as a result of ESPN getting broadcast rights to NASCAR races, including the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup.
The program is also available in high-definition on either ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD or ABC HD. Along with the press release of this program, ESPN also announced plans for a daily show devoted to NASCAR entitled, NASCAR Now. NASCAR Countdown is telecast from a new, state-of-the-art mobile pit studio, similar to NASCAR on FOX's "Hollywood Hotel."
The host of the program is ESPN and ABC Sports broadcasting veteran, Brent Musburger. Joining Musburger is five-time NBA All-Star and former winning NASCAR team owner Brad Daugherty and former crew chief Tim Brewer. Rusty Wallace and Andy Petree also contribute to the program from the broadcast booth.
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- On February 17, at the Orbitz 300 at Daytona International Speedway, Musburger broadcast from a separate studio between turns 3 and 4, while Chris Fowler took his place in the pit studio alongside Daugherty and Brewer. Both sets were used in the program.
- On March 4, Fowler substituted for Musburger again, this time as the only host. ESPN did not explain Musburger's absence, but the race was held in Mexico City and it is possible that Musburger could not enter Mexico due to a lack of a valid passport. (Since January 23, 2007, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE for short, has required all visitors from the U.S. to either Canada or Mexico to carry passports in those countries. The law took immediate effect for air travelers, such as those working the NASCAR on ESPN broadcasts.)[1]
- On March 10, the first of the six races on broadcast sister ABC, the two-studio setup returned at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Musburger and Fowler co-hosted once again.
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