Championship-winning crew chief Tim Brewer and award-winning journalists Marty Smith, Angelique Chengelis, Terry Blount and David Newton have joined the experienced team of hosts, analysts and reporters for NASCARs return to the ESPNs multimedia platforms in 2007. Aligning their expertise with that of previously announced hosts, analysts and pit reporters — Brent Musburger, Rusty Wallace, Jerry Punch, Andy Petree, Allen Bestwick, Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro, Dale Jarrett, Brad Daugherty, Shannon Spake and ESPN Deportes NASCAR commentators Andrés Agulla and Alex Pombo — Brewer, Smith, Chengelis, Blount and Newton add more than 75 years of combined experience to the already-accomplished team. Brewer, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series championship-winning crew chief for Cale Yarborough in 1978 and Darrell Waltrip in 1981, will join Daugherty and Spake as an analyst on NASCAR Now, the networks first-ever daily program solely dedicated to NASCAR. Additionally, he also will work from the pit studio on NASCAR Countdown, which will immediately precede all Nextel Cup Series and Busch Series races televised on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. Smith, a former writer for NASCAR.com, and Chengelis, longtime motorsports writer for the Detroit News, join ESPN as NASCAR Insiders, reporting on the latest news and information behind-the-scenes and breaking stories on teams, drivers, owners and crew chiefs. Blount and Newton recently began serving the leading online sports destination, ESPN.com, as part of the one-two punch on the NASCAR beat. ESPN.com will continue to collaborate with the popular Jayskis Silly Season Site that features news, rumors and commentary on the happenings in NASCAR.(ESPN PR)(12-13-2006). See the complete release on my Media page.
