ESPN’s NASCAR Busch Series Countdown will preview the Busch Series season-opener action Saturday at 12noon/et on ESPN2 with hosts Brent Musburger and Chris Fowler, current NASCAR driver Boris Said, five-time NBA All-Star and former winning NASCAR team ownerBrad Daugherty, two-time NASCAR Cup champion crew chief Tim Brewer and veteran racing TV reporter Shannon Spake. NASCAR Countdown will also include reports from the race telecast team, 1989 NASCAR champion and booth analyst Rusty Wallace, play-by-play announcer Jerry Punch and former team owner and the 1993-94 championship-winning crew chief for the late Dale Earnhardt,booth analyst Andy Petree. Pit reportersMike Massaro and Allen Beswick will also report. NASCAR Countdown will originate from Daytona International Speedway and will be telecast from ESPN’s new, state-of-the-art mobile pit studio as it sets the stage for the Busch Series opener on ESPN2 Saturday at 1:15pm/et. Highlights will include: Continuing his dream: Bobby Hamilton Jr.; Delana Harvick: Life as a Wife and an Owner; X Games and NASCAR; Juan Pablo Montoya; Buschwackers; Aerosmith Rocks. Johnson special before Busch race: The premiere of “Jimmie Johnson – Chasing a Champion” will air on Saturday at 11: a.m. ET on ESPN2 leading into ESPN2’s coverage of the Busch Series race at Daytona International Speedway. The show is an in-depth look at Jimmie Johnson’s 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup championship season and highlights some of the events Johnson experienced this off season. Behind the scenes video of Johnson and fellow drivers is a focal point of the hour-long show. (ESPN PR)(2-16/17-2007)
