Adam Alexander (sportscaster)

Adam Alexander (born July 11, 1973) is a television announcer with Fox NASCAR. He currently is a play-by-play announcer for the network's NASCAR Xfinity Series coverage, a part of the pre-race coverage for the network's NASCAR Cup Series efforts, and a host of NASCAR Race Hub.

Adam Alexander
Born (1973-07-11) July 11, 1973
Madison, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Evansville
OccupationTelevision announcer
Known forFox NASCAR commentator

Career

Alexander began his career at television station WEVV in Evansville, Indiana, and he concurrently served as a public address announcer for the Tri-State Speedway and also called games for the Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team.[1] Alexander also worked for WKBR-FM and hosted a weekly racing talk show in the late 1990s.[1]

Alexander was part of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network as a pit reporter and turn announcer for the Indianapolis 500 in the early 2000s.[2]

Alexander worked for the Motor Racing Network for coverage of NASCAR from 2000 to 2006 as a studio host, pit reporter, and play-by-play announcer. He worked on coverage of the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series and did play-by-play for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.[2]

Alexander was a pit reporter for NASCAR on TNT from 2006 up until 2010, and did play-by-play coverage from 2010 to 2014.[2] Alexander was the host of SPEED Center on the defunct SPEED channel, and also worked on NASCAR Live! and NASCAR in a Hurry.[2] He was a pit reporter for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on the network, and also worked for DirecTV's Hot Pass coverage of NASCAR events.[2]

In 2013, Alexander worked with Chris Simms to announce College Football on Fox.[3]

In August 2014, he took over as one of two play-by-play announcers for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series broadcasts for Fox NASCAR, and was made full-time in October for the remainder of the season. He also called Truck races for Fox in 2015 before moving up to their Xfinity Series team, a position he held through the end of the decade and longer.[2]

Alexander played a cameo role in the 2017 film Logan Lucky.[4]

Personal life

Alexander was born in Madison, Indiana, and graduated from Vincennes University and University of Evansville.[1] He later moved to the Charlotte, North Carolina area.[2]

References
  1. Engelhardt, Gordon (April 19, 2020). "Q&A: Catching up with Evansville native, NASCAR broadcaster Adam Alexander". Evansville Courier & Press. Gannett. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. Crandall, Kelly (February 11, 2020). "NASCAR podcast: Fox Sports' Adam Alexander". Racer. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. Bailey, Eric (November 14, 2013). "OU Sports: Chris Simms on calling OU-Iowa State and how often he's asked about Roy Williams "Superman" play". Tulsa World. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. "Logan Lucky Movie Review". DVDizzy. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
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