Like they did with the broadcast booth, FOX Sports has kept faces familiar to IndyCar fans on pit road as the network announced its pit reporters. Kevin Lee and Georgia Henneberry return along with driver Jack Harvey. Jamie Little will begin the season as Henneberry tends to her newborn and will come on in June.
The pit road crew compliments the trio in the booth where Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe will join Will Buxton. Ony Buxton and Harvey are new to IndyCar broadcasts.
The news is a great relief to me, especially where Lee is concerned. I can’t imagine an IndyCar television broadcast without him. From some comments he has made on Trackside this winter, I did not think there was any chance he would return to the series.
Little has worked the pits for the Indianapolis 500. She is a consummate professional.
Henneberry is an outstanding reporter who has gotten better every season.
Harvey has expressed an interest inthe broadcasting sid eof racing, and i am glad he will get a chance. I will give him a pass at St. Pete and Thermal as he settles into his new role. Harvey will be driving for DRR in the 500.
FOX has done a great job with creative promotiions this year. They have assembled a competent, knowledgeable crew to call the race. The question is, how will the production look? Will there be fewer intrusive commercials? Will we see excessive replays of the same action?
One of the ways I judge a race broadcast is by the number of green laps shown. I hope time returning from commercial breaks isn’t cluttered with race recaps or prolonged aerial shots of the surrounding area. Save that for prerace.
I am excited to see what the race broadcast looks like.
The Pit Window by Mike Silver 