I understand there is a job opening at Darlington Friday night for someone to sweep duck feathers in the ESPN booth.
ESPN adds Edwards to booth lineup
By Jim Utter - jutter@charlotteobserver.com
Wednesday, May. 09, 2012
One of the NASCAR Nationwide Series' former champions is going to start calling some of the series' races.
Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards, who won the Nationwide title in 2007, will make his debut this weekend as a TV analyst for ESPN's coverage of Friday night's VFW 200 at Darlington (S.C.) Speedway.
Edwards will also work as an analyst for the June 29 race at Kentucky Speedway.
"I am humbled by this opportunity to broadcast for ESPN and be part of their team," said Edwards. "This Friday in Darlington, I will hop out of my Sprint Cup car and trade my fire suit for a suit and tie to see the Nationwide race from a totally different perspective.
"I am honestly a little nervous as it will be my first time being part of the broadcast."
Edwards has been a studio guest for race broadcasts, but has not worked an entire race. At Darlington, Edwards will join lap-by-lap announcer Allen Bestwick and analyst Andy Petree in the booth.
"Having a past NASCAR Nationwide Series champion and active NASCAR Sprint Cup driver in the booth will certainly bring some unique perspective to our viewers," said Rich Feinberg, ESPN's vice president of motorsports production.
"We have a very strong on-air team for NASCAR and this addition makes it even stronger."
Read more here: http://www.thatsracin.com/2012/05/09/86588/espn-adds-edwards-to-booth-lineup.html#storylink=cpy
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