Post by dalejrfan on Feb 24, 2006 22:01:17 GMT -5
Waltrip signs extension with Fox Sports
FONTANA, Calif. -- NASCAR and Fox may have agreed to a new TV deal, but there are some things that won't change.
The trademark phrase "Boogity, boogity, boogity" for one.
Former NASCAR champion-turned TV analyst Darrell Waltrip, who uses the phrase when the field takes the green-flag, has signed a multi-year contract extension with Fox Sports to continue as the network's premier analyst into the new television contract which begins with the 2007 season.
"I firmly believe that whatever value that DW had to the sport when he was a champion driver, has been eclipsed many times over since he retired and became a NASCAR broadcaster," said Fox Sports chairman David Hill.
"His knowledge, passion, and ever increasing skill as a broadcaster, has been instrumental in driving the dramatic growth of the sport since Fox Sports became involved with NASCAR in 2000. And you know what? He's only going to get better."
Said Waltrip: "I love Fox Sports. I love being part of a big sports family. David Hill and Ed Goren (Fox Sports president) have embraced me. I have said it before, it’s like being part of a championship race team.
"I love my job and now I get to do it for a long, long time!"
Prior to joining Fox Sports in 2001, Waltrip compiled 84 wins and three Nextel Cup series championships in an outstanding NASCAR career. He was voted the most popular driver twice (1989-90) and was the recipient of the Bill France Award of Excellence in 2000, honoring his lifetime of achievements.
In 2003, Waltrip was elected into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame, an honor followed by an induction into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2005.
Fox Sports begins its 2006 season coverage with Sunday's Auto Club 500 at California Speedway (3:30 p.m. Eastern, Fox
FONTANA, Calif. -- NASCAR and Fox may have agreed to a new TV deal, but there are some things that won't change.
The trademark phrase "Boogity, boogity, boogity" for one.
Former NASCAR champion-turned TV analyst Darrell Waltrip, who uses the phrase when the field takes the green-flag, has signed a multi-year contract extension with Fox Sports to continue as the network's premier analyst into the new television contract which begins with the 2007 season.
"I firmly believe that whatever value that DW had to the sport when he was a champion driver, has been eclipsed many times over since he retired and became a NASCAR broadcaster," said Fox Sports chairman David Hill.
"His knowledge, passion, and ever increasing skill as a broadcaster, has been instrumental in driving the dramatic growth of the sport since Fox Sports became involved with NASCAR in 2000. And you know what? He's only going to get better."
Said Waltrip: "I love Fox Sports. I love being part of a big sports family. David Hill and Ed Goren (Fox Sports president) have embraced me. I have said it before, it’s like being part of a championship race team.
"I love my job and now I get to do it for a long, long time!"
Prior to joining Fox Sports in 2001, Waltrip compiled 84 wins and three Nextel Cup series championships in an outstanding NASCAR career. He was voted the most popular driver twice (1989-90) and was the recipient of the Bill France Award of Excellence in 2000, honoring his lifetime of achievements.
In 2003, Waltrip was elected into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame, an honor followed by an induction into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2005.
Fox Sports begins its 2006 season coverage with Sunday's Auto Club 500 at California Speedway (3:30 p.m. Eastern, Fox