CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Dale Earnhardt Jr. will headline a trio of familiar faces in the broadcast booth when Amazon Prime Video airs its first NASCAR race in 2025.
Amazon and TNT will share on-air talent, with veteran NASCAR analyst Adam Alexander and longtime Cup Series crew chief Steve Letarte set to join Earnhardt for race coverage.
The 2025 season will mark Earnhardt’s return to the booth after he spent six years with NBC Sports, where he also worked alongside Letarte. Before that, the two teamed up for five years while Earnhardt was behind the wheel of the No. 88 car.
Letarte first broke into broadcasting during the 2015 season and has continued to be part of NBC Sports’ NASCAR coverage since, and will continue to do so in addition to his new roles with Amazon and TNT.
Alexander spent the past 19 years at FOX Sports, where he called races for multiple NASCAR series and served as a studio host. He was also part of TNT’s previous NASCAR lineup before the network stopped showing races following the 2014 season.
The trio’s first race on Prime Video is a big one – the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25. Four more races will be shown on the platform before the next five move over to TNT. In addition to the crown-jewel Coke 600, that summer stretch of races also includes the first Cup race in Mexico City, a return to the Chicago Street Course and the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis.
Races broadcast on Prime Video will be the first time NASCAR races will be exclusively streamed. As part of the newly signed media rights agreement, most practice and qualifying sessions will also be shown on the streaming service.
Fans seemed largely enthused with the networks’ broadcast booth lineup, judging by social media.
“This is immediately the best booth in NASCAR,” one fan commented.
“Man, what a stacked booth,” another wrote. “These races are going to be a treat.”
Despite the star power, some fans seemed turned off by having to stream races for the first time.
“Sorry but if we have to get Prime to watch races, NASCAR is done for me,” one fan said.
“Not paying anymore to watch a race,” yet another commented. “So if you continue down this path, just know you are leaving your older, loyal fans in the dust.”
Aside from Amazon and TNT, FOX Sports will continue to broadcast the first part of the season before NBC Sports takes over for the end of the year. The season will officially kick off with the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 16.
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