Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be part of a big move for the 2025 NASCAR season as he will call races for Amazon’s Prime Video and TNT. In a one-on-one interview with Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports, the 49-year-old NASCAR legend talked about preparing for his new role and not being part of the NBC broadcast this year.
“I am missing the broadcast,” Earnhardt said. “I know NBC hasn’t started this year, and that’s going to be tough to tune in and see those guys and not be there with them because I’ve grown so comfortable working with all of the folks at NBC and certainly my friends in the booth. And so that’ll be a little tough once that gets started. But otherwise, we announced our deal with Amazon and TNT, so we’re starting to already have the meetings about what we want in our broadcast and what we want it to look like. We haven’t finished building the booth yet.
“… As soon as we get the booth built, we’re going to start doing some mock runs, basically get in a room and pretend to broadcast the actual race that maybe NBC or FOX is doing. So looking forward to that because I’m anxious to get some good chemistry going on with whoever’s in the booth with me because we’ve got five races to get it right. We want to be right straight out of the gate with Amazon and TNT. So it’d be good to get some practice runs going. A lot to do, a lot to keep me busy.”
Dale Earnhardt Jr. reacts to joining Prime Video and TNT
Amazon announced Earnhardt will be part of the broadcast booth in May. “I’m honored to be a part of Prime Video’s entrance into NASCAR,” Earnhardt said at the time. “It is an exciting opportunity to have the chance to give our NASCAR fan base yet another way to watch the sport. It will be exciting to see the innovation that Prime Video is going to bring to our sport and the fans.”
Earnhardt also expressed his excitement about being part of the TNT team. “It is such an exciting time to welcome TNT Sports back to NASCAR,” he said in a press release. “I remember watching the races on TNT back in the day, and it’s so nostalgic to see them return to the sport and to be a part of their team. I’m looking forward to joining their team and also getting the chance to work with Bleacher Report creating content that our fans will enjoy.”
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