Denny Hamlin was on the brink of ending Jimmie Johnson's championship dominance heading into the season finale race at the ...

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ESPN is gearing up for its much-anticipated comeback to NASCAR coverage. It comes after Chase Elliott recently shared his views on part of NASCAR's new $7.7 billion media deal and with FOX ...

Smith began covering NASCAR in various capacities in 1999, and joined ESPN in 2006. He was a familiar face as a pit-road reporter for the network until it lost NASCAR rights in 2014.