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NASCAR Pit Reporter & NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Play-By-Play Announcer Veteran motorsports reporter Jamie Little serves as a pit reporter for FOX Sports’ coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series. Little, the only female play-by-play announcer in NASCAR, joined FOX NASCAR in 2015 to cover pit road for the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. In her 26th year as a broadcaster in 2025, Little embarks on her 11th Daytona 500 in February 2025. She was named in November 2020 as the play-by-play voice of the ARCA Menards Series beginning with the 2021 season, making her the first woman in history to call TV play-by-play for a national racing series. In 2023, she added a robust roster of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series play-by-play assignments to her schedule. In October 2021, Little was named to the Cynopsis 2021 Top Women in Media list in the Game-Changing On-Air Talent category. In June 2022 at Knoxville Raceway, she became the first female to call play-by-play for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Little also serves as a reporter for NASCAR RACEDAY, FOX Sports’ prerace show for the Cup Series. Her additional FOX NASCAR assignments over the years also have included select races and special events, including her pit reporting debut for the 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona, hosting duties for FOX Sports’ coverage of Supercross and periodic guest hosting roles on FS1’s NASCAR RACE HUB. She covered a variety of motor sports events for FOX Sports’ SPEED in 2002 and 2003, including the network’s live coverage of Daytona Supercross, which marked her live national broadcasting debut. She was the first female pit reporter for the television broadcast of the prestigious Indianapolis 500 (2004) and covered 11 consecutive Indianapolis 500s (2004-2014). In 2015, Little became the first female pit reporter to cover both the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500 for network TV’s live, flag-to-flag race coverage. In April 2016, she hosted FOX’s coverage of Supercross’ maiden appearance at Gillette Stadium. Since 2021, she has hosted the FOX Sports telecast of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Prior to joining FOX, Little spent 13 years at ESPN/ABC as a reporter for NASCAR (2007-’14), the INDYCAR Series (2004-’14), Winter X Games and Summer X Games telecasts. Her television career began in 2002 as a reporter for ESPN immediately following graduation from college. She also has worked for NBC and TNN. In addition, Little was the first female to cover a televised Supercross and motocross event, and was one of the first female reporters in X Games history. In June 2018 at Michigan International Speedway, she made her play-by-play debut during a couple of NASCAR Xfinity Series practice sessions on FS1. In August 2015, the broadcasting veteran made her FIM MotoGP™ World Championship television-hosting debut, leading live FS1 coverage of the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix. Furthermore, she has covered eight Brickyard 400s and has hosted a variety of non-racing sporting events ranging from Paintball Championships to the Great Outdoor Games, in addition to live announcing roles in motocross and Monster Energy AMA Supercross. Little credits her lifelong passion for the sport and affinity for dirt bikes as the springboard for her entry into television. While still in college, she reported on various motor sports for ESPN2 and served as a live announcer in Supercross. The Indianapolis resident is well-rounded outside the four corners of a racetrack, as well. In 2019, she began duties as the floor reporter for FOX Sports’ coverage of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. In January 2020, she debuted as a reporter for A&E Network’s new show, “America’s Top Dog.” In 2013, Little released her first book, titled “Essential Car Care for Women,” and has worked the red carpet for the ESPYs, in addition to hosting numerous NASCAR events away from the track.