NASCAR Now

NASCAR Now was a show, produced by ESPN, which deals with world issues NASCAR. The debut took place from. The show broadcasted from Monday until Friday at 6:00 pm ET on ESPN2 and, when ESPN has rights for NASCAR competitions from July to November, it shall be broadcast at 5:00 pm ET.

Previously, SPEED Channel had the rights to produce a daily NASCAR TG. NASCAR Now is now broadcast in HD from Bristol's television studios. NASCAR Now also has a daily space on SportsCenter.

NASCAR Now was also broadcast every Sunday at 10 am ET before each Sprint Cup Series and after the race with a post-race on ESPN2.

Unlike its predecessor, RPM 2Night, NASCAR Now covered only NASCAR news and information and there were no highlight restrictions on the program; both video and still photos were available for its use. It was part of ESPN's new television package with NASCAR, which gave them the opportunity to produce and air a daily show about the sanctioning body. Previously, Speed Channel had the exclusive rights to produce daily NASCAR magazine shows.

Beginning in 2012, the start time of the show was moved from a 5:00pm ET to a 2:00am ET start time due to other conflicts on the network. The show remained on ESPN2. On June 23, 2014 ESPN announced that it had cancelled NASCAR Now.

Segments
NASCAR Now hadcsome segments through which had a schematic division of the program. Some of the segments are listed below.

Under the Hood: This segment always comes before advertising and announces what comes next after the advertising brwak. Over the Wall: This segment appears instead when D.J Copp explains pit stops during each tender that ESPN broadcasts.
 * Pit Pass: This segment appears mainly on the news program SportsCenter, when telling the top stories and leaks from the NASCAR world.
 * Starting Grid: This is the beginning of the program where the main news stories from NASCAR are being reported.

Personality
The main host of the show was Nicole Briscoe. Ryan Burr is another regular presenter and Allen Bestwick also had special shows and almost always shows the shows on Monday. Marty Smith was appointed as lead reporter in 2008 after being a "NASCAR Insider". Other NASCAR Insiders for the program were: Tim Cowlishaw, Angelique Chengelis, Terry Blount and David Newton. The program also includes Stacy Compton and Boris Said.

Below is a list of personalities of NASCAR Now.

Former on-air personality
Presenters
 * Allen Bestwick: (host, 2007-2014)
 * Nicole Briscoe: (host, 2008-2014)
 * Ryan Burr: (host, 2007-2014)

Analysts
 * Tim Brewer: (lead analyst, 2007-2014)
 * Stacy Compton: (lead analyst, 2007-present)
 * Brad Daugherty: (lead analyst, 2007-present)
 * Boris Said: (analyst, 2007-2014)
 * Rusty Wallace: (analyst, 2007-2014)
 * Ray Evernham: (analyst, 2008-2014)
 * Christopher Harris: (fantasy analyst, 2007-present)

Reporters
 * Terry Blount: (reporter, 2007-2014)
 * Angelique Chengelis: (reporter, 2007-2014)
 * Tim Cowlishaw: (lead reporter/analyst, 2007-2014)
 * David Newton: (reporter, 2007-present)
 * Marty Smith: (reporter/correspondent, 2007-present)

Corresponding
 * Mike Massaro: (lead correspondent, 2007-2014)
 * Shannon Spake: (correspondent, 2007-2014)

Previous

 * Doug Banks: (host, 2007-2014)
 * Erik Kuselias: (host, 2007-2014)
 * Chris Fowler: (host, 2007-2014)
 * Marty Reid: (host, 2007-2010)

Special episodes
On April 29, 2008, the show hosted a special one-hour edition of NASCAR Now to commemorate Dale Earnhardt Day.

On August 19, 2009, President Barack Obama did a live interview on the program after honoring the defending Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and the rest of the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup drivers at the White House.