In the lead up to the Daytona 500 (Sunday, February 16 at 1:30 PM ET on Fox) host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews Fox NASCAR pit reporter/play-by-play commentator Jamie Little. Jess and Jamie discuss a wide range of topics including Jamie's love of dirt bikes, breaking through as a woman in motorsports, the domination of Team Penske and why Joey Logano gets booed, and more.
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-1:45: Welcome Jamie to Short and to the Point
-2:03: Building up to Daytona 500
-3:21: Jamie’s 26th year in broadcasting
-4:50: Being nervous as a positive
-6:05: Going from pit reporting to play-by-play
-7:32: First assignment doing play-by-play
-8:57: Crowd energy for a NASCAR race broadcast
-10:18: Importance between wanting to be a good reporter instead of being a good female reporter
-12:26: Sensing responsibility as a woman in racing media
-14:01: Being “strong” and “bitchy” in broadcasting
-16:04: Evolving with technically throughout Jamie’s career
-17:41: Importance of writing
-19:50: Surprises when giving advice
-21:39: Unexpected things that helped Jamie in reporting
-23:30: Dirt bikes
-25:19: Comfort around dirt bikes and noise
-26:38: Pit reporting
-28:22: Balancing professional and personal life
-30:40: Staying in the present
-32:55: Busch Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium
-37:05: Team Penske
-38:40: Joey Logano
-41:29: NASCAR fans being generational
-43:27: NASCAR embracing its history
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