Jeff Hammond

Jeff Hammond joined FOX Sports at the conclusion of the 2000 NASCAR season as an analyst for FOX NASCAR’s inaugural year of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series coverage, moving over from his duties at Roush Fenway Racing as Kurt Busch’s crew chief.

From 2001 to 2013, Hammond served as an analyst for FOX NASCAR SUNDAY, the network’s prerace show at the time, alongside Chris Myers and Darrell Waltrip. In 2014, he covered stories on pit road, becoming the first former crew chief to serve in that capacity for network television’s NASCAR coverage.

In 2006, Hammond received his first Sports Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Sports Person – Studio Analyst. Hammond visited America’s troops serving overseas in Baghdad and Southwest Asia as part of the NFL on FOX’s Thanksgiving Day coverage in 2010 and in Korea as part of the NFL on FOX’s Thanksgiving Day coverage in 2011. His broadcasting resume includes work for FX, ESPN, Turner and TNN, and he has co-hosted the nationally syndicated NASCAR Country radio show.

In 2019, Hammond was awarded the prestigious Smokey Yunick Award. A Year later, Hammond was awarded the Fireball Roberts Hard Charger Award. Hammond may be heard weekly on Performance Racing Network’s “Fast Talk” on Monday evenings and on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio’s “Late Shift” with Brad Gillie on Tuesday evenings.