Fox Sports, NASCAR Productions look at Gordon’s first Daytona win
In advance of the 59th annual Daytona 500, Fox Sports and NASCAR Productions have teamed up to deliver a behind-the-scenes look at four-time champion
first victory in the “Great American Race” with a film titled “Refuse to Lose” at 9 p.m. Thursday on FS1.
Featuring interviews with Gordon and crew chief
both executive producers on the project, the film premieres after FS1’s coverage of the Can-Am Duel at Daytona International Raceway.
“I forgot that Ray had secured a camera crew to document the No. 24 team heading into the 1997 Daytona 500,” Gordon said in a news release. “There is footage included in ‘Refuse to Lose’ that even I hadn’t seen before we started this project, and I think it helps paint the picture of why this team led by Ray was so successful – especially from 1995 to 1999.”
Fox’s coverage of the Daytona 500 begins at noon Saturday with “Fox NASCAR Sunday,” hosted by
will call the race, which begins at 1 p.m., working alongside Gordon, three-time champ
and former Daytona 500 winning crew chief
ESPN’s “College GameDay” heads west to the campus of Arizona on Saturday in of the Pac-12 showdown between No. 5-ranked UCLA and No. 4 Arizona at 7:15 p.m. on the network and reporter “GameDay” will air at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
OU will make a “Big Monday” appearance next week when it plays at No. 3 Kansas at 8 p.m.
and reporter Former MLB outfielder
has joined Fox Sports as a studio analyst.
The latest edition of HBO’s “Real Sports with
which debuted this week, profiles New England Patriots owner and Chicago Cubs manager
and examines cockfighting, which is alive and well despite being illegal in all 50 states.