Montoya to be ESPN in-car reporter in Mexico

Juan Pablo Montoya and his crew chief, Brad Parrott, will be ESPN’s “In-Race Reporter" for coverage of Sunday’s NASCAR Busch Series event at Mexico City. Montoya, a former Indianapolis 500 winner and Formula One driver, has made the move to NASCAR this season in one of the most talked-about switches in motorsports history. ESPN2 will have live coverage of the event beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET, while ESPN will simulcast ESPN Deportes’ Spanish-language race of the event as part of an ESPN Full Circle presentation.

Montoya will have special cameras mounted inside his car to show his face as he speaks to ESPN booth analyst Rusty Wallace while on the race’s pace laps and during caution periods, providing the unique perspective of a driver in competition. Parrott will speak to booth analyst Andy Petree at various times throughout the telecast.

In addition to the race telecast on Sunday, ESPN2 will have live coverage of practice and qualifying from Mexico City on Friday and Saturday. Coverage of Friday’s one-hour final practice session for the series will be aired from 5-6 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Qualifying will be televised from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday. Calling the action from the booth will be Jerry Punch with Wallace and Petree. Allen Bestwick, Dave Burns Jamie Little and Mike Massaro will report from the pits and garage, while Chris Fowler, Tim Brewer and Brad Daugherty will be in the ESPN Pit Studio.

The pre-race NASCAR Countdown program begins at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, followed by the race at 2 p.m. ESPN PR