<Tr> <Th> Booth announcers </Th> <Th> Pit reporters </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lap - by - lap: Mike Joy Color - commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip </Td> <Td> Jamie Little Regan Smith Vince Welch Matt Yocum </Td> </Tr> <P> The race was broadcast on radio by the Motor Racing Network--who has covered the Daytona 500 since 1970--and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . The booth crew consisted of longtime announcer Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and 1989 Cup Series champion Rusty Wallace . Longtime turn announcer--and prodigy of MRN co-founder Ken Squier--Dave Moody was the lead turn announcer . He called the Daytona 500 from atop the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2 . Mike Bagley worked the backstretch for the Daytona 500 from a spotter's stand on the inside of the track . Kyle Rickey called the Daytona 500 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4 from the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 4 . On pit road, MRN was manned by lead pit reporter and NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director Winston Kelley . He was joined on pit road by Steve Post, Kim Coon and Alex Hayden . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> MRN Radio </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Booth announcers </Th> <Th> Turn announcers </Th> <Th> Pit reporters </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lead announcer: Joe Moore Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace </Td> <Td> Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Backstretch: Mike Bagley Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey </Td> <Td> Alex Hayden Winston Kelley Kim Coon Steve Post </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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