Bob Pockrass
Pockrass at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2016
Born (1967-03-01) March 1, 1967 (age 56)
Alma materIndiana University Bloomington
OccupationTV sports reporter
Years active1991–present
EmployerFox Sports for NASCAR
SpouseLori Perkovich (m. 2019)

Robert Pockrass (born March 1, 1967) is an American motorsports journalist and on-air talent for Fox Sports who covers NASCAR.

Early life

Pockrass grew up in Indianapolis and attended Indiana University Bloomington, initially being a business major before graduating with a degree in journalism.[1][2] His older brother was a writer for the Indianapolis News.[1] Pockrass is Jewish and grew up as a fan of the New York Mets.[3]

Career

Pockrass receiving an award from the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) in 2010

Pockrass began covering NASCAR in 1991. He started as a sports writer for the Daytona Beach News-Journal from 1991 to 2003. He later covered the sport for SceneDaily.com from 2003 to 2012, Sporting News from 2012 to 2014 and ESPN from 2015 to 2018.[4]

Pockrass joined Fox NASCAR before the 2019 season[5] after being laid off at ESPN following the 2018 NASCAR season due to the network's financial problems and budget cuts.[6][7]

He is a fan favorite among NASCAR fans on Twitter, as his account provides consistent updates on the NASCAR world on the social media site.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Pockrass, Bob (May 24, 2018). "How I Got Here with Bob Pockrass" (Interview). Interviewed by Gluck, Jeff. JeffGluck.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Award-Winning Motor Sports Journalist Bob Pockrass Pens Next Chapter at FOX Sports". Fox Sports. January 27, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Pockrass, Bob [@bobpockrass] (October 27, 2022). "Rarely do I listen to a podcast that takes me back to my youth but this one did growing up in a Jewish family of Mets fans. A fun listen for anyone who enjoys exploring how sports intersects culture: https://t.co/pVMxmOfvQA" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Bob Pockrass Biography". Fox Sports.
  5. ^ "FOX NASCAR Rounds Out 2019 Studio Roster with Addition of Hosts Lindsay Czarniak and Sara Walsh". Fox Sports. February 5, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Gluck, Jeff (November 30, 2018). "The truth about Bob". JeffGluck.com. WordPress. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Bupp, Phillip (January 27, 2019). "Fox Sports hires former ESPN racing journalist Bob Pockrass". Awful Announcing. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "@bobpockrass" on Twitter

External links

NASCAR on Fox
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