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Steve Byrnes

  • Awarded: 2016
  • Position:Media

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Hometown

Chicago, IL

Born

04/14/1959

Died

04/21/2015

From 2001-14, Byrnes served as a pit reporter for NASCAR Cup Series races on FOX.

He also served as a studio show host and appeared on various programs. Prior to joining FOX, Byrnes hosted a variety of NASCAR programs including Inside Winston Cup Racing with Ned Jarrett and Darrell Waltrip’s Racers on TNN. He also worked as a pit reporter for CBS, TNN and TBS. His courageous battle with cancer served as an inspiration to the NASCAR industry, fans and his peers. In April, shortly before his passing, Bristol Motor Speedway named its Sprint Cup race the Food City 500 In Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand up to Cancer.