After stepping away from broadcasting for a year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is set to make a comeback in 2025 with TNT Sports and Amazon Prime. He will analyze 10 races from the booth alongside Adam Alexander and Steve Letarte. Alexander will handle play-by-play duties for both the networks, while Junior, and his former crew chief Letarte will provide analysis.
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Dale Jr. is looking forward to reuniting with Letarte, with whom he had worked at Hendrick Motorsports from 2010 to 2014. And, though Earnhardt Jr. has never worked with Alexander before, he seems to have a good impression of him. Junior fondly remembered how Adam had reached out and encouraged him when he started off in broadcasting.
“When I started broadcasting everybody in the NBC bubble was very supportive of course, always giving me great feedback,” said Dale Jr. “Outside of the NBC family, Adam was really one of the few people that constantly was texting me and uh just saying nice things and just being supportive and for no reason other than just because he’s a good guy.”
Junior then went on to reveal how he has been finicky about the people he works with in broadcasting, saying,
“I do enjoy broadcasting…but I don’t want to broadcast with people that I don’t enjoy being around. I don’t want to do anything in life around people that I don’t enjoy being around.”
“And in a broadcast booth, you’re really close in proximity throughout the entire weekend with those individuals. So, absolutely, I want those relationships to be great and it sounds like that is absolutely going to be the case,” he added.
With Dale Jr. having a positive feeling about the two he would be sharing the booth with next year, fans are sure to get a lively banter during the races.
Letarte and Alexander echo Dale Jr.’s enthusiasm
Alexander, who till recently served as the lead announcer for Fox Sports’ Xfinity Series coverage, expressed his excitement about returning to TNT. Given his rapport with Dale Jr., the transition is expected to be smooth.
He mentioned that he has profound respect for Dale Jr. and Letarte, adding that he can’t wait to call the races alongside them.
Meanwhile, Letarte seemed thrilled about the opportunity to work with the 15-time Most Popular Driver Award winner once again. He remarked on TNT’s rich history in NASCAR coverage and expressed his eagerness to add to that legacy.
Prime Video will broadcast five Cup Series races starting with the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 25, followed by events in Nashville, Michigan, Mexico City, and Pocono. TNT Sports will begin its coverage at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 28, continuing with races in Chicago, Sonoma, Dover, and Indianapolis.
