Dave Despain
Dave Despain | |
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Born | Fairfield, Iowa, U.S. | 20 May 1946
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Motorsports journalist |
Known for | Host of WindTunnel with Dave Despain and NASCAR Inside Nextel Cup and Motoworld |
Dave Despain (born 20 May 1946) is an American
Early life and career
A native of
ESPN
He then moved to ESPN as host of its prerace show, NASCAR 2Day. His final appearance on 12 November 2000. After that race, ESPN stopped carrying NASCAR races after being outbid for a new contract (although ESPN returned to NASCAR in 2007). Despain also hosted Motor Week and filled in for Bob Jenkins on SpeedWeek and hosted some programs featuring drivers walking away from spectacular crashes. Also the host of Motoworld
Speedvision/Speed Channel
Despain joined Speed Channel in 2000 (then known as Speedvision). For some time Despain was one of several anchors of
Despain became host of NASCAR Inside Nextel Cup in 2005, replacing the panel show's longtime host Allen Bestwick. Despain hosted the series until its cancellation in 2008, when it was replaced by This Week in NASCAR.
Dave Despain hosts a series of specials called Dave Despain On Assignment that has documented the history of the Daytona Beach course and
MAVTV
On 1 December 2013 Despain announced on Twitter that he would be moving to MAVTV in 2014. His first event with the network was to be the Chili Bowl on 18 January.[5] Despain was to provide color commentary during races held on the channel and host a show called The Dave Despain Show.
References
- ^ Dave Despain [@DaveDespain] (14 December 2013). "Thrilled to join MAVTV team! If you don't get MAV, complain to your cable company. Debut will be Chili Bowl 1/18 live on MAV. Can't wait!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ HUFF, RICHARD (18 January 1998). "BINGO PAYS DIVIDEND". New York Daily News. p. 69.
- ^ "Racer Details".
- ^ "PROGRAMS - DAVE-DESPAIN-ON-ASSIGNMENT - the Motor Sports Authority - Auto Racing, Formula 1, Moto Racing, NASCAR, News, Photos, Videos, Blogs, & more... -". Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ Dave Despain [@DaveDespain] (14 December 2013). "Thrilled to join MAVTV team! If you don't get MAV, complain to your cable company. Debut will be Chili Bowl 1/18 live on MAV. Can't wait!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.