NASCAR made its return to Rockingham Speedway for the primary time in a dozen years on Friday night time with the Truck Collection. It was an entertaining race as drivers had been capable of cross all through the 200-lap occasion.
Apparently, within the closing laps, it wasn’t in regards to the passing however who would have sufficient gas to make it to the tip. Seems it was Tyler Ankrum who had conserved sufficient down the stretch and took the checkered flag for his first win since 2019.
Whereas Ankrum’s first win in 130 races was a giant storyline, it wasn’t the one one. Sadly, the Fox broadcast was, and extra particularly, the ultimate name by Jamie Little because the No. 18 truck crossed the end line.
Jamie Little through the Daytona 500 at Daytona Worldwide Speedway.Mark J&interval; Rebilas-Imagn Photos
Listed below are the phrases of the Fox broadcast crew (Little, Michael Waltrip and visitor analyst Carson Hocevar) because the vehicles made their approach across the mile-long monitor for a closing time on the white flag lap:
“He might coast. He might decelerate,” Hocevar mentioned of Ankrum with second-place truck Jake Garcia greater than seven seconds behind.
“Last lap guys, the white flag is out,” Little famous. “Coast to the end. Tyler Ankrum – grasp on. 130 races since he has gone to Victory Lane. Final pitted on Lap 112. The others behind him final pitted on 119. They’re out. He hangs on.
TYLER ANKRUM WINS AT ROCKINGHAM! #NASCARonFS1pic.twitter.com/gIKJ39lfVC
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) April 18, 2025
“How gradual is he happening this closing lap?” the lead announcer posed the query on the actual second Ankrum crossed the end line for the win.” The McAnally-Hilgemann truck had nearly reached Flip 1 earlier than Little realized the race was over. “The checkered flag is within the air,” she mentioned. “He will get it carried out. Tyler Ankrum, your winner.”
Unsurprisingly, the utterly mishandled name bought the eye of followers who took to social media and responded with a vengeance to Fox’s publish of the ultimate laps on X.
“Please. I’m begging you. Do away with Jamie. She’s completely ATROCIOUS,” one fan wrote.
“Please for the love of the whole lot. Get Jamie out of the sales space,” one other upset fan replied. “Y’all actually bought to get it collectively. Between the Cup Bristol end and this end, it is embarrassing.”
Nothing unites nascar followers greater than hatred for Jamie Little’s efficiency within the sales space. If they’re broadcasting remotely, disgrace on Fox for making it further tough, however the sales space was aweful once more. Please put her again on pit highway the place she is nice.
— Ryan (@KINGNOTHIN6) April 18, 2025
“Nothing unites nascar followers greater than hatred for Jamie Little’s efficiency within the sales space,” one other fan recommended. “If they’re broadcasting remotely, disgrace on Fox for making it further tough, however the sales space was aweful once more. Please put her again on pit highway the place she is nice.”“Bruh put Jamie Little again within the pits plz she is a incredible pit reporter yall are setting her up for failure forcing her to do PxP from a distant sales space,” one other fan provided.
“Jamie is a good pit reporter,” wrote one other fan. “She sucks within the sales space. Please get her out of there and get somebody good to name races!”
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