NASCAR Fans Want Favorite Driver Jamie McMurray in the Commentary Booth Instead of Clint Bowyer

Published 05/26/2022, 9:30 AM EDT

Earlier, news broke that former NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray will be in the Fox Sports broadcast booth. Admittedly, this has many people excited, as he is a fan favorite. The 45-year-old last raced in 2021 at the Daytona 500, finishing in a fine 8th place. Now, he is all set to play the role of a NASCAR pundit and analyst.

I love Clint, but I think the best booth right now would be Mike Joy, Larry Mac, and McMurray
Clint and Jamie should swap spots
— Swervin³² (@Swervin32_) May 24, 2022

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Clint
Please do not over talk the other voices
— Matt Allison (@MattCanuck) May 24, 2022

Jamie is the best. Clint needs to go back to Xfinity or Trucks
— DG17 (@_DG17_) May 25, 2022

However, as thrilled as the fans were to see him in the booth, some were not too happy about Clint Bowyer’s stint. So they were hoping that McMurray would replace him. Truthfully speaking, no one had anything against Bowyer, but they preferred McMurray’s style of commentary.

W, and get him to replace Clint Bowyer full time next year
— Akshay Talks Soccer . (@AKE80886561) May 25, 2022

It would be way better with Clint out of the booth.
— Ravens.loopring.eth (@Ravens_loopring) May 25, 2022

Jamie can replace Clint all the time
— Mr. Bond (@dougie806) May 24, 2022

It is also worth mentioning that some fans also wanted Larry McReynolds in the booth. Preferably if he was commentating with McMurray and regular commentator Mike Joy. As per some observations, the former Chip Ganassi Racing driver tended to be very analytical in his approach. Unfortunately, whenever he was in the booth with Bowyer, they sometimes talked over each other.

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A few NASCAR fans also confessed that they missed NBC’s broadcast. Other also noted guest commentators like Jeff Gordon, Chad Knaus and Tony Stewart. To be perfectly honest, they rather liked their approach to commentary and admitted that they were reserved and analytical.

Get @ClintBowyer out of the booth!!! Put @LarryMac28 and @jamiemcmurray in! We need serious!
— Full Season Points (@FullSeasonPts) May 24, 2022

They should get rid of Clint and put Larry in there with Jamie and Mike.
— Randy Bennett (@ZetsDad) May 24, 2022

Good, now let’s get Jamie Mac replace Clint full time next year.
— Ethan (@chasedi9) May 24, 2022

Great news, although would have been better if he was replacing Bowyer. Even better would be if NBC was covering the race.
— J (@JCap63) May 25, 2022

Just need to get rid of Bowyer and they are set.
— Crash_Override (@crashx55) May 24, 2022

I do like Jamie’s more analytical approach. But they both need to stop talking over eachother. They were both just okay Cup drivers lol. When Jeff, Tony, Chad were in the booth, they were all much more reserved and analytical and let the rings talk.
— Daniel Soto (@DanDomSoto) May 24, 2022

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If what the fans say is true, then we will be in for a great race coverage. Without a doubt, the race will be exciting, as drivers battle it out to fill the Playoff seats. When that happens, McMurray and the rest of the commentary team will be right there to bring the action to the fans.

Even when Danica Patrick sat in the booth for a couple of races, many fans liked her. Unfortunately, she then ruined it when she kept making comparisons to IndyCar. Hopefully, Jamie McMurray will be his usual analytical self, and his commentary will make fans happy.

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Dhruv George is a senior Motorsports author for EssentiallySports, having authored nearly 12000 articles spanning different sports like F1, NASCAR, Tennis, NFL, and eSports. He graduated with a PG Diploma in Journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications. Dhruv has also conducted interviews with F1 driver Pierre Gasly and Moto2 rider Tony Arbolino.

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