Steve Byrnes

ABOUT STEVE BYRNES

NASCAR television announcer and producer who worked with Fox NASCAR as a pit reporter before becoming the host of the studio show NASCAR Race Hub.

Upon graduating from the University of Maryland in 1981, he became a sports producer and covered several NFL teams. He became involved in auto racing in 1985.

He was diagnosed with a recurrence of head and neck cancer in September of 2014.

He was married to Karen Byrnes with whom he had a child named Bryson. Bryson completed his father's ballot for the 2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame after Steve passed away.

Josh Wise and Clint Bowyer each paid tribute to Steve following Steve's death.