Dave Moody (sportscaster)

David Wayne Moody (born March 25, 1961) is an American motorsports commentator who works for the Motor Racing Network (MRN).

Born in Barre City, Vermont,[1] Moody discovered auto racing when his uncle, Doug MacDonald, took him to the local Thunder Road Speedbowl.

After being hired by CBS Sports to serve as their NASCAR anchorman, Squier selected Moody to replace him as the track's public address announcer.

'"[2] David used to announce for high school basketball, hockey, and football games from the time he was young.

"[2] Moody worked as a turn announcer for the first time in 1987, during the Gatorade 125's at Daytona International Speedway.

Later, he called Darrell Waltrip through Turns three and four, en route to Victory Lane in the Daytona 500.

[2] He took over the lead turn announcer's position in 2001, when Joe Moore moved to the anchor booth when Allen Bestwick transitioned to television with NBC.

Moody has also worked in the anchor booth on occasion with Moore, replacing veteran Barney Hall.

Moody does not work the west coast races, due to travel concerns impacting his ability to host the Friday "SiriusXM Speedway" program.

Moody also serves as booth anchor for selected XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series companion events.

He is the Sirius XM voting representative on the 48 person panel that selects the annual class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.