NASCAR Hot Pass

As with all other DirecTV PPV sports packages, there was expected to be an annual renewal discount for subscribers with an account in good standing.

For example, the 2008 Daytona 500 free preview had Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, and Tony Stewart.

For example, Jimmie Johnson replaced Gordon at the 2008 Daytona 500, and Denny Hamlin filled in for Stewart at the same race the year before.

On December 10, 2008, NASCAR and DirecTV mutually agreed to end Hot Pass as a pay-per-view package.

[3] The free version consisted of a split screen shot of the featured drivers' in-car cameras on one side and a simulcast of the official race coverage on the other.

In some instances, including the red-flag delay and eventual ending to the 2009 Daytona 500, the network telecast was shown alone within a frame.

The following drivers were chosen for the two seasons that it was on pay-per-view: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Burton, Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick, Juan Pablo Montoya, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, David Stremme, Mark Martin, Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer, Dale Jarrett, Jamie McMurray, Robby Gordon, Michael Waltrip, Kasey Kahne, Dave Blaney, Reed Sorenson, J. J. Yeley, Boris Said, and Martin Truex Jr. Earnhardt Jr. appeared most frequently in 2007, being shown on 24 occasions.

Seven drivers won races on the same week(s) that they were featured in that first season: Kevin Harvick (Daytona 500, NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge), Matt Kenseth (Auto Club 500), Jimmie Johnson (Kobalt Tools 500), Jeff Gordon (Aaron's 499 and UAW-Ford 500), Juan Pablo Montoya (Toyota/Save Mart 350), Tony Stewart (Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and Centurion Boats at the Glen), and Carl Edwards (Sharpie 500 and Dodge Dealers 400).

Other commentators frequently heard were Wendy Venturini, Hermie Sadler, Doug Rice, Adam Alexander, and Pat Patterson.

Steve Byrnes, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds, Brad Sham and Barry LeBrock made occasional or one-shot appearances.

Mike Joy[4] and former WRC (Washington, D.C.) sportscaster George Michael[5] were also linked to reports that they will be on Hot Pass; however, they never appeared as far as is known.

NASCAR iN Car was started in 2003 by iN Demand Networks and was exclusive to digital cable subscribers for three years.