In the lead up to the Daytona 500 (Sunday, February 16 at 1:30 PM ET on Fox) host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews Fox NASCAR pit reporter/play-by-play commentator Jamie Little. Jess and Jamie discuss a wide range of topics including Jamie's love of dirt bikes, breaking through as a woman in motorsports, the domination of Team Penske and why Joey Logano gets booed, and more.

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-1:45: Welcome Jamie to Short and to the Point

-2:03: Building up to Daytona 500

-3:21: Jamie’s 26th year in broadcasting

-4:50: Being nervous as a positive

-6:05: Going from pit reporting to play-by-play

-7:32: First assignment doing play-by-play

-8:57: Crowd energy for a NASCAR race broadcast

-10:18: Importance between wanting to be a good reporter instead of being a good female reporter

-12:26: Sensing responsibility as a woman in racing media

-14:01: Being “strong” and “bitchy” in broadcasting

-16:04: Evolving with technically throughout Jamie’s career

-17:41: Importance of writing

-19:50: Surprises when giving advice

-21:39: Unexpected things that helped Jamie in reporting

-23:30: Dirt bikes

-25:19: Comfort around dirt bikes and noise

-26:38: Pit reporting

-28:22: Balancing professional and personal life

-30:40: Staying in the present

-32:55: Busch Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium

-37:05: Team Penske

-38:40: Joey Logano

-41:29: NASCAR fans being generational

-43:27: NASCAR embracing its history

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