Food City 500 To Honor Fox Sports Steve Byrnes

The official name of the race will be called the Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up To Cancer.

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Byrnes co-hosts NASCAR Race Hub and is a play-by-play NASCAR announcer for FOX Sports, but has been on medical leave receiving treatment. He has been covering the sport since 2001.

“The support I have received from my teammates at FOX Sports, drivers, team members, track officials, NASCAR and the fans has been overwhelming,” Byrnes said. “So many families are affected by cancer, and to play a small part in raising awareness is an honor to me.”

Byrnes was recently hospitalized with a blood clot in his lung and pneumonia on top of the cancer, but seems to be on the mend.