NASCAR announcer Mike Joy is pushing back on some of the rumors regarding his employment status at FOX.
Joy was noticeably absent from the network's broadcast this past weekend during qualifying sessions on Prime Video — which started this season after the Cup Series signed a new seven-year media rights deal with the Amazon-owned streaming giant.
That quickly led to a "clickbait" report from a social media account claiming the 75-year-old had been "relieved of his duties effective immediately" due to repeatedly saying "highly incorrect statements on air" during the previous week's qualifying broadcast at Texas Motor Speedway.
The post drew a response from Joy himself, who said via his X account: "Sigh. Anonymous BS clickbait. See you [Sunday] on FS1."
Sigh. Anonymous BS clickbait. See you tomorrow on @FS1. https://t.co/xbWkEGGBTl
— Mike Joy (@mikejoy500) May 10, 2025
Joy was indeed back the next day to call the Würth 400 along with Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer and the crew.
Now that the Prime Video portion of the NASCAR schedule is coming into effect though (the next five races following the sport's All-Star Race), it doesn't sound like the veteran commentator will be covering practice or qualifying sessions for the rest of the racing season.
Joy's response racked up over 3,000 likes from concerned fans who appreciated the call-out on Saturday.
The longtime play-by-play man has served at FOX since 1998 after juggling responsibilities at CBS, TNN and his current network all at once in the late '90s. In his long and illustrious career he has covered 45 Daytona 500s.
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