Fox Sports' NASCAR broadcaster Steve Byrnes has lost his battle with cancer. Byrnes had been diagnosed with head and neck cancer back in 2013 and was forced to step down from broadcasting last year. He passed away
"From the very beginning of NASCAR on FOX, Steve Byrnes was one of the linchpins of the broadcast team. His passion for the sport — his passion for everyone involved with the sport — shone through week in and week out," David Hill, 21st Century FOX
Take a look at the tribute and also some others paid to Byrnes this weekend in advance of Sunday's scheduled Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway, which now bears his name as it was recently renamed the Food City 500 In Support of Steve Byrnes
Steve Byrnes is on leave from his FOX Sports NASCAR announcing job as he battles head and neck cancer. (Twitter). Steve Byrnes has been involved in NASCAR for 20 years as an announcer. But, unfortunately, race fans
Periods of rain delayed the start and three times stopped the Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes. And so for the second consecutive year, Bristol Motor Speedway's springtime NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race started in the afternoon and finished