Broken last night by USA Today’s Michael Hiestand and made official
today, Lindsay Czarniak, a fast-rising star at ESPN, has been named as
host of the Indianapolis 500. She replaces Brent Musburger.
Czarniak is no stranger to motorsports. She was a pit reporter and
host on NASCAR on TNT between 2007 and 2011. She’s also hosted an
occasional episode of NASCAR Now on ESPN2.
She becomes the first female host for the race following in the
footsteps of Jim McKay and Musburger.
Czarniak is the co-anchor of the 6 p.m. SportsCenter with John
Anderson.
Prior to joining ESPN, Czarniak was a sports anchor on WRC-TV in
Washington and appeared on the George Michael Sports Machine which was
produced at WRC.