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Kim Hart is a lady who walks it like she talks it. Being around racing since she was a child, she understands and respects the sport enough to get into the trenches where the racing gets real.
Take a look at just some of her duties during the racing season.
Host of Racing With Heart on FOX Sports Radio AM980 Sundays at 9:00pm
This is where it all comes together each week. No matter where she goes on adventures, this is Kim’s home base.
Track Announcer at Pocono International Raceway
Pocono is owned and operated by the Mattioli family and is one of the most challenging and beautiful tracks on the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. A 2 ˝ mile, triangular shaped track that drivers have called the Superspeedway that drives like a road course. Kim heads out to Pocono in the beautiful Pocono Mountains every June and July to step into the announcers booth. Teamed up with announcing partner Earl Krause of the Area Auto Racing News, Kim covers the NASCAR Nextel and ARCA Series events.
Member of Stafford Motor Speedway’s broadcast team
Owned and operated by the Arute family, Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut is a proud member of the NASCAR Dodge weekly racing series. Each week the track hosts SK Modified, Late Model and DARE Stock events. Through the season the track hosts the NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series and the NASCAR Busch North Series. At Stafford, Kim wears many hats. From booth announcing to pit road and feature reporting. Each week the incredible racing at Stafford is captured by the broadcast team on the award winning TV show, NASCAR New England, WCTX. Some of Kim’s other favorite activities at Stafford are hosting the Jack Arute’s kids club meetings and the Champions Banquet.
Track Announcer at Fonda Speedway
Fonda Speedway in NY, is leased and operated by the Lucia family and features Big Block Modifieds, Small Block Modifieds, Sportsman, ProStock, IMCA and Street Stocks on a weekly basis. Known as the "Track of Champions", Fonda is a historic ˝ mile dirt track that runs under the DIRT banner and is located on the Montgomery County fairgrounds. Kim enjoys a combination of duties at Fonda, from booth color commentator to victory lane interviews. She likes to tell the behind the scenes stories of the drivers, educate the fans on the history and celebrate with the drivers and teams in victory lane. Other activities that Kim enjoys at Fonda are helping with the promotion and special events at the track, as well as co-hosting the Champions Banquet in the Fall.
Special Awards
Through Kim’s efforts on radio and television, she is proud to have received several special awards. 1st place in the Eastern Motorsports Press Association Radio Contest in 2002 and 2003 for Racing With Heart. . 1st Place in the Eastern Motorsports Press Association Television Contest for Stafford Motor Speedway’s NASCAR New England in 2003. The New York State Stock Car Association Press Award for Fox23 Fast Track. The Lebanon Valley Media Award for both radio and television.