Shannon Spake

Who is Shannon Spake?

Shannon Spake is a NASCAR correspondent for ESPN. Spake contributes to both NASCAR Countdown and NASCAR Now, and occasionally appears on SportsCenter to give pre and post-race reports. Also works as a sideline reporter for SEC on ESPN basketball games as well as college football games.

Before coming to ESPN, Spake worked at Speed Channel, where she co-hosted NASCAR Nation in its second version and was a reporter in its first. She also co-hosted Back Seat Drivers, a talk show, with online columnist Marty Smith. Her previous on-air jobs included those at WCCB in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Carolina Sports and Entertainment Television.

For the 2008 season, Spake was a full-time pit reporter for Nationwide and Sprint Cup races aired on ESPN.

Before becoming an on-air reporter, she worked for Nickelodeon, CBS, and MTV as a production assistant.

Spake grew up in Florida. She is a graduate of Piper High School and Florida Atlantic University.