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Jamie McMurray holds, bottle-feeds baby kangaroo during NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway

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Jamie McMurray
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Jamie McMurray held and bottle-fed a baby kangaroo who was wearing a checkered-flag diaper during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday. During the broadcast on FS1, Chris Myers explained that McMurray was holding the baby kangaroo that a group of fans brought to the track.

“I didn’t know they were going to let me hold her,” McMurray said. “Once I started feeding it, it worked out well. I gotta be honest, when I woke up this morning, Chris, holding the kangaroo was the last thing I had on my bingo card.”

Fans love McMurray nursing the kangaroo. “My favorite part of the NASCAR on FOX broadcast this year has been whenever they send Jamie Mac & Chris Myers out to do random s**t in between stages,” one fan wrote. “Why is McMurray nursing a kangaroo?”

Another fan added, “NASCAR on Fox is funny as hell. Hey, someone just blew up, stage is over, waiting to go back green, here’s Jamie McMurray feeding a baby kangaroo.”

Jamie McMurray is in his seventh season with FOX Sports

It’s clear that Jamie McMurray is willing to do anything to entertain the NASCAR fans during the race. The 2010 Daytona 500 winner is in his seventh season with FOX Sports as a race analyst on NASCAR Raceday with host Chris Myers. In January, it was announced that McMurray would also serve as a race analyst for the CW’s coverage of the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

In an interview with Forbes in 2024, McMurray talked about making the transition from the race track to the broadcast booth. “For me, working as a driver with a team, I spent 20 years working with teams and I was scared of missing that team aspect,” McMurray said. “With TV, I learned immediately it’s a huge team effort, as well. It’s been a smooth, fun, enjoyable transition.”

McMurray competed in 584 Cup Series races from 2002 to 2021. He won seven races and finished in the top 10 169 times. Along with winning the 2010 Daytona 500, McMurray won the 2010 Brickyard 400 and the 2014 All-Star race.

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