9 8 , ▁after ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁on ▁pit ▁road , ▁CBS ▁Sports ▁made ▁Joy ▁their ▁lap - by - lap ▁announ cer ▁with ▁Ken ▁S quier ▁becoming ▁the ▁studio ▁host , ▁where ▁the ▁pair ▁worked ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁CBS ▁lost ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁te lev ise ▁NAS C AR ▁racing . ▁ ▁Joy ' s ▁CBS ▁career ▁included ▁most ▁major ▁forms ▁of ▁American ▁mot ors ports ▁for ▁television : ▁Formula ▁One , ▁C ART , ▁I RL , ▁and ▁drag ▁racing , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁coverage ▁of ▁college ▁football , ▁the ▁Winter ▁Olympics , ▁the ▁Sun ▁Bowl , ▁har ness ▁racing ' s ▁Ham ble ton ian , ▁Pro ▁Beach ▁Vol ley ball ▁and ▁World ▁Cup ▁Ski ing , ▁plus ▁NCAA ▁championship ▁events ▁in ▁s occer , ▁g ymn ast ics , ▁sw imming ▁and ▁div ing , ▁track ▁and ▁field , ▁lac ros se , ▁and ▁wrest ling . ▁ ▁Fox ▁Sports ▁( 1 9 9 8 – present ) ▁Mike ▁joined ▁Fox ▁Sports ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁lead ▁announ cer ▁of ▁Formula ▁One ▁coverage ▁on ▁Fox ▁Sports ▁Net , ▁with ▁D erek ▁Bell ▁as ▁expert ▁anal yst . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁season , ▁he ▁moved ▁full - time ▁to ▁Fox ▁with ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁TV ▁package . ▁Joy ▁has ▁te amed ▁with ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁driver ▁Dar rell ▁W alt rip , ▁former ▁crew ▁chief ▁Larry ▁Mc Re yn olds