ing ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁role ▁on ▁loan ▁from ▁Fox . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Fox ▁sent ▁Joy ▁to ▁call ▁a ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins / T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁game , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁R ays ▁cl inch ed ▁their ▁first - ever ▁play off ▁appearance . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Joy , ▁W alt rip , ▁and ▁Mc Re yn olds ▁completed ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁together , ▁the ▁longest ▁ten ure ▁of ▁any ▁three - man ▁announ cing ▁bo oth ▁in ▁US ▁network ▁sports ▁television ▁history . ▁Begin ning ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁four - time ▁NAS C AR ▁champion ▁Jeff ▁Gordon ▁joined ▁Joy ▁and ▁W alt rip ▁in ▁the ▁FO X - TV ▁bo oth , ▁with ▁Mc Re yn olds ▁moving ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁role ▁as ▁race ▁strateg ist ▁and ▁rules ▁anal yst . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁W alt rip ▁retired ▁from ▁television . ▁ ▁Joy ▁is ▁very ▁active ▁on ▁social ▁media ; ▁his ▁twitter ▁handle ▁is ▁@ mi ke jo y 5 0 0 . ▁He ▁eng ages ▁in ▁many ▁autom ot ive ▁web ▁for ums , ▁from ▁El ▁Cam ino ▁to ▁M G ▁to ▁Ford ▁GT , ▁usually ▁using ▁the ▁screen ▁name ▁" 2 0 0 m ph ". ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁ ▁Joy ▁is ▁a ▁char ter ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁NAS C AR ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁V oting ▁P anel