FOX Sports will be introducing new vantage points to its Daytona 500 coverage this weekend, utilizing a tethered drone for aerial views on the backstretch, a record number of in-car cameras including Visor Cams, a Hat Cam as well as a return of the so-called Gopher Cam, an HD lens buried in the asphalt track.
The drone, which will be affixed to a line to increase the duration of its flight time, will remain elevated outside the racing area and provide an unprecedented angle on the track.
As for its point-of-view cameras, Fox will deploy 14 in-car cameras; two Visor Cams (made by BSI and to be worn in the Daytona 500 for the first by Kurt Busch and Daniel Suarez); one Hat Cam (to be worn by two-time Daytona winner and FOX analyst Michael Waltrip on pit road before the race); and three Gopher Cams, which are provided by Inertia Unlimited and are said to have a wider, clearer picture than in years past.