Jamie Little's return to INDYCAR part of a busy year for FOX Sports announcer

Motorsports viewers might associate Jamie Little with FOX's coverage of NASCAR's Cup Series. But Little will be seen across more of FOX's motorsports coverage this year.

Little will be one of the pit reporters Sunday when FOX carries its first INDYCAR race from the streets of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. She also will be the play-by-play announcer for the entire season for the network's coverage of the Truck series.

The INDYCAR assignment is a bit of a homecoming for Little, who was the pit reporter for ESPN and ABC's coverage of the open-wheel series from 2004 through '14. Little — whose last INDYCAR race was the 2014 Indianapolis 500 — will be filling in for Georgia Henneberry, who recently had a baby and will miss the first couple races.

Little, who will also be part of FOX's coverage of the Indianapolis 500 on May 25, also is hoping Sunday that some NASCAR fans will tune in as well because the IndyCar race comes before the NASCAR Cup Series road race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

"We're going to try to cross-promote as much as we can. It's our first doubleheader. INDYCAR is the first race followed by NASCAR," Little said. "I'm the one person that does both, so they're asking me to be there to try to blend those two worlds."

One of the ways Little will try to bridge the gap between INDYCAR and NASCAR is a feature on Kyle Larson with segments airing in both shows. Larson will once again this year attempt to do the Indy 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 in the same day.

Larson didn't get the chance to do it last year when rain delayed the start of the Indy race and then shortened the finish of the NASCAR race in Charlotte.

The move to FOX also marks the first time an entire motorsports series will