ESPN's Former Lead Motorsports Announcer Dies

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Published on August 10 2021 5:57 am
Last Updated on August 10 2021 5:57 am

Bob Jenkins, who called the Indianapolis 500 on TV and radio and was ESPN’s lead motorsports announcer for more than 20 years, died Monday of brain cancer, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Monday. He was 73.

Jenkins was on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network for over five decades and was chief announcer from 1990-98, and was with ESPN from 1979 to 2003.