A significant loss within the world of NASCAR was introduced Tuesday.
Longtime broadcaster Invoice Weber died Dec. 13, and the group saved his demise personal till just lately.
Weber was 67.
“The Nationwide Motorsports Press Affiliation is saddened to be taught of the passing of former NASCAR broadcaster and pit reporter Invoice Weber,” the group wrote on X.
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The NASCAR Cup Sequence brand as drivers race at Bristol Motor Speedway. (Mark Humphrey/Pool Picture by way of USA Right now Community)
NASCAR followers had been shocked on the information of Weber’s demise because it started circulating on-line.
“Man…it is a unhappy electronic mail to get in the present day from my buddies on the @NMPAonline,” one X consumer wrote. “Invoice Weber, to me was such an iconic NASCAR voice of my childhood, particularly along with his function in what’s my all-time favourite NASCAR online game, NASCAR 2005. RIP Invoice Weber.”
Weber rose via the ranks of NASCAR broadcasting to the purpose he was the lap-by-lap caller at NBC, starting in 2004, the place he was shortly embraced by the game’s fan base.
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Weber was recognized for a number of the most memorable calls within the sport throughout his time within the sales space, together with Tony Stewart’s second Cup Sequence championship in 2005.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway throughout the USA Right now 301. (Eric Canha/USA Right now Sports activities)
He retired in 2009 as a NASCAR broadcaster, although there was no motive disclosed. Weber frolicked working as an illusionist after his profession in broadcasting.
Ralph Sheheen changed Weber at NBC.
Weber’s broadcasting profession spanned NBC, ESPN and TNT, and he was often known as a fan favourite due to his “Ask Invoice Weber a Query” on-line, the place followers may ask about something on or off the observe.
The NASCAR Cup Sequence AutoTrader EcoPark Automotive 400 brand on the beginning grid at Texas Motor Speedway. (Michael C. Johnson/USA Right now Sports activities)
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The Nationwide Motorsports Press Affiliation famous there can be a web based memorial for Weber at a later date.
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