Stock car racing fans across the U.S. are mourning the loss of longtime NASCAR broadcaster Bill Weber, who passed away at the age of 67.
Although Weber died on December 13, 2024, news of his passing has only recently begun to circulate.
The National Motorsports Press Association first reported his death on Monday.
Weber was born in New Jersey and went to Butler University before starting his career in broadcasting.
As NASCAR became more popular in the 1990s and early 2000s, Weber also became a major player in motorsports broadcasting.
In the 1990s, he worked as a pit reporter and studio host for TNN and ESPN. Then, in 2001, he joined NBC when the network began airing NASCAR races for the first time.
2004 Weber became NBC’s main announcer when he took over from Allen Bestwick for lap-by-lap coverage. He did so well that he was given the job full-time.
NBC stopped broadcasting NASCAR in 2006, but Weber continued calling races for TNT until 2009.
That same year, Weber was suspended after an incident at a hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was in town to cover a race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, but after the incident, he was sent home and never announced a NASCAR race again.
After leaving broadcasting, Weber took an unexpected new path—he became a magician and continued performing until he passed away.
According to Backfired News, a memorial service for Weber is being planned, but no details have been shared yet.
Some of his most famous race calls include Jimmy Johnson’s first Daytona 500 win in 2006 and Tony Stewart’s second championship in 2005.
Weber’s voice was also featured in commercials, video games, and the Will Ferrell movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
