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Bob Jenkins (1947–2021), longtime Indianapolis 500 announcer

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Bob Jenkins was a TV and radio sports announcer, best known for decades of Indianapolis 500 coverage.Jenkins was with ESPN when the network debuted in 1979, one of its first anchors.

He anchored “NASCAR on ESPN” from 1979 to 2000. Also in 1979, he began working for the IMS Radio Network, and he reported from the backstretch of the Indianapolis 500 that year.

It was the first of more than 40 times he’d report on the Indianapolis 500 in various capacities for both radio and television, continuing until 2020.

He also covered a wide variety of other races over the years, including the first seven Brickyard 400 races, the U.S. Grand Prix, and the Allstate 400.

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