A major loss in NASCAR’s world was announced on Tuesday.
Long -term TV company Bill Weber died December 13, and the organization kept its death privately until recently.
Weber was 67.
“National Motorsports Press Association is sad to learn about the former NASCAR -TV -Station and Pit reporter Bill Weber,” the organization at X.
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The Nascar Cup Series logo as drivers run on Bristol Motor Speedway. (Mark Humphrey/Pool Photo via USA Today Network)
NASCAR fans were shocked by the news of Weber’s death when it started circulating online.
“Man … this is a sad E email to get today from my friends at @nmpaonline,” an X -user wrote. “Bill Weber, for me was such an iconic NASCAR voice in my childhood, specifically with his role in what is my favorite NASCAR video game, NASCAR 2005. RIP BILL WEBER.”
Weber rose through the rows of NASCAR TV spread to the point that he was the lap-by-lap calling on the NBC, beginning in 2004, when he was quickly embraced by the sport’s fanbase.
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Weber was known for some of the most memorable calls in the sport of its time in the booth, including Tony Stewart’s second Cup Series championship in 2005.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Under USA Today 301. (Eric Canha/USA Today Sports)
He retired in 2009 as a NASCAR -TV company, though there was no reason to be revealed. Weber spent time working as an illusionist after his career in television spreading.
Ralph Sheheen replaced Weber at NBC.
Weber’s TV career spans NBC, ESPN and TNT, and he was known as a fan favorite because of his “Ask Bill Weber A Saght” online where fans could ask for something on or off the field.
NASCAR CUP series AutoTrader Ecopark Automotive 400 logo on the start network on Texas Motor Speedway. (Michael C. Johnson/USA Today Sports)
National Motorsports Press Association noted that there will be an online memorial for Weber at a later date.
