Steve Evans (broadcaster)

Steve Evans (January 13, 1942 – November 1, 2000) was an American motorsports broadcaster with a career that spanned four decades.

Evans started announcing drag races at age 19 at the fabled San Gabriel and Fontana tracks in California and later managed all three of Southern California's famed tracks, which included Lions Dragstrip, Orange County Int'l Raceway, and Irwindale Raceway.

[1] During his tenure with TNN, Evans also covered other motorsports events, such as NASCAR and World of Outlaws sprint car racing.

[citation needed] In 1987, Evans released Be There, a cassette compilation of his greatest hits, along with other memorable drag racing radio commercials.

[2] After missing a production meeting in advance of calling the World of Outlaws race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Evans died in his sleep in a Las Vegas hotel room on November 1, 2000.