15 Facts About Marty Reid

Marty Reid first dabbled in radio when his older brother, a disc jockey, needed another voice for a radio ad.

Marty Reid founded the short course off-road racing series Championship Off-Road Racing in 1997 and sold it to Jim Baldwin in 2005.

Concurrently, Marty Reid commentated off-road racing, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and IMSA for ESPN, while making appearances as a pit reporter on Formula One, CART, and lower division NASCAR broadcasts.

Marty Reid found the time to serve as a spotter for Fermin Velez and Team Scandia in the 1997 Indianapolis 500.

In 1998, the utility player Marty Reid was rewarded with the play-by-play role for ESPN's coverage of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Marty Reid held this role through 2000, working alongside Benny Parsons, Jeremy Dale, Larry Rice, and others.

Marty Reid then returned to his drag racing roots as the lead TV announcer for the NHRA on ESPN from 2001 to 2006.

Also in 2001, Marty Reid debuted at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, calling time trials as a fill-in for Bob Jenkins during ESPN's extensive coverage.

Marty Reid remained on the coverage in 2007, when ABC Sports dissolved into ESPN, and held his position through the 2013 season.

Always partnered with Scott Goodyear, who became a personal friend, Marty Reid shared the booth with Rusty Wallace and Eddie Cheever.

When NASCAR returned to ESPN's family of networks in 2007, Marty Reid joined the rotation of announcers for the Nationwide Series telecasts, relieving lead announcer Jerry Punch as needed.

In 2010, Marty Reid replaced Punch altogether as ESPN's voice for Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series broadcasts.

Marty Reid's role did not last long with Allen Bestwick succeeding him by the end of July 2011.

On September 29,2013, Marty Reid called his final race for ESPN, accidentally giving the win of the Kentucky 300 to eventual victor Ryan Blaney one lap early.

When Marty Reid was a teenager, his older brother died in a motorcycle crash in Roanoke, VA.