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Legendary Motorsports Broadcaster Jenkins Dies at 73
Memorial Service for Jenkins To Be Streamed Live Online Aug. 16

A memorial service for iconic motorsports radio and television broadcaster Bob Jenkins will be streamed live at 10 a.m. (ET) Aug. 16.

The live stream address is: https://bobjenkinsmemorial.com/.


Jenkins, a former “Voice of the 500” inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame in 2019, died Aug. 9 at age 73 after a valiant fight with cancer.

Memorial contributions may be made in Jenkins’ name to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization.

Donations can be made online at: https://imsmuseum.org/join-and-give/donate/ or via mail to:
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
4750 W. 16th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46222

A Jenkins memorial T-shirt, featuring his humble saying, “I was just a race fan that got lucky,” also is on sale now here. Net proceeds also will be donated to IMS Museum.

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