Sandy Reed (c. 1921 – February 7, 2004)[1] was a track announcer with Ascot Park in Gardena, California, and the Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California.[2] He was in several movies, including Richard Rush's 1967 film Thunder Alley,[3] the 1968 Elvis Presley film Speedway,[4] and Fireball 500.[5] He narrated an LP record that used audio clips, as well as interviews, to highlight the then-ascendant career of Riverside's home-track favorite, Dan Gurney.[6]
References
edit- ^ Kennedy, Tim (2004). "Racing Scene". SCRAFAN.COM. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
About 70-80 persons, including fellow track announcer Bruce Flanders and track photographer Earl Scruggs, attended the 11:00 a.m March 6 memorial service at a church in Pasadena for long-time Ascot track announcer Sandy Reed, 83. The popular voice at race-tracks and in many racing movies passed away February 7 from a massive stroke in an Arcadia hospital. Sandy's second wife, Suzy, was the widow of Sandy's fellow track announcer Scooter McLean at Riverside International Raceway for many years.
- ^ "Toyota Is New Kid on NASCAR Block". latimes. February 13, 2004. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ Nowlan, R.A.; Nowlan, G.W. (2013). Film Quotations: 11,000 Lines Spoken on Screen, Arranged by Subject, and Indexed. Film Quotations: 11,000 Lines Spoken on Screen, Arranged by Subject, and Indexed. McFarland. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7864-7406-6. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ McLafferty, G. (1989). Elvis Presley in Hollywood: celluloid sell-out. Hale. p. 229. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Saratoga: Wine tasting gets personal with Reed pouring – The Mercury News". mercurynews.com. July 8, 2013. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Road & Track. CBS Publications. 1965. p. 74. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
Using a combination of narrative by Sandy Reed, plus Dan's own comments, this record is essentially a brief biography of Dan Gurney on record rather than the printed page. Sounds of some of the races in which Dan has competed
External links
edit- Sandy Reed at IMDb
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