of the ABC Sports broadcast team covering the 1989 Tour de France. Many people were surprised by Posey's knowledge and genuine enthusiasm for the sport. ABC would bring him back as the lead anchor for the 1990 and 1991 races. Posey also worked as the play-by-play announcer for luge during ABC's coverage of the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Recent years Posey later moved to Speedvision (also known as Speed Channel). He currently does essay work for the coverage of the Tour de France on OLN (previously the Outdoor Life Network, next known as Versus, now known as NBC Sports) serving as the "Race Historian", and writes for Road & Track magazine. Posey is also the author of Playing With Trains, a book on model railroading published by Random House and his layout (the Colorado Midland) was featured in the February 1995 issue of Model Railroader Magazine, and The Mudge Pond Express, an autobiography which centers around his personal racing career and love of the sport. An accomplished artist, painter and architect, in 1966 he earned his B.F.A. in painting from Rhode Island School of Design. Since 1995, Posey suffers from Parkinson's disease, which has attenuated his activities in recent years. Posey was the voice for the pre-race build-up montage slotted between the Mercedes-Benz Pre-Race Show and the actual race coverage for each Formula 1 race shown on the Speed Channel. Posey also comments on recent Formula 1 races and the championship in a segment called "Posey's Perspective" as part of the Formula 1 Debrief show (also featuring Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, and Will Buxton) on the Speed Channel. Posey narrated F1 montages for the NBC Sports Network from 2013 to 2017. Awards He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2016. Tribute In 2013, the front straight at Lime Rock Park was renamed the Sam Posey Straight. Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) Complete Indianapolis 500 results Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results References External links Sam Posey in the National Gallery of Australia's Kenneth Tyler Collection Living people 1944 births People from Sharon, Connecticut Racing drivers from New York City Racing drivers from Connecticut The Frederick Gunn School alumni American Formula One drivers Surtees Formula One drivers Champ Car drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers Tasman Series drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 24