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Paul Page


Paul Page (born November 25, 1945) is an American motorsports broadcaster who is best known for serving as the chief announcer for the Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar Series on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. Page was the radio Voice of the 500 from 1977 to 1987, and again from 2014 to 2015.

Page's broadcasting career started at WIBC in the late 1960s. He was the lead announcer for CART on NBC from 1979-1987, and then moved to ABC/ESPN's coverage of CART and the IRL from 1988 to 2004. From 2006 to 2012, he was the lead announcer for the NHRA on ESPN2.

Paul Page was born in Evansville, Indiana, but grew up as an "army brat," moving several times, spending time in Stuttgart, Germany, Fort Belvoir, and Fort Sheridan. Page's birth father separated from his mother when he was young. His mother remarried, at which time his surname changed from Henstridge to Page, the last name of his step-father. Page went to twelve different schools from elementary to high school, and he graduated high school in Highland Park, Illinois. He is married to fellow broadcaster Sally Larvick. He studied at the University of Tulsa. He served six years in the U.S. Army. Page's son Brian is a member of Bryan Herta Autosport.


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