It is with deep sadness that I announce that Rick Eshelman, a dirt track racing announcer I did job shadowing with for my senior project at Swainsboro Raceway..... has passed away....

Words cannot describe how hard this is for me.....

This was a man I personally knew.....

This was a man I actually worked with.....

I am crushed.....


Rick Eshelman was a Michigan native who grew up around Flat Rock Raceway.... He worked from the scoring booth to the announcer's booth where he called races....

His career as an announcer for dirt tracks all over the country spanned over 40 years...... And he became most well-known for his work for dirt racing league, World of Outlaws.... where his calls in races became most legendary......

I had the pleasure of working with him when I went to Swainsboro Raceway for the Turkey 100 back in 2015..... He even went as far as handing me the microphone to call the Pure Stock feature race at the track......

It was the most shining moment of my life as I wanted to be someone like him, Army Armstrong, Scott Douglass, and countless others who have worked in any form of racing.......

He was one of my heroes.... and I will never forget him.....

Rick Eshelman.... was 61 years old.......