Wednesday, May 30, 2012

St. Louis racing announcer Mike Meurer passes away

(Mike Meurer, seen here in Victory Lane at Gateway International Raceway in 2003 with NASCAR Trucks Series winner Brendan Gaughan, died Tuesday evening after an apparent heart attack. Photo by Gateway International Raceway)

A little piece of the heart of racing in St. Louis is gone.

Mike Meurer, known to area race fans as The Talker Guy, died Tuesday night. He was one of the best and I do not envy the announcer(s) who will have to take his mic.

For my St. Louis Motorsports Examiner story on Mike, click HERE.

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