Leigh Diffey has been in NASCAR fans’ living rooms for years, calling everything from photo finishes at Talladega to playoff chaos under the lights at Phoenix. Whether it’s IndyCar, IMSA, NASCAR, or even Olympic track, he has a way of making a moment feel bigger than the screen it’s broadcast on. When he’s locked in, and the field is door-to-door, his energy sounds like racing distilled into words.

But even the best have off days. Last year, Diffey had the kind of broadcasting nightmare nobody wants: he called the wrong winner in the Olympic 100-meter final. Live TV, cameras rolling, millions watching, and the call went out early.

He apologized immediately and owned it, but clips like that don’t disappear on the internet. For some NASCAR fans already skeptical of “outside voices” coming

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