Ralph Sheheen

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Ralph Sheheen (born on August 23, 1964 in Utica, New York) is currently a pit reporter for NASCAR on TNT, an announcer for AMA motocross and supercross on the SPEED Channel, as well as an announcer for many other minor racing series' on the Speed Channel. Sheheen's work at SPEED included anchoring SPEEDNews, and being the lap-by-lap announcer for the World of Outlaws' Knoxville Nationals. His broadcasting career began in 1988, when he did an IMSA sports car race for ESPN. Sheheen's career has grown since. He has worked for ESPN2, FSN, TNN (now Spike TV), and CBS. While at TNN, he occasionally anchored their now-defunct racing news show, NASCAR RaceDay, and at CBS, he was a pit reporter for their coverage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series) races, most notably the Daytona 500. He still works for CBS, as the lap-by-lap announcer for their coverage of the American Le Mans Series. In 2005, Sheheen did lap-by-lap for CBS's broadcasts of the San Marino Grand Prix, the Spanish Grand Prix, the Canadian Grand Prix, and the German Grand Prix.

Until 2005, Sheheen was the host/narrator of SPEED's coverage of the World Rally Championship, and of the network's magazine show, WRC Rally Magazine. Sheheen has since been replaced. SPEED's on-site WRC reporter, former co-champion Nicky Grist, has seen an increase in his role.