INDIANAPOLIS - Donald Davidson, the longtime Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian, said Monday he will retire at the end of December.
The Englishman said he'd pondered retirement for several years but made the decision while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Davidson arrived at the Brickyard as a fan in May 1964, and he soon became a familiar face and voice around the track. The late Tony Hulman was so impressed with Davidson's ability to recount stories that Davidson got a brief appearance on the IMS Radio Network.
He returned in 1965 as part of the radio network and as a statistician for USAC.