HE'S ON IT!

His original hips and knees are long gone. His voice, however, is undeniably the same rich and measured siren that has filled the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for over 60 years. At 84, Tom Carnegie is a constant in the ever-changing IRL.
He is also the founder of the organization I work for, the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. He was among a few fellows in the Indianapolis Lion’s Club in the 1960's who thought a place of commemoration for Hoosier Hoops would be a fine idea. And so a small museum was pulled together in downtown Indianapolis. Now, in its 15th year in New Castle, Tom needs a walker to visit it. There’s no ‘slowing down on the backstretch’ for this guy, however. He’s an active board member and supporter here, still camps out at the track for all of May, and always takes time to say hi and to see ‘how you’re doing.’ He is generous with a laugh. He still hosts the Hall of Fame Induction banquet and thrills the 1000+ audiences with clever, always complimentary, toasts of the honorees and guests. We love Tom.