NASCAR community mourns passing of Bob Margolis, Herbert Ames
The NASCAR community is poorer this week with passing of two legends of the garage, reporter Bob Margolis and long-time insider Herbert Ames, both of whom were fixtures in the sport for many years.
Margolis was a first-rate writer and reporter, someone who called it exactly like saw it. And he was someone who never said no to a young reporters trying to navigate the complicated NASCAR landscape. In that regard, he stood out.
Ames was a constant presence at NASCAR races, where he was close friends with the late NASCAR Communications Director. Ames did a lot of work on behalf of the sport and was one of the most gregarious people in the sport.
If you walked up to him and asked what he did in the sport, he'd bellow loudly and say, "Whatever the hell I want to do!"
We here at FOXSports.com join with the rest of the NASCAR community in sending our thoughts and prayers to the families of Bob and Herbert.
My thoughts are also with the family and friends of @BobMargolis.
— Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) September 22, 2016
To hear we lost @BobMargolis this morning is hard to fathom...I'll cherish the time & conversations we shared over the past couple of years.
— Daniel Hemric (@DanielHemric) September 22, 2016
Thoughts and prayers go out to the family of @BobMargolis. His spirit & passion will be missed @poconoraceway for sure. RIP
— Brandon Igdalsky (@bigdalsky) September 22, 2016
So saddened to hear about @BobMargolis and Herbert Ames.Both men brought a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and respect to our sport. RIP
— Chip Wile (@ChipWile) September 22, 2016
