Leigh Diffey | |
---|---|
![]() Diffey at the 2018 ABC Supply 500 | |
Born | |
Nationality | Australian |
Citizenship | United States of America, Australia |
Occupation | American sports commentator |
Years active | 1995–present |
Employer | NBC |
Leigh Diffey (born 3 March 1971) is an Australian-American auto racing and track and field commentator. His career began calling motorcycle races in his home country before moving to the United Kingdom to cover other forms of motorsport. Diffey then moved to the United States to join Speed Channel, while simultaneously working for Network Ten in Australia.
Since 2013, he has served as a play-by-play announcer and studio host with NBC Sports in the United States, primarily covering motorsports series such as Formula One, the IndyCar Series, NASCAR, and IMSA. Diffey has also worked play-by-play for NBC's coverage of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, most notably becoming the network's lead track and field sportscaster prior to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.