

McClelland continued to be a master of ceremonies and do voice-over work for clients, including NHRA, SEMA, NASCAR, ISCA, AARWBA, PWA, Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, R.J. He was inducted into the SEMA Hall of Fame in 1994. McClelland, whose skills, talent, and charm reached all corners of the motorsports world and was always everyone’s first choice as an emcee-including several years as emcee for the annual SEMA Awards Gala and SEMA Show Banquet-was honored with hall of fame enshrinements and awards that spanned his more than 60 years in the broadcasting business. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing, which was quiet and peaceful.įor many years, Dave McClelland served as emcee for the annual SEMA Awards Gala and SEMA Show Banquet. Dave McClelland, 85, the voice of the NHRA through the ’70s, ’80s, and early ’90s, both on television and at the racetrack, passed away May 22 of natural causes.
