Calvin Fish (born 22 July 1961 in

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) is a British television commentator for

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and a former racing driver. Fish began his career in karts at 13. He then moved to

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in 1979 at age 18 and then

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. He then came to the

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and competed in various classes of SCCA competition as well as IMSA GT. He was the 1987

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champion and then made 14 starts in the

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series. He returned to sports cars. He was the GTO class winner at the 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Daytona in 1990. He is currently an analyst and commentator for NBC Sports on IMSA broadcasts, and for

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on GT World Challenge America broadcasts.

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Speed Channel bio
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