Evans got started in drag racing early, announcing drag races at age 19 at the fabled San Gabriel and Fontana tracks in California and later managed all three of Southern California's famed tracks - Lions Dragstrip, Orange County Int'l Raceway, and Irwindale Raceway. Evans also is remembered for an endless variety of unforgettable and award-winning radio commercials hawking weekly events at the tracks that he managed. There , a cassette compilation of his greatest hits, along with other memorable drag racing radio commercials. He recently re-released the collection in CD format. Evans is survived by his wife, Sandy, and three children.
Funeral services are pending.
A memorial fund has been set up in Evans' memory. He was family. Steve later became a part of Bernie Partridge's national events announcing team, along with Dave McClelland, and from that time has served an active and impressive career as one of drag racing's most prominent and highly popular goodwill ambassadors. That Steve will be sorely missed is an understatement. He was a link that connected us all, in our enthusiasm for what we do.