Worked for Speedvision (commentated for over 10 years), and still occasionally on TV and also writes, paints and is a railroad expert, but has sadly been in ill-health recently suffering from Parkinson's Disease, which he was diagnosed with in 1995. Although occasionally in a wheelchair, Posey remains active, young-at-heart and upbeat, but although he is continuing to paint reguarly, his gradual loss of clear speech has meant television work has had to stop. Sam's dad was killed in Japan in World War Two, but the young Posey had good support from his mother. Sam was a graduate in design but eschewed this for competing in road racing. He never ended up winning any of the championship's he was in but he was a race winner in Trans-Am, North American Formula A (later renamed as the Formula 5000 series) and also won the 1975 Sebring 12 Hours. Unusually for an American racing driver, Formula 1 was his aim rather than the Indianapolis 500, though he ended up competing in both.

Biography last updated 25 Jun 2017