Speed Career
In 2001 Diffey filled in for Jeremy Shaw covering the Champ Car series for ESPN International alongside Ben Edwards at the Rockingham Motor Speedway (United Kingdom) and the Lausitzring (Germany).
In 2003, Diffey was hired by Speed. At Speed, Diffey was the play-by-play announcer for the network's coverage of the Speed World Challenge, the American Le Mans Series, the Rolex Sports Car Series, the Rolex Grand-Am Cup, the SCCA Trans-Am Series, and an occasional The Speed Report anchor and Formula One host. He also did occasional lap-by-lap coverage of the NASCAR Busch North Series.
In 2008, Diffey filled in for Speed commentator Bob Varsha during the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix. Varsha was unable to assume his usual role due to his covering the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Las Vegas, NV. Diffey also did 2 Formula One races on FOX in 2010.
Diffey also filled in for Ralph Sheheen for the 2008 AMA Motocross Championship.
Diffey, Bob Varsha and Krista Voda are now the mainstays of The Speed Report - the network's popular Sunday evening wrap of the week's news and results. Leigh has also commentated selected rounds of the AMA Superbike and AMA Motocross Championships.
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