Ken Squier, NASCAR Hall of Fame broadcaster, passes away at age 88

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  • Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
  • The NASCAR family mourns the loss of legendary broadcaster Ken Squier, who passed away at the age of 88.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 347

  • @LucasYoda19
    @LucasYoda19 10 місяців тому +212

    RIP Ken, we’re gonna miss you.

  • @nascarnation3forever627
    @nascarnation3forever627 10 місяців тому +122

    Rest In Peace Ken! You made NASCAR so popular and we all will miss you.

  • @racerknight99The2nd
    @racerknight99The2nd 10 місяців тому +7

    RIP Ken🙏

  • @mahliekbenjamin174
    @mahliekbenjamin174 10 місяців тому +8

    Rip 💔

  • @TheLazurus
    @TheLazurus 10 місяців тому +35

    Rest in peace to one of the greatest to ever get in front of a mic. One of the GOATs.

  • @ad206
    @ad206 10 місяців тому +26

    Every time Ken was on a broadcast, it made you sit up in your chair and watch every lap because he made every lap important.

    • @JonnyJetson754
      @JonnyJetson754 10 місяців тому +5

      Agree 💯 Also a lot like Art Eckman with Supercross/ motocross

  • @kylitoshow
    @kylitoshow 10 місяців тому +62

    Ken was the one who helped all drivers and races to have their own unique personality, Rest in peace. 🕊️

  • @toddtccummings
    @toddtccummings 10 місяців тому +5

    Bless your soul. RIP

  • @juanpayano8957
    @juanpayano8957 10 місяців тому +64

    Rest in Peace, Ken Squier, you will always be remembered in our hearts forever as a former play by play broadcaster from years ago. 🙏

  • @jasperobinson
    @jasperobinson 10 місяців тому +8

    Rest in peace...

  • @damienalicea8696
    @damienalicea8696 10 місяців тому +5

    RIP Ken. Thanks for hear his broadcasting voice of NASCAR races event.

  • @mrs6968
    @mrs6968 10 місяців тому +5

    It was a great ride

  • @chriseverett6355
    @chriseverett6355 10 місяців тому +5

    He was a professional and Awesome story Teller, We Will Miss u KEN 🙏🏻

  • @stevenburger6180
    @stevenburger6180 10 місяців тому +6

    RIP Mr. Squier. Thank you for all you did for stock car racing and all the fond memories you helped to create

  • @LunasOnlyLover
    @LunasOnlyLover 10 місяців тому +22

    RIP Ken, thank you for everything you did for Nascar ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Dr.Serious1970
    @Dr.Serious1970 10 місяців тому +10

    My wife and I live in Vermont,nascar fans and we share in the grief of nascar family everywhere. Rest in Paradise,Ken. Thank you for all you did for race fans here and elsewhere. Godspeed.🙏

  • @ChrisW653
    @ChrisW653 10 місяців тому +10

    Thank you for your hard work and helping me enjoy Nascar Racing. RIP Mr. Squier. 👊👍🏻😁🙏

  • @joshuapboston1999
    @joshuapboston1999 10 місяців тому +26

    Rest in peace, Ken Squier, the original voice of the Motor Racing Network and NASCAR.
    And thank you for everything.

  • @pjh1776
    @pjh1776 10 місяців тому +35

    For me, in the 70s and 80s, Ken was the voice of NASCAR. We thank you, Ken, and your family for letting us have you all of these years. You could always tell he loved this sport and carried it with such respect.

  • @kennethnero2011
    @kennethnero2011 10 місяців тому +5

    RIP to a Legend 🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @NVRacingProductions
    @NVRacingProductions 10 місяців тому +27

    RIP Ken, we are gonna miss you 😢😢

  • @Dd13200
    @Dd13200 10 місяців тому +11

    And there's a fight, will always remind me of the great Ken Squier. RIP sir

  • @BathSaltShaman
    @BathSaltShaman 10 місяців тому +6

    Rest well, Ken. Thank you for spending all those countless afternoons with us and making this sport feel larger than life.

  • @ludwigd100
    @ludwigd100 10 місяців тому +9

    RIP Ken Squire

  • @josephcrawford-senger5163
    @josephcrawford-senger5163 10 місяців тому +5

    May he rest in peace 😢

  • @aldouscoroza
    @aldouscoroza 10 місяців тому +10

    Rest Easy Ken, thank you for Putting NASCAR on the Map and thanks for having a Wide array of Words and Terms when Calling Races

  • @JohnMBaroshi
    @JohnMBaroshi 10 місяців тому +12

    An incredible talent. Simply worldclass. The Jim Ross of NASCAR.

  • @monteconnor4713
    @monteconnor4713 10 місяців тому +5

    Rest in peace Ken, you were the best

  • @armorkat-autoworks
    @armorkat-autoworks 10 місяців тому +7

    The voice of my youth, the man with a legacy that will live on.

  • @Troyjr2423
    @Troyjr2423 10 місяців тому +15

    R.i.p ken, my condolences to the entire family...

  • @picnicone2814
    @picnicone2814 10 місяців тому +8

    Barney Hall said it best. He taught me not to scream into the mike when something happens like Dale Jr. and Jeff Burton. They should watch and learn from a real broadcaster. He was the best.

  • @ralphwatten2426
    @ralphwatten2426 10 місяців тому +5

    Ken Squier is one of the reasons NASCAR racing became a sensation. He was the first to make the Daytona 500 great, along with CBS. Squier is gone and so is NASCAR. Totally different today than it was when racers were allowed to race. Very little meddling with the cars or the teams. Rest in peace Ken. Thanks.

  • @monteconnor4713
    @monteconnor4713 10 місяців тому +7

    Remember exactly where I was for that 1st broadcast on CBS in 79, couldn't believe we were seeing a stock car race live, Ken made it happen

  • @adepressednygiantsfan
    @adepressednygiantsfan 10 місяців тому +5

    That race at Daytona was amazing, as well as every other race he broadcasted

  • @andyjuliano33
    @andyjuliano33 10 місяців тому +30

    RIP Ken Squier. Your iconic voice, your iconic calls and those you have mentored and developed into amazing announcers will never be forgotten. I guess there is one hell of a race up there that you must call with your former colleague Barney Hall that you have been taken from this earth. You will be heavily missed by the close friends and family, along with the NASCAR community. With heavy hearts, we bid you farewell Ken, till we get hear your voice again one day…

    • @saveamerica423
      @saveamerica423 10 місяців тому +3

      This makes me very sad. All the folks I grew up with are gone...

  • @cjsiatkowski5144
    @cjsiatkowski5144 10 місяців тому +15

    Rest in peace, Ken. You are a true legend. 😢

  • @charstph
    @charstph 10 місяців тому +9

    Enjoyed listening to you call the races, you had such a smooth and calm voice!
    RIP Mr Squire 🙏😥💔

  • @ShyteKreek46
    @ShyteKreek46 10 місяців тому +3

    Godspeed, Ken Squier. Your voice will echo within our memories forever.

  • @Brandonbrooks412
    @Brandonbrooks412 10 місяців тому +14

    Thank you for everything Ken we love you so much rest in peace 🙏🏾

  • @illinois_model_railroad
    @illinois_model_railroad 10 місяців тому +10

    Rip ken you were a big part of my childhood 😢

  • @michaelcorvin4330
    @michaelcorvin4330 10 місяців тому +7

    On paper, 88 seems to be a ripe old age. In reality, it's always too soon for the beloved. May your soul rest peacefully, Mr. Squier, and prayers of peace and comfort to your family, friends and colleagues.

  • @DIRTFan107
    @DIRTFan107 10 місяців тому +5

    RIP Ken, all of us are going to miss you. You may be gone but will never be forgotten.

  • @sushenpeiris9059
    @sushenpeiris9059 10 місяців тому +13

    The man who created the great American Race

  • @D2RCR
    @D2RCR 10 місяців тому +7

    Absolute legend. RIP.

  • @BerryM702
    @BerryM702 10 місяців тому +5

    You crossed the line Ken, checkered flag in the air. Rest easy and enjoy your victory. Your voice and stories will live on.

  • @explorerr33
    @explorerr33 10 місяців тому +4

    RIP Ken Squier, your instantly recognizable voice is one for the centuries. Condolences to your family.

  • @TheGreatWildOne
    @TheGreatWildOne 10 місяців тому +6

    He was such a HUGE part of bringing nascar to where it is today. RIP Ken. Rest well up there 🙏

  • @marcisawesome0469
    @marcisawesome0469 10 місяців тому +11

    RIP Ken, your legacy will live on. 🙏

  • @teresahall4247
    @teresahall4247 10 місяців тому +11

    Rest In Peace Ken
    Thank you for decades of calling my sport.

  • @T1_Tobyz
    @T1_Tobyz 10 місяців тому +10

    RIP Ken, what a legendary voice of the sport

  • @MadRockDrummer18
    @MadRockDrummer18 10 місяців тому +2

    Ken was and always WILL be the true story teller of NASCAR.. we will miss Ken 😢

  • @douglasbrinker8814
    @douglasbrinker8814 10 місяців тому +3

    I'll remember at MIS getting to meet him while providing suite security I fell in love with NASCAR because of Ken and 45 yrs later still love ❤️ NASCAR @ nearly 61 Eternal Rest Mr Squire thanks for helping shape NASCAR and bringing the Sport alive in the broadcast booth!

  • @wadeadams9471
    @wadeadams9471 10 місяців тому +3

    The very best NASCAR announcer ever had. RIP❤❤❤

  • @groovewithpassiondrumlesso2348
    @groovewithpassiondrumlesso2348 10 місяців тому +5

    R.I.P. Ken Squier. I enjoyed listening to your commentary and insight for NASCAR for many years. You sir are an Icon! Thank you for all the memories.

  • @adriananderson76
    @adriananderson76 10 місяців тому +3

    First time I've seen him with Ned and Dale Jarrett in 2015-17 for the throwback race in Darlington. Rest In Peace Ken, and thanks for the memories.

  • @shellycasbeer3775
    @shellycasbeer3775 10 місяців тому +8

    The best voice Nascar ever had. The racing world, the broadcast world, the fans, the drivers and so many others who have been impacted by Mr. Squier will never forget his epic calls of so many races throughout his time in the broadcast booth. How can anyone ever match what he has done for this sport. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. He will always be in my fond racing memories. He and Chris Economaki are legends that helped bring the greatest racing to all of us who would listen. R.I.P. sir🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

  • @arieltshibanda3737
    @arieltshibanda3737 10 місяців тому +4

    This is a legend who helped to grow the sport that we all love into what it is today. Ken did so much and gave so much to us all. May he rest in peace and never be forgotten 🙏🏾

    • @kennethsmith8968
      @kennethsmith8968 10 місяців тому +1

      no technically what it is 2day is garbage.what it was was gold.r.i.p ken squire

  • @Oat_meal_YT
    @Oat_meal_YT 10 місяців тому +11

    RIP Ken, we all will miss you

  • @ebbtide4378
    @ebbtide4378 10 місяців тому +3

    RIP Squier you along with Jenkins always will be the voice of Winston Cup....you are missed.

  • @user-ud7ko4cq1n
    @user-ud7ko4cq1n 10 місяців тому +2

    Ken had a way of speaking that was almost like poetry. NASCAR is naturally such a dramatic sport. It's a highly dangerous sport, with unrivaled scope. The facilities are miles long, the speeds are over 200mph. Smoke and fire and roaring engines. Ken Squier verbally captured the poetry of NASCAR every broadcast. RIP to a true great.

  • @DavidJameson89
    @DavidJameson89 10 місяців тому +3

    RIP Ken. Wish you didn't have to leave this world just yet, but we are looking forward to watching any documentaries about you.

  • @ignaziopassalacqua7795
    @ignaziopassalacqua7795 10 місяців тому +5

    You have won the race ken........R.I.P.

  • @TheNylter
    @TheNylter 10 місяців тому +10

    😭😭😭 He definitely will be missed.

  • @chrisoakley5830
    @chrisoakley5830 10 місяців тому +1

    The greatest voice in motor racing history, I loved to listen to him call the races.

  • @royhoffman2852
    @royhoffman2852 10 місяців тому +2

    Rip too one of best ever thank you Ken squier

  • @jacekatalakis8316
    @jacekatalakis8316 10 місяців тому +3

    No matter what series. No matter what rack, no matter if it was NASCAR at Daytona, Indycar at Detroit or Nazareth, or even NHRA, Ken made it absoluely mus see event. He called some of the wildest moments, but was himself through and through

  • @oleboy4332
    @oleboy4332 10 місяців тому +1

    What a voice! This guy WAS racing during a golden era.

  • @tomshoemaker662
    @tomshoemaker662 10 місяців тому +1

    The voice of NASCAR. Legend. Thank you and rest in peace Mr. Squier ❤🙏🏁

  • @tobylou8
    @tobylou8 10 місяців тому +1

    RIP Ken, loved listening to you, you will be missed!!

  • @brianwilkins4939
    @brianwilkins4939 10 місяців тому +1

    What a man. What a LEGEND.
    RIP🙏

  • @arktemperedoreo9482
    @arktemperedoreo9482 10 місяців тому +3

    Rest in peace. Legend

  • @stevebiddle8912
    @stevebiddle8912 10 місяців тому +1

    One of the true legends of NASCAR. RIP Ken Squire

  • @bradkroboth5490
    @bradkroboth5490 10 місяців тому +3

    We lpst one of the best ever, enjoyed watching every broadcast and his enthusiasm and emotion. RIP Ken, you are a legend

  • @wpflesh6510
    @wpflesh6510 10 місяців тому +1

    This gentleman’s voice was all over my childhood…..From calling the first race i ever saw to being in the movies i watched (Stroker Ace and RAD) this is truly sad day

  • @Buckeye2043
    @Buckeye2043 10 місяців тому +1

    The best hands down. Rip sir.

  • @KevinHenry513
    @KevinHenry513 10 місяців тому +1

    I remember the first time I heard the name, the first NASCAR race I ever saw, the 1998 Daytona 500, was when Mike Joy handed it down to “the man who brought the Daytona 500 to CBS, Ken Squier,” as he proceeded to interview Dale Earnhardt when he won his first and only 500. I was 14 at the time and that was my introduction to NASCAR. In the years that followed, I took it upon myself to learning more about NASCAR and the rich tradition and historic moments that led the sport to what it is today, and I learned a lot from watching Ken and his colleagues in many archived videos. I don’t claim to be a huge NASCAR fan, but what knowledge I’ve acquired to enjoy the races I still watch today, particularly the 500, I owe to one of the true storytellers of the sport, Mr. Ken Squier. RIP, sir, and thank you.

  • @joefratianni8693
    @joefratianni8693 10 місяців тому +1

    RIP Ken, thanks for all the great coverage.

  • @CudaRebelsAutoModeling426
    @CudaRebelsAutoModeling426 10 місяців тому +1

    Such a Legendary name in motorsports and broadcasting. Ken will be missed by many, myself included. RIP 🙏

  • @peterdoucet7974
    @peterdoucet7974 10 місяців тому +1

    To the man who made us really believe in NASCAR...on the day when everybody was snowed in back in 1979, never knowing that staying home on Sunday became forever...a blessing.
    Thank you & Godspeed, Ken Squier. You've earned your place...where only the stars are higher.
    Checkered Flag Waves For You!!!
    🏎🏁

  • @mikes.7359
    @mikes.7359 10 місяців тому +2

    R.I.P. Ken. You will be missed by all

  • @johncitizen3927
    @johncitizen3927 9 місяців тому +1

    Ken, thanks for the memories.

  • @artiehardin3759
    @artiehardin3759 10 місяців тому

    I loved listening to that great man broadcast a race. He will be missed.

  • @ravenheaven2425
    @ravenheaven2425 10 місяців тому +1

    He is a legend in his own right. He will never be forgotten. R.I.P Ken. Say hello to to Barney Hall, Dale, Davey, Adam, Kenny Rodney, Neil, Tim, Benny, JD., Alan and may others who have passed away.

  • @lakenormanguitar
    @lakenormanguitar 10 місяців тому

    Thank you Ken for painting a picture so alluring for me as a child, that I have now had a 26 year career in the sport

  • @TS-my9yq
    @TS-my9yq 10 місяців тому +1

    A true motorsport legend! Rest in peace.

  • @Probowler37
    @Probowler37 10 місяців тому

    Thanks for being a part of my childhood listening to you call the races. You will be missed. Fly high Ken Squier!

  • @coldfire6246
    @coldfire6246 10 місяців тому

    RIP the voice of nascar for so many years so many memories thank you sir!

  • @idratherbflyingthesaucer6270
    @idratherbflyingthesaucer6270 10 місяців тому +1

    Love you Ken❣️ I so miss all the broadcasters of classic NASCAR. Thanks for being a major part of my life and love for auto racing as a young kid grown now and can still hear y'all's voices when I watch❤

  • @thunderbirdsolo
    @thunderbirdsolo 10 місяців тому

    RIP - He introduced me to racing. True professional.

  • @Stevonoles1
    @Stevonoles1 10 місяців тому

    NASCAR Royalty. There will NEVER be another like him.

  • @erictroxell715
    @erictroxell715 10 місяців тому

    Rip sir. Thanks for helping us LOVE RACING as much as you did!!!!!

  • @JDMc2.0
    @JDMc2.0 10 місяців тому +1

    RIP Ken Squier. Loved your bit part on Stroker Ace! My dad was a sprint car and stock car mechanic back in the '50's through the '70's so I was exposed to NASCAR at an early age. (Winston West) Ken Squier was around for a long time. Godspeed.

  • @ChucksPullingVideos
    @ChucksPullingVideos 10 місяців тому

    RIP Legend. Another voice from my childhood, gone, but he will never be forgotten. He did so much for this sport. So grateful. Always respected him.

  • @michaelsonnon2333
    @michaelsonnon2333 10 місяців тому

    Thank you, Mr. Squire. For everything.

  • @russellholt5879
    @russellholt5879 10 місяців тому

    Ken's voice was THE BEST for watching a race on TV - he brought so much DRAMA to the event but IN THE RIGHT WAY, so that you were forced to pay attention and get excited about the thrills, danger, skills, passions, and risks involved - exactly the things that motorsports fans are drawn to... RIP Ken you were one of a kind and thanks for setting the bar so high. At least a decent portion of the credit for the explosion of NASCAR's popularity late 80's into early 90's must be attributed to you 🏁

  • @daveerb2877
    @daveerb2877 10 місяців тому +1

    The greats are gone
    But will not be forgotten

  • @patriotrepublic8534
    @patriotrepublic8534 10 місяців тому

    RIP Ken Squire
    So many nascar races brought to life over my tv by your tremendous talent.

  • @alvinwagner6085
    @alvinwagner6085 10 місяців тому

    Ken Squire and Vin Scully were such a part of my childhood. Both lived long and productive and meaningful lives. We should all be so blessed.

  • @morepower59
    @morepower59 10 місяців тому

    What a great man, and boy do we miss you Ken. RIP

  • @danbailey3445
    @danbailey3445 10 місяців тому

    This was the true Nascar we all appreciate. Ken made sure of it. The races today doesn't measure up to what was made in those days. RIP ,you will be missed.