Ken Squier

Sports commentator, Organization founder

1935 – 2023

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Who was Ken Squier?

Kenley Dean "Ken" Squier was an American sportscaster and motorsports editor from Waterbury, Vermont. From 1979-1997, he was the lap-by-lap commentator for NASCAR on CBS, and was also a lap-by-lap commentator for TBS from the time they had rights to NASCAR until 2000. Squier was the first announcer to give lap-by-lap commentary on the Daytona 500 in 1979. He coined the term "The Great American Race" for the Daytona 500, and developed the in-car camera for the 1982 Daytona 500. He lived in Stowe, Vermont until his death.

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Born
Apr 10, 1935
Waterbury
Also known as
  • Ken Squire
Parents
Lived in
  • Vermont
Died
Nov 15, 2023
Stowe, VT

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Modified by JokerGem
on November 16, 2023

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