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I would magically transform, with a magician’s power; NASCAR drivers Elliott Sadler, Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and his son Ross, Regen Smith, and Brian Vickers; Indy Car Driver James Hinchcliffe, and Formula 1 drivers Nick Heidfeld, Dominik Kraiheimer; and Jenson Button from being fit, athletic; and mesomorphic to being corpulent and overweight.
Under my magical powers, all of these NASCAR, Indy Car; and Formula 1 drivers’ athletic abilities would evaporate.
Elliott Sadler, Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, Brian Vickers, Matt Kenseth and his son Ross, James Hinchcliffe, Nick Heidfeld, and Jenson Button would no longer be able to play Basketball. Elliott Sadler, Kevin Harvick; and Matt Kenseth would also no longer be able to play Baseball. Elliott Sadler, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth; and Kasey Khane would no longer be able to play Football. And Elliott Sadler, Kevin Harvick, Nick Heidfeld, Jenson Button; and Dominik Kraiheimer would no longer be able to play Soccer. Kevin Harvick would also no longer be able to wrestle.
Jimmie Johnson would no longer be able to competitively swim and participate in triathlons.
Carl Edwards would no longer be athletic, and would no longer be able to do his preposterous backflips, such as demonstrated in the video below:
Kevin Harvick would also no longer want his foundation to be in support of student athletes.
All of these race car drivers, no longer being athletic; would now want to spend hours hanging around a car dealership for the fun of it, would want to spend hours at a radio or television transmitter site, and would want to spend hours utilizing a ham radio. And all of these race car drivers would finally be able to get a life outside of anything sports and fitness-related.
These race car drivers, now being able to get a life outside of life outside of anything sports and fitness-related, could be envious of all the things an autistic person like me and the character on the television show ‘The Big Bang Theory’ whose name is Sheldon; can pull off. Autism is something that Elliott Sadler’s foundation and Jamie McMurray’s foundation is in support of.
These particular NASCAR drivers having to put up with me would be like having to tolerate the character named Sheldon from ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and Tony Stewart rolled into one.
Kasey Kahne and Jenson Button’s tattoos should also be removed, and I will be able to breathe easier once their tattoos are removed.
Elliott Sadler’s body would no longer be buff and mesomorphic, such as in the picture below:
And as aforementioned, Elliott Sadler would no longer be athletic, such is already the case in the pictures below:
Kevin Harvick would no longer be athletic, as aforementioned; and such is already the case in the photos and videos below:
https://www.instagram.com/p/3xONNsxkDP
Denny Hamlin would no longer be athletic, as aforementioned; and such is already the case in the photos and videos below:
As aforementioned, Matt Kenseth and his son Ross would no longer be athletic, such is already the case in the pictures below:
As aforementioned, Nick Heidfeld would no longer be athletic, such is already the case in the pictures below:
As aforementioned, Dominik Kraiheimer would no longer be athletic; such is already the case in the photos below:
As aforementioned, Jenson Button will no longer be athletic; such is already the case in the pictures below:
As aforementioned, James Hinchcliffe will no longer be athletic; such is the case in the videos below:
Last, this is what the physique of these race car drivers should be:
If I could, I would magically control with a magician’s power Elliott Sadler, Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, Brian Vickers, Matt Kenseth and his son Ross, James Hinchcliffe, Nick Heidfeld, and Jenson Button would no longer be able to play Basketball. Elliott Sadler, Kevin Harvick; and Matt Kenseth would also no longer be able to play Baseball. Elliott Sadler, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth; and Kasey Khane would no longer be able to play Football. And Elliott Sadler, Kevin Harvick, Nick Heidfeld, Jenson Button; and Dominik Kraiheimer each to the point where they no longer like dressing to the nines, attending social events, and are no longer fond of loud music.
Also, if I could magically control with a magician’s power, I would also control Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the point where he no longer likes dressing to the nines, attending social events, and is no longer fond of loud music.
I personally don’t even like Jimmie Johnson having dressed up while starring in this commercial for Seiko watches:
I also don’t like Kevin Harvick dressing to the nines on some occasions:
With these race car drivers no longer fond of dressing to the nines, attending social events, no longer fond of loud music; they’ll want to come with me for a ride in a diesel Suburban or in a Volkswagen. listening to music like Kenny Rogers’s song from 1984 “Crazy”, Loggins & Messina’s song from 1972 “Angry Eyes”; and Hall & Oates songs from 1976 and 1981 titled “Rich Girl” and “Private Eyes”
Or, maybe all of these race car drivers will want to come with me for a ride on my own, personal School Bus, and not listening to any music at all, but rather; listing to the noise of the machinery made by the air brakes, the gasoline or diesel engine; and the Allison transmission.
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A photo from the early 1990’s that Greg Zipadelli had posted of Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Richard Petty together with their stock cars and the trophies that they’ve amassed.
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A photo that Greg Zipadelli had posted of a Ford that Darrel Waltrip had raced early on in his career during the early 1970’s:
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NASCAR driver Ryan Newman is also a car guy.
An example of how much of a car guy Ryan Newman is:
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The few NASCAR drivers and other NASCAR personnel these days who are true car guys are Rick Hendrick, Ray Evernham, Chad Knaus, Jack Roush, Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, Greg Zippadelli, David Ragan, Clint Bowyer; and Joey Logano. It is questionable as to whether or not Travis Kvapil is a car guy.
This is why these NASCAR drivers and other NASCAR personnel are my cup of tea.
An example of how much of a car guy both Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer are:
http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/raptor-vs-tundra/
I must say, though; that I don’t have any tolerance for the so-called “rat rod” look of Clint Bowyer’s customized Toyota Tundra. I prefer a vintage automobile to be restored into like-new condition rather than that morbid “rat-rod”.
Examples of how much of a car guy Tony Stewart is:
Example of how much of a car guy Chad Knaus is:
Example of how much of a car guy Greg Biffle is:
http://www.velocity.com/tv-shows/car-crazy/video/greg-biggles-garage/
Example of how much of a car guy David Ragan is:
http://www.cmt.com/pictures/4652507/photo.jhtml?xrs=share_copy_email
Example of how much of a car guy Jack Roush is:
Example of how much of a car guy Rick Hendrick is:
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1
Example of how much of a car guy Ray Evernham is:
Example of how much of a car guy Joey Logano is:
Example of how much of a car guy Greg Zipadelli is:
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More photos of Ken Squier and his radio station:
Minivan owned by Ken’s radio station as it’s mobile broadcast vehicle:
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Some people may refer to Ken Squier as a Vermont broadcasting legend, up there with Marselis Parsons and the family of Charles P. Hasbrook-who has owned WCAX-TV since it’s inception in 1954, had purchased WCAX-AM from (now WVMT-AM) from the Burlington Daily News in 1939 and had later sold WCAX-AM to Simon Goldman and his James Broadcasting company in 1963, who had changed the call letters to WVMT-AM that year.
But I view Ken Squier as another man doing his job admirably as a race announcer and a radio and television racecaster at local and regional racetracks throughout New England, briefly for ABC; and notably for CBS for the longest time. Who happens to be from Vermont and owns his family’s own radio station in Waterbury. I wouldn’t necessarily call Ken Squier a ‘broadcasting legend’ in the normal sense. I wouldn’t put him in the class of people such as Walter Cronkite, Ed Murrow, Eric Severeid, Mike Wallace, Barbara Walters, Curt Gowdy, Jim McKay; and Chris Schenkel. I’d put him more so in the class of Keith Jackson and Dick Enberg.
Ken Squier had inherited his radio station from his father Lloyd when his father had passed away in 1979. I’d love to find out which manufacturer of transmitter Ken’s station WDEV-AM currently operates on, and which transmitters it had operated on ever since his father Lloyd had put it on the air on July 15, 1931.
Ken Squier had begun announcing races on television 1970 or 1971 with Chris Economaki and Jim McKay, a couple of them being the 1971 Greenville 200, and another race from Asheville-Weaverville, North Carolina that had aired on ABC. Ken Squier had also covered many different sporting events for CBS Eye On Sports/CBS Sports Saturday-Sunday, among them were (icky, yucky) boxing, track; and more pleasant skiing and skating. A lot of them were features like how Charles Kuralt would cover them-such as the North Carolina hollering contest and the Calaveras County Frog Jump.
In the years 1973-1974, CBS at the time wanted to try some racing, and they knew of Ken Squier’s background so it changed his value at CBS. They did several Indy car races like Milwaukee, Phoenix, Texas and at Brands Hatch in Britain. By 1976, Ken Squier was spending the majority of the summer in Europe with the Formula One on CBS, the year that Mario Andretti won the Formula One title. Mario Andretti had made the switch from NASCAR to Formula 1 in 1969. And CBS Sports had also covered Formula One for several more years utilizing Ken Squier. Ironically, also in 1976; Ken did the French Grand Prix on a Sunday and on the following Monday, CBS had sent him to Puerto Rico to announce the Pan American Games where he covered all kinds of events including (icky, yucky) weight lifting, roller skate hockey, (icky, yucky) basketball, track and field and some other things he vaguely remembers doing
By the late 1970’s, CBS had him also doing a lot of ski racing and ski jumping. It was actually in 1977 and 1978 that Ken Squier and Neal Pilson (then the head of Business Affairs for CBS) started working to get a Daytona 500 on the air as a “flag to flag” event.
The Golf events that Ken Squier did for CBS were the Colonial, the Heritage and the Masters in the year 1980.
How could yours truly not like a man who was a pioneer in television coverage of NASCAR in the sport’s good old days, had worked for my favorite network-CBS; and owns a radio station that he had inherited from his father?
Photo of Ken Squier:
Video about the life and career of Ken Squier:
Video about the history of Ken’s radio station in Waterbury, Vermont; WDEV-AM:
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NASCAR should continue to be engulfed and embossed in the culture that has made it what it is since antiquity (well, actually; since R.J Reynolds began sponsoring what was then called the Winston Cup and is now called the Sprint Cup beginning in 1971).
NASCAR should continue to be run by car enthusiasts for car enthusiasts, rather than trying to be as appealing as mainstream sports (icky, yucky Basketball, Football, Baseball; and Hockey), not employing drivers and pit crew members who had originally aspired to become ball-playing athletes but wound up becoming a stock car driver or a pit crew member instead, and don’t really want to be working there; but are because they have to. The pit crew members should continue to be full-time mechanics acting as part-time pit crews.
It also should continue to not matter if a potbellied, unathletic person serves as a driver or a member of the pit crew.
Although I am not fond of drugs and alcohol, as a traditionalist NASCAR fan-the sponsors should continue to be usually drug, alcohol; and tobacco companies, petroleum companies such as Mobil, Marathon, Quaker State, Pennzoil, and Valvoline; and auto part chains such as Checkers and Autoworks, sometimes companies like Kodak, Coca-Cola, and Hawaiian Punch (for many years a non-drug subsidiary of R.J Reynolds); and not odd things like promoting up and coming movies, cartoon characters, and such.
The fan base of NASCAR should continue to be dominated by car enthusiasts from the north and west, and Rednecks and Southern Belles from the Southeastern part of the country.
A NASCAR race that isn’t televised on CBS just doesn’t seem right. Watching a CBS-televised race just seemed to give you an anodyne feeling. No other television network or cable channel has ever done as good of a job of televising a NASCAR race as CBS-past, present; and future.
Not that I ever cared, and nor will I ever care about mainstream sports; but the production of all sporting events televised by CBS during the era of Neal Pilson at the helm resulted in a product that seemed to give you an overall anodyne feeling.
NASCAR has already changed for the worse by the time of this aberrant so-called “Pit Crew Challenge”, which has it’s roots in a more reasonable two-tire change exhibition event from 1967-1984, later superseded by the four-tire change exhibition event held at Rockingham Speedway from 1985-2003. The event was held at Rockingham Speedway earlier when it was the two-tire change exhibition event.
NASCAR has also changed for the worse by the time these videos were taken:
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Since we’re on the topic of the Michigan State Fairgrounds, let’s talk about the time it was used as an automobile racetrack prior to the construction of the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan; and also as a horse racetrack.
The NASCAR races held at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in the early 1950’s (and early in NASCAR’s history) were the auto executives’ very first taste of what NASCAR is and what modifying a car into a stock car is all about. The auto executives who had attended these races that were held at the Michigan State Fairgrounds were so impressed that they persuaded the companies that they work for to begin supporting and fielding cars from their respective manufacturers for NASCAR. This paved the way for things such as Chrysler building the Plymouth Superbird/Charger Daytona and for Ford building the Torino Talladega, the Torino King Cobra; and the Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II. These NASCAR races held at the Michigan State Fairgrounds also inspired Ford to start it’s corporate-owned NASCAR race team based in Charlotte, North Carolina-which later became Holman-Moody, which has a long history of fielding Ford products for racing themselves. John Holman and Ralph Moody had both jointly purchased the race team from the Ford Motor Company in 1957 when Ford had wanted out of being directly in the racing business.
Once Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan was completed in 1966, it had signaled the end of the Michigan State Fairgrounds being used for automobile races and MIS (Michigan International Speedway) became the only racetrack that NASCAR would use in the entire State of Michigan from this point forward.
Where in Michigan MIS is located:
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Photos of the NASCAR races that were held at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in the early 1950’s:
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Matthew Parij 
