Iconic NASCAR announcer Ken Squier dead at 88

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Ken Squier, a longtime NASCAR announcer and broadcaster, has died. He was 88.

Squier died Wednesday night in Waterbury, Vermont, according to the management of the local WDEV radio, which he owned.

"Though he never sat behind the wheel of a stock car, Ken Squier contributed to the growth of NASCAR as much as any competitor," Jim France, chairman and CEO of NASCAR, said in a statement. He called him a superb storyteller whose voice is the soundtrack to many of NASCAR's great moments.

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"His calls on TV and radio brought fans closer to the sport, and for that he was a fan favorite. Ken knew no strangers, and he will be missed by all."

Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he is forever grateful for Squier's "major role" is growing stock car racing.

Ken Squier is photographed after being named a member of the class of 2018 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., May 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

"Ken Squier was there when Nascar was introduced to the rest of the world in 1979 for the Daytona 500. I’m convinced that race would have not had its lasting impact had Ken not been our lead narrator," Earnhardt posted to X, formerly known as Twitter. "We still ride the wave of that momentum created on that day."

Squier opened Thunder Road speedway in his home state of Vermont in Barre in 1960. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a stock car racer, called Squier "a true Vermont legend and dear friend to me and so many others."

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Much will be made of "the NASCAR Hall of Famer’s extraordinary contributions to racing