Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Winner, Who Had NASCAR Dream Mercilessly Squashed, Set To Play a Key Role This Weekend

With the 2022 season’s second NASCAR playoff race around the corner, the former Kansas City Chiefs Punter has a vital role at the Kansas Speedway.

Dustin Colquitt, the Pro Football player, will join at the upcoming race at NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs as a Grand Marshal on Sunday.

With the recent announcement made by Pat Warren, the president of Kansas Speedway. He declared that the former chief’s punter, Colquitt, will kick off things with the command of starting the engines before Hollywood Casino 400 presented by Barstool Sportsbook.

He stated, “Dustin Colquitt is a champion on and off the field,“.

The speedway’s president also added, “He’s a fitting choice to give the command for this thrilling NASCAR Cup Series playoff race, and I look forward to hearing him deliver the most famous words in motorsports.”

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Just before the Grand Marshal’s command, there will be an event where the legendary artist Lee Greenwood will provide a tribute to the nation’s military as the first responder and deliver “God Bless the U.S.A.” in remembrance of the anniversary of September 11, 2001.

What happened to the Pro American footballer’s NASCAR dream?

Dustin Colquitt was a part of the Kansas City Chiefs for 15 seasons. With them, he made a franchise record for most games played at any position, that is, 238.

Also, with this organization, he won Super Bowl LIV by defeating the San Francisco 49ers in 2020.

Although, the Super Bowl winner had a keen interest in taking NASCAR as a full-time profession. Unfortunately, this didn’t turn out in his favor. And that’s because he crashed through the Driver’s Ed building while giving his Driver’s license test.

Well, this ultimately gave him a sign that he has a better profession coming his way. And it’s pretty evident that he succeeded very well in the field of American Football, NFL, with the stats he has.

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The duty to say this exquisite phrase, “Drivers, start your engines” will be a prime responsibility for the Pro Footballer to command the racers for the start of the thrilling race in Kansas.