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Mike Rowe of ‘Dirty Jobs’ does clean NASCAR work

December 4, 2009
Tampa Motorsports Examiner Dwight Drum

“When most of us go to work we perform the same duties every day. That’s efficient and that’s also potentially boring. The best advice by most successful people is to find and do something you love and let the money follow. When your occupation is also your chosen life’s work, it’s like getting paid for what you love to do and not much like work. Sometimes that select vocation is even more time-consuming and absorbing than a routine job, but that’s customary.

Popular TV personality Mike Rowe has filmed 248 episodes of ‘Dirty Jobs’ for the Discovery Channel and it might seem that the sum of his repulsive tasks would never equal fulfillment. Ah, but Rowe is doing what he loves, producing video. Rowe took time out of his busy schedule to star in a coveted role that is a big part of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

During the 2009 NASCAR finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway Rowe had the clean job of Grand Marshall which included announcing the traditional words to start the race – “Drivers, start your engines.”

Rowe completed his job with enthusiasm and high voice volume. Engines roared and the race commenced.”

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