“I Can Only Dream to Live to Be That Old”- Kenny Wallace Pens an Emotional Ode on 99-Yo Charlie Munger’s Demise

The American business community received a painful piece of news a few days ago. In a shocking development on Tuesday, American business tycoon and billionaire philanthropist Charlie Munger has passed away at 99 years of age. And Kenny Wallace was among those from the NASCAR community who paid a solemn tribute to the visionary.

Kenny Wallace took his appreciation for Munger to Twitter as he mentioned the deceased’s connection with the once world’s richest man, Warren Buffett. On another note, he also indulged in a mixture of emotions and went on to claim that having a long life is one of his goals in life, and with age, everything seems to fall into place.

Kenny Wallace says he dreams of living as long as Charlie Munger

Charlie Munger would have turned 100 years old on New Year’s Eve. Although a cruel twist of fate prevented that from happening, Munger’s life isn’t far from being celebrated either. The Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman has continued to improve the country’s business landscape and the company’s reputation and finances through his work.

Munger’s death warranted condolences from the business fraternity and everyone who was aware of Munger’s work. CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and a close friend of Munger’s, Warren Buffett, thanked Munger for his presence, participation, and guidance in the operation of the company. While the tributes continued to pour in, Kenny Wallace joined the conversation with an emotional post on Twitter.

“Ole, Charlie Munger passed away on Tuesday at 99 years old and his friend, Warren Buffett, is 93. These two gentlemen have been successful in business. I can only dream to live to be that old. Ya know, when people get this old. EVERYTHING is in place for them to die. So nothing changes since Charlie is gone,” tweeted Kenny.

Watching some of its favorite drivers turn old and slow down off the track is a teary affair for NASCAR fans. In the tweet, Kenny claimed he wished to live as long as Munger did and wanted his legacy to fall into the right place, just like Charlie Munger. Kenny is already 60 and has continued to race occasionally. While the frequency of racing has surely decreased for Kenny Wallace, the enjoyment has remained the same.

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However, in the recent years of NASCAR racing, the sponsorship situation has been hurting NASCAR and the drivers slowly. In spite of his admiration of everything Munger has done for the American economy, Wallace hasn’t necessarily been fond of the way American corporations work.

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Kenny might admire a corporate guru, but he hates how corporates work

Wallace prepared a list of arguments against the approach of sponsorship companies to the NASCAR off-season. While sponsors can always continue to search for representatives, drivers are the ones suffering the most. A few days before expressing his appreciation of the revolutionary Munger, Kenny had slammed the relaxed approach corporate sponsors show around certain times of the year and how that proves to be detrimental for stockcar racing drivers.

“In NASCAR, you’re always looking for sponsorship. So you’re just 24×7 on the phone trying to find sponsorship,” stated Kenny. “There’s an old saying, ‘If you’re going to play, you got to pay.’ Learned that years ago. December 19th, that’s when all the companies start going, ‘Well, we’re getting out of town right now. We’re leaving our desks, and we’ll get back to you after the first of the year’.”

In the two months of off-season hustle, drivers and teams have continued searching for sponsors and viable deals that could put them in a better place than where they are now. Primary sponsors for individual cars have been a major drawback in the past few seasons. While their involvement in the driver’s racing side of life has decreased to a minuscule amount, their ignorance of the situation’s urgency is surprising.

Reiterating the same, Kenny further added saying,“It’s a pain in the a** because they just shut their stuff down, and they are gleeful about it. They’re so excited. They won’t come back to the desk until January 9th. When they get back to that desk, on January 9th, they’re going to act like they can’t find anything. Don’t call on January 9th. In some cases, for the ones that really stretch it out, January 15th.”

Corporate America’s timeline does not match with NASCAR’s offseason at all. When drivers are about to go on a sponsor-searching spree, companies begin to move out of offices and embrace the holiday season in full swing.

Owing to this scarcity, many teams have been facing difficulties in finding suitable sponsors for their drivers. Many moves have also taken place in the off-season, with sponsors opting for a more rewarding driver. Looks like Kenny Wallace has pointed out one of the unwritten rules of NASCAR.

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