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About Va_Trucker

Favorite Driver(s):

Denny Hamlin

NASCAR fan since:

1978

Legends to me:

Bobby Allison, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett, Dale Earnhardt, Harry Gant, Alan Kulwicki, Terry Labonte, Benny Parsons, David Pearson, Richard Petty, Tim Richmond, Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace, Darrell Waltrip, Glen Wood, Cale Yarborough

Favorite tracks:

Richmond Int’l Raceway

First race I went to:

Spring Richmond Race 1978

Races I regularly go to:

Richmond – Spring race, Richmond – Fall race

Most memorable NASCAR moment(s):

Watching Dale Earnhardt and Bobby Labonte and some young driver race 3 wide around Richmond for 3 laps This was in ‘97 or ‘98 and you couldn’t race 3 wide at Richmond for a half lap, but Earnhardt did it for 3 laps on the OUTSIDE.

Profile:

I was a Rusty Wallace fan til he retired. I started rooting for Rusty in 1984 when he won Rookie of the year honors. I had been a Richard Petty fan, but The King had stopped being competitive, so I went looking for a new driver. I watched the 2005 season with an eye for a new driver, and considered quite a few. When I saw Denny Hamlin race in those last 7 races of 2005 my mind was made up. I wanted a young hard charging driver, that wasn’t smooth and polished, nor did I really want to jump on the band wagon of an established driver. I root for one driver, not a team or a maufacturer. I like Fords, and I won’t wish any bad luck on Tony or Kyle, unless they are racing Denny for the win.