After hearing about an Iraq war veteran who was victimized by an Internet scam, former NASCAR champion Darrell Waltrip stepped in and gave the man a 2004 Honda Accord on Tuesday. The vehicle has a Kelley Blue Book retail value of about $13,000. “It’s beyond awesome,’’ said Jay Strobino, 24, of Franklin, who lost $5,500 trying to buy a used Honda Accord on Craigslist earlier this year. He wired the money to a scam artist who claimed to be heading out soon for a military deployment, setting up a fake WorldPay Web site to handle the purchase. Strobino’s story appeared in The Tennessean on Tuesday in an article about the growing sophistication of Internet fraud. Waltrip said the general manager of his Franklin auto dealership, John Gallagher, alerted him to the story and recommended the vehicle giveaway. “I thought that’s a no-brainer — let’s help this kid out,’’ Waltrip said after handing Strobino the keys at Darrell Waltrip Honda Volvo on Tuesday. “There are so many fake sites,’’ he said. “You really have to be sure. We’re in the car business, and he got ripped off by someone pretending to be real.” Waltrip said he also was motivated by Strobino’s military service. Strobino, who was injured in a firefight south of Baghdad in 2004, is a Silver Star medal recipient, the third highest-ranking military honor. When hearing the Honda dealership was going to give him a car Tuesday, Strobino, who described himself as being “broke,” said simply: “Are you serious?”
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10 Comments
Pawleys
Jul 03 2008 12:12
Have a good one!
It was good chatting with ya again.
Gotta get ready for wook. Have a great 4th!!
bretally
Jul 03 2008 11:31
lol
they can’t handle the trueth or they are smart enough to understand lol gotta go it was nice talking to ya and bashing JR nation. Have a great 4th of july weekend
Pawleys
Jul 03 2008 10:49
It has gotten a little nuts.
I have removed myself from JR Nation crews and added to my profile that I am a race fan, not part of JR Nation. Some of those people scare the heck out of me. I’ve hit a few of those blogs and tried to add reason, but I get deleted or nothing back. LOL
bretally
Jul 03 2008 10:34
oh
that would go over great then we would have a ” JR loves me blogs ” all over now I like jr he has had a rough road and like in his interview he doesn’t wanna to say poor poor me but the fan base he has my they do it all for him, I feel sorry for him more about the fan base he has than anything else, they throw beer cans and coolers on the track, flip off anyone who goes near him on the track, we hear for weeks how sos and so hit my beloved Jr and so much much more…...
Pawleys
Jul 03 2008 10:30
LMAO
I know, I’ve seen a lot of those. I always wanna post back “he wuvs you too.”
bretally
Jul 03 2008 10:17
pawleys
hey thanks -some cahges are good other are well you know
)
I don’t mind the blogs of chit chat but thes repeat blogs of ” I LOVE *” they are getting old *kind of makes me wonder what kind of life these people have* my sundays are around the races and all knows that who knows me but some people just make me shake my head (
Pawleys
Jul 03 2008 10:01
Hey Bret ~ How ya been?
Thanks for posting this. DW really is a great guy. It sure has changed around here hasn’t it.
We need some blogs like this to kinda make us all think about what everyone else is dealing with too.
29dntc9
Jul 03 2008 09:55
I agree
Takes a while to find something of substance on here sometimes, LOL. Good to see you back, it’s been a while since I saw you last. Hope all is well with you, and have a GREAT Independence Day too!!
bretally
Jul 03 2008 09:44
hey
I felt this was worth coming on, I wanted to add a blog that was worthy, far cry from the ” I love jr” blogs ect….
I like the ones of true interesting and worth my reading and writing, JMO thanks for commenting, HAPPY FORTH OF JULY
29dntc9
Jul 03 2008 09:07
Hey Bret!!!!
Good to see you again! GREAT BLOG – I’ve always liked DW, but this was a classy move for anyone to have done. Thank you for starting my morning off on the right note!