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Favorite Driver(s):

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Juan Montoya, Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr

NASCAR fan since:

1979

Legends to me:

Bobby Allison, Davey Allison, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett, Dale Earnhardt, Ralph Earnhardt, Bill Elliott, A. J. Foyt, Harry Gant, Ray Hendrick, Dale Jarrett, Ned Jarrett, Robert , Alan Kulwicki, Mark Martin, Everett , Benny Parsons, Lee Petty, Richard Petty, Edward Glenn , Ricky Rudd, Darrell Waltrip, Cale Yarborough

Favorite tracks:

Daytona Int’l Speedway, Dover Int’l Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Watkins Glen International

First race I went to:

I’ve Never Been to a Cup Race

Races I regularly go to:

No answer

Most memorable NASCAR moment(s):

Little E’s first Cup win at Talladega.

Marital status:

Married

Profile:

I’ve always been a fan of auto racing. Before NASCAR got a TV deal, watching races on television was a treat for me as a kid, so whenever two or more cars were racing near a television camera, I made sure I was watching it on my end.
This got me exposed to the NHRA, Indy Car racing, and Formula One racing-who can forget Sir Jackie Stewart doing color commentary on ABCs “Wide World of Sports” whenever the Grand Prix from Monaco was on?

But I have to say my favorite sanctioning body has always been NASCAR, because of it’s roots beginning with moonshiners challenging each other on the weekends on who had the best “shine car”
Now I’m not a moonshiner myself, but there is something uniquely American about that, going back to the Revolution. NASCAR has always had stories of people from blue-collar roots, spending weekends at the local track fixing up their stock car, winning a weekend race then going back to work on Monday. Working hard, playing hard and one day getting their talent recognized by a major car owner, and given a chance to prove themselves in front of a crowd of thousands of fans.