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Originally Posted by Jerry Shaw
It's sure awesome for those kids in the infield, though. I know it was for me, back in the day. And I remember several years back, D.O. told a story on here of how Jesse Hockett stopped what he was doing at the time to play football catch with a boy and how it neat that kid thought that was. But, The Rocket was old school and people could sense that. That's why they flocked to him, the way they always did.
Jerry
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Thank you Jerry. Yes it sucks to not work out of your trailer, but back when, there wasn't closed in haulers. Racers showed up with a sprint car on an open trailer.
As for pitting on the infield, Jerry says my thoughts. There needs to be new fans in this sport. If a driver interacts with a kid, they might not really know who they are, but for that moment of playing catch with them, they are a fan of him. Years later, when the kids know drivers, they might remember the interaction and will then be a fan of them.