Danny, I think nearly all of us who are fans of racing had a person close to us who primed the pump, so to speak. You and all those folks you thanked probably will be credited by your Grandboy for doing that for him.

A letter printed in the old National Speed Sport News just before Fathers Day many years ago hangs on my office wall to this day and is certainly apropo to me and to many of us, I suspect. Just substitute Granda for Dad.

I wish I had written it and kudos to whoever did.
It goes like this:

Some Dads buy your first car.
Some Dads pay your way through college.
Some Dads even give you the family business.
My Dad didn't do any of those things.
Instead,
My Dad took me to the races.

SD, that was us. Soon as you mentioned the hap signed by the Hagen/Grant duo, I was sure.

This little guy has shown more interest in racing than his mom, uncle and brother combined. Has me mystified, but I'm not complaining.

So are we introducing him to LORP this thursday?

So, so true - my son was lucky to have some very positive experiences with drivers when he was growing up. And to be honest, he still doesn't like one big name driver who was rude to him oh so many years ago at IRP...those encounters go a long way in the making of fans.