SCENE & HEARD
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Drivers' meeting "I wonders ..."
2:30 PM
NASCAR vice president Jim Hunter was circulating with a tiny digital camera, which made me recall New England trade paper publisher Val LeSieur, who used to be [in]famous for carrying a tiny camera and clandestinely snapping images, which would show up in his paper, Speedway Scene in subsequent weeks, usually with hilarious captions.
Adam Sandler created a stir in the meeting, particularly with Yates Racing crew chief Tommy Baldwin, who greeted him and gave him a ball cap. After NASCAR VP of competition Robin Pemberton introduced a typical list of celebrities that included everyone from automotive industry executives to business leaders to an Army major general, Sandler's was the only hand he walked over to shake.
Sandler, the race's grand marshal, looked to be as much fun -- and as funny -- in person as he is on the screen.
Sat with Gibbs Racing president J.D. Gibbs, who modestly accepted congratulations for his teams' recent successes, but reminded that he was enjoying it because "things can go like that" in a hurry. He was holding his hand at a 45-degree angle at the time, with the fingertips pointed down.
And I wondered how badly some executive would feel if they missed the list?
-- Dave Rodman
Adam Sandler created a stir in the meeting, particularly with Yates Racing crew chief Tommy Baldwin, who greeted him and gave him a ball cap. After NASCAR VP of competition Robin Pemberton introduced a typical list of celebrities that included everyone from automotive industry executives to business leaders to an Army major general, Sandler's was the only hand he walked over to shake.
Sandler, the race's grand marshal, looked to be as much fun -- and as funny -- in person as he is on the screen.
Sat with Gibbs Racing president J.D. Gibbs, who modestly accepted congratulations for his teams' recent successes, but reminded that he was enjoying it because "things can go like that" in a hurry. He was holding his hand at a 45-degree angle at the time, with the fingertips pointed down.
And I wondered how badly some executive would feel if they missed the list?
-- Dave Rodman
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