Q&A: Lemasters

What is your favorite word?
• Melee. In America, it means "big crash."

What is your least favorite word?
• Maybe

What turns you on?
• A really nice day at the race track.

What turns you off?
• Drivers who don't know where they're going but have to get there ahead of you.

What sound do you love?
• Jim Nabors singing Back Home Again in Indiana.

What sound do you hate?
• Rain hitting the roof of the media center.

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
• Stand-up comic

What profession would you not like to participate in?
• Politics. I'll say it again. Politics.

What was the first car you owned?
• A 1968 GMC three-quarter ton pickup truck. Granny low and three up, it could dig holes in the pavement.

Which city is your favorite on the circuit?
• Indianapolis. I'm from around there, was born on Memorial Day weekend (that other race weekend) and they have Pizza King. Richmond is a close second. Bring back Captain George's Seafood Buffet!

Most memorable race you've attended?
• The inaugural Brickyard 400. It's not often you see history in the making, and that was certainly historic.

Most enduring memory of your career?
• Being present for A.J. Foyt's retirement -- on pole day at Indianapolis -- and watching Tony Stewart win the Brickyard.