Meet Barb, Official NASCAR Fan Council member of the month
Name: Barb
Current City: Tyrone, PA
Hometown: Tyrone, PA
Getting to know Barb
Q: Why did you join the Official NASCAR Fan Council?
“I felt joining the Official NASCAR Fan Council would give me the opportunity to ask questions directly to NASCAR and hopefully get my questions answered. I enjoy receiving the questionnaire. It keeps me up-to-date with the new and exciting changes within the sport and also asks me a lot of interesting questions.”
Q: What comes to mind when you think of NASCAR? What’s your favorite NASCAR memory?
“Whenever I think of NASCAR, I think of how much fun we have at each track we visit. Each track has its own unique characteristics from seeing old friends, meeting new friends, shape of the track, beaches, wineries, etc. My favorite NASCAR memory is whenever my family attended the Bristol race in August 2011. We attended the Ryan Newman Fan Club yearly get together. My daughter, stepson and I got chosen to ride in a 2011 Chevy Camaro convertible with Ryan driving. When we got in the car, Ryan looked at me and asked me how fast I wanted to go. I told him as fast as he could go. He went around the track 5 times. That was AWESOME!”
Q: Do you have a favorite in any of the following categories?
Driver: “Ryan Newman”
Track: “Martinsville”
Memory: “Die cast cars, die cast trucks, hats, coats, mugs, cups, t-shirts, sweatshirts, playing cards, flags, pictures, etc.”
Q: If you could go to any NASCAR race/track, where would you go?
“Las Vegas!!!!! Someday, hopefully.”
Q: Tell us about your family. Do you have children and/or pets?
“A son Zachary, a daughter Alainna and a step-son Aaron. We have 2 Shelties — Wylie and Sophie.”
Q: What do you like to do in your free time?
“My husband and I take the family to around 7 NASCAR races a year and we camp at each race track. That keeps us busy. We have been going to the same tracks for so many years, we enjoy meeting up with our friends we have made at each track.”
Q: What’s your dream car?
“Brand new Porsche Carrera or any sports car really … not picky!! :-)”
From all of us at NASCAR, we thank Barb for her continued support and look forward to hearing from her in 2014!