Name: Bryn
Hometown: Waukesha, WI
Current City: Burnsville, MN
Member since: 2011
Getting to know Bryn:
Q. Why did you join the Official NASCAR Fan Council?
"NASCAR is the only major sport that has an avenue to listen to the actual fans of the sport and consider their input. As a fan, I believe this is exceptional and was delighted to be able to be a part of giving input. Over the years, I've seen proof NASCAR is not only listening but also acting on our input."
Q. How did you first become interested in NASCAR?
"I was an open wheel, Indy fan. My husband was a NASCAR fan. In 2001, he introduced me to NASCAR and I've been hooked ever since."
Q. What makes NASCAR special for you?
"It's a unique experience. I'm also a baseball, hockey, and football fan but nothing matches the excitement of the live NASCAR experience. We've been to Daytona, Vegas, Atlanta, Charlotte, Milwaukee and have season tickets at both Michigan and Phoenix even though we live in Minnesota. Every track is different so every experience is different. The differences are bound together by the familiar structure of the race-day experience. It's the total package."
Q: Do you have any favorite NASCAR memories or traditions?
"We have made some wonderful track friends with whom we have shared other experiences. We've also done ride alongs and one of my favorite NASCAR memories is going 165 MPH at Vegas! Total adrenaline rush! I think women fans experience NASCAR differently than men in that women focus more on the emotional experience. Hence, one of my favorite memories was watching my driver - Denny Hamlin - win in person. Other drivers' fans went out of their way to congratulate us and I felt like part of Denny's team. Another favorite is the fans. My husband and I are a racially mixed couple - unusual at NASCAR events - but have been treated with warmth and welcomes all the tracks we've been to, a contradiction of the stereotype to be sure. NASCAR can be proud of this as it's not universally true in other venues."
Q: Do you have a favorite in any of the following categories?
Driver: "Denny Hamlin."
Track: "Phoenix."
Memorabilia: "An autographed Denny Diecast Hauler."
Q: If you could go to any NASCAR race/track, where would you go?
"Pocono."
Q: What do you like to do in your free time?
"I'm a psychologist and writer by profession. In my free time, I create fused glass items, knit, read, and follow NASCAR, the NY Mets and the Green Bay Packers."
Q: Tell us about your family. Do you have children and/or pets?
"I'm happily married for 25 years to a remarkable, wonderful man. We are owned by three dachshunds."
Q: What's your dream car?
"Currently, a Tesla. I have owned my dream car: a 1967 Volvo P1800S, cherry red, white leather interior, racing engine. Since the statute of limitations has passed, I can admit I had it up to 165 on a flat, clear stretch of freeway before I chickened out. It was a good thing I did. I was down to 65 when I passed a cop hiding in the median."
Q: If you could go anywhere in the world on a dream vacation, where would you want to go?
"I've traveled a lot both for business and fun so I've been to a lot of dream places. I would still like to go to New Zealand and Norway."
From all of us at NASCAR, we thank Bryn for her continued support and look forward to hearing from her in 2017.