Name: David Hometown: Bessemer, Alabama Current City: Canton, Georgia Member since: 2011
Getting to know David
Q. Why did you join the Official NASCAR Fan Council?
"I feel it is very important to have a voice as a fan of our sport NASCAR. As fans and supporters who attend races each year, I felt it would be a great way to express both positive and negatives about the sport and the NASCAR Fan Council offered a great opportunity to do so."Q. How did you first become interested in NASCAR?
"My father and brother-in-law built cars and raced them in Birmingham, Alabama when I was very young. Donnie Allison drove for our family when I was a child and has been a long-time friend. Both he and Bobby were very close to our family. My father, brother-in-law, and uncle were all inducted into the Alabama Auto Racing Pioneers at Talladega Speedway. I have been a NASCAR fan all of my life."
Q. What makes NASCAR special for you?
"NASCAR is a great family sport and each track represents an opportunity for all families to enjoy. NASCAR is one of the few sports that allows members of all parts of our country to attend and enjoy on a local or regional track. NASCAR has kept ticket prices affordable while other sports have not. A great opportunity for families to enjoy a sport together."
Q: Do you have any favorite NASCAR memories or traditions?
"My favorite memories are from my trips to the tracks I have attended. The best of my memories was attending Bristol Raceway the first time for the night race there. I can remember as a child traveling around the State of Alabama with my parents to the local tracks and watching some of the Hall of Fame Drivers before they were popular on a national series."
Q: If you could go to any NASCAR race/track, where would you go?
"Sonoma Raceway for a road course race."
Q: Do you have a favorite in any of the following categories?
Driver: "Kyle Busch."
Track: "Talladega Superspeedway."
Memorabilia: "Lots of memorabilia including large wall mounts of Kyle Busch's No. 18 and Tony Stewart's No. 14. A collection of checkered flags from each track attended."
Q: What do you like to do in your free time?
"I love to attend NASCAR racing and The University of Alabama Football games. Also, we love coursing and showing our dogs."
Q: Where is your dream car?
"I love SUVs so I would say a Cadillac Escalade."
Q: What would be your dream vacation?
"I have been to Australia once and would love to go back again."
FROM ALL OF US AT NASCAR, WE THANK DAVID FOR HIS CONTINUED SUPPORT AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM HIM IN 2018.