Member of the Month: March

Name: Peggy Current City: Warwick, Pennsylvania Member since: 2009 Getting to know Peggy Why did you join the Official NASCAR Fan Council? "I'm such a big fan of NASCAR, and if I, along with other fans, can have a voice in the decisions NASCAR makes, I think it's great!" How did you first become interested in NASCAR? "I watched NASCAR when I was younger, but then I became busy raising my three children and working. My youngest son, Brett, at around age 9 or 10 had the race on one Sunday, and I started watching it with him. I asked him who he liked, and he said a young guy named Jeff Gordon. I became hooked for real again after that!” What makes NASCAR special for you? "NASCAR is my favorite sport. It's nice to see how fan-friendly it is, both at the track and online." Do you have any favorite NASCAR memories or traditions? "My son was a Jeff Gordon fan and when he was a teenager, we travelled to several races together, even spending his 16th birthday at the Richmond race! My oldest daughter has a lesser interest, but Jeff has always been her favorite driver, and it turns out that he is also her husband's favorite driver. I have also gone to races with them, so we have shared some great family times at the races." If you could go to any NASCAR race/track, where would you go? "Probably Bristol, but I would be happy to go anywhere!" Do you have a favorite in any of the following categories? Driver: "Jeff Gordon will always be my favorite driver. He's not only a great champion, but a class act. I have stuck with the 24 team and Chase Elliott since Jeff retired, and I have been more than pleasantly surprised with what a great young man Chase is, and there is no question he will be a future star in the sport." Track: "I have been to Charlotte, Richmond and Pocono. I can't say that I have a favorite of those I have been to, although the festivities at Charlotte were awesome!" Memorabilia: "I have 36 Jeff Gordon cars, one Ricky Hendrick car and one Jimmie Johnson car that I have collected over the years, but my case is full, so I have stopped collecting!" Where is your dream car? "I don't necessarily have a dream car.  Most of my life I have driven Chevrolets. My current car is a 2004 Chevrolet Impala Indy SS Limited Edition, of which there were only 4,008 made, and mine is #3947." What would be your dream vacation? There are a lot of places I want to go, but I would love to take a trip out west to see some of the national parks, especially the Grand Canyon, but any trip is a nice trip as far as I'm concerned!” From all of us at NASCAR, we thank Peggy for her continued support and look forward to hearing from her in 2018.