Is there something in the air or water that produces race car drivers?
“I don’t think there is anything in the water but I think Tampa is a really place to grow up to be involved in racing. There are a lot of great short tracks around the area or at least within an hours drive. That’s all you look for when you’re a young racer growing up. You just want to opportunities for places to go racing. Florida is a great place for that.” Do NASCAR champions and motorsports champions have common traits and abilities, and if so could you identify a few? “I think they do, but I think that accumulate them over a period of time. I don’t think you just wake up one morning and you’re a champion. I think there is a lot to be learned and it’s a process. It’s definitely a process. I can’t say that you’re just naturally gifted. but I can say if you take it seriously enough and learn from all your mistakes and everything you do throughout the years of competing you’ll become a champion.” It’s a short drive from your hometown in Tampa to Daytona, but it’s a long way for a driv
