Who has the toughest job in NASCAR?
Hunter: I think (NASCAR President) Mike Helton has the toughest job in all of sports. When you think about trying to satisfy all of the competitors, all the tracks, all the sponsors, all the fans, your television partners and the rest of the media, you’re not going to please everybody. It’s an impossible job. What’s the best thing you’ve learned in this job? Hunter: The spirit of this sport. I’ve learned in all my years in this sport, when things get bad or when things get tough – like the economy gets bad or somebody has a rough stretch – this sport bands together. If I had to go in the foxholes with anyone, I want some of the people in this business with me. When the chips are down, they show you what they’re made of. Y!: What’s the best part of being involved with this sport? Hunter: The people. You meet so many great people. You almost feel as if you have an extended family outside of your own personal family. Over a period of several years, I have friends in this business going ba
