I first met Peanut at the Memphis race where everything that could go wrong did.... I started talking to him because I had taken some pictures of the Mad car that he ended up grilling. He thanked me for the pictures, took a look at one and noticed the winlight was on in his lane and starting laughing.
Then he told me that a certain guy by the name of Jim Jannard was the main reason he was still out there with a car after burning up the previous one. I guess it burned everything up on the car. Apparently (according to Peanut), Jim handed them a large check and told them go buy what they needed. It's been a while since I've heard the story, so if I have it wrong, or an bringing up something the shouldn't be brought up, I apologize.
The other Peanutism that stood out in my mind, is he and I both smoked those Swisher Sweets Little Cigars. He was sitting on the tailgate of his truck smoking one when a fan walked by and told him those things could kill him. Peanut looked at the cigar, then the funny car, and told the guy "look what I'm about to go do!".
