Meeting a Legend Last Night

[TopFuel@Lions]

Last night as usual I was announcing night #1 of Nascar weekend at the Talladega Short Track. I do what I call the announcer ambush and talk to fans in their seats or just arriving. I was doing this when I turned around a saw this gentlemen looking at me and watching. I knew this guy was familiar but I could not pinpoint who it was, I looked, looked some more think I just know this guy. I then came up to me and said, Later Model Mark you sure know your drag racing as I have heard you many times talk about the drag racing. I said to the man I have been going to the drags since 64, primarily in Southern California. He said,do you know who I am? I answered honestly that I did not but I know your face. He said I'm David Rampy! He lives about 35 minutes from Dega and comes a lot during the season.

I was a true joy in meeting one of the greatest sportsman racers ever. David Rampy is a class act.


Late Model Mark
Talladega Short Track Announcer
159 Tracks
2036 Races

 

[chop]

Last night as usual I was announcing night #1 of Nascar weekend at the Talladega Short Track. I do what I call the announcer ambush and talk to fans in their seats or just arriving. I was doing this when I turned around a saw this gentlemen looking at me and watching. I knew this guy was familiar but I could not pinpoint who it was, I looked, looked some more think I just know this guy. I then came up to me and said, Later Model Mark you sure know your drag racing as I have heard you many times talk about the drag racing. I said to the man I have been going to the drags since 64, primarily in Southern California. He said,do you know who I am? I answered honestly that I did not but I know your face. He said I'm David Rampy! He lives about 35 minutes from Dega and comes a lot during the season.

I was a true joy in meeting one of the greatest sportsman racers ever. David Rampy is a class act.


Late Model Mark
Talladega Short Track Announcer
159 Tracks
2036 Races

I've known David for a very long time and he's one of the nicest & greatest guys you will ever meet.

 

[sutton]

Last night as usual I was announcing night #1 of Nascar weekend at the Talladega Short Track. I do what I call the announcer ambush and talk to fans in their seats or just arriving. I was doing this when I turned around a saw this gentlemen looking at me and watching. I knew this guy was familiar but I could not pinpoint who it was, I looked, looked some more think I just know this guy. I then came up to me and said, Later Model Mark you sure know your drag racing as I have heard you many times talk about the drag racing. I said to the man I have been going to the drags since 64, primarily in Southern California. He said,do you know who I am? I answered honestly that I did not but I know your face. He said I'm David Rampy! He lives about 35 minutes from Dega and comes a lot during the season.

I was a true joy in meeting one of the greatest sportsman racers ever. David Rampy is a class act.


Late Model Mark
Talladega Short Track Announcer
159 Tracks
2036 Races

Mark
The next time you are at a NASCAR truck race go by Timmy Hills truck pit area and say hello to my grandson Adam Gilliland. He is a member of Timmy's team.
Larry Sutton---
PS; he is not there now, he is on his way to Spain.

 

[65 Goatboy]

I'm old enough to remember David! He was a Super Star.

 

[stitcherbob]

 

[M Jones]

I'm old enough to remember David! He was a Super Star.

Everybody had big stress when they had to put it the beams against him, a very bad man !!

 

[chop]

David's long time crew chief and partner Barry Davis deserves a lot of respect too.