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Name: Tony Widmer
Occupation: Motion Picture Studio Grip
Relation to Racing: Spotter for car 145 Super Late Model, Owner-Driver car 80 Late Model
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey and Stuffing
What would you like Santa to bring you? New Fire Suit,Helmet,and Gloves
How will you spend the holiday? With family and friends, also work on the race cars

Name: Tony Solorzano
Occupation: Founder and Media Dir., Solo Sports Communications
Relation to Racing: Beat Writer/PR-Marketing Guru
Favorite Holiday Food: Smoked Turkey
What would you like Santa to bring you? Credentials to All three race weekends at California Speedway and the Long Beach Grand Prix...
How will you spend the holiday? Hunting down sponsors for Tim Woods III, and trying to get an straight answer from Roush Racing on his status with the Company

Name: Cindy Clark
Occupation: Marketing/PR
Relation to Racing: Driver
Favorite Holiday Food: Candied yams and chocolate chip cookies
What would you like Santa to bring you? A 9/16" stroker 358 motor for my Mike Cecil race car
How will you spend the holiday? Serving food at our community dinner for the disadvantaged.

Name: Lex Johnson
Occupation: Concept Sign Co.
Relation to Racing: Owner/Driver Evergreen Super Stock
Favorite Holiday Food: Home-made pie
What would you like Santa to bring you? The ability to run a few NW tour races this season.
How will you spend the holiday? With family and friends

Name: J. Bucher
Occupation: Automotive machinist
Relation to Racing: see above^
Favorite Holiday Food: Pumpkin pie
What would you like Santa to bring you? A new hard tail moutain bike
How will you spend the holiday? With Family

Name: Jennifer Saltis
Occupation: Marketing Manager at Irwindale Speedway
Relation to Racing: see occupation
Favorite Holiday Food: Anything my mom cooks/bakes/etc. (even the stuff she takes out of a box seems to taste better)
What would you like Santa to bring you? A talented Thoroughbred horse and, more importantly, the time to ride it.
How will you spend the holiday? With family & friends; camping in the mountains; overdosing on football.

Name: Michelle Hermes
Occupation: Marketing Consultant
Relation to Racing: My job
Favorite Holiday Food: Stuffed Potatoes and all the snacks!
What would you like Santa to bring you? I had to put my old dog to sleep this year. I would like a black lab puppy.
How will you spend the holiday? With my family and getting my act together for 2002!

Name: Zach Niessner
Occupation: Legal Professor Pepperdine University
Relation to Racing: Driver
Favorite Holiday Food: Prime Rib
What would you like Santa to bring you? I would like a Hooked on Phonics pack so I can learn to read
How will you spend the holiday? Learning to read in Las Vegas

Name: Matt Crafton
Relation to Racing: Driver for the #88 NCTS XeSighting Systems, SealMaster Racing, Chevy, Silverado.
Favorite Holiday Food: My favorite holiday food would have to be pumpkin pie, or maybe my moms homemade dressing. That's a hard one, I just like to eat.
What would you like Santa to bring you? I would like Santa to bring me a sponsor for our team next year.
How will you spend the holiday? I plan to spend Christmas day with my family in Ohio, then to my fiancee's family the day after Christmas in California.

Name: Bob and Kathy Butcher
Occupation: Missionary with Youth With A Mission
Relation to Racing: MRO's Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series Chaplain
Favorite Holiday Food: Pumpkin Pie, Cranberry sauce, Chex Party Mix
What would you like Santa to bring you? 1. For everyone to find love, joy, peace, health, and the ability to forgive and be forgiven through building a relationship with our Creator Jesus Christ. 2. Adequate funding for everyone involved in racing and ministry.
How will you spend the holiday? In the car ...the four of us ...or stopping with family somewhere on the way ...as we drive our daughter Leeanne to Ensenada, Mexico for her school with University of The Nations, (our Youth With A Mission university campus there).

Name: Michael F. Hollander
Occupation: Editor, Racing Information Systems
Relation to Racing: Edit oldest motor sports newswire, online since 1979, now serving 86 newspapers
Favorite Holiday Food: Potato Latkes
What would you like Santa to bring you? Peace between fans of CART and IRL.
How will you spend the holiday? Writing stories for our newspaper readers.

Name: Jeff Williams
Occupation: Automotive Parts Business
Relation to Racing: Driver of the #28 Ford F150 Bank Card USA American Race Truck
Favorite Holiday Food: turkey & mashed potatoes
What would you like Santa to bring you? A cute girlfriend that will put up with my racing!
How will you spend the holiday? with my family here in Thousand Oaks, California.

Name: Don Lincoln
Occupation: Lath & Plaster
Relation to Racing: Team Manager for Borneman Motorsports, Jackman for the No. 8 Winston West & ARCA car.
What would you like Santa to bring you? To never hear the name Bin Laden again,and a one pump jack
How will you spend the holiday? Family & friends,working at the shop fixing all the things Johnny messed up.

Name: Russ Romer
Occupation: VP Marketing for The Original California Car Duster Co.
Relation to Racing: Currently racing in Historic Stock Car Series
Favorite Holiday Food: Definitely turkey
What would you like Santa to bring you? More Horsepower and more time to race
How will you spend the holiday? Skiing in Park City, Utah

Name: Vince Schmidt
Occupation: Sales (looking for my next opportunity)
Relation to Racing: Racing spectator
Favorite Holiday Food: Whatever is put in front of me
What would you like Santa to bring you? Consistent rounds in the 70's without a major rebuilding of my golf swing.
How will you spend the holiday? I will spend the holidays in Chicago with family.

Name: Holly Robinson
Occupation: Sports Medicine, Practice Coordinator for SCOI
Relation to Racing: Sister to HEIDI, wife of SWT driver Greg PURSLEY
Favorite Holiday Food: Mom's Stuffing, HEIDI'S stuffed baked potato, Greg's awesome Bloody Mary's, & Sharon's Chocolate Lush Pie
What would you like Santa to bring you? Snowboard & Snowboarding lessons. I have been skiing since I was 12, time to try something new
How will you spend the holiday? At my Mom's house with our ever growing family. Helping Mom to cook & clean and being merry with my family and then if Santa brings me a new snowboard, I will be on my way to Tahoe. MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR see you in 2002

Name: Joe Wulff
Occupation: Drywall Contractor
Relation to Racing: Son races super late models at Irwindale
Favorite Holiday Food: Honey baked ham
What would you like Santa to bring you? A new transmission and spare engine
How will you spend the holiday? With family

Name: Tony Hunt
Occupation: Professional Race Car Driver
Relation to Racing: Born into it / Current USAC Open wheel driver
Favorite Holiday Food: See's Candy
What would you like Santa to bring you? Bill Gates' wallet
How will you spend the holiday? Wandering who I will be racing for next year.

Name: Doug Pace
Occupation: Media Coordinator, Raybestos Brakes NW Series, NASCAR Touring, Sports talk show host
Relation to Racing: Can you be "related to racing"?
Favorite Holiday Food: Tamales & Tom & Jerry mix
What would you like Santa to bring you? That God will show Peace to our world
How will you spend the holiday? Getting ready to crew chief my son in his Quarter Midget dirt car debut, look out!!!

Name: Heather Bonn
Occupation: Guest Relations Mgr.
Relation to Racing: Sister-in-law to Greg Pursley
Favorite Holiday Food: Dressing & Yams
What would you like Santa to bring you? WORLD PEACE
How will you spend the holiday? Celebrating with boyfriend, family, & close friends

Name: Bruce Bechtel
Occupation: Electrical Contractor (Corona, CA)
Relation to Racing: Driver Southwest Tour car #36
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey, gravy and lots of stuffing
What would you like Santa to bring you? A win would be nice plus a track record or two !!
How will you spend the holiday? Enjoying the holidays with my family and special friends.

Name: Bonnie Hellings
Occupation: Auditor, Volunteer at Holy Cross, the Gift Shop & Boutique
Relation to Racing: Mom to Heidi & Greg Pursley
Favorite Holiday Food: Maya's Pecan Pie, Greg's Bloody Mary's & what I miss is Frankie's Hot Toddy's
What would you like Santa to bring you? "Peace" & a special Christmas to Janet & family
How will you spend the holiday? Laughlin, Las Vegas & a week playing in the snow with the family. Christmas dinner at home with all the family.
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL & SAFE RACING

Name: Chris Wadsworth
Occupation: School!!!
Relation to Racing: Driver/Crew/Owner
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey/ham..all that jazz
What would you like Santa to bring you? RACECARS...
How will you spend the holiday? With my family....thankfully

Name: Auggie Vidovich, Jr.
Occupation: Bobcat operator/driver
Relation to Racing: Southwest Tour driver #59
Favorite Holiday Food: Prime rib, baked potato w/cheese and butter, and for dessert, homemade hot apple pie with vanilla ice cream.
What would you like Santa to bring you? A week in Mammoth to go snowboarding. A championship in 2002 would work too.
How will you spend the holiday? I will be spending the holidays at home with family and friends.

Name: John Krebs
Occupation: Team Manager for the Jack Sellers Racing Team
Relation to Racing: Old School, I was born to it. Dad started racing in the early 50's with the Pacific Coast Late Models, now known as the Winston West.
Favorite Holiday Food: "Christmas Cookies" and lots of them!
What would you like Santa to bring you? Oh I would say world peace, but who in this world with a IQ of 2 doesn't want world peace. Please keep people "In Harms Way" safe.
How will you spend the holiday? Working to better the team, driver and equipment. Mostly to be Santa to all!

Name: Frank Gullum
Occupation: Sponsorship Sales Manager, Sears Point Raceway
Relation to Racing: Sears Point Raceway
Favorite Holiday Food: Mom's homeade cinnamon bread
What would you like Santa to bring you? A NASCAR Winston Cup presenting sponsor.
How will you spend the holiday? Numerous NORCAL family "get togethers."

Name: Heidi Pursley
Occupation: Field Sales Representative
Relation to Racing: By marriage....
Favorite Holiday Food: Eggnog Latte's...isn't that food?
What would you like Santa to bring you? An end to terrorism and war.
How will you spend the holiday? With my entire family at Mom's house.

Name: John Butler
Occupation: Chief Chicken Plucker
Relation to Racing: Driver/Owner
Favorite Holiday Food: Prime Rib
What would you like Santa to bring you? A stronger Crank!...for the motor!!! LOL..get your mind out of the gutter~!
How will you spend the holiday? Working on the Hot Rod then having all the relatives over my house for dinner.

Name: Brandon Whitt
Occupation: Student
Relation to Racing: Driver - Super Late Model #29
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey & mashed potatoes
What would you like Santa to bring you? Stereo system for my truck and slot car stuff.
How will you spend the holiday? On Christmas Eve, we go to my Grandma & Grandpa's house then on Christmas Day the other side of my family comes over to our house

Name: Marti Wiggins
Occupation: Manager, Administration - Monaco Enterprises, Inc.
Relation to Racing: No. 85 Team - Winston West - Public Relations, Finance & Logistics
Favorite Holiday Food: Divinity - oh ya!
What would you like Santa to bring you? Peace on Earth
How will you spend the holiday? Converging on my daughter, Noelle, in San Diego!

Name: Ricky Bogart
Occupation: Sales department for Bogart Racing Wheels
Relation to Racing: Driver for the No. 70 Winston Cup, Winston West team.
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey w/ mashed potatoes and gravy
What would you like Santa to bring you? A sponsor or just a bag of money from the sky
How will you spend the holiday? Putting toys together for my two boys Christopher (2) and Brenton (8)

Name: Kevin Hamlin
Occupation: Sales Rep; Longacre Racing Products
Relation to Racing: Driver; American Dream Motorsports NASCAR NW Series
Favorite Holiday Food: Pumpkin Pie
What would you like Santa to bring you? Another championship in 2002
How will you spend the holiday? With my family, and laughing at my dad with the rest of the family!

Name: Joe (spotterjoe) Dehorty
Occupation: Co-owner Telcom Communications / Retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant
Relation to Racing: Spotter for Brandon Ash, Winston West #23
Favorite Holiday Food: If you know me, you know there isn't much I don't like
What would you like Santa to bring you? (1) All of our military members home safe!!!(2) Big bucks sponsor for Ash Motorsports
How will you spend the holiday? In Las Vegas

Name: Rebecca Chouinard
Occupation: School
Relation to Racing: Scorer and Fan
Favorite Holiday Food: Mashed potatoes
What would you like Santa to bring you? A safe and successful race season for all of my favorite drivers, in 2002!
How will you spend the holiday? With family in NorthBend, and then playing at Snoqualamie pass in the snow!

Name: Jack Beres
Occupation: Business owner, independent film producer.
Relation to Racing: Sponsor programme for youth in autosport, and of course huge fan of RacingWest
Favorite Holiday Food: Roast Duck
What would you like Santa to bring you? Success with funding my newest project. Stabilization in the stock market.
How will you spend the holiday? I will spend Christmas in Europe with my daughter Emily.

Name: Ron Zajicek
Occupation: Owner of Ron's Rear Ends
Relation to Racing: Building race car rearends
Favorite Holiday Food: Anything my lovely wife bakes
What would you like Santa to bring you? A New Truck!
How will you spend the holiday? With family and friends

Name: Rebecca Schaaf
Occupation: Outside Sales and free lance NASCAR racing reporter
Relation to Racing: Free lance NASCAR racing reporter...have been associated with Evergreen Speedway as PR and reporter as well as pitstop.com
Favorite Holiday Food: Stuffing and Mashed Potatoes
What would you like Santa to bring you? Healthy grandbaby....once that is accomplished...I would like to have a lamb skin rug
How will you spend the holiday? With my kids and grandchildren...and the new grandbaby!

Name: Barbara Evans
Occupation: Public relations
Relation to Racing: Public relations for teams and product manufacturers
Favorite Holiday Food: I like all the traditional fare...turkey and stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, apple and pumpkin pie.
What would you like Santa to bring you? It's hard to think of anything tangible to want. The pursuit of happiness in 2002 would be at the top of my list, as it will likely be for many. Oh, that, and a big ranch with rolling hills, oak trees and a white house with a porch.
How will you spend the holiday? We'll have a family gathering and a day filled with cooking, eating, talking and relaxing in front of the fireplace.

Name: Jayski
Occupation: Webmaster www.jayski.com
Relation to Racing: www.jayski.com
Favorite Holiday Food: Chocolate, any kind
What would you like Santa to bring you? Time, need more hours in a day
How will you spend the holiday? With family and friends and the PC

Name: Pamela M. Bezley
Occupation: Full Time Mother, wife.
Relation to Racing: Supporter of "Racing For The Missing"
Favorite Holiday Food: Hands down Juicy Turkey of course.
What would you like Santa to bring you? Wisdom to help guide us to a better future.
How will you spend the holiday? With Family enjoying the riches of each having other another year.

Name: Scott Lynch (not the driver)
Occupation: Web Site Management
Relation to Racing: Owner of MotorsportsWeb.com / Webmaster for Ron Hornaday, Ronnie 3, Sean Woodside / Team Walker Motorsports and more....
Favorite Holiday Food: "Pumpkin Pie"
What would you like Santa to bring you? A "Winston Cup Racecar", OK 3 "Winston Cup Racecars"
How will you spend the holiday? Drinking Egg-Nogg, ("the non-alcoholic kind").... singing Christmas songs and sharing gifts with family and friends.

Name: Bryan Araki
Occupation: Associate Planner - City of Clovis
Relation to Racing: Driver of the #43 Ultra Wheels Super Truck. Father and Crew Chief for my 7 year old son Kolby who just won his second go-kart track championship.
Favorite Holiday Food: Mom's Japanese Food
What would you like Santa to bring you? A new fire extinguisher for 2002
How will you spend the holiday? At home with my family who I see little of during race season.

Name: Robert Ryan
Occupation: Librarian/Computer Technician/ Auto Historian(Hobby)
Relation to Racing: Meet quite a few people involved in Motorsport of all kinds in my Job. Former racers, crewchiefs etc, who are involved in a teaching capacity where I work TAFE.The TAFE repair teams consisting of Volunteer Teacher's and students are famous in Australia for repairing previously written off race cars and bringing them back better than new.
Favorite Holiday Food: Smoked Salmon, Ham, Exotic tropical Fruit, Ice Cream, Triffles(Our Summer is in December)
What would you like Santa to bring you? A Digital Camera
How will you spend the holiday? A Christmas BBQ at my Sisters Place, then travelling to Mudgee, for some Camping and to visit the Wineries (Mainly red Wines and Port)

Name: Duane & Wendy Drummond
Occupation: Winston West/Craftsman Truck Crew-Chief
Relation to Racing: We enjoy running the FIERCE CREATURE racing team car#27 & truck#05 with Bobby Hillis Jr. we are bottom of the barrel but we have a GREAT TIME the people are great
Favorite Holiday Food: Anything we get the chance to eat together.
What would you like Santa to bring you? Some wins good health
How will you spend the holiday? Getting ready for 2002 spending more time at home with my family wrapping presents and putting toys together!!
P.S.: Happy holidays from the Drummond family to all of you. See you next year!!

Name: David Farr
Occupation: Systems Test Engineer
Relation to Racing: Photographer
Favorite Holiday Food: Xmas Cookies
What would you like Santa to bring you? A digital camera and a laptop computer and not least that next year brings a better time for all.
How will you spend the holiday? At home with family

Name: Dan Rhodes
Occupation: Fire sprinkler technician
Relation to Racing: Driver/ crew
Favorite Holiday Food: Prime rib
What would you like Santa to bring you? New racecar
How will you spend the holiday? At home with family

Name: Mike Hamby
Occupation: Owner of Hamby Textile Research
Relation to Racing: Drive of the #09 Craftsman Truck
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey & dressing
What would you like Santa to bring you? A Sponsor !!!!!!
How will you spend the holiday? With my lovely wife of 31 years and our 22 year old son thanking God for all our blessings

Name: Ron Esau
Occupation: Co-Owner fo Esau Supply Co. (doors and windows)
Relation to Racing: Inaugural 1986 NASCAR Southwest Tour Championship, Chassis Consult
Favorite Holiday Food: Chocolate Chip Cookies
What would you like Santa to bring you? Ride for the whole SW Tour Season and 1 ride for California Speedway, and Las Vegas Winston West Race
How will you spend the holiday? With Family and Friend

Name: Audrey Vaughn
Occupation: Co-Owner: RMV Motorsports Marketing
Relation to Racing: Occupation, Drivers Wife and Most of All Major Race Fan
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey & Stuffing
What would you like Santa to bring you? Got my early X-mas present already...going to Hawaii in Feb! Santa can't top that one!
How will you spend the holiday? With my family!

Name: Matt Vaughn
Occupation: Owner: RMV Motorsports Marketing
Relation to Racing: Sponsor Marketing / Media Director For Over 140 Race Teams And Mechanix Wear Speed Truck Series.
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey
What would you like Santa to bring you? Shania Twain
How will you spend the holiday? With Family Here In Southern California

Name: Kenny Smith
Occupation: Racing 4 different classes
Relation to Racing: Drive
Favorite Holiday Food: Chocolate Covered Peanuts
What would you like Santa to bring you? Play Station 2 heheh more racing!
How will you spend the holiday? With my family

Name: Whitney Bridges
Occupation: Entertainment Management
Relation to Racing: Work w/ Driver Management
Favorite Holiday Food: Pies pies pies!
What would you like Santa to bring you? World peace or luxury bedding (ANYTHING to help me sleep through the night!)
How will you spend the holiday?

Name: Scott Porter
Occupation: Race and Maintain Kenny Smith Different races vehicles
Relation to Racing: Drive and Married to it
Favorite Holiday Food: Pumpkin Cheesecake
What would you like Santa to bring you? TV set up for my Truck for long hauls
How will you spend the holiday? With my family in the Snow!!!!

Name: Dana Collins
Occupation: Engineer
Relation to Racing: PR for Champion Wheel Racing and advisor for Porterville High Motorsports
Favorite Holiday Food: Sugar cookies
What would you like Santa to bring you? I have so much and want for little. I have a wonderful family at home, and a wonderful race family. What more could a person want? Well OK, I'd really like a Yamaha Warrior.
How will you spend the holiday? The whole gang is coming to our house for Christmas then it's of to the desert to ride the quads!

Name: Vlada Gilliland
Occupation: Teacher
Relation to Racing: Driver's wife and fan
Favorite Holiday Food: Cake
What would you like Santa to bring you? A big box of good friends :)
How will you spend the holiday? No plans yet, but it definitely is going to be a family deal.

Name: Perry Tripp
Occupation: Racecar Driver
Relation to Racing: NASCAR
Favorite Holiday Food: Ham, baked beans, potato salad, any cooked vegetable, milk and pecan pie
What would you like Santa to bring you? A good time with my three daughters.
How will you spend the holiday? With my family in Missouri

Name: Jeff Motley
Occupation: PR Director at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Relation to Racing: See above
Favorite Holiday Food: My grandmother's chicken casserole
What would you like Santa to bring you? Prayers for our troops and their families
How will you spend the holiday? With my family in Virginia

Name: Chuck Gardner
Occupation: Professional Bowler
Relation to Racing: Ex-owner/driver Late Model Stock Car
Favorite Holiday Food: Pumpkin Pie
What would you like Santa to bring you? A PBA Title
How will you spend the holiday? With Family and traveling to the next PBA event in Seattle

Name: David "Duck" Walton
Occupation: Team Shop Owner/Driver
Relation to Racing: Since 1957 to Present West Coast Short Track Driver/Crew Member/Owner/Sponsor
Favorite Holiday Food: All out Turkey Dinner
What would you like Santa to bring you? Racing Photo's of "Dad" Howard Walton!
How will you spend the holiday? Will Spend Holiday's with Dad & Rest of Family Thankful for Them & "OUR" Lord!

Name: Greg M. Jablonski
Occupation: Own Western Flyer Motorsports and Do Consulting Work with Race Teams throughout North America
Relation to Racing: Occupation
Favorite Holiday Food: Nylinske (Family Ukranian Dish)
What would you like Santa to bring you? A Big $$$ Sponsor to start my own team.
How will you spend the holiday? Working (Racing) in Florida

Name: Dick Varder
Occupation: MRO Chaplain for Winston West Series
Relation to Racing: See occupation
Favorite Holiday Food: Mostly all of it
What would you like Santa to bring you? A year filled with blessing like 2001. A safe racing season for all. And for all to know the child of Christmas personally.
How will you spend the holiday? At home with children and grandchildren.

Name: Kristi Schmitt
Occupation: Travel Agent
Relation to Racing: Race Northwest Tour No.10. Grandpa Bill Schmitt 4-Time Winston West Champion
Favorite Holiday Food: Pumpkin Pie
What would you like Santa to bring you? Sponsor

Name: C.T. Hellmund
Occupation: Race Car Driver
Relation to Racing: 24-7
Favorite Holiday Food: Dressing & most desserts. Then cursing them both on the running trails and at the gym.
What would you like Santa to bring you? A wish for all racers...that big time racing worked based on: Hard work, talent, sacrifice and integrity.
How will you spend the holiday? Patching the leaky roof at the race car shop, butting a new body on a late model and figuring out a way to go run some races in the Winston West next year and last but not least, playing Santa to Kate and Amy.
P.S.: A special Christmas wish to all you folks out west that treated us so well this past year. We've raced all over the country over the years and we still talk about how nice those people in Winston West were to us. Made some good friends and look forward to some more.

Name: Neil Godfrey
Occupation: Yerf-Dog Fun Karts
Relation to Racing: Sponsors/#2 car Dave Reed Racing
Favorite Holiday Food: Us short fat guys like about any food we can get our hands on....
What would you like Santa to bring you? For Dave Reed to put the Yerf-Dog name on the car for free next year and make him do everything I tell him to.
How will you spend the holiday? I will be spending the holidays at home with my kids, Justin, Jordan, our new daughter Rylan and my wife Sherry.

Name: Billy Kann
Occupation: Business owner
Relation to Racing: Winston West/Craftsman Truck driver
Favorite Holiday Food: Fruit salad with marshmallows no coconut
What would you like Santa to bring you? Anything but a lump of coal
How will you spend the holiday? I will be spending the holidays at home in Scottsdale with my kids, Elizabeth and Will, and my wife, Becky. All of Becky's family is coming to Scottsdale this Christmas.

Name: Michael May
Occupation: Racer/Student
Relation to Racing: American Race Trucks Competitor
Favorite Holiday Food: Hershey Kisses With Almonds
What would you like Santa to bring you? A Girlfriend
How will you spend the holiday? Family

Name: BranDee Waters
Occupation: Public Relations Coordinator, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Relation to Racing: see above
Favorite Holiday Food: PUMPKIN PIE
What would you like Santa to bring you? A 2002 pewter Pontiac Trans Am Ram Air …….I’ll keep dreaming!
How will you spend the holiday? With family and friends in Phoenix.

Name: Jan McCormack
Occupation: Denver Seminary Professor
Relation to Racing: Scorer & Team Chaplain for the #00 Scott Gaylord Racing
Favorite Holiday Food: Christmas Cookies & Hot Chocolate
What would you like Santa to bring you? Shorter work hours.
How will you spend the holiday? With my husband, Steve, on a warm beach in Mexico!

Name: Steve McCormack
Occupation: Job--what job! Retired air force officer, part time with Rockies in guest relations and National Western Stock Show and Rodeo
Relation to Racing: Help in car preparation at shop, drive hauler, do tire setup and catch can for Scott Gaylord Racing
Favorite Holiday Food: Lots of turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and a bit of good old California wine
What would you like Santa to bring you? Want to have Santa get me a tire cart with a nitro bottle holder. I'm too old to drag all that stuff around
How will you spend the holiday? wife and I will be in Zihuatanejo Mexico 23 December-6 January 2002. Some deep-sea fishing, scuba diving, a Pacifico beer or two and lots of seafood

Name: Rob Erdtmann
Occupation: Banker
Relation to Racing: HUGE racing fan
Favorite Holiday Food: Cookies!!
What would you like Santa to bring you? Clothes, DVD player
How will you spend the holiday? Relaxing with family and friends!!!!

Name: Donie Butts
Occupation: Parts Acquisition Mgr And Race Day Fueler No. 32 NASCAR Winston West of Eric Norris
Relation to Racing: Have been with Eric Norris for 4 years as his fueler also work with Troy Adams NASCAR South West Tour.
Favorite Holiday Food: My favorite food is my mother's turkey and cranberries, MMMM MMMMM good!!!!
What would you like Santa to bring you? What I would like from Santa is no more terrorist bombs and to make the United States safer to travel.
How will you spend the holiday? I will be spending Christmas with my family in Orange County California.

Name: Debbie Carlson (a.k.a. smlingmom)
Occupation: Public Safety Support Specialist
Relation to Racing: My father Carl Trimmer, Our new son in law Scott Brandt #58 FSWS, Son Brian Carlson & a long list of other family members & friends
Favorite Holiday Food: Our famous homemade tamales!!!!!!!! & of course the fudge.
What would you like Santa to bring you? A brand new 2002 Durango fully loaded!! Along with good health & peace to all!
How will you spend the holiday? Being surrounded by family & friends. Enjoying our grandson, Jacob's first Christmas. Missing & wishing we could be with Stephanie, Scott & the rest of the Brandt clan in Montana. Wishing everyone a Safe & Happy Holiday !!!!!

Name: Melody Burns
Occupation: Marketing Coordinator
Relation to Racing: Keeping the Driver of the #2 Yerf-Dog Chevy Happy
Favorite Holiday Food: Pumpkin Pie with Cool Whip, Granny's Homemade Noodles
What would you like Santa to bring you? A Diamond Ring would be nice, but if Santa can't swing that then I would be happy with a 2002 Mercedes SUV fully loaded!!!
How will you spend the holiday? Craig and I will be traveling to Redding to spend time with our families and friends.

Name: Lynnette McKean
Occupation: Owner/Operator Magic Valley Pipe & Steel
Relation to Racing: Owner of car No. 19 SWT (NASCAR)
Favorite Holiday Food: Almond Rocka
What would you like Santa to bring you? SPONSORS!!!, a tan without lines and oh yah - Peace on Earth.
How will you spend the holiday? With family, then a trip to Orlando, return to work for 1 1/2 weeks. then Cayman Islands. We really have it rough in Idaho. Happy Holidays to all and a Happy New Year!!!

Name: Jerry Marsh
Occupation: Operations..Advantage Memory, Partner-Jr Motorsports Entertainment
Relation to Racing: Fuelman #2 Yerfdog Itps Chevrolet
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey, stuffing, anything that there is a lot of
What would you like Santa to bring you? Sandrail, Banks Turbo Kit
How will you spend the holiday? ? With My Wife, Children And Possibly My Chick

Name: Chris Powell
Occupation: Exec. VP/General Manager, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Relation to Racing: Host many racing events
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey and dressing
What would you like Santa to bring you? Sponsors!
How will you spend the holiday? With wife Missy and sons Russ, Tip, Jack, Christian and Lauritz

Name: Lisa McClure
Occupation: Public Relations
Relation to Racing: California Speedway employee
Favorite Holiday Food: Anything without eggs, I like Honey Baked Ham
What would you like Santa to bring you? A raise
How will you spend the holiday? Lots of relaxing, walking and spending time with my daughter Brooke

Name: Larry Collins
Occupation: General Manager - Mesa Marin Raceway
Relation to Racing: I have been around racing my entire life. My Dad raced everything from mini stocks to Winston Cup when I was growing up. Then we decided that owning a racetrack would be interesting so in 1975 we started building what is now known as Mesa Marin Raceway, and it has been seven days a week, fifty-two weeks a year, for 25 years. We live and love it everyday.
Favorite Holiday Food: Once the plate is full - it's all good.
What would you like Santa to bring you? A new Honda CRF450 would be nice, but just seeing my daughters faces on Christmas morning is more than enough.
How will you spend the holiday? At home with my family.

Name: Kimberly Miller
Occupation: Manager of Media Relations, Indy Racing League
Relation to Racing: see occupation
Favorite Holiday Food: Hot apple cider
What would you like Santa to bring you? My own airplane, a yacht, a new house... Seriously, I already have my present this year, so I will be happy with whatever material things I may or may not get.
How will you spend the holiday? A trip to California to see my boyfriend's family and then a stop in Texas to see my family. Somewhere in there I have to stop to cheer Texas A&M to victory in their Bowl game.

Name: Larry Naston
Occupation: Fox Sports Radio / MRN Radio
Relation to Racing: Announcer
Favorite Holiday Food: Holiday Turkey with all the good stuff
What would you like Santa to bring you? I want Santa to bring me a T.V. contract from Fox to do Winston Cup
How will you spend the holiday? I will spend the holiday with family and friends at home!

Name: Scott Gaylord
Occupation: Driver, No. 00 Oliver Gravity Separators Chevrolet in the NASCAR Winston West Series
Relation to Racing: Race driver
Favorite Holiday Food: Pumpkin Pie
What would you like Santa to bring you? A new race jack would be nice
How will you spend the holiday? With my family

Name: Melinda Moulaison
Occupation: Northwest Racing Enterprises, Mom & Grandma (its the best job ever!!)
Relation to Racing: Northwest Racing Enterprises
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey and all the goodies
What would you like Santa to bring you? For everyone to get what they have wished for!!!!! And a great upcoming racing season!
How will you spend the holiday? With my grandchildren, and our family. Also, finishing up details for Breanne's upcoming wedding

Name: Darren Hensley
Occupation: Attorney
Relation to Racing: Jack Man for Scott Gaylord Racing, Inc.
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey
What would you like Santa to bring you? A win next year
How will you spend the holiday? At home with my wife and children, as I am taking a sabbatical from work from December 1, 2001 to January 7, 2002

Name: Brian Rhodes
Occupation: HVAC Control Technician
Relation to Racing: Crew Chief: Wes Rhodes #6 RBNWS
Favorite Holiday Food: All the cookies and goodies
What would you like Santa to bring you? Scuba Gear
How will you spend the holiday? With Family and friends

Name: Wilma Arroyos
Occupation: General Manager, Southern New Mexico Speedway
Relation to Racing: A job (but one I love)
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey
What would you like Santa to bring you? Good health
How will you spend the holiday? With my granddaughters

Name: Justin Loyear
Occupation: Student at UC Davis
Relation to Racing: Madera Speedway -- Supermodified Racing League PR Director
Favorite Holiday Food: Hot Chocolate
What would you like Santa to bring you? Warm Clothes for cold Davis!!
How will you spend the holiday? Driving buses for Unitrans and with my family mostly.

Name: Zach McCabe
Occupation: Farm Manager
Relation to Racing: Driver/Owner of a Street Stock at Evergreen Speedway
Favorite Holiday Food: Cookies, gotta love the cookies
What would you like Santa to bring you? A new motor for the race car!
How will you spend the holiday? Most likely go visit my dad and stay with friends in that area.

Name: Kriss (Clark Racing Team)
Occupation: Delivery Driver
Relation to Racing: Co-owner No. 16 Limited Sportsman driver
Favorite Holiday Food: Pumpkin Pie
What would you like Santa to bring you? Money to get my new car done and sponsors!
How will you spend the holiday? With my family

Name: Stephanie (Clark Racing Team)
Occupation: Office Assistant
Relation to Racing: I do demos, boyfriend, brother and cousins race.
Favorite Holiday Food: Ham
What would you like Santa to bring you? Money to get boyfriend's new race car done and us lots of sponsorship for our race team for 2002
How will you spend the holiday? At home with my boyfriend Kriss and daughter Carissa

Name: John Bisci Jr.
Occupation: Public Relations Manager, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Relation to Racing: Former short-track announcer & P.R. person, former Cup & Busch p.r. person, former racing newspaper reporter/photographer (Gater News, Speedway Scene)
Favorite Holiday Food: "High-fat, low-carbs" -- although we're Italian, my parents make excellent homemade Polish sausage
What would you like Santa to bring you? Large sack of cash -- small-denomination, unmarked bills
How will you spend the holiday? With family -- it's rare that we're all living in the same city
How will you spend the holiday?

Name: Ken Pariza
Occupation: Outside Sales
Relation to Racing: Crew person on the Dean Kuhn's #16 GA Modified (2001 Irwindale Track Champ)
Favorite Holiday Food: Christmas Cookies
What would you like Santa to bring you? A Tall Brunette with a Great Smile & Personality
How will you spend the holiday?

Name: Crash Gladys
Occupation: Radio Personality
Relation to Racing: Numerous - currently, I co-host SpeedFreaks, a nationally syndicated in-your-face-fun motorsports show. I was born and raised in Indy so it's been in my blood through my family since I was put on this earth (thankfully - I love it)!
Favorite Holiday Food: I love Egg Nog, anything chocolate, lots of Wine and either a meaty filet or seafood (steamed lobster, preferably)
What would you like Santa to bring you? A big show sponsor and lots more listeners! More importantly, I want people to be happy - it's been a tough year for both our country and the motorsports communities. I would love for people to realize their own meaning of life and enjoy every minute spent with family and friends - they are truly genuine moments!
How will you spend the holiday? I'm heading back to Indianapolis (from Los Angeles) to kick back with my friends and family in Indy, Chicago and Evansville, IN... plus do some much missed bar-hoppin' in Indy's famed Broadripple!

Name: Todd E. Mumma
Occupation: Self Employed
Relation to Racing: Race Tri-Track and Southwest Tour....driver of the No. 17.
Favorite Holiday Food: Eggnog if that's a food?...cant get enough of it.
What would you like Santa to bring you? Would like a new Port City with a new LTR.
How will you spend the holiday? With my family...thinking of how I can get a jump start on the 2002 race season....Happy Holidays everyone!

Name: Gilbert A. Cadena
Occupation: Transportation Coordinator/Universal Studios,Hollywood
Relation to Racing: Photographer
Favorite Holiday Food: Tamales
What would you like Santa to bring you? A new 1000mm lens; World peace
How will you spend the holiday? Spending quality time with family and friends. Happy Holidays, All!!!!!

Name: David Bailey aka Giant68@aol.com
Occupation: US Navy w/19.5 years under my belt
Relation to Racing: Fuel Man, Tire Carrier, Pit Crewman job hunting in NWWS or FSWT series
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey
What would you like Santa to bring you? A Racing Job? LOL
How will you spend the holiday? In the SF Bay area w/relatives

Name: Amee Blue aka "racinamee"
Occupation: Mortgage (home loans)
Relation to Racing: Been in it since day one - cousin was a racer, grew up watching him
Favorite Holiday Food: Ham and Mashed Potatoes
What would you like Santa to bring you? A trailer to tow my racecar with that I just bought
How will you spend the holiday? At my aunts house as we do every year.

Name: Mike Easley
Occupation: Unemployed steel fabricator and former racer
Relation to Racing: Lived it, breathed it, won it, surviving it.
Favorite Holiday Food: Fudge, of course!
What would you like Santa to bring you? Better health, firewood to keep warm.
How will you spend the holiday? At home by the wood stove with my loving wife, Marilyn.

Name: Bob Coply
Occupation: Warehouse Mrg.
Relation to Racing: Race Director for the Pro-4 Challenge Series
Favorite Holiday Food: Ham
What would you like Santa to bring you? Another field of cars like I had at Mesa Marin's October Classic
How will you spend the holiday? At home in Bakersfield with my lovely wife Olga checking out all the winter racing news on Racing West

Name: Tom Deery
Occupation: Unemployed, opps Consultant
Relation to Racing: By birth, since birth
Favorite Holiday Food: I like all food, some really good ideas already posted. Do not read them on an empty stomach.
What would you like Santa to bring you? Full stands, God given good weather, strong car counts, safe races and fans safely on the way home by 10:30.
How will you spend the holiday? With the Deery clan in Rockford, Illinois

Name: Mike Smith
Occupation: 3M Racing Division
Relation to Racing: Open Wheel (INDY Car) Official 42 Years
Favorite Holiday Food: White Castle's
What would you like Santa to bring you? New Grand Child
How will you spend the holiday? With Family and friends.

Name: Mike Duerr
Occupation: Production Manager
Relation to Racing: Fan, Marketing Assistant, Crew Member, Watsonville Speedway Victory Circle Coordinator.
Favorite Holiday Food: Ham
What would you like Santa to bring you? A tour car for the best driver there is, Cindy Clark! (that girl can drive!)
How will you spend the holiday? With friends, eating and riding my Harley. (Not all at the same time)

Name: Charles E. Conser
Occupation: Retired.
Relation to Racing: Former Late Model & Busch Grand National Crew Chief.
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey Dinner.
What would you like Santa to bring you? Safe return of military forces after victory in Afganistan.
How will you spend the holiday? Visiting daughter and new grandchild in Rhode Island.

Name: Lee Elder
Occupation: Public Relations representative for Goodyear Racing, T-III Motorsports, Utts Racing.
Relation to Racing: See "occupation" above.
Favorite Holiday Food: The pumpkin soup with turkey ravioli served at the Beverly Regency Hotel.
What would you like Santa to bring you? Continued good health for my family and safe airplane rides for me.
How will you spend the holiday? We'll visit with family through the month of December. My son will be home for three weeks, which is a boon for California's economy.

Name: John "Spider" Hruska
Occupation: Retired Purchasing Agent/Auto Racing Photographer
Relation to Racing: Photo by Spider
Favorite Holiday Food: Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Green beans, etc.
How will you spend the holiday? With my kids and 1st ex wife

Name: Dave Byrd
Occupation: Sales
Relation to Racing: Driver of the #17 NFSWS Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Driver of the Action Floors #0 Late Model at Stockton Speedway, Driver of the Faith Plating #7 Grand American Modified at Watsonville Speedway, Driver of the Miller’s Automotive #21 truck on the Ultra Wheels Super Truck Tour.
Favorite Holiday Food: Granny’s Snickerdoodles!
What would you like Santa to bring you? A 14 second pit crew!
How will you spend the holiday? Racing this weekend at the “Duel in the desert” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, then Snow skiing with friends in Tahoe and visiting with family in Bodega Bay.

Name: Teri Smith
Occupation: Collection's/ A/R
Relation to Racing: Sister of Bob Lyon SWS No.44
Favorite Holiday Food: All of it..
What would you like Santa to bring you? Nothing really, Just spread peace and love throughout the world..
How will you spend the holiday? I will spend it with my family & friends and of course my husband Steve.. :)

Name: Don Tatman
Occupation: Peer Counselor/CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management)
Relation to Racing: MRO Chaplain - Southwest Series. Also, former driver.
Favorite Holiday Food: All the great stuff my mom fixes - including her killer home-made pies.
What would you like Santa to bring you? Personally, I don't need a thing. I've been blessed with so many material things. Plus, a wonderful, supportive family and group of friends (especially those in the racing community). My desire is to be able to continue in some capacity with the Southwest Series. The greatest wish I have is for God's love to spread throughout our great country, and for all of you reading this to have a joyous and prosperous Holiday season and 2002!
How will you spend the holiday? The same as the past few years, San Diego several days before Christmas, and fly to Tucson with my family on the afternoon of Christmas day.

Name: Derrick Shannon
Occupation: Corporate Trainer for Directv.
Relation to Racing: Media Coordinator for the Featherlite Southwest Series, NASCAR Touring division
Favorite Holiday Food: ALL, but I especially love pies and cookies
What would you like Santa to bring you? A motorhome. Since that may be a bit of a hefty request, I would love books for my library.
How will you spend the holiday? will be working mostly, but I would like to take some time to go and play in the snow.

Name: Greg Fowler / Michelle Fowler
Occupation: Security Sales / REMAX Realtor
Relation to Racing: Driver / Owner Featherlite SWS # 71
Favorite Holiday Food: Chile Rellanos / Guacamole Dip
What would you like Santa to bring you? 2002 Victory Circle car Complete!!
How will you spend the holiday? With Family in Denver & then to Mazatlan!!!! Happy Holidays!!!!

Name: Dave Reed
Occupation: Co-Owner Advantage Memory
Relation to Racing: Car Owner No. 2 FSWS Driver Craig Raudman Yerf-Dog Chevy
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey, Cinnamon rolls and Hot apple cider with some Rum in it, Oh and Coors Light
What would you like Santa to bring you? If Santa Could bring me a new Yamaha YZ 250, But I will settle for a 125
How will you spend the holiday? I will spend the holiday with my family , Mom and Dad are coming out from Las Vegas , my brother Rob and his kids, My girl friend Mary and Shae, Rae and my kids Brittany and Austin, and hopefully turn some laps at the MX tracks .

Name: Victor MiBelli
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Relation to Racing: Owner Driver: Winston West & Dirt Late Model #54
Favorite Holiday Food: All foods
What would you like Santa to bring you? A new motor, sponsor
How will you spend the holiday? Playing with my two little girls, Cassi (5) and Kendall (3)

Name: Renee Angel
Occupation: Computer Systems Analyst at Microsoft
Relation to Racing: Car owner and crew chief for Shane Biles #31 NW Series
Favorite Holiday Food: Shane's family stuffing recipe
What would you like Santa to bring you? Hum....nothing in particular.
How will you spend the holiday? With family and friends.

Name: Michael Mulder (tiremount)
Occupation: Service tech at a Ford dealership. I would love to say retired tiremounter but, I have been mounting tires by the hundreds for the Explorer Firestone tire fiasco.
Relation to Racing: Just a fan nowadays.
Favorite Holiday Food: I have three words... Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate
What would you like Santa to bring you? I don't think this Jaguar I have been holding out for is going to appear, I would like the best of health for my wife and my first child which is due in July.
How will you spend the holiday? Christmas Eve at Disneyland (the family tradition) and the rest here in southern California with family and friends.

Name: Stephanie Brandt
Occupation: Office Manager, Financial Planning Firm
Relation to Racing: Husband is Scott Brandt, hooked into racing by Grandfather, Uncles, Brother....
Favorite Holiday Food: Grandma Trimmers Famous Cranberries... yummy
What would you like Santa to bring you? Money to help my husband race in 2002 or else he'll DRIVE ME CRAZY!!
How will you spend the holiday? Hopefully up north in Kalispell, Montana with Scott's family and a WHITE Christmas (I'm from the desert, still fascinated by the white stuff!)

Name: Betty Martin
Occupation: Owner (co) Toyota/Honda service and repair shop
Relation to Racing: Driver's mom, truck driver, cook, and front tire carrier (occasionally)
What would you like Santa to bring you? Headset for my radio
How will you spend the holiday? Our family is very lucky, we are able to spend the holiday together at my parents. (no traveling required)

Name: Kaye Reshaw
Occupation: Feature Film Producer / Photographer
Relation to Racing: Photographer and Fan
Favorite Holiday Food: Anything my grandmother makes
What would you like Santa to bring you? What would you like Santa to bring you? Another championship for Brendan Gaughan
How will you spend the holiday? How will you spend the Holiday? Quietly suffering racing withdrawal and counting the days until the 2002 season starts.

Name: Lacey
Occupation: Zach Niessners #1 Fan....
Relation to Racing: Daughter to the #1 Driver, Garrett Evans
Favorite Holiday Food: Christmas Cookies
What would you like Santa to bring you? A date with a very HOT/CUTE racecar driver!!!!
How will you spend the holiday? Spending it with my families... one is peaceful and the other is the Grizzwald Family Christmas...

Name: Jessica Gallardo
Occupation: Administrative Assistant at the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)
Relation to Racing: Member of the #23 Winston West Ash Racing Team
Favorite Holiday Food: Homemade old fashioned bread pudding
What would you like Santa to bring you? A brand new, red Corvette with a big, red bow!
How will you spend the holiday? At home with the family.

Name: Doug McCoun
Occupation: Firefighter and co-owner of family owned service station
Relation to Racing: Driver of the Wynn's Racing #34 FSWS car
Favorite Holiday Food: Home-made Dutch apple pie
What would you like Santa to bring you? A Play Station 2 would be cool
How will you spend the holiday? I work at the firehouse on Christmas Eve, so will celebrate with my family when I get home from that shift on Christmas morning.

Name: Vince Little
Occupation: Self Employed Painting Contractor
Relation to Racing: Owner/Driver of the # 42 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour/David Sunflower Seeds Monte Carlo
Favorite Holiday Food: Tri-Tip and Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Corn and Pepsi
What would you like Santa to bring you? An Associate Sponsor for our Race Team/Happiness
How will you spend the holiday? With Family and reflecting on my relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, My Personal Savior.

Name: Austin Berk
Occupation: Painter
Relation to Racing: Zach Niessner's pit slave
Favorite Holiday Food: Potato's
What would you like Santa to bring you? Saws-all and a construction loan to build my new house.
How will you spend the holiday? Helping the less fortunate in the morning then spending the rest of the day with family.

Name: Ray & Julie Clark and the kids
Relation to Racing: "Tire" sponsor for the No. 22 Late Model Team (Irwindale Speedway).
Favorite Holiday Food: Fresh Roasted Turkey, Something from Mr. Clause
What would you like Santa to bring you? New Race Car Factory chassis for the 22 Team.
How will you spend the holiday? With family and close friends

Name: Jason Allen
Occupation: Driver/Floor Cleaner
Relation to Racing: Wolfe Motorsports NFSWS
Favorite Holiday Food: Ham
What would you like Santa to bring you? New Hands
How will you spend the holiday? Skiing in Idaho

Name: Don "PeeWee" Clevinger (it's in the phone book that way) age 55.
Occupation: Fork-lift operator (about 30 years at it).
Relation to Racing: Just an avid TV fan for a very long time and a follower of the RBNWS since about '92.
Favorite Holiday Food: Turkey of course, and all of the stuff that goes with it. I've deep fried the turkeys myself for the last couple of seasons. Mmmm good.
What would you like Santa to bring you? That's a tough one. Santa already came on Aug. 2nd of this year when I married my wife, Linda. So whatever else I get is just a plus although I think she's getting me a cordless drill for one thing.
How will you spend the holiday? Probably just here in Morton, WA. with my wife and maybe my daughter will come by for awhile. Not much on TV with NO racing.
Favorite web-site: Racing West, by far.
P.S.: Like a lot of people I am a long time Dale Sr. fan and still mourn his passing. In July 2000 I bought a new Monte Carlo SS that Dale himself had sat in and signed his name on the dash with a felt-tip pen. I have since bought personalized plates saying DE3FAN. I love the car and sometimes can almost feel his presence in it but I swear, I would give it up to have him back on the track. Racing is just not the same anymore and never will be.

Name: Nick Joanides
Occupation: Real Estate Appraisal
Relation to Racing: It pays for it!
Favorite Holiday Food: Pumpkin Pie
What would you like Santa to bring you? A sponsor or a car owner so we can race again in 2002.
How will you spend the holiday? With family.

Name: Ed Coughenour
Occupation: Owner C & C Racing / www.pitstopusa.com
Relation to Racing: Owner / Driver NASCAR Featherlite SW Series #93 - Owner / President of Pit Stop USA.com - www.pitstopusa.com - "The Online Motorsports Superstore"
Favorite Holiday Food: Love them all, especially the snack stuff like Hickory Farms.
What would you like Santa to bring you? HP Jordana Pocket PC (and of course a new race car, motor, etc, etc.)
How will you spend the holiday? Very busy with Pit Stop USA.com holiday business and the upcoming Performance Racing Industry Show in Indianapolis. The few off days will be spent with family and friends sharing presents, food and the spirit of the season.

Name: Travis Powell
Occupation: System Analyst
Relation to Racing: Driver/Owner Tour & West
Favorite Holiday Food: Pecan Pie
What would you like Santa to bring you? NASCAR Craftsman Super Truck.
How will you spend the holiday? With Family and friends.

Name: Bob Reed
Occupation: Safety / Loss Prevention Manager
Relation to Racing: Irwindale Speedway 2000 Mini Stock Champ, now Super Stock Driver
Favorite Holiday Food: Ham
What would you like Santa to bring you? A Russ Fulp Racing Engine
How will you spend the holiday? Getting my Super Stock ready for the 2002 season.

Name: Darrell LaMoure
Occupation: Sales Manager Arizona Components Company
Relation to Racing: Driver, Janitor and Chief Go-fer
Favorite Holiday Food: Rich and full of flavor like Prime rib, wine based sauces over fish and lamb.
What would you like Santa to bring you? A safe, clean day and a happy times surrounded by family and friends. Oh, a new fat boy seat for my shifter cart.
How will you spend the holiday? Hopefully the LaMoures will meet at Dads and enjoy the day together and New years we are spending the weekend + with special friends at the cabin in the mountains 7000 feet snow and cold But a huge fire place and lots of human anti freeze... Lots of food and spirits if you know what I mean.

Name: Michael Mackenzie
Occupation: Boilermaker
Relation to Racing: Crew member on the No. 09 NASCAR Winston West Series car.
Favorite Holiday Food: Pumpkin Pie.
What would you like Santa to bring you? Bigger Computer Screen.
How will you spend the holiday? With friends and family.

Name: Randy Morse
Occupation: Vice president RE/MAX International
Relation to Racing: Part of my duties relate to supervising the motorsports program for RE/MAX
Favorite Holiday Food: Pecan pie (same for Ned Jarrett)
What would you like Santa to bring you? Good health and peace of mind
How will you spend the holiday? At home.

 
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