Favorite Drivers

[Kwoods25]

Richards gets up on the wheel, BShepp same reason gets up on the wheel, Carrier one of the nicest people to meet, Babb love watching him run the bullring tracks, Chub always helped me everytime I have needed anything, Overton and his family are some of the nicest people you will meet in the pits

[Scott Boesel]

Is his Dad Dave?

Yes he is and Dave owns Adams automotive

[plunks7]

Yes he is and Dave owns Adams automotive

Drove #500. Is Dave still building chasiss ( Mods ) I believe. I loved watching him race. He was the Man. Talked to him on several occasions. Back when I was a Teen. Tom NesBitt was my Favorite.

[cmmg42]

Bill Frye, Terry Phillips, Josh McGuire, Jackie Boggs, Jeff Floyd are some of my favorites.

[Barbecueboy]

Jimmy Owens......Epj.....Casey Roberts ...ECJ.......Brady Smith( ret.)

In no particular order.

[pink floyd]

Jimmy Owens......Epj.....Casey Roberts ...ECJ.......Brady Smith( ret.)

In no particular order.

and Jackie boggs???

[Bubstr]

I really don't care if a driver is a nice guy. I didn't go to converse, but to watch them do something spectacular. I like anyone that puts on a good show. They don't have to be roll models, they just have to pass other cars. If they are congenial, go to church on Sunday, sign autographs and entertain the kids and fans, it's a plus, not mandatory.

[W2Racing09]

Josh Richards, I always used to root for him before I was into dirt racing and just watched the races occasionally on TV. Now that I'm a huge dirt fan Josh is still my favorite because he is always trying to win. You rarely see him make a decision because it makes sense for point racing, or to not tear up equipment. He wants to win and does whatever he can to try to make that happen. From talking to him a few times he is a nice guy and always answers questions from fans, and other drivers as well.

Gregg Satterlee, when I first started going to races in the Mid Atlantic when I moved here I was not a fan. Every time he unloaded he seemed to win. As time went on though I met him a few times (my dad is a huge fan of his, and I usually try to get him a t-shirt or hoodie every year at the World Finals) and he is one of the nicest people. Always clean and respectful and he drives the car hard as well. It helps that he runs a Rocket as well.

Others that I root for, B. Shepp, Eddie Carrier, Sam Gallagher (LLM), Darin Henderson (Crate), Russell Erwin (SLM, LLM, Mods), Dustin Strand, Jeremy Keller, and I was a Tim Fuller fan when he raced SLM and I root for him now on the very rare chance I go to a BBM race that he is running in. I wish Birky would come back too because he would be right up there as well! Lastly, my previous favorite local driver JT Spence retired last year but I was definitely a big fan of his (even though the last race he ran was in a Club 29).

Thanks,
Jeff.

[RiffRaf67]

55 VanWormer, 99m Moran and 4B Boggs. Some of my friends will claim that I also root for the 0, but its more respect than fandom.

[Barbecueboy]

and Jackie boggs???

I like him a lot............I was going to add him to the list instead of Brady since he is retired, but still a huge fan of Brady and some of his sponsors that we know personally....and just wanted to see his name again in a slm dirt racing discussion.

[JMDraceHD98]

National: Birky and Brady Smith (2014 was a ruff year for me), Mike Marlar, Jimmy Owens, Billy Moyer

Regional: Chris Simpson, Jesse Stovall, Jeep Vanwormer

Local: Jason Rauen, Justin Kay, Jon and Luke Merfeld

I really am a fan of anyone who gets up on the wheel, not afraid to dent the car and pass a lot of cars!

[zach51]

I feel like there is a little difference between "favorites" and drivers you like to watch the most. Davenport is spectacular to watch. Billy Moyer is one of my favorites because I grew up in Arkansas and got to watch him a lot. I don't feel like the last few years though he has been as exciting to watch. He is cautious, calculated, somewhat like Bloomquist. Most of the time not exactly rodeo crazy. Jared Landers, crazy to watch. He's calmed down some recently by my gosh he is always guaranteed to put on a performance.

I'm digging way back here, but when I was growing up and dad would take me to watch I always liked watching guys like Tony Cardin, Robbie Starnes, Al Purkey (I guess you could consider them regional). Heck 25 years ago there wasn't many guess that weren't "regional". They'd go as far as the gas money would allow.

Freddy Smith was always one of my favorites. My dad bought me a shirt of his when he ran the Bazooka car probably 1994-1995 range and it had an alligator on the back and said "Geaux Freddy". I thought that was the coolest thing ever. Mike Duvall is another one (rarely got to see him though). As a kid how could you not like the "Flinstone Flyer" car.

[CIRF]

Favorite dirt late model driver of all time--Mr. Jack Hewitt.

Favorite active dirt late model drivers--Mr. Kevin Weaver & Mr. Tim McCreadie (we like Weaver 'cause he's always been a class act and a clean and great driver, McCreadie cause he can jump in a midget and run well against the best dirt drivers)

Favorite up and coming young dirt late model talent--Probably Mr. Bobby Pierce (although there are some great young dirt late model drivers out there that we really like, too)

[Snake X3]

I'm glad you posted this thread, BTExpress. I almost posted this question a dozen times.

This is only the 3rd full season I've followed the sport closely, so my favorites are still evolving. When I watched the sport more casually I rooted for Don O'Neal and Bub McCool, but once I got into it hardcore in 2013 I started rooting for the boys from the GA/SC/NC region like Clanton, McDowell, JD, Madden, Casey Roberts, Rambo and Fergy. That is still pretty much the case, but since JD is a national guy now he's become my favorite touring driver. Overall my favorite is Casey Roberts because he's soft spoken and drives clean, but he'll kick someone's a$$ if they race him dirty.

Because so many of my favorites are in Longhorns, I tend to root for other Longhorn drivers and I'm pretty heavily biased towards Lucas guys over WoO drivers. I really like all the Lucas drivers including Bloomer, so I'm always pretty happy with the outcome of the Lucas races. At the end of last season I also started rooting for Jackie Boggs.

[mud duck]

[QUOTE=W2Racing09;1988847]Josh Richards, I always used to root for him before I was into dirt racing and just watched the races occasionally on TV. Now that I'm a huge dirt fan Josh is still my favorite because he is always trying to win. You rarely see him make a decision because it makes sense for point racing, or to not tear up equipment. He wants to win and does whatever he can to try to make that happen. From talking to him a few times he is a nice guy and always answers questions from fans, and other drivers as well.

Gregg Satterlee, when I first started going to races in the Mid Atlantic when I moved here I was not a fan. Every time he unloaded he seemed to win. As time went on though I met him a few times (my dad is a huge fan of his, and I usually try to get him a t-shirt or hoodie every year at the World Finals) and he is one of the nicest people. Always clean and respectful and he drives the car hard as well. It helps that he runs a Rocket as well.

Others that I root for, B. Shepp, Eddie Carrier, Sam Gallagher (LLM), Darin Henderson (Crate), Russell Erwin (SLM, LLM, Mods), Dustin Strand, Jeremy Keller, and I was a Tim Fuller fan when he raced SLM and I root for him now on the very rare chance I go to a BBM race that he is running in. I wish Birky would come back too because he would be right up there as well! Lastly, my previous favorite local driver JT Spence retired last year but I was definitely a big fan of his (even though the last race he ran was in a Club 29).

Thanks,
Jeff.[/QUOTE

Do you own stock in Rocket? There's some diehard JD and bloomer fans on here, but (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Jeff you beat them by a long shot!! Is there any other brand out there in your eyes? Mark has got to put you on the payroll for promoting the brand like you do!