Floyd Anthony RainesThe mug above, that's my guy.
Also known as Tony to you cup fans.
Who??
I get that all the time.
Anyone can root for Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart or Jimmie Johnson.
Or even Kurt Busch. If you want to keep defending his actions and lack of "poor judgement".
But it takes a REAL race fan to root for Floyd.
Floyd ain't challenging for a win every week, but he is doing what he loves, driving a stock car in Nascar Nextel Cup.
Which a lot of weekly short track drivers wish they could say.
Floyd was the 1996 ASA champion and parlayed that into a Nascar Truck ride, there he won 4 races, two at I-70 Speedway and one each at Louisville Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway.
He then got a chance in the Busch Series.
Over the course of 8 years he hasn't won a race in 187 starts.
In his 97 career Cup starts we only have 2 top 10 finishes.
We know our team isn't Hendrick Motorsports, but we keep the faith.
So, a good day is running in the top 20 and a top 15 we get real excited.
Floyd still sells hats, t-shirts and die-cast cars.
And yes, I have my share.
The next time your watching a race, check to see where my guy Floyd is running remember this.
Has Jeff Gordon ever looked this happy?
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