Carson Macedo
As I walked the pits, I got to talk with some of the car owners and of course the topic of the new race track in Ohio with the big events came up. I also talked with Brandon Wimmer’s car owner, John Shewbrooks. He is such a nice man. He said he had never been to Wayne County before and I assured him that they run the shows fast and that he would be leaving at a reasonable hour. As a matter of fact, Wayne County has been doing a really good job running their shows the past few years. They run them quickly and also keep working the track as the evening progresses. This night was no different.
As I wandered around the pits a bit longer, I came to Carson Macedo’s pit and stood there listening to folks talking. After standing there awhile, I thought I would joke with one of Pete Grove’s crew members so I said, “Hey, I heard that Carson Macedo won last night at Attica,….he’s pretty good. You guys should probably try and see if he would agree to drive your car someday, even if for just a weekend.”
Well, I thought that was funny because, well, Carson WAS driving their car for a weekend and Carson did win in it the night before……..Now, I don’t know what is wrong with guys in the pits but quite often, I don’t get the response I think I am going to get….. So the fellow said, “Yeah, we would like to but we can’t because he has other commitments…..” And I thought, wait, I just made a joke and you just…oh, well, so I explained to him that I was trying to joke with him and I did get a smirk. It’s not like they were pulling a motor right then before the A main was to start! Ha Ha. At least Mr. Paulker jokes around with me and Rick Ferkel played along with my humor one time. That’s two for one hundred…..that’s better than a shutout! Heck, I even tried to joke with Shirley Kear one time and that fizzled…maybe it’s my delivery?