This week’s fan actually out ranks all of our crew chiefs put together, his machine goes much faster than theirs and – more importantly – his defends our country. The price of freedom doesn’t have an exact total. So, being our Fan of the Week is the least we can do for this one.

Name:  Robert M Prestridge, Jr.

From:  West Memphis, Ark. now Shaw Air Force Base, SC

Age:  25

Occupation:  F-16 Crew Chief (Mechanic) USAF

How long have you been following racing:  I’ve been into it now for eight years

How did you get started: I just kind of  started watching the  races and got hooked on them from there.

Who was your favorite first driver, and why:  Dale Earnhardt, Sr. No holds barred racer. Either get out of his way; or he was gonna’ move you

Who is your favorite driver now, and why:  Dale  Jr - the Legacy continues

What is your favorite driver's racing moment:  Junior going back to Daytona and winning the Pepsi 400 in 2001. It was a very emotional win for everyone in and around NASCAR

How many races do you attend a year:  Three this year, so far, and it will be five by the end of the season

Best race you ever saw on TV or in person: The 2005 Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte; just an amazing race

What is your favorite track for racing:  Bristol because it reminds me of Saturday night dirt track racing.

If your favorite driver came to your town, where would you take him and what would you do:  First, I’d take him on a tour of Shaw AFB and then for a close up view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon.

If you worked at DEI, what would you like to do:  I would like to work on the cars. When my service commitment is up, I'm going to the NASCAR Technical Institute in

Mooresville, Can you "sponsor" me?!  LOL

If you ran NASCAR far a day, what rule would you change, add, or delete:  I would do away with the "Lucky Dog."  You would have to actually earn your lap back - NO FREEBIES!