REAL MEN WORK IN THE PITS

REAL MEN WORK IN THE PITSJeff Hammond has been around racing for a long timealmost as long as meand he has seen a lot. Hes had a lot of success down in the pits where races are won, and he has a lot of stories to tellsome good, some badand they are all right here, in this terrific book. Richard Petty When you stand out there before a race, and you hear the cheering of 150,000 people, and you know that millions of other people are watching on television well, you just cant

ÒJeff Hammond has been around racing for a long timeÑalmost as long as meÑand he has seen a lot. HeÕs had a lot of success down in the pits where races are won, and he has a lot of stories to tellÑsome good, some badÑand they are all right here, in this terrific book.Ó
ÑRichard Petty

When you stand out there before a race, and you hear the cheering of 150,000 people, and you know that millions of other people are watching on televisionÉ well, you just canÕt imagine the pump. It is just something you canÕt get enough of. I used to tell people when the day came that I could hear the words, ÒGentlemen, start your engines,Ó and not get goose bumps, that was the day I was going to walk away.
It hasnÕt happened yet. IÕm broadcasting now, instead of crew chiefing, but I still feel that way. Still get those goose bumps.

ÒRacing is all about chemistry. Hammond and I had it. We were always on the same page. Sometimes I was on the front page though, and he was on the back page!Ó
ÑDarrell Waltrip