What is the nicest gesture on or off the track you have seen a nascar driver do?

Question

What is the nicest gesture on or off the track you have seen a nascar driver do?

Answer 1

Crash

Answer 2

There is always nice gestures going on out there in the nascar community, but I think the guy who often gets overlooked is Kyle Petty.  I was not around for his glory days in nascar, and it seems he is often overlooked today.  With his Victory Junction Camp, he is really giving back!  Also this week he jumps out of his ride to give a ride to Boris (who did not qualify since qualifying was set by the points... It does not get any nicer than that.  I would just love for something good to come out of it for Kyle... I would just love to see him get a good finish...

Like I said there are lots of good people in nascar who are very generous with their time and money, but none more so than Kyle Petty, I know he does tons more with his time and money, but I just wanted to put in my two cents...

Answer 3

I thought it was cool at Pocono when Dale Jr. and Steve Park wrecked really hard and it threw Parks car up and on it's side, and Dale Jr. ran to Park's car and made sure he was ok. Then they walked together to the ambulance. I thought that was very cool of Jr. to show so much concern for his teammate.

Answer 4

birdy hit the nail on the head!

Answer 5

There's a lot  of things that a lot of drivers do. Carl Edwards gives many of his trophies away after he wins, he also gives money to different charities. Greg Biffle, Ryan & Krissie Newman are all involved in charities involving animals.

Kyle Petty buiding the Victory Junction Gang Camp. Tony Stewart holds the Pralude to the Dream race at his track in IL, he sometimes donates his winnings to charities, & he's been involved in Habbitat for Humanity. Jamie McMurray has his charity dealing with autisim & he donates money to autisim charities.

Many, many, many of the drivers are involved in the Make-A-Wish foundation. At the Coke Zero 400 I saw a kid in his electric wheelchair in the Daytona USA gift shop. He was carrying a sign saying he was with the Make A Wish foundation & was there to see Jeff Gordon. Later I was in the FanZone & saw him again, I heard someone saying that he's got to meet Jeff & get autographs from him & other drivers & had gotten some pictures.

And these are just some of many things that drivers, crews, officials, & others do to help others in need.

So, there's lots of things I've seen. Even if I am not a fan of a certain driver, seeing them do things like that is good. It makes you smile a little, knowing that they never forget those whom are, I won't say less fortuaniate as those people usually don't see it that way, but who just need alittle more help than most of us do.

Answer 6

i'd have to say kyle petty and all he does for the victory junction gang camp has to be number one. and that's already been described above.

but a close number two has to be tony stewart - this year alone he has taken time to help out chrissy wallace and joey logano in mentoring them for their first races at certain tracks, and when morgan shephard said he couldn't afford tires to race the next week, tony and matt yocum bought them for him. plus he has built the "prelude to the dream" into a million dollar enterprise for petty's camp. and he has gone out of his way to take sick children down with him to the pits (that one girl who he said brought him luck comes to mind). and that doesn't even begin to touch on the many other things not "racing-related" like donating winnings to the victims of the floods in the mid-west.

and i can't leave out the piece they did when he visited a home for children with chronic/terminal illnesses a week or two ago. he gave an interview while with the kids that nearly brought tears to my eyes. he talked about how working with them really gives him perspective any time he thinks about what he considers a bad day. as he put it, "compared to what these kids go through, we don't know what a bad day is."

Answer 7

kyle busch bowing down after winning  

Answer 8

The nicest thing I have seen was when Jeff Gordon won right after Dale Sr passed and he grabbed the number 3 flag and paraded it around the track!

Answer 9

not pick their nose on t.v.

Answer 10

So many to choose from but i am with the Kyle Petty peeps..they are correct..one of the nicest drivers especially to the fans and the children who attend the races whether he is racing or commentator for a race

Answer 11

Tony Stewart, as much as he's not my favorite driver, does a ton with donations and charity events. He gives a lot back in time and money. Carl Edwards is always giving trpohies away .. All of the drivers pretty much have foundations and charities set up.

Answer 12

I thought it was cool that after September 11th, Robby Gordon donated all the money he got for winning the race at New Hampshire to the families of the 9/11 victims.  

Answer 13

The nicest gesture i've seen by a driver is Juan Pablo Montoya taking out the #18 and then telling the truth about it.

Answer 14

At Texas MotorSpeedway a couple of years ago.  My mother-in-law is in a wheelchair.  She had the chance to go to pit road for Cup qualifing.  She sat in her chair and was ignored by ever driver that walked by her.  Robby Gordon saw her, stopped and went over to her, stood by her for a few minutes to ask her how she was.  Later that weekend, Robby was signing autographs at one of his Souvenir trailers.  He saw us walk by, recognized my mother-in-law, left the trailerand walked up to us, gave my mother-in-law a free autographed shirt and cap.  I have had respect for robby ever since.

Answer 15

Carl edwards not doing the backflip after he won the race in respect for the driver that had just past away

Answer 16

I agree they all do nice things but I think Birdy is right Kyle Petty is a very nice guy and does a lot for NASCAR and the Children with terminal illnesses.