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This week: FRRC LM Driver #56 Tim Rothe (picture by Dan Lewis Photography)

Favorite thing to do NOT RACE RELATED: Give the TV remote a workout and wash my truck

Favorite TV Show: Sopranos
Favorite Movie: Super Troopers

Type of music: Old Country

Favorite band and/or song: George Jones to Pantera

Favorite Nascar driver: Tony Stewart

Coca-Cola or Pepsi?: Pepsi

Miller or Bud?: Coors Light

Favorite Food Choice: Pizza

Little known fact: Dodged the wedding bullet until the age of 36

I will try to pick randomly a different driver every weekend from April until September to get a few "fun facts" about an FRRC, ASA Midwest, WCS, Slinger or other local racing hot shoe and post them. Of course, this is all based on time constraints and such. But, I thought it might be a nice way for fans to connect with some personal facts about their favorite driver.

PAST DRIVERS

 Favorite thing to do NOT RACE RELATED:  spend time with my wife and three boys
Favorite TV Show:  
Family Guy
Favorite Movie:
 Old School
Type of music:  
alternative rock, older rap
Favorite band and/or song:  
right now Kid Rock
Favorite Nascar driver:  
Robby Gordon
Coca-cola or Pepsi?  
neither, root beer
Miller or Bud?  
Bud
favorite food choice:  
deep dish pizza
Little known fact:  
My middle name is Clark, after Indy 500 winner and two-time Formula One Champion Jim Clark.

LM #45D Brad Dahmer

Favorite thing to do NOT RACE RELATED:  Ride my Ducati's
Favorite TV Show:  Hell's Kitchen
Favorite Movie: Smokey and the Bandit
Type of music:  Heavy Metal
Favorite band and/or song:  Metalica and Mudvayne
Favorite Nascar driver:  Tony Stewart
Coca-cola or Pepsi?  Water
Miller or Bud?  Crown Royal
favorite food choice:  Salad
Little known fact:  Success begins with Can's, Not Cant's...

SS #1 Mark Ritger 

 Favorite thing to do NOT RACE RELATED:   Watch WWE wrestling and spending time with my wife Candy and little dog 'Buddie'. 
Favorite TV Show:  Boston Legal 
Favorite Movie:  Not a movie buff - any Three Stooges flick 

Type of music:  Heavy metal
Favorite band and/or song:  Slayer - South of Heaven 
Favorite Nascar driver:  Matt Kenseth 
Coca-cola or Pepsi?  Coca-cola 
Miller or Bud?  Bud 
favorite food choice:  Spaghetti 

Little known fact:  Been involved in racing since 1979.  Started racing amateurs at Slinger in 1979.  Wisconsin State Spectator Drag Champion at one time (drove all the way out to LaCrosse on a Friday night, won the competition, and drove all the way back home that night yet, getting home at 4:00 a.m. with the trophy).  Pit steward at Slinger during the 1980's for a year (met Bobby Allison) and sold parts off a parts truck for JR Racing for a few years during the late 80's. 

LM Driver #36 Tom Gee, Jr 

Favorite thing to do NOT RACE RELATED:  Fishing, water skiing and relaxing at the cottage 
Favorite TV Show:  Everybody Loves Raymond 
Favorite Movie:  It's a tie between Top Gun & Days of Thunder 

Type of music:  Classic Rock 
Favorite band and/or song  AC/DC - Back in Black 
Favorite Nascar driver:  Matt Kenseth 
Coca-cola or Pepsi?  Pepsi Products (Diet Mountain Dew is king... )
Miller or Bud?  Bud Light
favorite food choice:  Hamburgers and French Fries 

Little known fact: I work on computers in an engineering office all day long and can't wait to hit the shop and get my hands dirty in the race shop at night!!!

LM-#10 ANDY MONDAY 

Favorite thing to do NOT RACE RELATED:  Watch NFL Football
Favorite TV Show:
Law and Order
Favorite Movie:
Major League
Type of music:
Country, Rap
Favorite band and/or song:
Nelly
Favorite Nascar driver:
Kyle Busch
Coca-cola or Pepsi?
Coke
Miller or Bud?
Coors
favorite food choice:
Burgers or Pizza
Little known fact: Huge San Diego Chargers fan/NFL Fan - Very involved with fantasy football and spend Sunday's during football season watching several games at once with NFL Sunday Ticket

Sport Truck #96-Jason Plutz

Favorite thing to do NOT RACE RELATED: Hang out with friends
Favorite TV Show: That 70's Show
Favorite Movie:
Days of Thunder
Type of music:
Country
Favorite band and/or song: Montgomery Gentry
Favorite Nascar driver: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Coca-cola or Pepsi? Pepsi
Miller or Bud?
I cheer for Kasey Kahne over Kurt Busch
favorite food choice:
Ribs
Little known fact: I am attending the University of Wisconsin Platteville for my mechanical engineering degree.

LLM #36 Tim Springstroh

Favorite thing to do NOT RACE RELATED: get together with friends
Favorite TV Show: Don't have one
Favorite Movie: Days of Thunder
Type of music: everything. basically rock and pop
Favorite band and/or song: Summertime
Favorite Nascar driver: Matt Kenseth
Coca-cola or Pepsi? 
Pepsi
Miller or Bud? Bud Light
favorite food choice: Spaghetti
Little known fact: bowled a 297 this year

LM#9 Kyle Calmes

Favorite TV Show: The Office
Favorite Movie: Talledaga Nights
Type of music: Rock
Favorite band and/or song: Holy Diver by Ronnie James Dio
Favorite Nascar driver: Matt Kenseth
Coca-cola or Pepsi?
Coke
Miller or Bud?
Bud
favorite food choice:
Steak
Little known fact:  also enjoy wake boarding, and my parents Cottage

 Super Stock #23 (former ST Driver) Randy Yaeger 

Favorite TV Show:  Home Improvement / Deal or no deal
Favorite Movie: Days of Thunder or Taledaga Nights       
Type of music:
80's Hair (rock/metal) all the way baby ! !
Favorite band and/or song: 
Lynyrd Skynyrd (Simple Man)
Favorite Nascar driver: Jeff Gordon/ Clint Bowyer
Coca-cola or Pepsi?
Mt. Dew....Do the Dew
Miller or Bud?
Bud Light
favorite food choice: Sea food but in a pinch ......Pizza

Little known fact: I am the proud father of the next Jeff Gordon 

SS #2 SAWYER EFFERTZ

Favorite thing to do NOT RACE RELATED:   hang with close friends
Favorite TV Show: Friday Night Lights
Favorite Movie: I am Legend
Type of music: Classic rock and hip hop
Favorite band and/or song: Sweet Home Alabama
Favorite Nascar driver: Carl Edwards
Coca-cola or Pepsi? Pepsi
Miller or Bud? Not old enough
favorite food choice: Chicken Quesadilla
Little known fact: I can clap with one hand, weird huh?

LM #18 Robb Vanderloop

Favorite thing to do NOT RACE RELATED:   Golf
Favorite TV Show:  Speed Channel
Favorite Movie:  Any James Bond movie
Type of music: 
Doesn't listen to much music.  Listens to talk radio
Favorite band and/or song: None
Favorite Nascar driver: Matt Kenseth
Coca-cola or Pepsi? 
Pepsi
Miller or Bud?  Budlight
favorite food choice: 
Steak/baked potato
Little known fact:  Robb is the 3rd generation co-owner of Vanderloop Equipment.  Will be married for 25 years in May.  Two kids and one grandson.  Enjoys working on the race car.

SS #11 Ed Howard

Favorite thing to do NOT RACE RELATED:   Spending time with my family up at the cabin.
Favorite TV Show: Anything on Speed,TLC or Discovery
Favorite Movie: Forest Gump
Type of music: Country & Western
Favorite band and/or song: Jason Aldean / We laughed until we cried
Favorite Nascar driver: Matt Kenseth
Coca-cola or Pepsi? Coca Cola
Miller or Bud? BUD
favorite food choice: A really good BAR BURGER
Little known fact: The first time I drove a oval car I won. Galesburg MI 1/3 mile asphalt track, I was driving my uncles car (like our Super Stocks) I was 17. The next time I drove a car was the 2003 season ( I was 37 ) at WIR in a 4 cylinder and I won that race too.

LLM #1 Kris Kelly

Favorite thing to do NOT RACE RELATED:   Trying hard to be a carpenter!

Favorite TV Show: Without a Trace

Favorite Movie: Six Pack(Old school racing)

Type of music: The 80's

Favorite band and/or song: The Outfield

Favorite Nascar driver: Matt Kenseth

Coca-cola or Pepsi? Pepsi

Miller or Bud? Bud

favorite food choice: Can't beat a Steak

Little known fact: Back in 1993 raced my first full size car, it was my grandpa's old boat "1977 pontiac catalina" at Norway in the slammer class! It was one of the longest race car i've ever seen.


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