Sib ntsib nrog yav dhau los Nascar Star Mike Skinner

Muaj nyiaj laus, ces muaj Mike Skinner nyiaj laus.

Hais tias 64-xyoo-laus (nws yuav zuam mus rau 65 thaum Lub Kaum Hli) yog nws lub neej zoo tshaj plaws yuav yog qhov tsis txaus ntseeg ntawm lub xyoo pua.

Cov neeg nyob hauv California tau sib tw hauv NASCAR los ntawm 1986 txog 2012. Paub tias yog "Gun Slinger" rau nws txoj hauv kev tsis ncaj ncees rau kev sib tw, raws li Skinner yeej xyoo 1995 Truck Series title, thiab 28 kev sib tw hauv cov koob ntawd.

Xyoo 2012 txawm li cas los xij, nws txiav txim siab tias nws muaj txaus.

"Huag, Kuv yog hom ruam," Skinner hais nrog luag. "Qhov tseeb, kuv tsis xav hais tias kuv muaj lub siab loj ... qhov tshwm sim rau kuv yog, kuv yog menyuam yaus. Kuv nkees ntawm kev caij tsheb tom qab thiab caij tsheb uas kuv tau txais tom qab ntawd tau ua haujlwm tau nyiaj zoo, tab sis lawv yog cov cim rov qab.

"Kuv paub tias kuv tau txais ob peb tus phooj ywg uas tseem ua nws thiab ua lub neej zoo ntawm nws, tab sis kuv tsuas yog txiav txim siab tias kuv tsuas yog, kuv tsis xav sib tw ntxiv tshwj tsis yog tias kuv muaj sijhawm los khiav hauv tsib lossis 10 txawm li cas los xij.

"Thiab kuv tau muaj tag nrho cov concussions thiab kuv tus kws kho mob tau hais tias, 'nrhiav ib txoj kev tawm, tsuas yog sib tw ib pliag xwb'. Thiab kuv hais tias, koj paub dab tsi? Heck nrog nws, Kuv tsuas yog yuav tawm. "

Tus poj niam Angie tau taw qhia tias Dale Earnhardt Jr. tiag tiag ua lub luag haujlwm hauv Mike tawm mus. Tus neeg tsav tsheb nrov tau zaum tawm ob qhov kev sib tw hauv xyoo 2012 tom qab nws raug kev txom nyem ob zaug thaum sib tw. Angie hais tias Mike tawm mus ua rau RV txoj kev ua neej uas yog lub hauv paus rau lawv lub neej tam sim no.

Nws tau hais tias "Peb nyuam qhuav yuav RV ntau ntau hauv Lake Toxaway," nws hais. “Peb nyiam lub npav. Qhov ntawd yog ib yam uas peb tsis xav kom tshem tawm tom qab kev sib tw. "

Mike chimed hauv:

“Kuv hais tias, 'lub dav hlau mus, lossis lub tsheb npav mus' thiab peb nyiam lub tsheb npav. Yog li ntawd tsis tau txiav txim siab ntau. "

RV tau dhau los ua kev cuam tshuam hauv lub neej hauv ob xyoos kawg ntawm Mike's Truck sib tw.

Angie hais rau Mike tias "Koj tau tsav tsheb npav." Tom qab ntawd ntxiv: “Zoo li (Ron) Hornaday, Todd Bodine, Steve Park, Jack Sprague, peb yuav mus ncig ua si, zoo li mus ncig rau XNUMX lub lis piam. Peb pib muaj kev lom zem thiab peb zoo li 'peb tsis tso lub npav."

Cov dab neeg ntawm cov hnub nyob rau hauv txoj kev nrog lub tsheb series tsav tsheb tej zaum yuav sau tag nrho cov ntim, txawm hais tias ib tug zoo tshaj plaws luam tawm tom qab tag nrho cov players ploj mus. Dab neeg xws li kev sib tw tsheb golf uas yuav xaus nrog pom leej twg yuav tau ncaws tawm ntawm kev sib tw ua ntej los ntawm kev ruaj ntseg.

"Ib hmo hauv Nashville," Angie hais. "Kuv xav tias Todd Bodine thiab Mike tau sib tw thiab peb tus neeg tsav tsheb npav thaum lub sijhawm nyob rau sab nraub qaum ntawm lub laub golf thiab poob tawm. Lindy Hornaday (tus poj niam ntawm Truck series racer, Ron), zoo li 'tsis muaj ntxiv lawm.'

"Peb xav tias peb tua nws," Mike ntxiv luag.

Angie tau hais tias "Peb yuav tsum tso tseg rau kev sib tw lub laub golf," "Nws tsis yog vim kev ruaj ntseg, nws yog vim peb lub pob tw."

Mike txoj hauj lwm puv sijhawm NASCAR tau dhau los tsis ntev tom qab kev sib tw golf tau xaus. Angie nco qab thaum Mike muab xov xwm rau nws. Nws tau tsav tsheb RV mus rau toj roob hauv pes uas lawv yuav siv sijhawm hnub so, thiab nws tab tom mus rau Motor Racing Network studios rau nws xov tooj cua txhua lub lim tiam. Mike hu nws.

"Kuv yuav tsis hnov ​​​​qab qhov no," nws hais. "Tsuas yog tawm ntawm qhov chaw, nws mus, 'Hav babe Kuv xav tias kuv yuav tsum txiav tawm kev sib tw'. Thiab kuv zoo li, 'dab tsi?' Thiab nws mus, 'yog koj paub, Dale, Junior tus ntse zoo nkauj. Nws tau coj nws tus kheej tawm vim nws tau raug mob no.' Nws mus, 'Kuv ua dab tsi? Kuv nyob hauv lub tsheb npav rov qab. Kuv tabtom tua tus kheej txhua lub lim tiam kom tsim nyog rau cov neeg no, koj paub, lub tsheb uas tuaj yeem ua tsis tau tshwj tsis yog tias koj muaj tus tsav tsheb ncaws pob.

"'Nws mus thiab 'koj paub qhov kuv xav nyob ib puag ncig kom txaus siab rau lub neej nrog koj thiab RVing.' Ib yam li peb lub hom phiaj yog 'pom kuv cov menyuam yaus ua si ncaws pob lossis ntaus pob lossis haiv neeg thiab lawv ua dab tsi'. Thiab nws mus, 'yog li kuv xav tias kuv yuav ua li ntawd xwb.'”

"Thiab kuv mus, 'okay, Kuv mam li pom koj rau cawv thaum txog xya teev," nws ntxiv luag. “Nws zoo li 'tiag tiag? Koj, koj txias nrog nws'. Kuv zoo li, 'yog. Hmo no peb haus cawv li cas?' Nws zoo li, 'txhua yam.' Kuv txhais tau tias, qhov ntawd yog qhov nws tau tshwm sim. "

"Cia kuv tso ib lub sidebar rau ntawm no," Mike cuam tshuam. “Kuv hais tias, 'Me nyuam, lub npe ntawm cov cawv txiv hmab; peb yuav tau rov qab nws cia me ntsis. Cuz peb tau haus tiag tiag, cov khoom zoo tiag tiag thaum kuv ua haujlwm.

“Thiab nws hais tias, tsis muaj BS, mus 'Kuv yuav rov qab mus ua haujlwm. Kuv yuav ua ib co nyiaj. Tsis txhob txhawj txog nws. Peb tsuas yog mus. '”

Rau cov ntaub ntawv, lawv tseem haus cov khoom zoo. Thiab tsis tsuas yog Angie tseem ua haujlwm, tab sis Mike kuj tau koom nrog nws. Tam sim no lawv ua yeeb yam txhua lub lim tiam ntawm SiriusXM xov tooj cua. Cov 'Skinner Round-Up' tau ua pov thawj nrov nrog cov kiv cua thiab ua rau Mike muaj kev sib cuag nrog dab tsi tshwm sim hauv NASCAR.

"Yog tias peb tsis paub tias muaj dab tsi tshwm sim, peb yuav tsis muaj haujlwm ntev nyob ntawd," Mike hais luag. “Koj paub Angie tsis tas yuav saib kev sib tw los ua tus tswv tsev zoo; nws tshawb xyuas social media, thiab nws paub txhua yam uas tau tshwm sim. Tab sis kuv xav pom kev ua si los ntawm kev ua si. Kuv xav pom txhua yam uas tshwm sim. Kuv xav muaj peev xwm muab kuv tus kheej tig ntawm qhov tshwm sim thaum lub caij sib tw. Kuv saib txhua lub ceg kuv tuaj yeem saib. "

Mike kuj yog ib tug tswv cuab ntawm NASCAR pawg neeg thov kom rov hais dua thiab tau ua haujlwm nrog NASCAR Next program uas pab cov tub ntxhais hluas tsav tsheb mus rau hauv kev ua si nawv. Tsis tas li ntawd, Mike tau cob qhia cov tsav tsheb xws li Cole Custer thiab tau raug hu los ntawm pab pawg los sab laj thiab. Yog li, Mike Skinner tseem txuas nrog ntau yam kev ua si.

"Nws yog funny," Mike hais. “Vim kuv muaj coob leej tuaj cuag kuv thiab lawv xav hais lus phem rau nws. Kev sib tw yog qhov zoo tiag tiag thiab txhua yam uas NASCAR tau ua tau zoo heev. "

“Lub tsheb tshiab no nws kim heev nyob rau lub sijhawm ntev. Kuv xav tias nws yuav zoo, tab sis koj tsis tuaj yeem sib tw yam tsis muaj nyiaj ntau.

“Tab sis qhov teeb meem uas kuv xav tias feem ntau ntawm kuv cov phooj ywg tau tham nrog kuv; lawv tsis nyiam qhov hloov ntawm tus neeg zov. Lawv nco Ricky Rudd thiab Dale Senior thiab tag nrho cov txiv neej uas yog lub thauj tog rau nkoj ntawm kev ua si nawv, tus kheej. Thiab tam sim no nrog cov tub hluas, lawv taug kev nrog lawv lub xov tooj ntawm tes thiab lawv tau xa ntawv txhua lub sijhawm uas cov laus yuav taug kev thiab sib tham nrog koj; lawv tsis muaj ntsej muag hauv lawv lub iPad lossis lawv lub xov tooj, 24 teev ib hnub.

"Yog li, lawv nco txog tus kheej thiab kuv xav tias yog qhov loj tshaj plaws. Thiab tsis yog tias nws yog qhov phem. Nws yog qhov hloov ntawm tus neeg zov. Nws yog lub sijhawm tshiab. Kuv tsis tuaj yeem hais dab tsi tsis ncaj ncees lawm nrog Christopher Tswb ntawm lub ntiaj teb, vim tias lawv yog cov neeg tsav tsheb zoo kawg nkaus. Nws tsuas yog tsis zoo ib yam li nws tau rov qab rau hnub ntawd. "

Nws lees txais me ntsis ntawm, tej zaum, kev khib thaum nws los txog rau lub tsheb tshiab. Ib feem ntawm nws xav tias nws tuaj yeem tsav lub tsheb Next Gen thaum nws nyob hauv NASCAR. Hauv nws lub sijhawm, nws zoo li txhua yam hais txog kev sib tw cov ntsiab lus, uas tsis yog tiag tiag nrog Mike tus qauv ntawm kev sim yeej txhua qhov kev sib tw thiab coj txhua ceg.

"Lub tsheb uas kuv tsav nws zoo li lub hauv siab sib tw," nws hais. "Koj yuav tsum tau menyuam lub log tsheb kom txog thaum huab cua siab tau zoo thiab koj yuav tsum tau saib xyuas koj tus P's thiab Qs tiag tiag thiab tsis txhob hlawv lub log tsheb tom qab. Thiab lub tsheb no ntawm no, txiv neej, koj tau txais hauv qhov khoom ntawd thiab khiav tawm ntawm nws. Koj tsuas yog khiav txhua ceg tawv li koj ua tau. Thiab qhov ntawd yog ntau dua kuv style. Thiab yog vim li cas qee tus txiv neej uas tau yeej txhua qhov kev sib tw tau muaj lub sijhawm nyuaj khiav saum tsib thiab saum 10 niaj hnub no. Thiab qee tus txiv neej uas koj tsis tau hnov ​​​​txog yog nyob rau hauv kev sib tw yeej. "

Hnub no cov Skinners siv sijhawm feem ntau hauv RV lossis hauv toj siab ntawm North Carolina uas lawv nyob thaum qhov kev xam phaj no tau ua. Mike tseem nyiam ua kom zoo, tab sis thaum 64 nws tsis tuaj yeem dhia rau qee yam xws li tsheb kauj vab roob thiab caij tsheb.

"Hnub tsis muaj," nws quipped.

Tab sis nws tau sim. Thiab thaum nws yooj yim caij tsheb kauj vab hauv hais tias thaj av tiaj tus hauv Florida, sim caij hauv roob yog tsis yooj yim sua.

"Koj yuav tsum nkag siab qee yam: hauv kuv txoj haujlwm sib tw, kuv tau raug mob ntau," nws hais. “Kuv tau mob caj dab ntau, plaub lub hauv caug phais, phais nraub qaum. Lub caj dab tau tawg. Kuv twb muaj txhua yam, tsuas yog mob ntau heev. Thiab nrog ntau yam mob los ntawm kev mob caj dab thiab ntau yam teeb meem kev kho mob tuaj rau hauv kev ua si. Yog li ntawd, nws nyuaj rau kuv mus rau lub tsheb kauj vab ntawd thiab caij nws saum toj no. "

Muaj tej zaum nws lub hnub qub txuas ntxiv mus, cov tuam txhab tseem nrhiav nws, thiab Angie, tawm. Ib lub tuam txhab, Buzz Bicycles hauv Ohio, tau xa lawv lub tsheb kauj vab xyoo tas los. Lub roj teeb uas siv lub tsheb kauj vab tsis yog rau cov menyuam yaus, txawm tias menyuam yaus siv tau. Lawv muaj ntau dua rau cov neeg laus thiab siv roj teeb lub zog ua ke nrog lub zog pedal.

"Qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kuv lub tsheb kauj vab Buzz yog koj tuaj yeem pov koj lub hnab ev ntawv nrog koj cov khoom ntim khoom hauv qhov ntawd thiab caij nws mus rau lub tsev hais plaub pob tawb nce toj txhua txoj kev," Mike hais.

"Thiab nws yog 8:15 lossis 8:30 sawv ntxov, thiab koj nyuam qhuav muaj ib khob kas fes, koj xav tau kev pab me ntsis kom nce toj ntawd," nws hais ntxiv. "Yog li, koj muab tso rau ntawm ib lossis ob, tsuas yog tau txais koj tus kheej me ntsis kev pab. Thiab tseem koj tseem tuaj yeem pedal, thiab koj tseem tau txais koj lub siab mus.

“Thiab koj paub, kuv lub tsheb kauj vab, kuv tsuas xav caij lawv nqes hav xwb. Kuv yeej tsis xav caij 'em nce toj. Nrog Buzz Tsheb kauj vab koj tuaj yeem tau txais kev tawm dag zog ntau lossis tsawg raws li koj xav tau. "

Mike tseem sib tw ntawm kev taug kev thoob plaws lub tebchaws, thiab lub ntiaj teb, suav nrog Goodwood hauv tebchaws Askiv, thiab tsis ntev los no hauv Alaska, qhov chaw nws kuj yeej. Thiab nws tuaj yeem pom kev caij nkoj ncig ntawm thaj chaw nres tsheb ntawm nws E-tsheb tuam.

“Au kuv tus Vajtswv. nws hlub nws, ”Angie hais nrog luag. "Nws tau hais tias, 'tus txiv neej, qhov no yuav tau txias yog tias kuv yuav muaj qhov no rov qab rau hauv NASCAR hnub.' Nco ntsoov tias prima donna tus tsav tsheb NASCAR tau zoo li cas, zoo li lawv tus neeg tsav tsheb npav tuaj tos nws ntawm lawv lub tsheb golf?

"Mike zoo li, 'Screw tias kuv yuav tau nres kuv lub tsheb kauj vab hauv lub chaw nres tsheb, dhia rov qab rau kuv lub tsheb kauj vab thiab rov qab mus rau kuv lub tsheb npav."

Tej zaum nws yuav tau pib qhov sib txawv. Chase Briscoe yog tus tsav tsheb tam sim no ntawm Stewart-Haas Racing. Nws tau pom nyob rau hauv qhov chaw nres tsheb caij lwm hom E-bike.

Briscoe tau hais tias "Nws yog qhov yooj yim heev rau kuv ntawm kev sib tw tsis khoom," Briscoe tau hais. "Nws tsuas yog qhib ntau lub sijhawm los mus ncig sai ntawm kuv cov hnub sib tw tsis khoom. Ntxiv rau, nws yog ib txoj hauv kev zoo los so ua ntej kev sib tw hnyav thiab paj hlwb, Kuv ib txwm xav zoo li lub caij nrawm pab kuv ua ntej kev sib tw tab sis nrog kev pab hluav taws xob nws tsis hnav kuv tawm thiab kuv tuaj yeem txuag kuv lub zog rau kev sib tw. ”

Rau Mike nws pab ua kom nws zoo, tsis yog tib yam zoo li tus neeg tsav tsheb NASCAR tam sim no.

"Kuv tau siv kuv lub neej 30 xyoo hauv lub gym ua tus tsav tsheb NASCAR. Kuv tsis xav ua qhov ntawd ntxiv lawm, ”nws hais chuckling. “Kuv tab tom ntim 10 phaus ntxiv nrog kuv, tej zaum 15, muab lossis nqa. Thiab, thiab kuv hlub kuv cov cawv, Kuv hlub kuv lub neej.

“Kuv yuav tsis mus ua ib tug kws ncaws pob ib tug ntxiv lawm. Yog li ntawd, kuv yuav tsis siv tag nrho kuv lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv lub gym. Lub tsheb kauj vab Buzz ua rau kuv lub siab mus. Kuv tau txais kev tawm dag zog ntau npaum li kuv xav tias kuv xav tau. Thiab ces kuv tuaj yeem nres nws."

Thaum kawg, Mike Skinner tsis yog tsuas yog nyob rau hauv zoo, tab sis nyob rau hauv ib qho chaw zoo heev nyob rau hauv nws lub neej.

"Tau kawg," nws hais nrawm. "Thiab koj paub tias kuv tsis xav ua suab corny thiab cheesy, tab sis qhov laj thawj kuv yog vim kuv tau txais tus poj niam zoo nkauj no nrog kuv Kuv nyiam siv sijhawm nrog. Nws yog kuv tus phooj ywg zoo tshaj plaws thiab peb nrhiav txoj hauv kev los ua nws. Txawm tias thaum peb npau taws rau ib leeg, peb nrhiav txoj hauv kev los tshem tawm thiab hauv 15 feeb, qee zaum 30, peb zoo.

"Kuv qhov kev tsis txaus siab loj tshaj plaws," Mike ntxiv nrog luag ntxhi, "Nws yog qhov ruam tiag tiag ntawm kuv txoj haujlwm vim nws ua haujlwm nws tus Tsov tus tw kuv tau khib vim nws ua haujlwm txhua lub sijhawm tsis yog them nyiaj rau kuv kom kuv mus ntaus golf nrog kuv cov phooj ywg lossis peb yuav ua ib yam dab tsi. Kuv caij kuv lub tsheb kauj vab Buzz, ua si, pickleball, txawm li cas los xij. Tab sis thaum los nag, kuv zoo li 'ua li cas rau kuv, kuv, kuv' thiab nws zoo li 'vim kuv yuav tsum ua haujlwm, kuv yuav tsum ua haujlwm.'

"Tab sis kuv nyob hauv qhov chaw zoo tiag tiag hauv kuv lub neej," nws hais ntxiv tias tig mus rau qhov hnyav. “Kuv yeej xav tias kuv tau koob hmoov heev tom qab ob peb qhov xwm txheej uas kuv muaj. Kuv ua tsaug rau txhua txhua hnub vim kuv tej zaum yuav tsis nyob ntawm no.

"Kuv tsuas yog kuv muaj hmoo tiag tiag txiv neej."