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Originally Posted by SteveR
I asked him that too, and he said his dad gave him nothing until after three years in a top fuel dragster. He got the ride on his own, and raced for three years before his dad thought about starting a team and offered him the dragster he has now. I'm sure the name helped, but just two minutes talking to him and you can tell he is a very charismatic, well spoken, extremely professional person. He conveys the image that sponsors pay for. He even said it, he spends 4.5 seconds in the dragster per run, maybe a total of 20 seconds in the dragster per weekend, but hours talking with people each day. It's your personality and professionalism that sponsors want.
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his name got him the interview, he got himself the ride.....it would be foolish to say his name didnt help, but even MORE foolish to say he got hired to drive 300 mph based his dads celebrity and talent