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  • David Hobbs (Pending)
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  • Birthplace: LEAMINGTON SPA, ENGLAND

    Birthdate: JUNE 9 1939

    Full name: DAVID WISHART (SCOTLAND)

    Current Residence: MILWAUKEE, WI

    High School and college: HIGH SCHOOL

    Wife/children: MARGARET; GREGORY AND GUY

    What do you do for SPEED: EXPERT ANALYST ON F1

    Past jobs: 30 YEARS PRO RACE DRIVER; 30 YEARS TV ANALYST; CBS ESPN AND SPEED; STILL A CAR DEALER HONDA DEALER

    Worst moment in your career: DURING OPENING OF DAYTONA 500 IN 1989, I WAS TALKING WITH MY CO-HOST KEN SQUIER. HE ASKED ME WHAT I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FACING THE DRIVERS, SO I TOLD HIM THAT I THOUGHT THE HEAT WAS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE RACE B/C IT WAS THE FIRST HOT DAY OF THE MONTH. SO THEN WHEN WE WENT LIVE, IT TURNS OUT THAT KEN STOLE MY ENTIRE DIALOGUE AND LEFT ME STUNNED.

    Favorite movie: CASINO ROYALE, NEW BOND MOVIE

    Favorite song: HELP - THE BEATLES

    Favorite sport: MOTOR RACING

    Favorite driver/rider: MARIO ANDRETTI

    If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be: CHINA

    What do you love the most about your job: THE PEOPLE IN IT; OBVIOUSLY I LOVE THE RACING B/C ITS BEEN MY LIFE, BUT I LOVE ALL THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH

    Describe a typical day in your life: GETTING UP, MY SON HELPS ME RUN OUR SHOP, I GO TO MY CAR DEALERSHIP AND THEN I GO HOME. OVERALL, IT IS PRETTY BORING; EXCEPT WHEN I HAVE TO GO TO SPEED

    Hobbies: IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AUTO RACING; GOING OUT TO EAT; DANCING

    What was your first car: MORRIS OXFORD, AND HIS FIRST RACE CAR ALSO

    Have you ever competed in a race, amateur or professionally: YES

    Your dream car: BENTLEY CONVERTIBLE

    One thing most people do not know about you: IM VERY SHY

    Heather Locklear or Pamela Anderson? PAM ANDERSON

    Robert DeNiro or Al Pacino? DENIRO

    Coke or Pepsi? COKE

    Ford or Chevy? HONDA

    CAREER HISTORY

    Professional racer for 30 years in sedans, sports cars and GT cars … competed in Formula One, the Indy 500 and the Daytona 500 … F5000 champion in 1971 … Trans-Am champion in 1983 … 20 starts at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a best finish of third (three times)
 
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