Ray Dunlap
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Birthplace: Canton Ohio.
Birthdate: 2/23/64
Full name: Ray Dunlap
Current Residence: Mooresville NC 28117
High School and college: Carrollton High – Bowling Green State Univ. BAC in Communications = Radio/TV/Film
Wife/children: Bobbie Orchard/ no kids
What do you do for SPEED: Clean up the mess.
Past jobs: Carpenter / DJ for weddings/ Night Club operator
Resume: never really had a REAL job.
Worst moment in your career: Being suspended last fall /missing Martinsville truck race.
Favorite movie: Planes Trains and Automobiles – love John Candy
Favorite song: Rainbow Connection –Kermit the Frog.
Favorite hobby: Scuba diving. Dove in 9 different countries.
Favorite driver: Rich Vogler USAC champ could master any racetrack.
If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be: Australia – Great Berrier Reef.
What do you love the most about your job: Victory Lane with a first time winner.
Describe a typical day in your life: While remodeling my current home, I go to Lowes everyday and return the things I did not really need from the day before.
Hobbies: wood working, boating, scuba and travel.
What was your first car: 1972 Caprice Classic – you could seat 7 in this car and I bought it at an auction for $200. The stereo I installed cost $325.
Have you ever competed in a race, amateur or professionally: I raced infrequently in Michigan and Ohio at various tracks. Enduros and Demo Derby’s
Your dream car: 1969 Chevy Chevelle. I am currently restoring a 1972 Chevy Cheyenne long bed pickup.
One thing most people don’t know about you: I like interior decorating and watch way too much HGTV.
Do you have a favorite saying or philosophy: “The road goes on forever, but the Party never ends.” Which in turn means live every day like it is your last, because it just might be.
Ford or Chevy? I am a Chevy guy at heart, I love working on my old truck, I am rebuilding a 350 small block engine from scratch for this project. I am learning something new everyday.
Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi products only at my house and my favorite beers come from any where outside the US border. Germany, Canada, England.
CAREER HISTORY
ESPN pit reporter for NCTS on ESPN … joined ESPN in 1997, working play-by-play and in the pits covering NASCAR Winston Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Goody’s Dash Series, ARCA ReMax Series and Hooters Pro Cup … honored as 1997 Motorsports Electronic Media Personality of the Year in 1997 … served as public relations director for ARCA after joining the series as media relations director in 1991 … operates RedLine Productions in Mooresville … hosted and produced public access program entitle At the Speedway, showcasing auto racing in Central Ohio … graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1987 with BA in radio/TV/film