Harry the Mascot and Pit Lane Antics

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Norm Benning's Backyard NASCAR Race Shop: Underdog Favorite Keeping Old School Ways Alive

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Norm recounts a charming anecdote about his dog, Harry, a rare Schipperke breed from Belgium, who became the team's mascot and was well-known by race officials. He recalls a humorous incident where Harry bit another driver, Steve Park, illustrating the dog's protective nature and unique personality. This highlights the personal and often amusing side of life on the racing circuit.

Goal: Share stories about his dog Harry and his experiences on the racing circuit.

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Schipperke Dog — Team mascot and companion

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bit him. And but uh yeah, everybody everybody knew Harry. Why didn't he like Steve? Well, he didn't like anybody. Just he was very protective. He liked uh he protected me. anybody come around around me. It was uh it was not it was not good. It only weighed 20 lbs, but he was fresh. I told Steve, "Don't take it personally. He bites everybody." He laughed about it. When you had this holler, did that serve as your motor home, too? Yeah. Yep. That's pretty cool. Yeah. In the ARCA deal, we'd just drop the trailer. So, you have to drop the trailer then go park in the RV lot. Yeah. Huh. It worked out really nice. That thing was 75 ft long. I remember going to the California race and pulled onto the scales in California and got a $300 fine cuz it was 10 ft longer than what they allow. This is intense. Oh, is that the Eldora truck? Yeah, that

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