Ep. 142 - Normally you see Tom opening Barns and Garages with rusty and dusty old cars, but this episode Tom sits down with a close friend, protégé, and former NASCAR driver, Jerry Nadeau. Tom and Jerry discuss the beginnings, the highs, and the lows of Jerry's career along with some EPIC stories of NASCAR legends. Hope you enjoy.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:30 How I met Jerry Nadeau
6:10 Early Racing
8:28 Racing in Russia on Ice
9:18 Busch Series Drive
13:15 My work ethic
15:50 Formula Opel
17:26 Raising 15K for first race
19:35 2nd fastest to Jeff Gordon
20:45 Even faster than Legends
22:45 Rick Hendrick & Melling Racing
24:12 Ayrton Senna of NASCAR
25:10 Wrecked a car & got a contract
26:36 US ARMY Drive
28:56 Career Ending Crash
32:10 Long Term Effects
35:34 Coaching For Hendrick
37:02 Too Awesome for Ride & Drives
39:25 My new drive
41:36 Epic Ride & Drives
44:23 Sharing my experience
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