Q&A with QB – SPEARS Southwest Tour Series championship car owner Quentin Bammer

2013  SPEARS  Southwest  Tour  Series  championship  owner,  Quentin  Bammer  fields  the  Moeller  Bros./HUR  Engines  #18  car  with  driver,  Jim  Pettit  II.     

1) How  did  you  get  your  start  in  racing?   Started  with  working  as  a  crewmember  for  Top  Fuel  Altered  owned  by  Rick  Guasco  and  driver  Dale  Emery.

2) What  types  of  race  teams  have  you  fielded  as  an  owner?   Super  modified  at  San  Jose  Speedway,  ran  the  NARC  Sprint  Car  for  10  years  with  Chuck  Gurney,  Jimmy  Sills,  and   Tim  Green,  Outlaw  Sprint  Car  with  driver  Bobby  Davis  Jr.,  Sportsman  Late  Model  with  driver  Todd  Bammer  ␣  2004   Altamont  Track  Championship,  Spec  Motor  Modified  with  driver  Chris  Bammer  ␣  2005  Altamont  Track   Championship.  

3) What  has  been  your  most  memorable  moment  in  your  racing  career?  Watching  both  of  my  sons,  Todd  and  Chris  race  and  having  Jim  Pettit  as  a  driver.  

4) You  have  had  many  drivers  over  the  years,  which  driver  was  the  most  entertaining  outside  the  car?  Which  driver  was  the  most  entertaining  to  watch  on  the  track?   By  far  Jim  Pettit  has  been  the  most  entertaining  outside  the  car.  As  far  as  watching  the  track,  my  boys  and  Jim   Pettit  are  all pretty  entertaining.         

5) What  qualities  do  you  most  look  for  in  a  driver  for  your  team?   I  look  for  a  driver  who  is  able  to  communicate  with  the  crew  and  the  crew  chief  and  straight  talk  about  everything   committed  with  racing  and  the  race  team.         

6) How  long  have  you  been  competing  in  the  SPEARS  Southwest  Tour?   I  have  been  competing  in  the  SPEARS  Southwest  Tour  for  five  years.  

7) How  did  the  association  with  you  and  Jim  Pettit  come  together?   The  association  with  Jim  and  I  began  with  HUR  engine  setting up  the  joint  venture.

8) What  kind  of  emotions  do  you  have  during  the  races?   Total  excitement,  major  rush,  total  determination  to  win  as  many  races  as  possible.  

9) What  do  you  enjoy  most  about  competing  in  the  SPEARS  Southwest  Tour  Series?   The  teams  that  we  compete  against  as  well  as  all  of  the  off  track  help  and  support  of  the  SRL.       

10) Most  memorable  moment  of  the  2013  season?   The  most  memorable  moment  of  the  2013  season  is  definitely  winning  the  2013  Championship,  it was big   high  for  me  and  the entire  team.   Thank  you  to  Jim  Pettit  and  the  whole  race  team  for  the  great  year!       

11) If  you  could  put  any  Cup  driver  in  one  of  your  cars,  who  would  you  choose  and  why?

If I could put any Cup driver in one of my cars, I would choose Jeff Gordon….but not over Jim Pettit!

12) What  is  the  best  part  about  being  a  car  owner?  What  is  the  worst  part  about  being  a  car  owner?   The  best  part  of  being  a  car  owner  is  being  able  to  watch  my  car  win.  I  think  that  the  worst  part  about  being  a  car   owner  is  having  some  type  of  on  track  malfunction  or  failure.