Showing, not telling, your mom what she means to you
She doesn’t just watch every single race or every qualifying lap, when the world’s eyes are on the racetrack. She watches all my practices, when there is no one else there. She can be sitting in the bleachers, on pit road, or even on tape while she’s at the gym. You could say she’s seen more of my career than I have. Yes, my mom really is my biggest fan. Literally. She has shown me that unconditional love well before I was a professional race car driver. And she’s never needed to tell me she is my biggest fan, it’s always been obvious. MORE: Allmendinger gets new deal | Earnhardt reflects on Talladega win | Jones' first Cup start Growing up in Olive Branch, Mississippi, outside of the NASCAR heartland that drives from Daytona Beach to Charlotte, it was sometimes difficult to find the support I needed to pursue a career in motorsports. I was in a way disconnected from what I saw as my dream of being a professional NASCAR driver, and needed to rely on those closest to me to help me ...