David Poole passes away

[tstran17_88]

No other loss in racing has hit me as hard because he wasn't a driver, and it was unexpected

It was sad news and I'll miss his columns as well because David and Monte Dutton were/are the best two in the biz. I have a hard time thinking it was totally unexpected though. He must have weighed close to 400 pounds?

[Mark in Oshawa]

It was sad news and I'll miss his columns as well because David and Monte Dutton were/are the best two in the biz. I have a hard time thinking it was totally unexpected though. He must have weighed close to 400 pounds?

I am not sure How big he was, but yes, it really shouldn't be a surprise. His wife Katy mentioned I think in passing when she appeared with Mike Bagley the Friday of that week on TMD that David was on a list for heart transplants. I am not sure on how accurate that is, and whether being that big would disqualify him. I think David fought his weight most of his life, and it is a sad thing to be that big and probably be fighting one's metabolism and urges.

AS someone who sits for a living, and weighs..ummm a bit too much, it is a warning to me. I am consciously now trying to eat better. I do not want to follow the David Poole example although I am damned slim in comparsion to his former size....

[tstran17_88]

I saw a few pictures of him before he passed and it did look like David lost quite a bit of weight over the past few years.

[Lee Roy]

AS someone who sits for a living, and weighs..ummm a bit too much, it is a warning to me. I am consciously now trying to eat better. I do not want to follow the David Poole example although I am damned slim in comparsion to his former size....

Weight Watchers is a great program. I've been a lifetime member for a number of years now. It works for me.

[Mark in Oshawa]

Weight Watchers is a great program. I've been a lifetime member for a number of years now. It works for me.

If I wasn't on the road and so tempted into eating really BAD food...lol, I likely would join. I am 6'2" and 250. That is too much. That said, I am not David Poole big.

Nice touch by Lowes Motor Speedway, apparently they were going to have some words said and honour him in the pre race for the 600.