Date of birth:  March 12, 1963

Age: 44

Birthplace: New York

Residence: Indianapolis

High school:  North Fulton High School, Atlanta

First car:  1971 MG Midget

Current car:  2001 BMW M5

First race car:  Formula Ford

Dream car:   Porsche Carrera GT

Favorite race tracks:  Bandimere Speedway and Bristol Dragway

Least favorite race track:  None

Most knowledgeable fans:   There is a contingent of knowledgeable fans at every race

Best part of being a Top Fuel/Funny Car driver:  Being successful at a job I love to do

Worst part of being a Top Fuel/Funny Car driver:   Constant travel

If you weren’t a Top Fuel driver, you’d be:  On the street or trading stocks

Racing heroes:   Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna, Don Prudhomme, Don Garlits and Shirley Muldowney

Biggest racing influence:   Too many people have helped me to name just one.

Greatest win:   Indy in 1997 and 2001

Biggest racing moment:   Winning Indy

Favorite opponent:   John Force

Least favorite opponent:  No one

Favorite sport (non-racing):   Cycling

Favorite athlete:   Eddy Merckx

Favorite sports team:   MacLaren

Favorite food:   Indian

Least favorite food:   I don’t have one

Favorite restaurant:   All India Café in Pasadena, Calif. In Indy, it’s H2o sushi.

Favorite type of music:   Right now, it’s blues-based rock

Least favorite type of music:   I like all kinds of music

Favorite musician:  Jimmy Page

Favorite TV show:   Cyclism Sundays

Favorite TV station:   OLN

Favorite movie:   Godfather (Part 1)

Favorite actor:   Robert DeNiro or Jack Nicholson

Favorite actress:   Annette Bening

Favorite book:   Market Wizards, Technical Analysis Explained and Sheep in a Jeep

Favorite author:   Mario Puzo

Favorite magazines:   F1 Racing, Pro Cycling, Dwell  (AND, Cycle Sport, VeloNews, Motorsport, Autoweek, Outside, Houses, National Geographic, NYTimes, Investors’ Business Daily…I’m a periodical junkie!)

Favorite websites:  Cyclingnews.com, PezCyclingNews.com, SevenCycles.com, IQCharts.com

Pet peeves:   Incompetence

If you could have dinner with three other people, who would they be:   My wife, son and dad.

Person you’d most like to meet:  Aryton Senna