And not the just with a moment of silence. I think NASCAR realizes that David Poole was the prism through which many of its fans saw the sport. Poole was not a NASCAR writer, he was the NASCAR writer.

I only met David once and did not always agree with him, but there is little doubt he tried to write and report in what he viewed as the best interest of race fans. That led to clashes with the big egos and bigger wallets across the sport.

Here’s hoping they all can put that behind them as thousands of race fans, his fans, fill the stands in Concord next month.