When Quin Houff was introduced to NASCAR at the age of four, it was just something the family watched when they got home from Sunday church services after picking up a snack at 7-Eleven. Now in his third year as a NASCAR Cup Series driver, Tam and Kenny caught up with him to talk family, life on and off-track, his new sponsorship with 8 Ball Whiskey, and more. The full interview is available on the All Turns No Brakes Podcast and MankindUnplugged.com. Below is an excerpt of the interview.
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Tam: You’re from Virginia. What was the one driver that you idolized growing up?
Quin: I grew up watching it with my dad and cheered for the same guys. He cheered for Earnhardt Sr. He was the man for everybody. Then my dad became a Jamie McMurray fan early on when he got his break in the sport when he filled in for the Coors Light car, and then the Virginia boy Denny Hamlin came into the picture. We kind of just followed along with him, as his career grew, obviously being a Virginia native as well. So, it’s just been something that I’ve followed my dad’s lead on as far as the fan aspect of it. But as I became part of racing and racing myself, I just started to look at drivers for their talent abilities and what they’re able to achieve on the track just out of natural abilities.
Tam: That’s interesting that your dad went from Earnhardt to Jamie McMurray, but, okay.
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Front Row Kenny: Pretty interesting. I know. You have the Virginia background. You grew up racing at the legendary South Boston Speedway. What is your favorite moment racing at that track?
Quin: Yeah, South Boston Speedway has got a lot of history to it. It puts on a good show for sure. Obviously, a lot of great names have come through there. I’m glad to come through there as well as Motor Mile Speedway in Radford. But honestly, my favorite moments, there’s probably not really on track related. I actually met my wife Elizabeth there. I was racing her dad in the Late Model Series there. She was always there, working on his stuff. She was the tire girl on his team. He was one of those veteran guys that, you know, taught me a few hard lessons and wrecked me a few times because of things that I didn’t know I was doing. We just became friends in South Boston. And you know, here we are married, going into our second year.
Front Row Kenny: Since you are in the Cup Series, you drive a Camaro Z01 in the Cup Series, and quite a few guys in racing our car guys like my buddy, Corey Lajoie. I know he recently built a HellCuda, which is just a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda that he’s been building for quite some time. Do you have any favorite cars that you’ve always wanted or anything that you want to build as a future project or something that you want to buy maybe in the future?
Quinn: It’s really hard to say. I’m like you said. I’m just a car guy that appreciates a lot of different cars. But I definitely haven’t been around long enough to be able to have the extra time or money to mess around and build or re-do cars or buy, you know, some vintage or a really expensive one. So, I always try to keep it simple to keep myself out of trouble on the public roads. I got a 2012 rebuilt Title Ford Focus that gets like 32 miles a gallon that just doesn’t go very fast.
Front Row Kenny: It’s efficient.
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Read the full interview on MankindUnplugged.com. To learn more about Quin check out QuinHouff.com
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