Dustin Parks joined May 2009

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Dustin Parks

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I'm from a small town in central Pennsylvania named West Decatur, which is about 45 minutes west of Penn State University. That is where I got my Bachelor's Degree in Communication, where I specialized in writing and broadcasting. My main focus was on sports, as can be seen by my articles. I'm into football, mainly the Steelers and the Nittany Lions (obviously), basketball, baseball, and also some MMA fighting, but my real passion is motorsports.

Since I was five, I have been a fan of anything that had to do with motorsports. I am a huge fan of NASCAR. The first driver I cheered for was Davey Allison because of his exuberance and driving. He had so much ahead of him that it was tragic that it all ended so suddenly in 1993. Since then, I have jumped on the wagon of Jeff Gordon and have been dedicated to the 24-car ever since.

Despite my big interest in NASCAR, my passion is monster trucks. I have been addicted to these massive machines since 1988 and to see how the sport has changed and grown is absolutely amazing. Going from 15,000 lb., heavy, bulky machines that were rough to drive to the 10,000 lb. state-of-the-art suspension and scientific marvels that are here today is absolutely unreal.

You can mainly find me writing about these sports, but you can also find me drawing them as well. I currently have seven completed monster truck pieces and am working on an eighth. All are very good and are greatly appreciated by fans, drivers and promotors.

That's it. If you want to know anything else, just ask.

CONTACTING ME:
E-MAIL: dustinparks24@yahoo.com
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TWITTER: www.twitter.com/ampdpepsi

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Joe Montana, Steve Young, Jerry Rice, Derek Jeter, Kobe Bryant, Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward, Jeff Gordon, John Force, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Pittsburgh Steelers, Penn State Nittany Lions, L.A. Lakers, New York Yankees, Hendrick Motorsports

  • Favorite Coaches

    John Madden, Mike Tomlin, Joe Gibbs and Joe Paterno

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Probably seeing Dale Earnhardt finally get his Daytona 500 victory.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    WHITE OUT 2005: Penn State vs. Ohio State. When you can feel the stadium shaking under your feet, you know it's loud. I did not have a voice for five days.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cal Ripken's streak of games played.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Willie Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Joe Montana...four Super Bowls, 2 MVP awards, can't argue with success.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Michael Jordan, by far.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Not much into hockey, but I'd have to say Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Both.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Richard Petty, but I give all the respect in the world to Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    Big 10...it's the conference of my alma mater.

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    Kelly Crandall commented on Parks Race Reactions: Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

    Was surprising to see Martin only run mid pack when I expected Johnson to just ride around there. But the season ended on a high note...

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    And so it ends. At approximately 6:30 last night, the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season came to a close. It started in mid-February with a rain-shortened Daytona 500 and came to an end under balmy overcast skies in Miami...

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    glen bo commented on Hue Look Marvelous: My Top 15 Specialty Paint Schemes in NASCAR

    I like the design for Mark Green's car from last week in Phoenix. I think he has the same car for this week in Miami...

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    Kelly Crandall commented on Dustin Off the Final Race: Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

    Hmmmmm interesting on the Roush guys. Normally this is their track but the way they've run this year, who knows what'll happen. I believe it was...

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    thank you..
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    Saw a comment you left to the effect that you love the media pass access at the races. I do as well, check out this story I wrote and let me know what you think.
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    Would be great to hear your opinion. Thanks for the support!

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    After four months and three days of being a member of B/R, I just posted my 100th article.
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    If you're going to pick a sleeper, pick a sleeper!
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