Welcome to Off the Wall With…, where we ask your favorite drivers five questions that are… well, off the wall! We’ll check in with a different driver each week to get a peek into life outside the racecar. This week, NHRA Top Fuel driver JR Todd answers our questions.
What’s fun besides racing?
Todd: That’s a tough one. Racing is all I do. I enjoy hanging out with my buddies back home that I went to high school with. We just go out to a local dive bar every now and then. That’s a good time.
What’s the top item on your bucket list?
Todd: To win a championship out here racing. I still haven’t done that so it’s definitely at the top of my list.
Your go-to on movie night is:
Todd: I went and saw Get Hard (recently).
What’s one item that’s always in your grocery bag?
Todd: Water.
Most memorable fan interaction?
Todd: Every race you meet interesting fans. It seems like there’s always one oddball that will stick out at every race.
| What’s fun besides racing? | What’s the top item on your bucket list? | Your go-to on movie night: | One item that’s always in your grocery bag? | Most memorable fan interaction: | |
| Cole Whitt | Fishing | Visiting Bora Bora | God’s Not Dead | Ground Turkey | Getting called by the wrong name |
| Joey Logano | Nothing | Winning a Martinsville clock | Miracle | Yogurt | Signing an arm so they could have it tattooed on |
| Ron Capps | Watching other racing | Going into space | Something with Will Ferrell in it | A receipt | Visiting the Zoo at Brainerd |
| Casey Mears | Playing with my kids | Winning another Sprint Cup race | Good Will Hunting | Eggs | Meeting with U.S. soldiers |
| Alexis DeJoria | Family adventures | Bungee jumping | Something horror or sci fi | Vegetable juices | A fan who cried when she met me |
| Ryan Newman | Anything outdoors | Nothing-enjoy life every day! | Tombstone | Bread | Anytime a kid asks a question |
| David Gilliland | Riding 4-wheelers | Deep-sea fishing in Alaska | Days of Thunder | Bananas | Getting mistaken for Travis Kvapil (happens a lot) |
| Fast Jack Beckman | Surfing | Skydiving | Any movie, especially action or sci-fi | Bananas | Hanging out with 11-year-old Jacob Delling |
| Brad Keselowski | Personal growth | Winning another Cup title | Forrest Gump | Flowers for my girlfriend | All of them-it’s not fair to rate them! |
| Spencer Massey | Traveling and driving | Winning an NHRA Mello Yello title | Caddyshack | Frozen pizzas | Their reaction to Gatornationals win |
| Brendan Gaughan | Kids | SCUBA diving in the Galapagos | Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs, and The Princess Bride | Toilet paper | Too many to choose from |
| J.R. Todd | Hanging with high school buddies | Winning an NHRA championship | Get Hard | Water | There’s one oddball at every race… |
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