Finding Success in NASCAR – University of Nebraska

A new trade

But what do you do when that honor fades? When the days of “repping” the scarlet and cream come to a sudden halt? 

Those were the questions that I was facing once my time at Nebraska had come to an end. I had earned my bachelor’s degree in finance and was spending my professional days in a fancy cubicle solving the world’s financial problems. 

One thing was missing, though. 

I was no longer competing.   

It was in that very moment, sitting in that cubicle, that I remembered a conversation that I had with our strength and conditioning coach, James Dobson, during my time at Nebraska. 

He had mentioned some connections he had in North Carolina. 

A state that was very familiar to me. 

I spent a good portion of my young childhood there and still, to this day, have family in the area.

The connections he had, however, were centered around something far more unfamiliar to me than football. 

NASCAR.

My life, up to this point, had been all about football. Sure, being a North Carolina native, I’d keep up with the NASCAR races. I was a fan. After all, Mooresville, North Carolina, is known as the NASCAR Capital of the World. 

I’d watch races on Sundays throughout high school and college and would chat with friends about the results. 

In terms of knowing enough to be a part of the sport, however, I wasn’t so sure of. 

If there was one thing that I was confident in, though, it was that my time at the University of Nebraska had prepared me for anything that this life could possibly throw my way. 

I was ready to get back into sports and reignite that competitive fire.

So, I decided to give it a shot.