

He said sure, but that Jimmie Johnson was coming in for his media conference. I asked Jay Beasley if he had a minute to chat. The Durango High grad was saying he still tries hard to win every race, despite what NASCAR believed before it changed the rules again to encourage guys to drive harder. When I arrived at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday, the next local leadfoot who might soon see his picture and car number put on a T-shirt was listening to Kyle Busch’s media conference. There are four Las Vegans currently running in NASCAR’s top two touring series, which not only is remarkable but only one fewer than from North Carolina. He drives for Rev Racing and is a member of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program.

Jay Beasley, a 22-year-old former lacrosse player at Cimarron-Memorial, was hanging out Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, trying to learn as much as possible from other drivers.
