RIP, Phil

I had the great fortune to meet and hang out with Phil a few years back at Norwalk during the Classic. He was pitted right by us, and i got to race him in the 10.0 shootout. Lucky for me he was having nitrous problems all weekend.

Three of us( me and two buddies) were sitting by ourselves in that angled part of the stands that is about 1/2 track on the pit side. There was a top fueler there making a test pass we had went to sit and watch.
My one buddy goes" Hey look over there" I look and lo and behold, there is 9 sec Phil mooning us, standing on the top of a race car trailer to do so. We laughed about that for years, and sometimes still do.
He had a great sense of humour, and was enjoyable to be around.
Great guy, will be sorely missed.

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