Saw this on FB last night when Lenny posted it...I was shocked. I had no idea he was sick. He was definitely a character and a hell of a good guy. Was lucky enough to meet and talk w/ him a few times...and I agree, don't think he ever met a stranger.

A few years ago at Mopars at the Rock...he had just made an 8 sec pass and was coming up the return road back to his trailer which was just a few pit spots down from me. I walked up as he was getting out of his car w/ a Coors light in his hand. I laughed, he looked at me, looked at his beer and said...."this is the damndest place I ever seen, stopped to get my timeslip and some fella came runnin out the woods and handed me this beer!" He just laughed and smiled, lol.

He could definitely row a 4 speed all while wearing his cowboy boots!

I remember Lenny Melton telling me he borrowed one of Bob's hemis (they were real close). The thing ran 8s in Bob's car but would only run 9.9-10.0s in Lenny's Dart. He said that old guy def knows what he's doing, lol.