The Full Monte

Monte Dutton, longtime motorsports writer for the Gaston Gazette is one of the best in the business. He's also a heck of a nice guy.

I was unaware of his musical talents until RR member Too Much Country posted a clip back in February of Monte singing in the camping area at Martinsville.

Today, I found a short "feature" segment done on Monte by a Richmond television station during a Richmond race weekend three years ago. Hope you enjoy it.

For you fans of football trivia, the sports anchor is retired WRIC-TV Channel 8 Sports Director, Chip Tarkenton, nephew of former Minnesota Vikings QB, Fran Tarkenton.

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updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM

Dave, up until a couple of years ago, Monte would gather with several other media members after events at Charlotte. He would play in the infield media parking area, sitting on the back of a pick up truck, and other writers and photographers would come by and share a cold one while traffic cleared out. One year a photographer even brought his grill and they all had a cook out. The event grew such that Carl Edwards even came over a couple of times and just to have fun with the guys and listen to Monte play. A good time was had by all. Those were the days....and it was only a couple of years ago.

Wow, he's great! Thanks for the vid, Dave! Great voice and he played a great song. Monte has a ton of talent! JB