Denny Hamlin is Now A Father

Before the Daytona 500 even gets close to starting, another milestone in a driver's life turned over.  That being Denny Hamlin becoming a father.

Denny and his girlfriend, Jordan Fish, welcomed daughter Taylor James Hamlin to the world.  Taylor weighed in at 6 pounds, 5 ounces.  And I presume there she was within all template tolerances!

Denny (http://twitter.com/dennyhamlin) tweeted,

"Introducing Taylor James Hamlin!!! Born Jan 20 at 20:20! Weighting 6lb 5oz and 20 inches in length."

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He cut short his testing at Daytona to be with Jordan for the momentous occasion.  Or to be exact, to be ready to shuttle her off to the hospital when the moment came along.

The two met in January of 2007 at a Charlotte Bobcats game, where Jordan was a member of the team's dance team.

I saw this bit on the Detroit Free Press.

Jeff Gordon Puts Pressure on ALL Drivers - Bruce's Opinion

So now that Jeff Gordon is a proud parent, we can all sigh in relief as to how his weekend will unfold, here in CA.

But the gauntlet has been thrown, so to speak. What gauntlet?

Any driver who will be having a child in the future is going to have to contend with the fact that Jeff Gordon was willing to have a fill in driver, and thus, nobody has any excuse about having to be in the car for the sponsors and the fans when their time comes!

No video tapes, no in-laws stepping in, no telephone conference calls boys. You have to be there, and Jeff has set the example!!

Albeit, I actually don't expect anyone to ever miss a birth of their child, but thank you Jeff Gordon for setting the example!!

A humorous viewpoint from Bruce Simmons, the Fan Reporter.