Ryan Godown, Good Guy  

I don't know Ryan very well other than a friendly wave when passing each other by in the pits, and some small chitchat, but I do know that family means a tremendous amount to him.  He's as fierce a competitor as you can be when behind the wheel of a racecar, and the generous donation he made to the Barber family is something that is an extention of who he is as a person.

Getting back to the importance of family (in addition to Ryan being Stan Ploski's nephew), Ryan's father Sam raced back in the 60's and he (Ryan) had asked me a long time ago if I ever found any images of his dad's racing days, to please let him know as he had very, very few.

Here's the only one I was able to come up with:

Sam Godown #34 - East Windsor Speedway

If anyone finds any additional images of Sam Godown in the #34, I'm sure Ryan would be very appreciative.   Thanks in advance.