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| Slowhand Maestro Keeps Fast Company
08-28-2006 | Steve Keller, TruckSeries.com
Famed guitarist Eric Clapton (center) poses for a photo with Germain Racing's Todd Bodine (left) and Ted Musgrave at Bristol Motor Speedway. (Ronda Greer Photo) While Johnny Benson won the coveted guitar trophy for capturing the Toyota Tundra 200 a few weeks ago at Nashville Superspeedway, Todd Bodine and Ted Musgrave were the big winners on Wednesday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. Legendary Rock & Roll guitarist Eric Clapton was a guest of truck owners - Bob, Steve and Rick Germain. Clapton, who will continue his World Tour in Japan and then Australia in November, was all smiles at Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday evening. A little high octane action at Bristol would prove to be the perfect primer for Clapton before he goes back on the road to promote his latest album "Back Home" - released last year in August. Clapton watched an action-packed USAR Hooters Pro Cup event from high atop the No. 9 Team ASE hauler of Ted Musgrave; then made his way to Todd Bodine's No. 30 Lumber Liquidators pit box for the O'Reilly 200. Clapton would play witness to the Germain Freight Train - Bodine finished second with teammate Ted Musgrave right behind him in third. A racing legend in his own right, Mark Martin won the event that marked Roush Racing's 41st NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory. Clapton is a three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and 16-time Grammy winner with familiar songs like Lay Down Sally, Wonderful Tonight, After Midnight, I Can't Stand It and many others. In 1993, Clapton founded the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, West Indies - a facility for the treatment of alcohol and drug addiction for people of the Caribbean and throughout the world. Clapton Could Use Your Help If you have photos, film, video, super 8, or other visual media prior to 1980, please contact them at their new email address: ec_anthology@yahoo.com. Regrettably, the former email address was problematic and the producers would encourage anyone who previously contacted them without a reply to please do so again at this new email address ( ec_anthology@yahoo.com ). You will be credited and compensated if your footage is used. http://www.ericclapton.com
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