NASCAR Driver Kasey Kahne Visits Fort Lewis

[Woodmonkey]

250 fans wait in line to see Kahne

The Associated Press

June 24, 2008, 4:18 AM PDT

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne had a long line of fans when he visited Fort Lewis.

More than 250 fans waited anxiously outside the Fort Lewis PX yesterday for a photo opportunity with the 28-year-old driver from Enumclaw.

Kahne says he liked "listening to them a lot and seeing where they've been and what they've gone through." He says he'd like to return for a second visit with soldiers at the Army base.

Although Kahne finished 33rd at the Toyota/SaveMart 350 in Sonoma, Calif., on Sunday, he ranks first in NASCAR Sprint Cup money earned at more than $3.7 million this season and is ninth in the driver point standings.

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[leobold1]

Kahne's my favorite driver, has been since he came into the Cup Series. I got to meet him for a couple minutes when he came to Texas Motor Speedway last year, and was a total gentleman.

He also spent some time at JRB Fort Worth during the same week, and drew much more than 250 people, almost 1000.