CONCORD, N.C. -- An Iowa bachelor with a spare ticket for the Coca-Cola 600 has taken out a personal ad in a NASCAR publication looking for a date to the May 25 race.
"Free Coke 600 ticket for single female. Looking for someone to hang out with and have a good time," reads the ad by Dan Robbins.
Robbins, a 38-year-old truck driver from Des Moines, Iowa, has gone to the race the past four years with a brother who lives in Virginia. But his brother is on military assignment in Korea, so Robbins took out an ad in Winston Cup Scene looking for a date.
"Since I am flying in, I would love to find someone who could bring a grill and cooler -- stuff my brother usually brought that I can't bring on a plane," he said. "I thought (the ad) might be easier and more enjoyable than finding a guy to hang out with.
"The ideal woman would be an Earnhardt fan, but it's not a deal breaker."
Never married and a non-smoker, Robbins said his hobbies include NASCAR, exercising and racing simulators at the local NASCAR Silicon Speedway.
He said he's looking for a woman between 21 to 35 and would be happy to educate a novice fan about racing, so previous experience is not necessary.
"However, if Miss Winston wants the ticket, we'll definitely talk," he said.
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