Charlotte Observer · May 4, 2016
Panthers’ Graham Gano needs holder, auditions NASCAR’s Austin Dillon
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Austin Dillon got a chance to be a football player for a day on Wednesday.
Well, a holder, at least.
Dillon joined Panthers kicker Graham Gano at Charlotte Motor Speedway’s infield Wednesday afternoon as the track “kicked off” the 10 days of racing that culminate with the Coca-Cola 600 on May 29.
“I won’t kick your hand if you don’t pull a Charlie Brown on me,” Gano said to Dillon as they got warmed up.
It took a few tries, but Dillon finally started to understand what Gano likes out of his holder. That’s something Swayze Waters and Mike Palardy will have to get used to.