Two-Time Grand Champion to Retire
NEW ORELEANS — With two consecutive grand championships under his belt, Marty Lawson is calling it quits to the National Truck Driving Championships.
After competing in 10 championships over the past 23 years, Lawson says he is focusing on winding up his truck-driving career. He is getting ready to retire and move to Montana in 28 months with his wife, Janie.
“My company tried for three years to convince me to compete,” he said. “I kept on saying, why do I want to practice on my day off.”
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| Two-time grand Champion Marty Lawson of Harley-Davidson Transportation. |
At a Aug. 9 press conference before the start of the championships, Lawson recalled his first competition in 1977 as a driver for Giant Food.
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