It is finished.
@stevewaid, one of the most most accomplished print journalists to ever step foot in a NASCAR media, died this afternoon after a long fight with the after effects of cancer.
He was 77.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to @VictoryJunction or @LeavineCancer.
Heather Gibbs says "we're trying to think how to keep (Hamlin) longer."
She adds: "At this rate and what he's producing out there...if it works out and he's still producing and still wants to...it's hard when you dangle checkered flags in front of him."