[Bob Bender]

Originally Posted by BKSG1198

Very Sad thing to hear on Monday while at work. I personally never met the guy but, I know Bob & Penny Bender were very close to him when the National events would come around this area and they always told me how cool of a guy he was and was always doing everything and anything to help out friends, racers, etc. So when the news broke that he died trying to help a fellow friend it wasn't a surprise. I followed him on FB and to be honest the man was living the dream. He got to play with friend for 24 weekends out of the year and got to see some fast & neat racecars. When he wasn't racing he was on vacation with his wife and would travel all over the place to relax and the one thing that made him cool was that he let you into his life, showing you pictures of his vacation spots, going out to dinner after a long day at the track with co-workers or him just chilling by the firepit in his backyard. He will definitely be missed by everyone and just hope that whoever fills the spot can bring the amount of fun that Mark had at the track with racers.

Yes, we know him well and he was a great guy and a fun guy. Still in shock over this. He really did love the sportsmen racers. He reminded me a little like Buster back in the day. All he wanted was to have everyone, have a fun and safe race.