HISTORY

Linc, a Rand native and fireman for the City of Charleston, realized his long time goal of becoming a race car driver at the Beckley Speedway thanks to RGM Motorsports (as in Randy Gene Moss, all pro-wide receiver for the New England Patriots and former Rand resident.

Symns helped build race cars and changed enough tires and he longed to sit in the hot seat come race night. "I typed up a letter to Randy and I put it off and put it off giving it to  him," Symns said. "one time when he came in, I asked my friend what he thought of [of the letter]. He told me that I would never know until I gave it to [Moss]. All he could do was say no.

"I gave it to him and he took it [to his advisors]. It was all a go after that. Things started happening pretty quickly. Now i have my chance and it's exciting."

Symns recruited some of the best racing minds in the area to help him, including Mike Sampson and Rick Lucas, who helped put together the blue No. 34 car that features Moss' name and number.

"He's making Linc's dream come true, " said Donnie Jones, the friend that Symns bounces his idea off of.  Jones is also a close friend of Moss and an employee of RGM Enterprises.

"For Moss to come home and do this for someone in our community, that's a big thing," said Jones.

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