Darryl Jackman, Godspeed
Godspeed to Darryl Jackman of Fast News Network and Drag Race Central. Besides being a vital resource and a reporter who did exemplary work, he was just a nice guy — an absolute mensch. The word I got is that he passed on Wednesday from pancreatic cancer.
I will remember him this way, posed next to the portrait of LA Times motorsports reporter, Shav Glick. Glick was obsequiously courted by the NHRA, who couldn’t go down on him fast enough, even though he sometimes got many things completely wrong, including confusing cubic inches with cubic centimeters. Regardless, besides a permanent parking space next to the tower, NHRA named the media center after him and hung his portrait next to Darryl’s spot in the press room. I guess the joke is how much Darryl was beginning to resemble the portrait.
Darryl Jackman, Godspeed
