Relationship status: Married
Twitter handle: @mongoracing/ or facebook Randy Merritt
Favorite person(s) to follow on Twitter: I don’t follow anyone!
Dailey driver (what GT or Conti tires do you have on it?): Ford F-350 with 37x17 General Grabbers
Best thing I ever ate : We were on a two day pre-run in Nevada and at the end of day one we spent the night in Caliente. The local Elks club was putting on a steak BBQ and that was the best damn ribeye I ever had.
Favorite place: Out in the desert racing.
Hidden Talents: I play a mean air guitar.
What’s playing on my iPod: Rob Zombie, GodSmack, Disturbed, Halestorm, lacuna coil, Megadeth
I have to set my DVR for: Americas Got Talent
Three must see movies: Born in Baja, Jay and Silent Bob Strike back, Book of Eli.
Person I admire most and why: The late Manny Esquerra. He had such a different take on racing and a huge amount of knowledge and good advice.
Most memorable race/event and why: The 2006 Vegas to Reno race, we battled all day and night with Greg Foutz and when we finally finished we only had 44 seconds between us for the win.
Best advice I ever got: Don’t worry about what everyone else is doing just run your own race.
Other athletes I give big props to: There is too many , I just look at the ones who do it for the long haul and never give up. Guys that don’t let age and obstacles slow them down and that amazes me and inspires me to keep going in that direction.
How I got my start racing/competing: Me and my amigo from high school Steve Solaiza started this team. We just worked at it and here we are 26 years later with the same team.