Jeff Richards of Minot, North Dakota sent in this photo, with a note: “This is ‘Hopper,’ named after John (Hopper) Hopkins, sitting alongside my boy Ian and my daughter Erin back in 2008 just prior to his first Mother’s Day. We were keeping the new flowers outside for both sun and safe-keeping away from my wife Becky’s prying eyes….we see how well that went!” Do you have a pet named after a famous racer, or know someone else who has a pet named after a famous racer? Send an in-focus pet photo (as a jpeg file) along with the name of the pet, the name of their human or humans, and their hometown, to [email protected] . The photo may be featured on roadracingworld.com during slow news days.