NASCAR Driver Ty Dillon loves watching and following other sports in his spare time. Ty is a big fan of the Carolina Panthers, and we previewed the Panthers season in a podcast here at this link. Ty Dillon also talked some Charlotte Hornets basketball with us. He’s a huge fan, and his wife, Haley Carey, now Haley Dillon, is a Hornets Honey Bee (member of the dance team).
Dillon is well known and quite accomplished in the NASCAR truck series and Xfinity series. He’s currently in the top three in the points standings and just came off another top five finish in Iowa this past weekend.
He was the 2011 ARCA Series Champion and 2012 Truck Series Rookie of the Year. He was also voted 2013 most popular driver in the truck series.
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I asked Dillon about the Hornets most recent free agent signing.
“I think it’s great, I like Tyler Hansbrough. They’ve really loaded up at the same position with Hansbrough, Frank Kaminsky and Zeller. It’s like they have three of the same guy, but I know Kaminsky can shoot the ball better than the other two,” he said.
Exactly, it’s going to be very interesting to see how the Hornets can fit everybody in. Ty Dillon and I both agree that it’s great how they’re the Hornets again, just like in the old days. The Bobcats era is over.
“I think we’re going to have a really strong defensive team, with Kemba, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and all the guys coming back,” Dillon said in giving his outlook for the season. Here’s the podcast embedded below:
Ty Dillon feels confident that the Hornets can get back to the playoffs this year.
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