After a successful 35 years in a career he has loved, Deputy Fire Chief David Salot has decided to hang up his helmet and follow a new dream. He will be retiring from the department on Oct. 1 and pursuing a new career track — with NASCAR.
Over the past few weeks, Salot has been juggling working for the fire department with a part-time job with NASCAR as a competition technology technician.
“It handles some of the setup and teardown at the track — some of the electrical testing and repairs,” explained Salot, who holds a degree in engineering. “There’s a lot of behind-the-scenes in NASCAR that a lot of people don’t realize. Hopefully, down the road that expands into a full-time position.”
While he has been an off-and-on-again fan of NASCAR for years, Salot’s desire to work with the stock car racing organization was sparked by conversations he had with a man he met on a cruise ship several years ago.