Two-Time Grand Champion to Retire

August 14, 2000 9:20 AM, EDT

NEW ORELEANS — With two consecutive grand championships under his belt, Marty Lawson is calling it quits to the National Truck Driving Championships.

	Michael James - Transport Topics
	Two-time grand Champion Marty Lawson of Harley-Davidson Transportation.

After competing in 10 championships over the past 23 years, Lawson says he is focusing on winding up his truck-driving career. He is getting ready to retire and move to Montana in 28 months with his wife, Janie.

At a Aug. 9 press conference before the start of the championships, Lawson recalled his first competition in 1977 as a driver for Giant Food.

“My company tried for three years to convince me to compete,” he said. “I kept on saying, why do I want to practice on my day off.”

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