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Chocolate to retire UPDATE 2 looks so:

November 13, 2002 at 12:00 AM

Chocolate to retire UPDATE 2 looks so: Next weekend’s season finale at Homestead will be the last race as a Richard Childress Racing gas man for Danny “Chocolate” Myers, team officials confirmed Sunday. Myers will retire at the end of the season, but will remain employed at RCR. Myers gained fame as Dale Earnhardt’s gas man over a stretch in which Earnhardt won 83 races. Myers remained when Kevin Harvick took over Earnhardt’s team last season, but moved to Robby Gordon’s #31 Chevy this season after two of the RCR teams swapped crew chiefs. Myers has worked as a color commentator and appeared in television commercials and movies. He is the eldest son of the late Bobby Myers, a pioneer of NASCAR who was killed while driving in the Southern 500 at Darlington in 1957.(ThatsRacin.com)(11-10-2002) UPDATE: Danny “Chocolate” Myers, long-time gasman for the Richard Childress Racing operation, said that he’ not sure that he’ll be retiring from the road at the end of the year, as several outlets have reported. “I may not even get off the road,” Myers said, today. “They did that [retirement story] six months ago when I was mad.”(Ford Racing)(11-12-2002) UPDATE 2: Legendary gasman Danny “Chocolate” Myers will fuel a NASCAR Winston Cup car for the final time Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway as he retires after 17 years as a gasman for Richard Childress Racing (RCR). Myers, 54, began his career as a gasman in 1986 for the No. 3 GM Goodwrench team and the late Dale Earnhardt, and was part of the team during Earnhardt’s six NASCAR Winston Cup championships at RCR. Myers remained with the No. 29 GM Goodwrench Service team when Kevin Harvick took over driving duties and moved to the No. 31 Cingular Wireless team after the No. 29/No. 31 crew swap in June 2002. Myers has been employed at RCR since 1983. Myers will remain at RCR as the Director of Safety, responsible for ensuring that RCR is in compliance with state and federal safety regulations. In addition to serving as Director of Safety, Myers is charged with assisting with aspects of the RCR Museum and Gift Shop and various special projects. He will also continue to make appearances for various RCR sponsors.(RCR Site)(11-13-2002)