Believe me, Duane Johnson is a big man. In 2003 my brother scored hot passes to pit road and the garage area at the NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway. My brother, sister-in-law and I were back around the haulers before the race. We were in a crowd of people gawking at the drivers, etc. I think my brother and sister-in-law were hoping to get an autograph from Jeff Gordon. Suddenly, my sister-in-law was being gently moved aside. She was pregnant with my neice at the time so I started to get irritated. I turned around, and had to look up. It was Duane whose hands were on my sister's shoulders, gently moving her aside so he and his entourage could pass by. He saw my reaction and gave a very disarming smile. He was really gracious.
I've never been one to seek out autographs or be around famous people. It doesn't bring me joy like it does some. I can say though, fist hand, he's a big guy.