The last thing I want to talk about before we take a break is Humpy. So I have to admit, I knew about the Mariners salmon race, but I was not familiar with the specific characters because I have not ...

Man, I loved Humpy — just as most of the racing world did. H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler Jr. was a one-of-a-kind showman, a NASCAR savant whose outlandish stunts sprang from one of the sport’s keenest minds.

There’s a funny story about Humpy Wheeler that dates back to the days — and that was a long time ago — before he was in NASCAR. Wheeler was a left guard at the University of South Carolina where he ...

ON TOP OF THE SPACE NEEDLE — It’s possible that his first win went to Humpy the salmon’s head. On a celebrity tour around Seattle this week, the Mariners mascot wore a sash emblazoned with “WINNER” to ...

When the winless, anthropomorphic salmon wearing an orange life vest and yellow floaties crossed the finish line, 47,000 souls erupted in a celebration so thunderous that the rumbling was classified ...