Rarely do the diverse worlds of PGA Golf and NHRA Championship Drag Racing intersect. David Rampy's new sponsorship presents one of those rare occurrences.

The multi-time NHRA sportsman world champion Rampy will race the rest of the season thanks to backing from PGA tour golfer Boo Weekly.

Rampy had planned to sell all of his equipment and step away from racing. Up until the Tuesday before the NHRA Southern Nationals, he was out of racing.

Rarely do the diverse worlds of PGA Golf and NHRA Championship Drag Racing intersect. David Rampy's new sponsorship presents one of those rare occurrences.

The multi-time NHRA sportsman world champion Rampy will race the rest of the season thanks to backing from PGA tour golfer Boo Weekly.

Rampy had planned to sell all of his equipment and step away from racing. Up until the Tuesday before the NHRA Southern Nationals, he was out of racing.

“This has all been a blessing,” Rampy said. “Maybe this all started when he won the Heritage tournament last weekend in Hilton Head, S.C. That’s probably put everything in motion.

“We had everything for sale and luckily nothing sold. We had some people talk to us but nothing ever came together. I think the good Lord knew what was going on and wouldn’t let anything happen until this deal came along.”

Rampy pointed out Weekly was already involved with his team, albeit on a limited basis.

“It just wasn’t enough to do what we wanted to do,” Rampy admitted.

This season Rampy estimates there will be 13 events on his 2008 schedule. The veteran driver from Piedmont, Alabama ranks as the second winningest NHRA sportsman drag racer at 67 victories.

“We got such a late start that we might not do much more than that,” Rampy said. “A lot of drag racers don’t keep up with golf, so I realize they might not know who he is. He’s just a good old country boy like me.”

Rampy says the major difference between them is their winner’s purse.

“My son told me he was quitting the golf team at school because it was interfering with his fishing time. He quit playing for the team and went fishing. I told him how much Boo won last weekend, he decided then to quit fishing and return to golf.”

Rampy drove his way to a runner-up in his return to competition in Commerce, Ga.