John Carrico
The 19-year veteran bus driver for Capital Metro drove a 35-foot-long bus through an obstacle course of traffic cones to beat 33 other top drivers from around the country to win the International Bus Roadeo in Las Vegas last September. Heck, the event name alone almost guaranteed that the title would go to a Texan! Not only had the 48-year-old driver already come close to winning this annual event before (he came in second in 1999 and third in 1990), but he also has never caused an accident on the city streets after driving close to 40,000 hours during his career. Yeeeee-haw!
