| NASHVILLE, July 2 (UPI) -- NASCAR legend Darrel Waltrip says his gift of a Honda Accord to a Tennessee military veteran scammed on the Internet was a "no-brainer." SAVE MONEY ON TRAVEL DEALS " I thought, 'That's a no-brainer -- let's help the kid out", Waltrip told The Tennessean,a Nashville newspaper. The "kid" is Jay Strobino, a 24-year-old U.S. Army vet from Franklin, Tenn., who was awarded the Silver Star for courage during a 2004 firefight in Iraq. Strobino lost $5,400 recently when he wired the money to a person who claimed on an Internet site that he was himself shipping out with the military and needed to sell his used Accord fast. Waltrip, who owns a car dealership, read about Strobino's plight Tuesday in The Tennessean and immediately arranged to have a 2004 Accord turned over to the soldier. "It's beyond awesome", Strobino, who described himself as being "broke", told The Tennessean. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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