Another interesting day at AMS this past Sunday. Went with Kellie and JB, and also John, a coworker and friend of mine from work. John is from Wales, and had never been to a Nascar event before.
As usual, the day starts with traffic. We lucked out, though, with a good parking spot. We convinced a security person to let us drop Kellie (with her bum foot) off at the main entrance, and we then slipped into the paved parking lot right up front!
The sweatshirts came off right away, as the sun was very hot in the cloudless sky.
The row behind us was well lubricated (and I don't mean suntan lotion) before the race even started. One guy yelled throughout the national anthem. His wife had the mouth of a ... .
Seeing Danielle Peck sing 'God Bless America' was worth the price of admission! Bo Duke (John Schneider) sang the anthem, and did a good job.
The much anticipated flyover was disappointing (one huge, slow B-something, rather than several fast, loud B-something-elses that everyone wants).
Driver intros went as expected, Cheers for Little E, and boos for the Busch's and Gordon.
I haven't seen it in years, but an actual big Goodyear blimp flew overhead (usually it's a pint sized version with another logo on the side).
The 1, 2, and 5 cars were very fast all day. The 8, 24 and the 48 stayed further back most of the race.
JB (Jason Bretch) is an avid Kyle Petty fan. We did spot a few other Petty fans in the crowd. Kyle finished a respectable 13th!
Peachtree City's Reed Sorenson was slick in his pink Target car.
A few decent wrecks (just like hockey fights, you wait for them to happen).
The last thirty laps were topsy-turvy. A couple wrecks, and restarts.
Kellie's favorite, Earnhardt Jr., was in the lead pack near the end, but he wrecked in turn 2.
The race ended under caution, with my favorite, Jimmie Johnson, as the winner.
Gordon now leads Johnson by only 9 points, with 3 races left in the Chase!
Limited our purchases to two beers, a Coke, and a discount Little E T-shirt.
Escaped very quickly from our secret, prime parking spot, and beat the mob out of the grounds.
Stopped for Chinese food on the way home, and pulled into the driveway before 7:30 PM.
A good day at the track!
As usual, the day starts with traffic. We lucked out, though, with a good parking spot. We convinced a security person to let us drop Kellie (with her bum foot) off at the main entrance, and we then slipped into the paved parking lot right up front!
The sweatshirts came off right away, as the sun was very hot in the cloudless sky.
The row behind us was well lubricated (and I don't mean suntan lotion) before the race even started. One guy yelled throughout the national anthem. His wife had the mouth of a ... .
Seeing Danielle Peck sing 'God Bless America' was worth the price of admission! Bo Duke (John Schneider) sang the anthem, and did a good job.
The much anticipated flyover was disappointing (one huge, slow B-something, rather than several fast, loud B-something-elses that everyone wants).
Driver intros went as expected, Cheers for Little E, and boos for the Busch's and Gordon.
I haven't seen it in years, but an actual big Goodyear blimp flew overhead (usually it's a pint sized version with another logo on the side).
The 1, 2, and 5 cars were very fast all day. The 8, 24 and the 48 stayed further back most of the race.
JB (Jason Bretch) is an avid Kyle Petty fan. We did spot a few other Petty fans in the crowd. Kyle finished a respectable 13th!
Peachtree City's Reed Sorenson was slick in his pink Target car.
A few decent wrecks (just like hockey fights, you wait for them to happen).
The last thirty laps were topsy-turvy. A couple wrecks, and restarts.
Kellie's favorite, Earnhardt Jr., was in the lead pack near the end, but he wrecked in turn 2.
The race ended under caution, with my favorite, Jimmie Johnson, as the winner.
Gordon now leads Johnson by only 9 points, with 3 races left in the Chase!
Limited our purchases to two beers, a Coke, and a discount Little E T-shirt.
Escaped very quickly from our secret, prime parking spot, and beat the mob out of the grounds.
Stopped for Chinese food on the way home, and pulled into the driveway before 7:30 PM.
A good day at the track!
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