Charlotte All-Star Race

My very first trip to Charlotte for the All-Star race!

very good seats

very nice sunsets

very cool pre-race show

very cool driver introductions

very important driver #1 (Mark Martin)

very important driver #2 (Dale Jr)

very last race for Dale Jarrett

very close to the start of the All-Star race!

very badly-placed pole

very excited winner Kasey Kahne

I've got to learn how to use my camera better in certain situations. Maybe it couldn't be helped... but as you can see, many of these pictures are dark. I could either get bright, blurry pictures, or dark, sharp pictures. Oh well... it was still fun!

Happy Memorial Day!

Thanks to all those who have served our country and made it possible for us to continue enjoying the freedoms that we take for granted these days. And an even bigger thanks to those who have died or been wounded while serving our wonderful country. THANK YOU!

Relay

Our Relay for Life was last night. The small county that we live in has about 10,000 residents, and we raised about $46,000 for the American Cancer Society this year. Woohoo!

Our team holds a womanless beauty contest each year. Here are the three contestants from this year:

Amelia Rodriguez

Hermistine

and our Queen, Bertha the Bearded Lady

Needless to say, a fun time was had by all. =)

ugly princesses DO exist!

I see SO MUCH wrong with this cake... but my cousin liked it, and it tasted good. That's all that really counts anyway, right?

Speaking of wrong...

that's racin'

This would be the burnout smoke of the winner (not Jr) of the Richmond race...

This would be Kurt Busch's car being hauled away...
This would be my Marky-poo...
This would be Juan Pablo Montoya, who arguably received the loudest "boo" before the race. Who knew that the guy standing next to him, Kyle Busch, would receive the loudest "boo" after the race, along with a wave of middle fingers as he circled the track...
These would be some of the most patriotic people in our country (and watching the Blue Angels fly over was, for lack of a better word, AWEsome)...
And this would be an explanation of what happened if you don't watch NASCAR.