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!

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.

race weekend

I went to Bristol a few weeks ago... but the only day I had tickets to the track was rained out! I had a ticket to Pole Day Friday... here are some pictures:




















































Dale Jr's new ride
















F-18s practicing for the prerace show
















Dale Jarrett's final race
















Inspection
















Jamie McMurray being interviewed (then a fuzzy zoom)
































Bobby Labonte































Kasey Kahne

Race time!

Well, a couple of weekends ago was race time... Richmond, baby! I missed last time, but this time was worth the wait! Not only were we lucky enough to go to the race, but we were also lucky enough to get to go into the pits! We also had hospitality tickets (thank you, A's mom!), and we got to see Scott Wimmer, driver of the 4 car, and Mark Martin, driver of the 6 car. Martin, of course, is my favorite driver! So, here are a few pictures for your enjoyment...