Sunday was the day of the big race...the Brickyard 400!! Gregg and I decided to head down to the track a bit earlier than everyone else, so we could walk around and check out the souveneir haulers and exhibits. We actually found a parking spot relatively close to the track in somebody's back yard. Surprisingly, we did not buy anything!!!!! We had bought a couple of race t-shirts the day before, but we didn't buy any souveniers on sunday...that might be a first for us!!! We did get to see Tony Stewart's new car for next year!
After checking out all the exhibits, we decided to head into the track and into the infield so we could go by the garage area, hoping to see some of the drivers!! It was really crowded in the garage area, but we were able to get a great spot up on top of the viewing area. I was able to get some pictures of a few of the drivers/owners.
This is a picture of Gregg up above the garage area.
The man in the hat is Jack Roush, owner of several Sprint Cup teams.
The guy in the blue hat is Brian Vickers....one of my FAVORITE drivers!!!
After hanging out in the garage area for a little bit, it was time to head back outside the track to go up to our seats, as my Dad, Terri and Grandma would be getting there soon. We had great seats up pretty high just between turn one and two. We were able to see the cars coming off the frontstretch around turn one and through turn two. Here is a picture from the start of the race:
This was actually the most interesting race I have ever been to or even watched. They were having a lot of problems with the tires, and the tires were only lasting about 10 laps. That meant every 10 laps or so, Nascar was having cautions....UGH!! This made for quite an interesting race. It was almost like there was a bunch of 10 lap heat races that you see at the local tracks. Dale Jr. had an Ok race...he was in the lead for a little bit in the beginning, then had a tire problem and went a lap down. He eventually got back on the lead lap and made his way back up to the front, finishing in 11th. Casey Mears had a typical Casey day....nothing spectacular, and finished in the low 20's I think! Jimmie Johnson ended up winning the race...I really am sick of seeing him win!!!
We had a GREAT time at the race, despite all the cautions.
After the race, we headed back and went out for some pizza, as Gregg and I and Grandma were heading home early the next morning.
All in all, it was a great trip, we had a lot of fun and got to see a lot of racing!!!!
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Looks like you guys had a lot of fun! You have a bunch of good pics to scrapbook with now!
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