More From Texas

Wow - Was it every windy and cold on Saturday in the Fort Worth area. We found a place for breakfast and then went to Sundance Square in the heart of downtown Fort Worth to see what NASCAR exhibits and fun things there might be to do there. We didn't stay long though - the wind was fierce and was whipping around that Square gusting to about 30 m.p.h. at times. We test drove some new Chevy vehicles though just for fun and for a warm place to be...

Saturday Night we got tickets to the Rodeo back at the Stock Yards District. We saw Jeff Hammond (FOX Sports NASCAR commentator) there, but couldn't get close enough for an autograph. (I've gotten it on several other occasions). After the Rodeo we walked back to our Hotel and got a good nights rest with the intent of getting up early to be at the Track when the Gates opened.

Sunday morning we woke up to clear blue skies, no wind and the promise of sunshine for the whole day with temperatures in the mid-70's! YEAH - some typical Texas weather for a change. We were on the road and heading towards Texas Motor Speedway by 8:00 a.m.

We got into a little bit of traffic, but made our way to the Track and to the ONMC Registration Booth where Cully and I checked in for our pre-registered 11:00 a.m. Garage Tour. After, we walked around to some of the exhibits, got our pictures taken with David Ragan and his autograph at the AAA booth.

Just before 11:00 a.m. Cully and I left Rudy chatting with some Race Fans and headed for our Garage Tour. It was the best tour I've every been on. Our Guide, Spencer was great! He pointed out Drivers, Crew Chiefs, and others as we walked through the Garage Areas. Just as the Driver Meeting was getting out we caught glimpses of Richard Childress, Steve Letarte, and I got 6 shots of Jeff Gordon as he walked by signing some lucky fan's white helmet. Then we say Kasey Kayne and Ray Evernham just standing by the garage chatting, Richard Childress and Clint Boyer, Mike Helton, & Jack Roush (just to drop a few names).......

We got to see some of the last cars going into and coming out of Pre-Race Inspection, including the # 43, # 83, # 7, # 99, # 48 and # 24, so we stopped to get a picture of us up close and near these cars, the haulers and garages. We got to experience the hype and excitement of those crews and workers in the Garage area before the Race. After our Tour we headed to our seats and met Rudy there between Turns 1 and 2 to watch the Race.

After the Race we headed back to the Stock Yards District to our favorite place to eat - Riscky's BarBQ, where we sat out on the patio and watched the people and listened to the music of a wanna-be country band.

It was a long day, so after dinner we walked back to our Hotel to pack, shower and get ready for an early morning and flights back home.

We are on the Road again in two weeks, traveling to Talladega, Alabama in the RV for another Race Weekend!