We had a great time in Charlotte, as always and the Race was a good one even if Jeff got spun out and crashed early in the Race. I got great pictures of the whole thing and I think I broke my record for the most pictures taken at a race. I took over 1400 pictures just on race day alone.
Janine and I went on a ONMC Garage Tour - it wasn't the best tour I've been on, but we got to see the cars in the Garages and get our pictures by the Haulers so it was worth it. It was very warm that day and when we got finished we found the guys waiting for us in the shade sitting on the grass relaxing. Later we walked through the driver merchandise trailers and through all the vendor exhibits. We had a lot of time to kill before the race began. We headed to our seats around 3:30 and enjoyed the shade and light breeze as we watched all the pre-race demonstrations by several branches of the armed services, with fly-overs and soldiers dropping from helicopters, ground battle demonstrations and then the most spectacular demonstration of blowing up some buildings on the grassy infield. This is why the cars weren't on Pit Road like they always are before a race. We had great seats. We were almost right behind the Flag Stand and Driver Intro Stage. Jeff's Pit was in full view and so was Tony Stewart, Jr., and Robby Gordon's. With Casey Mears (# 25) winning this race, the Hendrick Teams have WON 9 of the 12 points races so far this year. Jeff has won 6 Poles and 3 Races. He is still in first place with the points, but Jimmie Johnson is looming close by!
This is our last race for awhile (unless we get surprised), so we will be heading off in other directions for some different scenery and adventures.
See ya on the Road!!
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