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| LETS SEE HOW MUCH I CAN REMEMBER FROM SUNDAY SEPT 23, 2007.FIRST OF ALL THIS WAS MY FIRST NASCAR RACE EXPERIENCE.I WAS ALWAYS AN AVID FAN, BUT ALWAYS WATCHED THE RACES ON TV.I WAS ALWAYS CURIOUS TO GO TO A RACE BUT I HATE CROWDS AND REALLY DIRTY AREAS.I GUESS THAT'S HOW I IMAGINED A NASCAR TRACK/STADIUM WOULD BE LIKE.IT WAS APPROACHING MY 50TH BIRTHDAY.THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW MY HUSBAND KNOW THAT HE WOULD TAKE THE MOON OUT OF THE SKY FOR ME IF HE COULD.HE WANTED ME TO HAVE A BIG DAY AND A NICE SPECIAL GIFT.HIS IDEA WAS A BIG SURPRISE PARTY AND DIAMONDS.I WARNED HIM AHEAD OF TIME NOT TO DO THIS BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE SURPRISES.I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT I COULD DO FOR MY BIRTHDAY THAT I HADN'T DONE BEFORE.EITHER JUMP OUT OF AN AIRPLANE OR SEE A LIVE NASCAR RACE.I LIVE BOTH IN DELAWARE AND NJ, SO I OPTED FOR THE RACE AT DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY.I TOLD MY HUSBAND WHAT I WOULD LIKE AND HE PROCEEDED TO GET IT TOGETHER FOR ME. NOW REMEMBER, MY HUSBAND IS A CARDIOLOGIST AND HE PLAYS GOLF, THIS WAS ALSO NEW TO HIM.HE GOT TICKETS FOR THE MONSTER MILE, WHICH INCLUDED BREAKFAST, LUNCH, A TRACK TOUR, A BAND, GAMES, ALL THE BEER YOU CAN DRINK AND TO MEET KASEY KAHNE.I WAS EXCITED, ESPECIALLY TO SEE KASEY.HE HAS THE BEST BLUE EYES IN THE WORLD.WHAT A CUTIE.I AM A MEMBER OF THE NASCAR MEMBERS CLUB AND WAS ABLE TO GET A VIP TOUR OF THE GARAGE AREA WHERE THE DRIVERS KEEP THEIR CAR.NO ONE IS ALLOWED BACK THERE.NOW I HAVE ADDED ANOTHER GREAT PART OF MY DAY TO THE PACKAGE.A FRIEND OF MINE WHO KNOWS PEOPLE AT THE TRACK WAS ABLE TO GET ME A PIT PASS.IMPOSSSIBLE TO GET AT DOVER BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO KNOW SOMEONE THROUGH THE DRIVERS SPONSORS.I WAS LUCKY TO GET THIS PIT PASS, WHICH ALLOWED ME TO STAY IN PIT ROAD, AND TRACK UNTIL THE START OF THE RACE.EVERYONE ELSE HAD TO GO TO THEIR SEATS AT THIS POINT.NOW I HAD IT ALL EXCEPT FOR A SURE MEET WITH TONY.I'M GOING TO LEAVE A LOT OF THE FUN DETAILS OUT BECAUSE I WOULD BE HERE WRITING ALL DAY.THE MAIN THING IS THAT I DID THE GARAGE TOUR, MEET KASEY KAHNE, HAD A TRACK TOUR AND WAS ABLE TO STAY IN THE PITS WHEN EVERYONE ELSE HAD TO LEAVE.I WAS THERE WHEN EACH DRIVERS CAME OUT TO PIT ROAD. |
| I WAS THERE WHEN EACH DRIVERS CAME OUT TO PIT ROAD.I WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM AS THEY CAME OUT ONE BY ONE.THEY THEN WERE LOADED ONTO A PICK UP TRUCK THAT DROVE THEM TO THIER CAR.I WAS STANDING AT THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE PICK UP TRUCKS, SO I WAS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.I WAS THE LAST PERSON EACH DRIVER SAW BEFORE JUMPING IN THE BACK OF THE PICK UP.I STILL HADN'T MET TONY.I SAW HIM IN MY FACE BUT DID NOT TALK TO HIM.I WAS AFRAID TO SAY SOMETHING.I NOTICED TONY GETTING OFF THE PICKUP TRUCK BY HIS CAR.I SNEAKLY LEFT THE INTRODUCTION AREA AND WENT STRAIGTH TO TONY'S PIT BOX.HE WAS SITTING NEAR HIS CAR TAKING WITH A MAN. AT THIS POINT I KNEW THIS WOULD BE MY ONE AND ONLY CHANCE.I WALKED OVER TO HIM, SAID HELLO, INTRODUCED MY SELF, HE SHOOK MY HAND AND I SAID GOOD LUCK WITH THE RACE TODAY.THAT WAS IT.MY DAY WAS COMPLETE.I KNOW HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE TONY HAD TO GET IN HIS CAR AND THE RACE WAS STARTING.UNFORTUNATELY MY HUSBAND WAS TOO BUSY TAKING PICTURES OF EVERTHING AND EVERYONE, SO I ASKED THIS LITTLE OLD LADY THAT WAS STANDING THERE ADMIRING TONY, IF SHE WOULD TAKE A PICTURE OF THE HAND SHAKE.SHE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO USE THE CAMERA SO THE ONLY PICTURE I HAVE OF THIS MOMENT IS OF ME WALKING BACK FROM THE HAND SHAKE.IF MY HUSBAND WAS THERE HE WOULD HAVE TAKING EVERY SECOND OF IT WITH HIS FAST, QUICK PROFESSIONAL CAMERA.PEOPLE THOUGH HE WAS A CAMERAMAN.ALL IN ALL, I HAD THE BEST DAY EVER.HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN GET ALL THAT IN, ON ONE DAY.I WAS VERY LUCKY AND VERY HAPPY.TONY DIDN'T WIN THE RACE THAT DAY, BUT DID VERY WELL.THAT DAY, I WAS THE WINNER. |
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