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We’re off to Bristol, Tennessee for the NASCAR Nextel Cup race this weekend. I will give a full report when we return.
Here are some pictures from our Bristol experience a few years ago. The first one is my friends and me in Victory Lane (that’s Dr. Jerry Punch in the black shirt — far right side of the picture). The second one is me standing in front of Jeff Gordon’s pit (he won that year by bumping Rusty Wallace out of the way with one lap to go — it was sweet). The third one is my friends and me standing on the actual track. We didn’t have pit passes that year. We went with a group to tour victory lane, and when the tour was over, we just wandered away and walked all around the pits and on the track. We talked to crew members, and got up-close to several cars. We walked right past Mike Helton. We probably wandered around for over an hour before someone noticed we didn’t have pit passes and asked us to leave.
If you watch the race on Saturday night, look for me. I’ll be wearing a hat.
I got to work with ESPN in 2000 at Atlanta when I got to do the lap by lap summary for the race. It was SO COOL to meet Dr. Jerry Punch and the other pit reporters. I’ve only been to Bristol once but I loved the track. You can stand there at the fence and see the drivers’ faces as they drive! Y’all have fun and get a picture of my Tony crossing the finish line before everybody else!!!!
Have a great time….I am just a little jealous, but you wouldn’t want me to sit close to you, I would love to “boo” your Gordo!!
I’ll look for you. You’ll be wearing a hat. Okay.
IN my crystal ball I see…. men driving billboards, turning left constantly…. large quantities of beer, mullets and tube tops… ah…. it’s all becoming clearer….