NASCAR or Nasty-car?

Clark has been going to NASCAR races for a long time.  And I have always made fun of the sport, calling it "Nasty-car" :)   I mean really when you think about it, how could cars going in a circle for 3-4 hours be entertaining?  Well then I watched one afternoon the last few laps and that was pretty exciting as the drivers trying to win were getting aggressive.  Then, the 99 car won.  I had no idea who that was but he did a BACK FLIP off his car and I thought that was the greatest thing ever!  Well it was Carl Edwards and that day I decided that is who I liked.  So since then I have been supporting the 99 and Clark has gotten me a couple shirts with him on it from the race in Bristol he goes to twice a year.  

This past year they announced that Kentucky would get to host its first Cup race ever at Kentucky Speedway.  Since it was so close we decided to go and I LOVED it!!!  We (me, Clark, my parents, and my brother) got there early (about 8:15) and tailgated all day!  We played cornhole, visited all the tents and booths and got free stuff, bought some merchandise and grilled out delicious food!  Then we went to the race and it was the craziest thing to see that many cars so close together going SO FAST!  We sat right in turn 4 by the entrance to pit road.  They were great seats.  I got to see Carl Edwards and his car (from my seat....next year I want pit passes!).  And thanks to Joel I got to listen to Carl and his crew chief Bob on the radio all during the race!  That was probably my favorite part (Thanks again, Joel for letting me borrow your scanner!)!  The race was fairly uneventful with only 6 cautions and not really any wrecks, although that keeps everyone safe so that is good!  The saddest part of the day was that stinking Kyle Busch won (BOOOOO!).  When the race was over we were waiting and waiting to get out of the ONE gate they had for 100,000 people...and some people got impatient and started climbing the fence.  Well, not too long after that some people broke the fence and everyone started going through the broken fence.  This was actually a little scary because I was afraid we were going to get stampeded or trampled.  I just held onto Clark's arm.  Then when we got through the fence the hill was really steep down to the parking lot and MUDDY and slippery!  This was also scary because there were hundreds of people coming down that hill and I knew someone was going to fall and we were all going to go down like bowling pins!  Thankfully, we made it safely to the bottom but by that time my feet were covered in mud and so were my flip-flops.  I ended up throwing them away and riding home barefoot in true redneck fashion! LOL  But seriously they weren't worth keeping...  :)

The day was L-O-N-G, we got up at 6:00 a.m. Saturday and got home at 3:00 a.m. Sunday, but it was SO FUN!  And I LOVED getting in some quality family time, which I, sadly, don't get as much as I'd like these days.  So in the end I have to admit that I loved it and I guess I have to say "NASCAR" from now on! :)

Setting up the tailgate about 8:15 am!  :)

Me and my bub!  

Have you ever seen any two cuter tailgaters?! :)

My parents!

Listening on the scanner to Carl and Bob!!!

Boogity, Boogity, Boogity!  Let's go racin' boys!

The 99 - CARL EDWARDS!!! :)

At the race with my hubs!  :)  

My new hat!  Gotta support Carl with a little BLING! :)

The race was completely sold out!  The only reason there were empty seats is because so many people were stuck in a 20 mile long traffic jam that kept lots of people from ever getting to the race!  CRAZY!

Turn 4

This is blurry because we were basically running to get to the car, but this is what it looked like from the bottom of the hill we slipped and slid our way down!