I Heart Nascar

Check out the 88 gear on this woman! :) Holy cow - I'm a redneck. I went to my first Nascar race this past weekend and now I'm hooked. I have 3 Junior shirts, a Junior hat, and a Junior beer bottle holder. I used to watch it with Jamie because he loved it. Now I'm watching it because I love it. Saturday was so exciting. The cars rumbling, the bleachers rattling, and the screaming - it was better than any rock concert I've ever been to. The fact that I got to share this experience with Jamie was even better. The look of excitement on his face was unbelievable. This was some serious tailgating. We partied for 12 hours before the race. My God, we were pulling out of the hotel parking lot at 6:30AM. These people KNOW how to tailgate.

The race itself was incredible. Jamie said it was quite possibly the best one he's ever seen at Richmond. Kurt Bush was in a hell of a crash. Michael Waltrip got put into the wall right infront of our seats. Watching Junior pull to the front was incredible. I never thought I'd be yelling and screaming for a Nascar driver. I was excited - excited like I've never been about a sport before (except when WVU beat Louisville in triple overtime at Mo'Town!). When Junior, Hamlin, and Kyle Bush were 3 wide in the back stretch, I was screaming my head off. When Junior passed Kyle Bush in turn 2 (and consequently, right in front of my seat) I was actually jumping up and down. We were screaming and jumping. I thought I was going to see Junior's first win since May 2006. But then Kyle Bush slammed him into the wall. @&#$ing cheating Kyle Bush! Even though Junior didn't win - it was an awesome race. And all I have to say is - I heart Nascar!!! :)

The funniest thing I saw all day: