It was a miserable morning in Bristol. The clouds were covering the entire sky and there was a light mist. Lucky for us we just had purchased 88 cent ponchos the night before at Wal-Mart. Best investment of the weekend.
Jim and Heather rocking the ponchos
As we had season tickets, we were allowed access to a function called Family Reunion which featured many activities. A couple of drivers, Brad Keselowski and Jeff Burton, were interviewed on stage, there was pit crew challenge, a display of some vintage cars and then there was Twiggy, the Water Skiing Squirrel.
Brad Keselowski
Twiggy
After spending a few minutes at the reunion we made our way to the tent where we started taking it down in preparation for our departure immediately after the race.
Still cloudy
We made our way into the track and up the million stairs for the last time. As the drivers were being introduced the sky was beginning to clear and by the time green flag dropped there was not a single cloud in the sky.
The customary fly-over
The race itself was very uneventful with only one major accident a few laps into the race. However, this being the ultimate NASCAR experience, I followed the race very attentively and learned a few things I hadn't so far by watching the races on TV. For example, Bristol has pit boxes along both straightaways and drivers entering pits during cautions had to drive through both pit lanes before completing their stop.
Not a good day for Kasey Kahne
Another thing of note was that the attendance was very low for Bristol. Fact or myth, but these races usually sell out and it wasn't nearly the case today.
Once Brad Keselowski crossed the finish line as the winner of the race we were on our way down to the parking lot. We must have made good time because we hopped in the car, with Jim driving, and were on the road home without encountering any slowdowns. It was about 4:30 when the race ended.
We headed West from Bristol towards I-75 where we arrived at 7. We stopped there for supper at Dairy Queen and gas. I took over the driving from there and drove from 8pm Sunday to 6am Monday with Heather only doing a short stretch of 30 minutes of so just before we hit London. We were both tired but I was more determined to get us home. We made our last stop for gas in Monroe, MI around 2am and then crossed the border through the tunnel in Detroit. Throughout the whole trip I kept a pace of about 100 km/h to conserve gas which these days is my MO. After unpacking the car Jim took off for Sudbury and Heather and I went inside the house to rest on our day off.
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