Hello race fans! This past weekend I had the opportunity to head up to beautiful upstate New York with my husband. All I can say is that the views up there are absolutely breathtaking! If you have never been there, I highly recommend going to see it. If you are a wine lover, you will enjoy it even more. There are lots of wineries to stop at and they each have taste testing available. Most were free, but a few charged a minimal fee. We also visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. What a quaint little town with lots of little shops, restaurants, and of course lots of baseball memorablia. It was a great couple of days!

Now, on to more important business. While we were there, we had the opportunity to attend the race at Watkins Glen, which unfortunately for the second week in a row,we had to wait until Monday to see. But once again, it was well worth the wait. Seeing a road course for the first time, I wasn't sure how I would like it. But it was actually pretty exciting! Though I have to admit, it was a little strange seeing the cars going in the opposite direction. We could see more than I thought we would. We sat in the front stretch grandstands with the jumbo screen right in front of us, so what we couldn't see in person, we could watch it on there. It was really exciting watching all of the double file restarts there, kudos to NASCAR for adding that to the series! Congratulations to Tony Stewart on another great race. Who would've ever thought that this team would be as good as they are this early. A scary moment happened with about 29 laps to go when Sam Hornish, Jr. and Jeff Gordon got into an accident that sent both of them carreening off each other and into the guiderail. Thankfully both were ok, but I'm sure pretty shaken up.

Now, on to Michigan International Speedway for what will certainly be another great race. Best of luck to all the drivers and keep safe out there.

See you at the races!