Hello race fans!
I hope everyone is getting ready for a big week of racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway! It all starts Friday night with qualifying for the Sprint All Star Race. I just watched David Ragan win the pole for the Sprint Showdown, which is the forty lap race that takes place prior to the All Star race. The top two finishers of the Showdown will advance along with the fans vote, to the All Star race on Saturday night! After qualifying tonight, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will take to the track for the N.C. Education Lottery 200. This weekend is full of action and it's just the beginning of the busy week in Charlotte! Next weekend will start out with the Nationwide race on Saturday and then Sunday, is the longest race of the year, the Coca-Cola 600! Should be an exciting week of racing and I can't wait for all of it! Also, congratulations to the #11 FedEx team of Denny Hamlin, who won Thursday night's Sprint Crew Challenge! They are the first team to win the event twice, way to go guys!
Speaking of Charlotte, I have the opportunity to travel down to Charlotte on Sunday to spend the entire week visiting different race shops with Lynch Tours & More, along with attending next weekend's races! I will also have the opportunity to attend the NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, where I will see my all time favorite driver, David Pearson, get inducted into the second class of all time greats! I am so excited and can't wait to get down there to begin, what will sure to be a fun filled week of NASCAR events!
So, what did everyone think of Regan Smith's upset victory in the Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway? I was so excited for him! It's really nice to see a driver win his first race, and especially somewhere like Darlington! There is so much history there and for Regan to win his first race there, will be something he will never forget!
I took a group of LTM customers to Dover this past weekend, for what I thought was going to be a Sunday where we were sitting on the bus, waiting out the rain! As it turned out, It never really rained, it was very cloudy all morning, but when it was time to race, the clouds went away and the sun came out! It ended up being a beautiful day with temperatures around 75 degrees! Congratulations to Matt Kenseth who won the race, but I was very disappointed in how Denny Hamlin ran. Granted, this is NOT one of his better tracks, but he ran in the same spot all day long! Then, he sped down pit road and just never seemed to get it together. He finished sixteenth and somehow managed to gain three spots in the championship standings! Go figure!!! Anyway, had a great time with our customers and I also took several family members with me, which was great. All seemed to have a great time and so did I!
Now off to Charlotte! I hope everyone gets to enjoy all the racing this week and I wish all the drivers, crew members and fans, a safe, fun time!
As always, see you at the races!
Friday, May 20, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Hello race fans!
Well, once again it's been a little while since I've written my blog so I hope everyone's had a great couple of weeks! I've been very busy, starting out with two weekends ago going to Talladega with my sister, niece and nephew. What a great time we had, and I enjoyed taking our Lynch Tours & More customers too! Both Nationwide and Sprint Cup races were very exciting, even with the two car draft that I witnessed in person for the first time. I wasn't sure how I would like it but it wasn't bad! It still ended up with close finishes for both races at the end, which was great, so I wasn't disappointed! Was a little bummed Jimmie Johnson won, but all in all it was a good race. After we went to the races, my family and I headed to Savannah, Georgia for a few days. What a great city! Took a trolley tour, a Dolphin tour and the best part, ate at Paula Dean's restaurant! I have wanted to do that for a long time and I finally got to try it out. It did not disappoint, had the best fried chicken I have ever eaten! Can't wait to go back!
I returned from my trip and dove right into Easter plans. I had two days to get everything together. I had my family and my in-laws over for a grand total of eighteen people! It all worked out perfectly, food was great and even managed to have an Easter egg hunt for my younger niece and nephew. There was only one person missing, my mother-in-law. :( It wasn't the same without her, but she was in our hearts all day long.
Then it was off to Richmond International Raceway. Took a group of customers and had a great time there. I was fortunate enough to receive some tickets for myself, my sister and nephew to the Bubba Burger hospitality area. The hospitality there is great because it's indoors and you can walk around and see the different drivers making appearances. My nephew got his picture taken with David Ragan and his favorite driver, Tony Stewart. He even signed his hat, what a special treat that was! The race was great, Denny Hamlin finally had a good night with a second place finish. It didn't really help him with the points, he stayed the same, but it certainly had to help his confidence. Even though Kyle Busch won, I was happy for Denny's good run.
This weekend the teams head to Darlington Raceway. What a great race track! Lynch Tours has a group there, Brian and Stephanie are the tour representatives and I know they will have a great time! Should be a fun race and I'm hoping Denny can repeat with a second straight win there! GO DENNY!!! Don't forget the races are Friday and Saturday night. So, good luck to all the drivers and crew and most of all, have a safe weekend!
Lastly, I want to wish my mom and all the mom's out there a very Happy Mother's Day! Make sure you treat your mom extra special and let her know how much she is appreciated. Mom, you are very special to me and I love you very much!
Have a great weekend everyone and as always, see you at the races!
Well, once again it's been a little while since I've written my blog so I hope everyone's had a great couple of weeks! I've been very busy, starting out with two weekends ago going to Talladega with my sister, niece and nephew. What a great time we had, and I enjoyed taking our Lynch Tours & More customers too! Both Nationwide and Sprint Cup races were very exciting, even with the two car draft that I witnessed in person for the first time. I wasn't sure how I would like it but it wasn't bad! It still ended up with close finishes for both races at the end, which was great, so I wasn't disappointed! Was a little bummed Jimmie Johnson won, but all in all it was a good race. After we went to the races, my family and I headed to Savannah, Georgia for a few days. What a great city! Took a trolley tour, a Dolphin tour and the best part, ate at Paula Dean's restaurant! I have wanted to do that for a long time and I finally got to try it out. It did not disappoint, had the best fried chicken I have ever eaten! Can't wait to go back!
I returned from my trip and dove right into Easter plans. I had two days to get everything together. I had my family and my in-laws over for a grand total of eighteen people! It all worked out perfectly, food was great and even managed to have an Easter egg hunt for my younger niece and nephew. There was only one person missing, my mother-in-law. :( It wasn't the same without her, but she was in our hearts all day long.
Then it was off to Richmond International Raceway. Took a group of customers and had a great time there. I was fortunate enough to receive some tickets for myself, my sister and nephew to the Bubba Burger hospitality area. The hospitality there is great because it's indoors and you can walk around and see the different drivers making appearances. My nephew got his picture taken with David Ragan and his favorite driver, Tony Stewart. He even signed his hat, what a special treat that was! The race was great, Denny Hamlin finally had a good night with a second place finish. It didn't really help him with the points, he stayed the same, but it certainly had to help his confidence. Even though Kyle Busch won, I was happy for Denny's good run.
This weekend the teams head to Darlington Raceway. What a great race track! Lynch Tours has a group there, Brian and Stephanie are the tour representatives and I know they will have a great time! Should be a fun race and I'm hoping Denny can repeat with a second straight win there! GO DENNY!!! Don't forget the races are Friday and Saturday night. So, good luck to all the drivers and crew and most of all, have a safe weekend!
Lastly, I want to wish my mom and all the mom's out there a very Happy Mother's Day! Make sure you treat your mom extra special and let her know how much she is appreciated. Mom, you are very special to me and I love you very much!
Have a great weekend everyone and as always, see you at the races!
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