For the pre-race tailgate festivities, we set up food, a tent and a TV to watch the Indy 500 taking place before our 5:45 race. The "personality" of the fan base was right in line with what we thought it was going to be. At one point I asked Marie "How many tattoo's do you think are at this event right now?" Unfortunately the weather was not cooperating, but we toughed it out until the race was official postponed to Monday. We headed back to our friends house who lives only a few minutes from the track and stayed the night.
Monday, we got up and headed back out to the track in hopes of finally seeing some racing. They successfully started the race and were we able to get our first taste of Nascar racing. The cars are a little slower, but its hard to tell the difference between 175 mph and 220 mph.
The race was delayed several times because of rain and they finally called the race after a 3 hour delay on lap 227 of 400. The winner was a driver that was at the back of the pack, but got up front when all the leaders went on a pit stop a few laps before the delay. I never thought in my life I would see Marie get mad over the winner of a Nascar race. Then again, I could sense a bonding moment between her and the track....
Here are the some photos of the race weekend. Enjoy!
View of the track from our tailgate spot.
Watching the Indy 500.
Our seats on Turn 1.
Marie's Day 1 Game Face. There are old school buses that take you to the track... for free!
Video of the race from our seats.
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