We arrived at the track a couple of hours before the race. We saw the displays, watched them film part of the pre-game show for Speed Network, had lunch, then headed to our seats.
We had pretty good seats on the first turn, right across from the #1 pit box. We could see down part of the row to watch several pit stops, and see the race off pit row onto the track perfectly. Carl Edwards, #99 Subway car, had qualified in first position, and his is the car right in front of us. Here is a picture of all the cars coming to their pit boxes behind the pace car right before the race started.
a pit stop during the race.
Trevor Bayne, who had won the Daytona race the week before, wrecked early in the race and came to a stop right in front of us.
The tower in the infield shows the driver's numbers in their current order in the race. It changes as they cross the start finish line each time.
Smoke is all we could see of the big wreck on the back stretch.
Jeff Gordon passed Kyle Busch for the win right in front of us, and the crowd went crazy! Kyle Busch isn't the most popular driver, and it had been a long time since Jeff Gordon had won a race. It was pretty cool. Here is Gordon on his victory lap. The noise at the race is incredible. Even with ear plugs, I had a hard time hearing Warren yelling in my ear, let alone following everything the announcer said over the PA system. After the race we went home and watched the highlights of the race on tv so we could find out what all happened, especially about the wreck we didn't see. Very fun day, I'm hooked, and we're ready to go again.
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