13 hour drive wasn't too bad... no construction, no real traffic, and freeway speeds plus 10 (at least) helped.
we camped out a little more than a mile from the track. $100 per site, free firewood and rings, showers, breakfast, and shuttles to and from the track. split 4 ways for 3 days... not bad. the only downside was no alcohol in the campgrounds, but we drank more than enough at the track to make up for it.
i couldn't actually fit our entire site in the frame.
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nationwide prerace
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nationwide action
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they did a legends race after the nationwide. 15 laps with celebs then 35 of the legends. the race itself wasn't that great... but watching cale yarborough and ray evernham wreck in seperate incedents right in front of us was pretty entertaining.
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bringing in the flag for the cup race
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one to go
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Kyle Busch celebrating
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Along for the ride was my fiancée and my brother. neither had been to a nascar race before... just local dirt track stuff. both want to plan another race trip for next year.
one of my college friends also came along, she's been to two other tracks before this.
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