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| This iPhone panoramic photo ain't too shabby. Good work, me. |
Saturday night, courtesy of
@MaloneHugo, I attended my first NASCAR race, the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway. I had a fantastic time, and would happily go to another race in the future, specifically a night race, because oh my god would I melt and die if I had to sit in the stands during a day race (albino Teej and the sun's deadly rays don't play nice together).
[This post was mainly composed yesterday, when I was not massively hungover, but now I am, which means, even less text than I anticipated. OOOH PRETTY PICTURES.]
Richmond is 90 miles from where I live. It took us three and a half hours to get to a tailgate spot - in an industrial park. Hugo wasn't fucking around, and had the tailgate table below up in less than two minutes. He even brought me ketchup. #Bromance #Swoon
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| Hugo did not mess around with this tailgate, even though it was just the two of us. |
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| Just call me Teej Heston. |
We had great seats - 15 rows up from the track. NASCAR is by far the most fan-friendly sport around - you can bring a cooler in with whatever you want. My cooler has 15 Bud Lights. I drank 5 or so. It was heavy. People get shitfaced, but guess what, they don't get in dumbass fights. They're friendly. They like their particular driver, but they don't try to punch the guy wearing a Kyle Bush shirt in the face. Oh, they also like to take said shirts off. Shirtlessness is a way of life at these races, it seems. But only for the dudes. For shame.
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| Fans just chillin with the drivers, an hour before the race. Absurd. |
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| I took two pictures of pit row. No, I don't know why. |
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| Our seats were pretty phenomenal, 15 rows up between the Start/Finish line and Turn 1. |
It's NASCAR, so you've gotta have a guy parachute in with an American flag. Thanks, Obama.
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| This is not Weenie. But he did this exact same thing Friday night at the Nationwide race. |
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| I'm pretty sure it is a requirement to have a flyover at a NASCAR race. However, folks were very disappointed these were simply bomber planes, not jet fighters. |
I could have a year's worth of "Fashion is Dumb" posts from this race. Below, find just a few choice pics.
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| Yeah, the guy in front of me was rockin' this Duck Dynasty shirt. proudly. |
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| It's hard to see, but that is an inflatable Cheez-It sombrero. I was quite jealous. |
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| Girls, you're missing half your shirts. |
Went to s state fair, and a NASCAR race broke out.
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| Longest line of the night, which I gleefully stood in while pounding a Bud Light. |
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| Deep fried cookie dough is still the top dog, but these deep fried Oreos are a solid #2 seed. |
FAN OF THE NIGHT
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| It's a shame I didn't get a better pic, because this dude was fan of the night. That "hat" actually lit up. |
IT'S REALLY LOUD - this was my attempt to capture the loudness of the race. Seriously, when those cars first fly by, your entire body shakes. I eschewed ear plugs for a walkman, attempting to listen to the race on the radio. I could barely hear the broadcast. My right ear has still not recovered.
Sorry this post was delayed. And that it lacks substance. I'm tired. I've forgotten half the shit I wanted to include in this post.
Anyone have some Advil?
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