Talladega . . . what else can you say?

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Well just a quick update before bedtime.  For those who don't know, Justin and I got tickets at the last minute to Talladega this past weekend!  For all you race fans, you know Talladega is the track to watch!!  Our man, Dale Jr, didn't win, but is was still an awesome race!  I forgot how loud the rumble of the cars were until the Grand Marshall gave the command to "Start your engines!"  If you've never been to a race, the roar of the engines is  an adrenaline rush to begin with! 

For those of you who aren't race fans and can't believe people actually watch those 43 cars go round and round for 3-4 hours, go see a race!  It will change your mind.  Racing is just like any other sport - Pick a driver to follow!  That is how racing gets fun! 

If you didn't catch the race, try to find the last few laps somewhere online!  Watch the last few seconds of the race and Carl Edwards scale the fence.  Luckily for us, it was not right in front of our seats.  Pieces of his car went in the stands.  I didn't care who won the race at that point, but the crowd cheered when Carl Edwards safely got out of the car and ran across the start/finish line for a dramatic finish!

So, here are the 2 rednecks waiting for the race to start!

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The Jones Family said…
Honey.....rednecks don't wear big designer sunglasses like that! You are simply a southern girl who enjoys Nascar! :)
April 28, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Unknown said…
you have too many teeth to be considered rednecks!
May 9, 2009 at 9:55 PM
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