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The fall race at Richmond has been a event I have enjoyed for several years now, but this years will never be
beat!
We left Friday after Megan got out of school, this would be
Megan's first time to Richmond and her first time ever to sit in the stands
(poor kid huh)! We stopped at our "hosts with mostest"
(JB and Denise) house first. There we saw Abby, Scott, Lynn and
Lyle. I have had the pleasure of seeing them the previous years
but Megan and Dave were meeting everyone for the first time! Tommy and
Deena, JB's kids also were home. Lynn, the dear that she is, gave us
the tour of the "new" house, I call it new because since
last year JB has put on an upstairs and is redoing "The
NASCAR" room downstairs! Amazing all the work being done,
Great Job JB! I want your room with that great tub next year, is
that possible!??? hehehe! Meanwhile down in the
kitchen, Abby was working her fingers to the bone, getting food ready
and cleaning the kitchen. We unpacked our car and then made
plans to head up to the track (5 miles down the road!) to catch the
BGN race. Deena also came along with us.
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We got to the track and went directly to the
Commonwealth stands where the ADNASCAR Banner was placed, up the
stands we went, but It was difficult to get Megan to keeps going
up, as Jeff Gordon happened to be out on the track for Cup qualifying
and she couldn't keep her eyes of it. This was he first time seeing it from the "right side of the track"! |
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We finally made it UP to the "Nose
Bleed" section where JB, Denise, John, Debbie, Trish,
Charlie and others from the ADNASCAR Chat room (Keyword
ADNASCAR on AOL) where seated. |
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Also sitting with The
ADNASCAR group were 2 off my favorite advertisers! Debbie
and John from DJ'S
Sports Collectibles!! This was our first time meeting! And what
great folks they are! |
After the race everyone headed
back to JB and Denise's house for a little party! We tucked
Megan into bed (the top of a bunk bed, boy was she a happy camper!)
And sat around talkin' and eating till the wee hours of the
morning! Great time with great folks!
Saturday morning came VERY fast
and EARLY! We all woke up and took turns in the shower, sat over
coffee and discussed, what else, Racin! Then we all started packing up
the cars for the tail gate party at the track parking lot .... NOON We
all convoyed to the track... We parked our car with the group, then
Dave and I immediately headed to the NASCAR Registration Trailer for
our credentials and to meet up with Tom. Tom was about to meet and get
Jeff Gordon's autograph. You can read all about Toms Heartwarming story
from Richmond hereand see how Jeff Changed Toms (Mine and Dave's also) life
at the Main
page from Richmond! Toms feelings will be
posted Tuesday evening, please check back for his side of this Great
story!
After many tears and
HUGE Smiles, we walked back from the pits to join the tail gate party
again. There was food and friends galore. It is so nice to
sit with a large group of VERY diverse fans and have a civilized and
educational conversation about NASCAR! Below is a few images of
"The Crew"! you can see more images
from Richmond here!
| Around 5 O'CLOCK Ru, Terry,
Jae and several others joined us and we All headed to the track
again .... on the way we heard a dog barking, someone left a
Very little puppy in their mini van while the selfishly attended
the race. Amazing, what would possess someone to bring their dog
with them ALL DAY?????? Anyway back to the race .... we
all went our separate ways people were sitting in all different
place in the stands and Dave and I headed down to the garage
again. There we bumped into Barb! (Babr for those that know me
lol)! |
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We looked for LynnE and Matt
From Robert Yates Racing Team
News! but we missed them :(. We saw Charlie and Steven from the Melling
crew! Great to see ya again guys!
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We chatted with
Jada Nadeau for a little while and rooted Jerry on ,,, Jerry
seems to win if Jada and I chat during his races, next race we
need to chat Longer! But 10th place was a great show for Jerry
and again HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jerry! |
Every time we went in
or out of the pit area on the pedestrian side we saw Denise and hubby
Rick, they work security and are LONG time subscribers and friends!
About half way through the race Dave and I went for a walk into the
stands, maily to just say hi to Tom and see how that smile he had
early was doing! We saw Tom sitting in the handicapped section
JUST A GLOWING with pride! Not aware that a few 100 laps later his
hero, Jeff Gordon who really took the time to sign Toms Scooter and
talk with him, would win the race! That wins for you Tom!
Then we headed down
to souvenir row for a quick looksie and a fast bank account
cleaning. Megan is now the proud owner of a gorgeous Terry
Labonte Twill Jacket and an adorable Shorts set to match! (pictures
are coming!) The kid is SO Spoiled! Speaking of Megan and GREAT
kids, I would like to, Again, Thank Deena, JB's daughter, for watching
Megan for us on Saturday so we could help Tom into the pits for his
autograph! Thanks Deena your a great gal!
The race was great,
exciting to the last second! Jeff's win was great because it
topped off talking with him earlier that day and seeing the emotion on
Toms face because of Jeff! I am a little partiatial to those
guys in the Hendricks stable though :)
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all flocked back to our cars for yet again some more tailgating!
We do this every year to allow the track to thin out.
Hamburgers and Hot Dogs for all! But amazingly this
year some of the hamburgers and also some of the beer (just JB's
Michelob?) was stolen from the coolers. But there was still more
than enough food and talk to keep us all very happy! The
traffic thinned, the yawns started, it was time for good byes to
all the New and old friends. We headed back to JB and
Denise's to pick up our sleeping Angel and head south for
home. Again another great weekend at Richmond! |
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If I missed anyone, I am VERY
sorry, but there were just SO Many people to see and I am recalling
much of this as I sit here exhausted from the weekend and I am just
not near up to par. This will be my last event for a long
time. I glad it was one I will remember forever! Dave and Megan
will also! Love you all! God Bless!
MUCH
More from Richmond ....
Main page from
Richmond!
This was Tom's initial email, that got this all started ... ((this was
for you Harry!))
Toms Heartwarming
story from Richmond!
Toms Side of
Saturday's Events .... This is what Tom had to say after
getting his autograph!
This links has EVERY Picture taken through out the weekend.... Click
on images for larger version! Images
from Richmond
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