the great american race.

boogity, boogity, boogity...let's go racin', boys! 

{yes, this girl loves the smell of burnin' rubber on a race track.}

today is the 53rd running of the daytona 500:  the great american race.

this year also marks the 10th anniversary of dale earnhardt's death.

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i'll be watching.  so will adam.  we'll be rooting for #88, dale earnhardt, jr...he's our driver. 

i fell into nascar by accident.  well, not really by accident because it was more by default.  when you date {and eventually marry} someone who is into stock car racing, you learn to either love it or hate it -- i love it.

this is what we do on sundays {and a few saturday nights} now that the n.f.l. football season is over.
sometimes we make it to a race either in martinsville or richmond, but usually we're at home with the television volume cranked & a cold beer in our hand.