Non-Adventure #2 Fast Cars and Sunburns

So non-adventure #2 happened just this last Sunday. I should start by saying that my dad gets access to sporting events all the time and this weekend was no exception. He got tickets to Nascar at the Texas Motor Speedway. Neither one of us had ever been to a race and so we decided to make a day of it. With our tickets came a pass to the Lowe's tent in the Village of Champions. We got there bright and early and parked way out due to the fact that our passes didn't come with the VIP parking pass that would allow us to park closer on the paved area. We froze walking up because we had both dressed for the weather that was predicted for later in the day. It was so windy, which made it even colder. We headed into the Lowe's tent where we got a disposable camera and a matchbox version of the 48 Lowe's car which is driven by Jimmie Johnson. They had breakfast and all the juice, water, and soda you could drink. We ate and then walked around and looked at some of the other tents. Dad decided he wanted to go back to the car for a bit but I didn't want to so I sat in the tent and tried to get warm. When he returned it was time for our Q&A with Jimmie Johnson. He was super nice and answered everyone's questions with good, full answers. He didn't have time to sign autographs but we were able to take as many pictures of him as we wanted. Here is "our driver" #48 Jimmie Johnson

After he was done we took a pit tour and got to talk to one of the guys in Jimmie's pit crew.

Then we headed back and they had lunch out for us. We ate and then went and found our seats around the track. From the tent to our seats felt like a mile walk. We watched all but the last 100 laps.

Then we went home and watched "our driver" Jimmie win 2nd place. We had a great time and we enjoyed it all for free!