OK, if you can name all these guys, you are an official race nerd...the drivers, not the kids! Yes, of course we can name them.
Green flag and headed for the Cheese Bridge!
And finally, Pati met her hero and got a picture:
The following month, we were off to Virginia International Raceway near Danville, Virginia. Well, actually, it's not "near" much of anywhere. We stayed in Martinsville, an hour's drive from the track but very near the Chik-fil-A. VIR is a beautiful track and the turnout of fans was tremendous. Like Road America, you bring your chair, park yourself, and watch the people and cars.
These VIR images were some of the first taken with Gordon's brand new Leica camera, by the way. We did witness one spectacular crash. Four fools overturned a golf cart on the side of a nearby hill. Certainly no adult beverages could have played into the situation.
