NASCAR Went to Loudon and a Race Showed Up

By Keith Ott

I think this may have been one of the best events this season.  An actual event with a real racing finish.  Who’da thunk it would turn up in Loudon? (David Green, my apologies for the grammar.)  Was it the COT?  Was it just racing karma?  Who cares?  But, here’s just my quick take on Loudon.

I like the 3PM starts.  Sunday should be a family day.  1pm is so, “in the middle.”   Any morning activity is rushed to conclusion and mid-day is shot.  How about for you fans going to the track?  For many, 1pm means a 6am start only to arrive at the waving of the green.  Those extra 2hrs equates to a more leisurely drive and more time to tailgate.  I like it!  It’s a win/win!

Congrats to the “KING,” on making the big Seven-0.  Thanks for 70yrs of fun and memories.  The only shock here is that Toyota hasn’t hit you up with a ride, yet.  Don’t you take any Toyota phone calls, today.    Enjoy the day!  Favorite memory – watching you chew the towel, doing laps at my first NASCAR event, at the old Richmond fairgrounds.

47 Seconds?  And, the answer is...?

A)   The time it takes me to make a head call, get a beer, walk the dog, go to 7-11 for more beer and find the remote, again.

Or,

B)   The time it takes the 99 crew to change a tire.

I still saw a lot of empty seats at Loudon.  Well, that is, whenever TNT viewed them from 6 miles with a telephoto lens.  TNT is the master at doing this.  And, while I like the race coverage they’ve shown so far this year, some crowd shots wouldn’t hurt.

That’s it for my quick takes.  This race gets an A+ in my books.  How about yours?

Edit:  I forgot the dang wing.  It still looks like it's out of the J.C. Whitney catalog.  Paint the dang thing.  Advertise on it.  Do something.  NASCAR has always been about the fans identifying with the car.  No self respecting street car owner runs around with a black, out of the catalog, spoiler.  No way, no how!