Written by LWN | 03 March 2009

Yes, LWN got a free ticket to the Superbowl of racing.  While any affair is enjoyable if you can walk around drinking, if that is the best thing the sport has to offer, then I still don't get NASCAR.......or their point system.  Don't get me wrong it was an enjoyable experience and was fun.  But first some observations:

1.  Everyone hates Kurt Busch......apparently because he drives like a dick. That was the best information I got.  But isn't Tony Stewart a fat slob who drives like a dick too?  He's the fan favorite.

2. The flyover was good....not stadium good, but what can you do.
3.  Some pastor was glad NASCAR isn't all heathen....they still allow prayer
4.  The first 10 laps, then crashes are cool.
5.  Competition cautions or whatever they are called make no sense.  If I am leading the race and they make me caution so the field can catch up, then why am I trying to lead the race? 
6.  NASCAR fans are a sect of Americans that I have not come across in some time.
7.  The event is a party and an enjoyable one.  I'd actually advise going to check out a race for a different atmosphere.

Examples:  Some dude who slams a beer can against the urinal and says, "I'm damn glad I passed those kidney stones last night."

The number of Dixie flags on the motor homes.

People agree to park in a field usually reserved for cows and their shit.

What's the deal with holding up your cell phones so people can hear the cars go by?  Are the people not in stands going to pick up something important about the race from this?

Why does every NASCAR hat have flames on it?

Photos:

This was the line, or lack thereof.  Granted we showed up minutes before the national anthem, but I figured there would still be a line.  The stands were pretty full though. 

This one is difficult to see, but it's either a bunch of straight up rednecks or people dressing up like rednecks to mock rednecks while going to see a NASCAR race.  They were equipped with mullet wigs, cut off jean shorts and other necky attire.  I don't get this phenomenon, but I have seen it at sporting events regularly.  Were these people trying to be clever, or just playing into and subsequently deepening a stereotype?

The dude in the middle was being carried out by his friends during lap 40 or so.  It was the first and last actual mullett I saw at the race.

6 of the top 10 Lame Mustang/Camaro Excuses.

Does this guy look more like Tony Stewart or Tony Romo?  He's wearing a Dallas Cowboys hat.