[Note from Larry Edsall: Usually my words would fill the space below, but my 9-year-old grandson, Nicholas Chester, went to his first NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway recently, and I asked him to share experiences. His report follows.)
By Nicholas Chester
The day I went to my first NASCAR race was Sunday, August 21, 2011.
Dad and I got up at 6:10 a.m. and ate breakfast. I guess we were pretty eager to get there.
When we got to the track it was so huge. We found a parking spot, and got on the truck and trailers we could ride from the parking lot to the track.
We got off and walked in through the gate. We looked at all the displays and the trailers where each of the teams was selling shirts and cars and other things. I bought a Dale Jr. T-shirt -- one for me and one for my sister.
Then we walked through a tunnel and went to the garage area and the pits, which was cool because we got to see the race cars and see the pit crews getting ready for the race.
There was still quite a while before the race so we went back to our truck, then went back to the track and found something to eat for lunch.
We went to our seats, which were in the first turn. We watched the big blowers clean the track and watched the drivers being driven around the track in convertibles.
Next, airplanes flew over. There were four old-time planes and then two jets flew over. We sang the National Anthem as the jets were flying over the track.
A few minutes later the pace car went around the track with all the race cars behind it. They weren?t going very fast.
But then the race started and it got really loud. REALLY LOUD!
At first the cars looked slow as they were coming toward us, but by the time they got into the turn they were going super-fast.
Being at the race was way better than watching on television like we usually do. When you?re there in person, you not only see the race but you can feel it when the cars go by. The wind rushes right by the side of your face.
It?s amazing how fast the cars really are.
The race was great, but the best part was getting to go to the pits and the garage before the race -- and getting my picture taken with two members of Dale Jr.?s pit crew.
Nicholas is not a professional writer yet, but his grandfather Larry Edsall is. You can read more of Larry at www.izoom.com.
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