Monday, November 24, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Day 3
Holy cow it is cold here!!! Cary did great. A few laps around the track and he found its' groove. We were told that Marc Davis ran 16.20's-16.40's yesterday in an 8 lap run. Cary ran 16.00's-16.20's early on and when the tires started falling off late in the run he ran up to 16.50. That was in 20 lap intervals on the same tires. Pretty good. There were two cars, that was the first one. The second car felt better but was slower. Either way, he had a blast and it made standing in the wind and the cold well worth it. Cary says driving the bigger, heavier cars on a track he had never seen was an experience in its self.
We can not thank Dennis Huth from ASA Racing and the guys from Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Joe Gibbs Camping World Series crew, Circle Track magazine and 3 Wide Life TV enough. Everything is well appreciated and y'all have provided for us an experience we will never forget. Once I get everyone's names where they belongg, I want to thank each one personally and let me tell you there were A LOT of people involved.
Last but not least, THANK YOU, Maryann and HE Naumann for giving the short track racers a great track to race at and to call home. As for Debbi Williams, you are without a doubt the best PR lady out there! She had just as much dedication to this championship as anyone.
I have to get started downloading pictures after we go eat so check back later!
We can not thank Dennis Huth from ASA Racing and the guys from Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Joe Gibbs Camping World Series crew, Circle Track magazine and 3 Wide Life TV enough. Everything is well appreciated and y'all have provided for us an experience we will never forget. Once I get everyone's names where they belongg, I want to thank each one personally and let me tell you there were A LOT of people involved.
Last but not least, THANK YOU, Maryann and HE Naumann for giving the short track racers a great track to race at and to call home. As for Debbi Williams, you are without a doubt the best PR lady out there! She had just as much dedication to this championship as anyone.
I have to get started downloading pictures after we go eat so check back later!
Oh, and Larry McReynolds showed up.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Day 2
Day 2 started off with lots of food....and then a trip to see Lowe's Motor Speedway. After we saw the track we headed down the road to Hendrick Motor Sports. We did not get tour that we had from Joe Gibbs but we did get to see through the windows the crews working on the cars, motors and analyzing data on computers. Another one of Cary's dream jobs.
Next up was Rousch Fenway. After touring touring the showroom, we wanted to stop and get some 99 Carl Edwards gear for Ed but they were sold out. Bummer. Sorry Ed.
Last stop was the World of Outlaws headquarters. Cary isn't much of a dirt guy but it was still interesting to see how they run their organization and to see Ken Schrader's late model on the showroom floor that he is going to race the weekend of the PRI Show.
Back to the hotel to repack. BTW, we stayed in Concord at the Embassy Suites, really nice.
By 11:45 we were on the road again, this time to South Boston, VA. Funny how from San Marcos you drive 3 hours and you are still in Texas.
At 2:30 we arrived at South Boston Speedway...just in time to watch the cars being tucked back into the hauler for the night. Mark Davis, driver of the number 18 Camping World East series, shook the cars down to get a baseline for tomorrow. He was driving out as we were pulling in. The Nationwide guys decided to call it an early day after the cars were good and snow started falling. I picked up the phone and called my mom back in San Marcos. She said it was about 80.....it is COLD here.
Tomorrow, when we arrive at the track it is supposed to be 24 degrees. Fun.
Hopefully, tomorrow after the test we will be in a place with internet access to post pictures.
Next up was Rousch Fenway. After touring touring the showroom, we wanted to stop and get some 99 Carl Edwards gear for Ed but they were sold out. Bummer. Sorry Ed.
Last stop was the World of Outlaws headquarters. Cary isn't much of a dirt guy but it was still interesting to see how they run their organization and to see Ken Schrader's late model on the showroom floor that he is going to race the weekend of the PRI Show.
Back to the hotel to repack. BTW, we stayed in Concord at the Embassy Suites, really nice.
By 11:45 we were on the road again, this time to South Boston, VA. Funny how from San Marcos you drive 3 hours and you are still in Texas.
At 2:30 we arrived at South Boston Speedway...just in time to watch the cars being tucked back into the hauler for the night. Mark Davis, driver of the number 18 Camping World East series, shook the cars down to get a baseline for tomorrow. He was driving out as we were pulling in. The Nationwide guys decided to call it an early day after the cars were good and snow started falling. I picked up the phone and called my mom back in San Marcos. She said it was about 80.....it is COLD here.
Tomorrow, when we arrive at the track it is supposed to be 24 degrees. Fun.
Hopefully, tomorrow after the test we will be in a place with internet access to post pictures.
Day 1
2:15 am came very early Monday morning. The flights went well and in no time we were in Greensoro, NC. Dennis Huth of ASA met us at the baggage pick up and has been with us every step of the way.
First thing we did was head to Joe Gibbs Nationwide shop for seat fitting. Everyone was great. From the measurements Cary gave over the phone before we left, they were able to fit the seat to fit him perfectly. For the next few hours we took a tour of the Nationwide shop and met some very cool people.
We headed over to the Joe Gibbs Sprint Cup shop. One word....AWESOME. The first person Cary met when he walked in was Joey Logano. He happened to be at the shop picking up some shoes and was on his way out. Cary, Dennis Huth and Joey Logano stood and talked for quite awhile. Joey said that one of the cars Cary will be driving was one that Joey had driven several times before and had never finished less than 2nd in it.... No pressure.
Our tour of the shop was awesome. The craftsmanship and the man power going into building these cars is amazing. Once our tour was over we sat down with JD Gibbs and were soon joined by Joe Gibbs. JD sat with us for about 30-45 minutes talking and asking questions. He is a very down to earth guy. He took us on a behind the scenes tour of pretty much the whole place. Very cool. It is truly amazing everything they have in one building.
Honestly, I cannot put into words or describe accurately everything we saw in one day.
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