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In other sports, home games happen just as often as away games.  But racing is different.  We spend almost the entire season at away games.  The sport as a whole only gets two home weekends a year; the 600 weekend in May and the October night race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.  Both offer a welcome respite from the usual grind of the season.

I can’t speak for everyone, but I always enjoy the chances to go racing here in Charlotte.  It’s like every other weekend in that I still get to do what I love, but it always seems to mean a little more getting to do it close to home.

One thing you always notice about the Charlotte races is the amount of people roaming around the garage area and on pit road during the race.  Besides the usual suspects, the proximity to home allows many friends and family who don’t normally get to see what we do to come out and spend the weekend with us.  The credential lists for these weekends always end up full because of the extra requests. 

On top of that, it’s nice to not have to travel to a far away race track.  Instead of long plane rides or crowded van trips, it’s only a short drive for most to the track.  And it’s nice at the end of the day to be able to go home and sleep in your own bed.

And I don’t know if you happen to notice a difference, but to me it seems like the racing action is always a little more amped up.  I think everyone wants to be able to win in front of a home crowd, so teams bring their “A” games and drivers are a little more aggressive.  Charlotte races don’t usually disappoint.

To top it off, the facility at Charlotte really is a great one.  The garage and pit areas are nice, and you can’t beat having a half mile dirt track and the greatest drag strip on the planet all in the same complex.  Bruton (and Humpy) really did a great job.

For high school and college sports, those homecoming games are always a big deal.  The fans come out to support the team, there are a ton of festivities, and you know the games will be hard fought.  Racing is not different.  Our homecoming weekends mean just as much.  There really is no place like home.

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Today I have to take my hat off to NASCAR. With drivers and fans spending time at the track for Memorial day they take the time to honor those that have served for our country.

In a time when Memorial day has become more about BBq’s then honoring our veterans its good to see NASCAR taking this step to remember those that have served our country in order to be able to have such a good sport.

When Nascar threw a caution at the 3pm hour all the cars were lined up and the men and women of the pit crews stood in tribute on pit road.

A great tribute to all the men and women that have served this great country. You don’t see stuff like this much in any of the other major sports. It is things like this that bond Nascar fans as they realize the respect Nascar has for this country.

A big thank you to all you veterans for the sacrifice you made so we can go racing today. My grandfather served in WWII and was part of the lost battalion during the battle of the bulge. He also enlisted for the Korean war when his country needed him. It is due to servicemen like him and all those that are serving right now that we are able to sit either at the track or in our air conditioned living room watching a Nascar race.

Thank you to all our veterans!