KOBALT 400

BY JOHN MASTALIR jmastalir@yahoo.com


OR THE THE KOBALT 399.5 FOR DALE EARNHARDT JR WHO RAN OUT OF GAS WITH A HALF MILE TO GO AND FINISHED SECOND TO BRAD KESLOWSKI.


WOW !


RANDOM THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS TO THIS SPECTACULAR EVENT.


STILL THE BIGGEST AND BEST EVENT IN NEVADA AND ON THIS DAY THE BIGGEST SPORTS EVENT IN THE WORLD.


WHAT A PLACE TO DO IT IN THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD FOR THE 17TH TIME.


I HOPE I LIVE TO SEE ANOTHER.


WHEN 6 THUNDERBIRDS CAME OVER SUNRISE MOUNTAIN RIGHT AT ME ON THE FINAL TWO WORDS OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM (LIKE THEY DO EVERY YEAR) I AM TRULY IN HEAVEN... WHAT MOMENT FOLLOWED BY THE ROAR OF 43 NASCAR RACERS TAKING THE GREEN FLAG.


STILL WISH NASCAR WOULD RUN THE GOVERNMENT...WE WOULD BE ON TIME.....HONEST AND WELL MANAGED WITH A BALANCED BUDGET....GOSH WHAT A NOVEL IDEA...BUT I DIGRESS.


GORGEOUS DAY WITH THE MILLIONB DOLLAR QUARTET PERFORMING BEFORE THE EVENT AND DOING THE ANTHEM.


THE COLOR AND PAGENTRY OF THE PITS AND GARAGES IS OVERPOWERING WITH FAN FRIENDLY THEMES EVERYWHERE.


EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE EXPIERENCE AND THEY CAN...LOTS OF US PLANING FOR 2015.


AT 69 I THINK I WAS THE OLDEST FAN THERE  BUT I AM NEARLY EVERYWHERE I GO.... I AM GOING TO GET A HEADSET AND EARPLUGS FOR 2015....RADIO AND ABC DOING THEIR USUAL FABULOUS JOB.


CAN TAPE AND REPLAY WHEN YOU GET HOME.


OH YA THE RACE...THE COMPETITION KEEN AS ALWAYS BUT SO FAR THREE RACES INTO THE SEASON THE SAME GUYS ARE IN THE TOP 5 EVERY WEEK....I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW THE BOTTOM FINISHERS CAN SPEND SO MUCH AND CONSISTENTLY FINISH IN THE BOTTOM 20....THERE ARE REALLY ONLY 15 CARS THAT CAN AND DO WIN BUT THEY ARE A HOOT.


VERY FEW CAUTION FLAGS TODAY AND LOTS OF LONG RUNS...TRACK PERFECT....I WATCHED JIMMY JOHNSON...JOEY LAGANO....DALE EARNHARDT....KEVIN HARVICK AND KYLE BUSCH LEAD AND THEY DRIVE FLAWLESSLY...A PLEASURE TO WATCH THE PERFECT CIRCLES  INCLUDING LAPPING SLOWER TRAFFIC.


LOTS OF GOOD DRIVING WITH CONTROL AND NICE EVEN RUNS AT 155MPH...REALLY ENJOYED IT.


DID NOTICE A FEW BUMPS IN THE PIT CREW WORK AND SOME OF THIS COMES TO HURT YOU IN THE TENTHS OF A SECOND GAME THEY PLAY....ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE THE FASTEST HORSE IN THE RACE AND THE BEST RIDER AND THAT IS WHY THE TOP FIVE ARE THE TOP FIVE.


NASCARS NEW POINT SYSTEM TO THE "CHASE' SEEMS TO BE POPLULAR WITH COMPETITION ON THE TRACK FOR STARTING POSITIONS.


GOOD TRIP HERE FOR BRAD KESLOWSKI WHO WON ON SATURDAY AND WON ON SUNDAY AND OF COURSE SAID THE RIGHT THINGS AFTER THE RACE...HOW IS IT THAT THE RACE DRIVERS ARE SO ELOQUENT AND PROPER AND COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYERS ARE SO DRUB AND DUMB...YA KNOW !


SOMEBODY IS THINKING AND PLANNING HERE AND AS I WRITE 43 TRANSPORTERS ARE MOTORING THROUGH COLORADO ON THE WAY TO BRISTOL FOR NEXT WEEKS RACE.


SPECIAL SALUTE TO ABC WHICH TOWERS OVER ESPN ON THEIR HALF SEASON COVERAGE.


ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE CAROLYN GOODMAN...MAYOR OF LAS VEGAS ACTING LIKE SHE IS HAPPY TO MEET EACH DRIVER.....WHILE KYLE BUSCH IS MY LEAST FAVORITE DRIVER I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED THAT HE SIGNED EVERY AUTOGRAPH SEEKERS PROGRAM ON HIS TRIP FROM THE PITS TO THE DRIVER INTRODUCTION STAND.


SUPER GREAT TO WORK IN THE WONDERFUL MEDIA AREA WITH VIDEO...AUDIO AND ALL THE PRINT INFO YOU NEED AND THEN SOME....LOTS OF AIR FORCE PERSONNELWORK ON ALL THE STAFFS AS VOLUNTEERS ADDING CLASS AND DIGNITY TO AN EVENT THAT SEEMS TO NEVER HAVE ENOUGH.


ALL GREAT EVENTS START ON TIME AND THIS ONE NO EXPECTION....AMAZING HOW THIS WEEK I WENT TO ONE AUTHORS LECTURE AND SHE WAS 12 MINUTES LATE....HOWEVER NASCAR CAN PUT 120,000 IN THE STANDS AND 43 CARS ON THE TRACK AND FLY 6 THUNDERBIRDS OVER IT AND DO RIGHT ON TIME TO THE SECOND.


SALUTE.


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