May 25,� 2008
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Sunday – the big day is finally here.� Today it will be very busy in the suite as we have about 85 people on our guest list.� Most of the same people from yesterday return plus more.� Most notable NASCAR figure was Junior Johnson….I actually had the opportunity to talk with him and listen to him tell stories about his infamous boot legging days.� We also had (2) state Representatives, (2) Mayors, former governor of NC and a general from the army.� I befriended State Representative Jeff Barnhart and his wife Jody and they introduced me to a woman named DeSales Wagster.� She is the CEO of the Cabarrus County Visitors Bureau.� The bureau does lots of work within the Race Industry promoting tourism.� She was very interested in talking to me about an opportunity she might have coming up.� In one of my chats with Jeff and Jody I told them that is none of the things I have lined up pan out that I think I am going to pitch to Lowe’s Motor Speedway that their mascot “Lug Nut” needs a girlfriend.� Don’t you think I would make a great mascot?� Jody thought we should call her “Spark Plug”.� Later in the evening they returned from a tour in the pit area and told me that they ran into Lug Nut…and they had Lug Nut’s shoe.� I not really sure how they got it but they told me they chased him down pit lane trying to tell him about my idea and he lost his shoe!!!� I could hardly stop laughing.
After the race started Humpy came up to the suite.� It was a very touching moment.� When he entered the room some yelled out “Ladies and Gentlemen, Humpy Wheeler is in the house” and everyone stood up and clapped and clapped and clapped.� He then gave a little speech.� There were many tears in the room.� There was a camera crew with him that apparently had been following him around all day to document his final day at Lowes.� I tried really hard to always to always be behind him!� It was a very bitter sweet day for day lots of people there.� Some of Humpy’s friend had been coming to his suite since he started at Speedway over 30 years ago and this would probably be the last time they would be there.
It was an incredible long day…I left home at 9:00am and got back home a little a 1 am.� But what a great weekend.� I loved the worked and had a great time interacting with all the people I meet this weekend. ��I am truly grateful for all the wonderful experiences I have had these last two weeks.
The world is round and the place which may seem like the end
�may also be the beginning.
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