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Captain you asked last night if we had any questions, I was too drained to think about it.

I heard the crowd booed Mark Martin, is that true?

Also heard the speedy dry was blowing up into the stands.

Tell us the highlights of what you saw. :)

Thought you might enjoy a little ‘critique’ re: ESPN on ABC:

https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2080132098367510832&postID=6355301237505768029

I was in a suite at the top of pit exit. We left the suite and were standing at the very top row of turn 2 during driver introductions and opening ceremony. I did not hear booing of Martin specifically, but I did hear booing on the front stretch of somebody. I don’t know who it was. Could have been Martin. Pledge of Allegiance was messed up somehow. A big pause in the middle. The Blessing was cheered.

Speedy dry was put down from the finish line to the middle of the backstretch after Andretti [I think] blowed up. The jet blowers were up against the wall and blew it into the race cars, the grass and the pit stalls. It was like a sand storm. I did not see any going into the stands at all. I might have missed that though.

The crowd loudly cheered Montoya’s car being towed around turns 3 and 4 to the garage after the fire. It was pretty embarrassing. I know this because I was walking around the track on the “boardwalk” during this time and was between 3 and 4 when the car when by. [I was right where the accident happened on the front stretch when it happened, too. Was surrounded in the smoke. Man does it smell good.] My son asked “why do they hate Montoya so much?” I said, “because he drives just like Dale Sr. did!”

Jimmy J is not the most popular driver, but the fans cheered his victory lap and burnouts, just like they did at the spring race.

We saw some of RaceDay at the Speed stage. It was so hot. And there was no sunshade for the TV people. J. Spencer was smoking a big cigar when not on camera. K. Wallace is truly nuts, but somehow manages to hold it all together. John Roberts has a very tough job keeping things on track and with no Teleprompter.

This race sold out with two days to go. Last year, it sold out with 3 weeks to go. The market is soft. ISC will not be expanding our new balcony any time soon. With expansion, Richmond could seat 150,000, but for some reason, there just is not a demand for that many tickets.

The racin at the end with Stuart, Johnson, Jr was some of the best I have ever seen. And Ragan thrilled the fans too. At first we though he wrecked Jr. and that he would be the new “hated one.” But when Jr. did not come down pit road but when straight to the garage, we realized quickly that it was another blown engine.