NASCAR Daffynitions ~ Lady in Black

by: PattyKay Lilley

For all you lovers of the Lady, I've let her out to play again. Have fun with her and remember, it's all in fun.

Good day race fans. This is your raving reporter, the Lady in Black, coming to you today from the hills of North Georgia, where I'm still laughing  about that water bottle "crisis" over the weekend. Have they hung the Keselowski kid yet? Honestly, some people's children would get upset over winning the lottery!

It occurs to me that if folks knew more about NASCAR and what really makes it tick, they wouldn't have such a difficult time accepting that it really is OK to toss a water bottle... as long as your name isn't Rusty and it's not aimed at Dale's head. Oh, look it up; Bristol night race, '95. Now, THAT water bottle deserves to be famous! Bristol Song~JohnBoy and Billy

So, for all the new fans reading out there, and the old fans that don't grasp some things too quickly or forget too rapidly, here are some terms that some may have a hard time understanding as the talking heads repeat them ad nauseum throughout every race. I’ve compiled these to heighten your enjoyment as the race goes along. Memorize as many as you can, and use them in place of what Larry, Moe and Curly tell you on TV. I promise that your racing experience will be a lot more fun.