Madhouse!
Stock Car Racing History
Well RR members, only seven days until opening day on April 26th for the 66th season at Bowman Gray Stadium aka "the madhouse", "still the most exciting of them all", "home of the hot modifieds", and "Winston-Salem's longest running professional sports event". My son and I always look forward to this Saturday. Opening day always brings a new excitement and sets the tone for what seems to happen the rest of the season.The plan is to arrive early and visit the pits after marking our seats. We are always on the front stretch, down gate 23 and sit on either row M,N,O or P on the right hand side in the end seats.It's great to see the drivers we haven't seen in several months and catch up with old friends. When they run us out of the pits at 5 pm we head off the eat and get back to claim a parking spot, and my son and I pass the football while waiting.The trick is if you mark your seat ahead of time, you don't have to wait in the long ticket line.When the gates open you have to get program and then you rest assured you will get your monies worth. It is usually not long before you see, or someone does, something worth the price of admission.For only $10.00 you can't beat it!I know fellow RR members Billy Biscoe, Robert Mitchell, Randy Myers and my self will be there. Perhaps we can get a RR group there! Anyone wishing to join in the real racing chime in.
updated by @nb-arnold: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM