Bubbate & Bubba's Bravos & Boos from Bristol
(with pictures) By Jo Ann Hlavac 09/01/05
Hey there race fans. Laidback Racing went to the sixth race of their Chasin’ Racin’ Tour 2005, The Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
(Photo inks are in green). Hope ya’ll enjoy! To read more about the fans
in this article and our Bristol adventures, come back Friday for our
“Fan Recap from the Bristol Motor Speedway Parking Lots (with pictures)”.
Bubbate & Bubba's Bravos to:
...seeing the Trucks, Busch and Cup cars all race around Bristol.
...Track Laps for Kids for letting Jimmy drive the Little Brown Truck around Bristol Motor Speedway. (special thanks to Stephanie and the Sheriff's Department)
...all the fans cheering when the LBT came out of the pits
...the police car that pulled up with the blue lights and sirens on like he was pulling the LBT over
...seeing George the Painter painting the wall, yelling to him and getting a wave of the brush.
...playing "Guess who are new fans and who are long time fans" by how they were dressed.
...fried oreos
...Larry Byrd, Willy Ray, Jim Spears and Jerry Jones who have sat in the same spot for the last 8 years waiting the characters walking by.
...Dawn and Ted from Indy who moved over so I could ride the shuttle...Ted really just wanted to sit in between 2 beautiful redheads!
A double bravo to ALL the fans for showing him the appreciation and respect he deserves
...drivers kids singing the Star Spangled Banner
...Jimmy and Jo Ann for making it a no pit stop race on Saturday!
...seeing Ricky Rudd and Kenny Schrader run in the top 10 almost all night
...Rusty for leading his last Bristol race
....Ricky Rudd for a top 5 finish
Bubbate & Bubba's Boos to:
...Little Frankie being left home again!
...no coffee being brewed at the race Friday even though the wide screen TV had on it
"JFG and BMS, always something brewing. Bristol welcomes JFG coffee into the BMS family"
(they must be the red headed step children of the family)
....Crown Royal costing $6.00 Wednesday night and then $8.00 Friday
...Kevin and Frankie not for getting lost but for not using the GPS that was in the back seat
...Red Barn Campground for not having enough port o potties and not cleaning the ones they had.
This week some things deserved a bravo and a boo:
BOO to us leaving the stuff out of the LBT next to the track for hours BUT
BRAVO to it still being there when we got back!
BOO to rain on Friday night BUT
BRAVO to sitting in Earnhardt Tower under the cover nice and dry
BOO to Jimmy Elledge's daughter getting scared BUT
BRAVO to her daddy being there to comfort her.
BOO to Carl Edwards getting into both Petty cars BUT
Bravo to Kyle for going to chat pleasantly about it.
BOO to not being in Darlington SC on Labor Day weekend BUT
BRAVO to having the Bristol night race to take the sadness away
QUOTES OF THE WEEKEND:
"Hey Karen, something's always brewing at BMS. It just ain't coffee" Race mama
"I ain't going to Wal-Mart this week." Cindy (and I swear she didn't)
"Honey, you need to lay down I have to tell you something." A Rusty Wallace's fan's husband on how she found out Kurt Busch was going into the 2 car.
"That rain delay threw off his pit strategy." Jimmy on a fan who took a little nap during Friday's race
"My Grandstand is bigger than yours." Bobby Allison to Rusty
"Hey Kevin, Dale called and wants you to meet him over at Newman's hauler to back him up" Racemama
Well race fans, that's all for today. Please come back tomorrow for our “Fan Recap from the Bristol Motor Speedway Parking Lots (with pictures)”.
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