[scottmandue]

Sunday was my first NASCAR race also, for the money they are charging you think they could do better than the cold hard aluminum bleacher seats you expect at a high school football field!

I must say I was impressed with the fans, certainly not the red neck stereotype we joke about. With their $20 hats $40 T-shirts $150 team jackets $400 radio scanners.

Also impressed by the cars, they sure make a great noise!

Metrolink is the only way to go, especially if you leave from union station they run non-stop to the track and back. My buddy went down to the end of the track to have a smoke so I walked down there with him and looked down on the freeway... suddenly we heard *smack* and looked out on the freeway where some lady in a mini van hit the center divider then did three 360's across all lanes and came to a stop right below us... we hadn't even got on the train and already saw an accident!

Froze our butts off, I sat on the uncomfortable bleachers for the first 150 laps, then I walked around up to about 40 laps to go, we decided to split for the train with 7 to go because it was just too cold.

I got the tickets for free... would I do it again? Probably not... maybe the infield would be more fun.

At least I can say been there done that (but I didn't buy the T-shirt).