The Undecided Philosopher and the VolCon Hit the High Banks of Bristol...

An afternoon filled with great food, good friends, fun games, and fast cars, this is the recap of my trip to the night race at Bristol with the VolCon. Rob and I arrived at the speedway around 3:30pm yesterday afternoon on a mission. We had three basic goals. Goal #1: Eat as much good food as possible, while still being able to physically make it to our seats at the track. Goal #2: Win as many free Sharpies (got to keep the Huddleston Law Firm stocked with as many cool colors as possible) and other prizes in the games area outside of the track. Goal #3: Watch a fantastic race on the high banks of Bristol and make it home safely to blog about it.

Goal #1 - Accomplished - We managed to finish off several plates each of barbecue, ribs, meatballs, salad, and other assorted good foods. This task was actually divided into two separate waves of attack - first, our initial meal and, then a secondary dessert phase to recover from our goal #2 attempts.

Goal #2 - Accomplished (sort of) - Let us just say that it is a good thing for the VolCon most of the game venues gave out prizes for simply trying. I am not saying I was keeping score or anything, but the Undecided Philosopher did walk away with a slightly heavier backpack than the VolCon.

Goal #3 - Accomplished - The race was excellent from start to finish. We were blessed with excellent seats, perfect weather, and a good race with very few cautions. For those who did not watch, Matt Kenneth held off Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for his second win in a row at the Bristol night race. Jr. was his own story in the race, starting from 40th position and working his way up to a strong 3rd place finish.

Yes, Saturday was a good day at the race track. My thanks to my best friend Rob, the VolCon, for coming along. Watch your calendars - the next race blog should come along in March for the Food City 500. Until then, enjoy these pics from last night's event.