Daniel and Charles went to the races in Vegas. Daniel reports: "Grandma and Grandpa Simpson gave us tickets for the Sunday race. Neon garage was the coolest because the dude acted like a robot but wasn't and he was standing by a GT350. Dad got me an Army tshirt at the semi of their race car. We ate a burger and some Diet Pepsi. The race was AWESOME and loud even with the earplug things on. Dad's friends Todd and Scott sat with us. There was this one crash that hit the wall, then there was one right in the corner right in front of us. It caught on fire. I even got to miss a day of school to drive home."
NASCAR has been a "Rhodes thing" forever: cousins Collin and Aaron were almost named Tony and Dale, Grandma Alice loved the Tide car, the entire family would gather around the television with Pap rooting the loudest, and Daniel was all smiles when his dad asked him to join him at the races with "the big guys." It was difficult to choose from the 1200 pictures taken during the weekend, but here are a few to give you a taste of the adrenaline, rubber, and expensive food.
