It all started at 4:00 in the morning on Friday and the whole family got up and packed up the car and headed to Martinsville which is a five hour drive from my house. But hey there was racing going on and I was not going to miss it and if you follow me on Snapchat you know how crazy it got.
Friday was the Virginia Pole Day for the Sprint Cup series and a big practice day for the trucks.
So when we finally got to the track I immediately ran to the track and into the stands to watch truck practice. When the trucks started I got really excited and pulled out my camera and started snapping pictures. Once the first few practice sessions were done, my family walked out and my friend and I remembered a teacher from our school worked on one of the trucks. So we sent him a message and got to see him and meet the driver of his truck. The driver is Brandon Brown and he drives the #86 truck. He is a really cool guy and super sweet so make sure you look out for him!
After we saw those guys we stood out and met some other drivers too and got a lot of autographs. One of my personal favorites we got to see was Mr. Joey Logano who drives the #22 in the Sprint Cup Series. He always has a smile on his face and he is so happy!
The next day was the day of the truck race and the day I got to meet up with Seanna. So we got to the track pretty early in the morning to see some drivers and hang out and meet up with Seanna. Once we were all together we watched practice and prepped for the race. When the race rolled around Seanna and I were standing outside waiting to see Ryan Blaney but we gave up and went inside for the race but I got a message and we went back outside and got to hang out with him for a few minutes. Seanna and I did make it back for the last 45 laps of the race but we did have some fun outside and I got to see Chase Elliott who I love. Again Snapchat knows how crazy it got.
Sunday came and it was the day of the Cup race. It was a very cold day but still one that was packed of fun memories. The day started out at the Ford display with me, Seanna
,and Abbie seeing people like Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney. It then moved on to going to the Green Flag Club and seeing some drivers talk about what they expected for the race and all that fun stuff. Not to long after that we were down on the track for driver introductions and if you followed me on Periscope you got to witness some of the fun. I also got to meet AJ Cook from Criminal Minds! Then they ran the race which was definitely one of the better races I've seen. I was sad to watch Kyle Busch win again but I will live.
After that it was sadly time to leave to go home. Martinsville was definitely the best way to end Spring break and it was a really great trip. It was my first weekend back at the track and it did not disappoint (except for Kyle Busch winning twice but what can you do?). Of course I can't wait to be back at a race for another fun weekend.
I hope you enjoyed this post and make sure you follow me on Twitter and Instagram to see some of the pictures I got from driver intros and of the cars on track (I took 970 pictures and editing takes a while so be patient).
A little side note! If you have a Periscope and would like to chat with me sometime please follow me @mpoff_ and I tend to broadcast a lot on trips and at races so make sure you get on there soon because you never know when I will be on there on another crazy adventure!
- Megan
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