[WestCoastGal]

"""""If the time comes when Dale Earnhardt, Jr. takes the black number three to the track, it won’t be for some publicity stunt or marketing ploy. Nor will it be before Dale, Jr. thinks the time is right. It will be done with great consideration and out of pure respect for a man who, though larger than life, was just a good old down home racer. I respect that. If the “3” never takes to the track again, I’ll respect that too. After all, I have enough remarkable memories of that car and the man who drove it to last me a lifetime.""""""

[LasVegasMac]

That is a great picture!

LVM

[LasVegasMac]

WCG, I'm still loving that picture. One of these days I'll learn how to post a pic, have a great one of Dale Sr. One of the end support structures (huge) for the Dale E. seating section at LVMS has a mural of him, absolutely beautiful.

Anyway, was just sitting here at the 'puter (killing time unitl 5:00 pm!), the wife calls and says that the newly opened Lowes store had a #48 car sitting out front for the grand opening day. The store is only 5 minutes away so I grabbed the kid and off we went.

It was a real car, driven last year and still used for testing - at least that is what the Hendrick employee told me. He just laughed when I asked if the boy could sit inside! I took some pics but they also did and will publish on the LowesRacing web site in a couple of days.

Neither the boy or I are #48 fans, but this was too cool to pass up.

The clock is going even slower now!

Did ya catch Dale Jr, when interviewed after qual pick, "Yea, I like these races and I've done good in the past - even if it was pushing Dale Jarrett to win."

LOL. I remember that - 2004, IIRC.

I hope Jr has a great night, tonight!