After a short walk, seriously, we parked just a short ways from where our seats were, Here are pics from inside prior to the festivities.
The scoring tower and Pagoda.
Looking into turn one. Lots of empty seats at about 45 minutes prior to green flag. Track estimates they were down 20% in attendance. It showed.
Pre race parade. Tony Stewart, hometown favorite. Lives about 30 mins from the track in Columbus.
My buddy is a fan of Michael Waltrip, so this one was for him.
Dr. Evil, the Man in the Black Hat....Kyle Busch