NASCAR: a primer

back from north carolina in one piece, although i am sunburnt to high hell and desperate for a shower. the weekend was pretty good, i learned more than i ever wanted to know about NASCAR, including that i don't hate it. hee. i have to say though, if any of you are planning on moving to charlotte, you had better study up on your NASCAR, because it is everywhere. the city basically lives for race day. every restaurant, bar, and store is completely covered in racing-themed signage. every bottle of coke has a driver pic on it, every bag of potato chips is printed with a checkered flag. junk food companies must make a fortune off of race fans, because they totally play to them.

and the sponsorships were completely cracking me up... did you know that there is an official credit card of NASCAR? an official soda? and even:

the official laundry detergent of NASCAR!



and... the offical CORN DOG of NASCAR!



( lotsa NASCAR-y goodness under the cut... )