The Old MAN Wins One!!

After being sick for the most of the week, including Friday, where I slept for 14 hours after work, I felt better and the family+1 and myself went to the NASCAR Nationwide Sams Town 300 race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was beautiful weather, with plenty of sun and warmth. But now, I am dealing with a little sunburn.
For the most part, it was a very boring race, except for the last lap, and my horse in the race, the old man, Mark Martin won an improbable race.
We sat in the farthest section to the right, at the end of turn 1 and it turned out to be the best seats in the house. The race had very few cautions and no big wrecks, but with the exception of the first caution, the rest of the action happened in front of us. When Kyle Busch crashed, it happened right in front of us. When Brad Keslowski crashed on the final lap, it happened almost a straight shot in front of us and the end of pit road was also close to our seats.
It was great that Martin won, one of only 2 NASCAR drivers in the race older than me and he did it with patience- he was in the top 10 all race, but never that close to the front of the race. But with his experience, he saved enough fuel and won the race. And in typical classy Mark Martin fashion, did not do a burn out.
The other news was Danica Patrick. she has an above average car, crew chief and pit crew but she is severely lacking in NASCAR talent.
Yes, she came in 4th by the same way Mark Martin did- conserve fuel, but she was never in contention the entire race. She had been lapped once, from the mid-race to the end, she was almost always a straight away from the leaders. She did pass Trevor Bayne once, but that's pretty much it.
But it was very creepy seeing middle to older men cheering her on and also wearing her t-shirt. Very creepy, indeed. I think those are the guys you see on Dateline NBC.
So, congratulations to Mark Martin, the second oldest man in the race, winning the Sams Town race.