North Carolina Trip

Well we are home from our wonderful holiday. We spent 13 days away from home and drove across 15 states! We also got to see 5 Nascar tracks.
On the way down we stopped at the Matt Kenseth fan club. We were able to buy some souvenirs and just enjoy all sorts of Matt Kenseth memorabilia.



The main purpose of our trip was to see the Coca Cola 600 @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was a terrific race, with my driver finishing 3rd (go K Petty). We were sitting right across from Matt's pit, here's a close up of his team working on a quick pit stop.



Kyle Petty rolling out to get ready for the start of the race.





It was a hot day! Dawson and I are enjoying the pre-race festivities.

We drove out to the coast (Atlantic Ocean) and stayed at Carolina Beach for 2 nights. We were on the 8th floor with a balcony overlooking the ocean. It was beautiful.

We went to Fort Fisher to see an aquarium. Here's some jellyfish. They look cool.

We also were able to visit 3 race shops. Roush Fenway Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing and Petty Enterprises. At the Richard Petty Museum we met Mr. The King.

Richard is a Nascar legend. He has 200 career wins and has won many championships. He is also Kyle's dad! He was super down to earth and really nice. He thanked us many times for coming to the museum.

After the museum we took a drive past his house and made our way to Victory Junction Gang Camp. Victory Junction is a camp where children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses are able to go free of charge thanks to Klye and Pattie Petty. They started the camp about 3 years ago when their son Adam was killed while practicing for a Nascar race. The Camp was built on 72 acres that were generously donated by Richard and Lynda Petty. Victory Junction Gang Camp has a racing theme with the sights, sounds, look and feel of a race track! The Camp is comprised of 44 buildings, including the Goody's Body Shop medical center, the Hendrick Motorsports Fuel Stop dining hall, the Silver Theater, the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America water park, Adam's Race Shop, the Michael Waltrip Operation Marathon Sportscenter, Jessie's Horse Power Garage and a few others. We were able to go on a tour of the camp and it was just incredible.

We found a Tim Hortons in Ohio on the way home, so we had to stop, and Dawson had a coffee (it was really hot outside but he couldn't pass up the opportunity!). Tim Hortons also took Mastercard! Huh. We stopped at the Neil Armstrong Museum and the Omaha Zoo The zoo was HUGE! We easily could of spend a lot more time there, but we were anxious to get back on the road and get home. We made it home safely and really had a wonderful time.