Follow along as we travel the NASCAR Cup Series Circuit, stopping at local short tracks along the way, showing you the journey from the eyes of a racing Superfan!
Miles Traveled
19,599
Hours on the Road
299.5
Cup Series Races Attended
19
Local Short Tracks Visited
19
This week we travel from Pocono to Atlanta
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Saturday June 28, 7pm Est
EchoPark Speedway – Hampton, GA
Week 21 - Atlanta to Chicago
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:635
Total Hours on the Road this Week:13.5
Day 138: Sunday, June 29
Start : Hampton, GA
End : Acworth, GA
Miles Traveled : 68
Total Driving Hours : 2
Day 139: Monday, June 30
Start : Acworth, GA
End : Nashville, TN
Miles Traveled : 211
Total Driving Hours : 4
Day 140: Tuesday, July 1
Start : Nashville, TN
End : Louisville, KY
Miles Traveled : 215
Total Driving Hours : 4.5
Day 141: Wednesday, July 2
Start : Louisville, KY
End : Whitestown, IN
Miles Traveled : 141
Total Driving Hours : 3
Week 20 - Pocono to Atlanta
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:872
Total Hours on the Road this Week:16.5
Day 132: Monday, June 23
Start : Long Pond, PA
End : Martinsburg, WV
Miles Traveled : 206
Total Driving Hours : 4
We hung out with Kyle for a bit this morning before he had to get on the road to Virginia Beach. Got all packed up and bid farewell to Pocono Raceway around 2pm. We were some of the last to leave. Put about 4 hours in on the road and stopped at Cracker Barrel for the night in Martinsburg, WV. Going to get a good night's rest. Long travel day tomorrow.
Until next year, Pocono!
Cracker Barrel - Martinsburg, WV
Day 133: Tuesday, June 24
Start : Martinsburg, WV
End : Blacksburg, SC
Miles Traveled : 418
Total Driving Hours : 7.5
We pulled out of Cracker Barrel early this morning - around 8:30am. The price of diesel dropped by 60 cents once we crossed into Virginia so we fueled up and headed towards Kings Mountain State Park. We got into the camp site just before 4pm. It's our second time here after stopping for a couple days between Darlington and Bristol. The state park is connected adjacent to Kings Mountain National Military Park and sits right along South Carolina/North Carolina state line. It's a beautiful park with lots of trails to bike and hike. Only $30 a night for full hookup (50 amp and water).
Diesel dropped 60 cents a gallon when we crossed the Mason-Dixon!
Trading Post just a couple hundred feet from our campsite at Kings Mountain State Park
Day 134: Wednesday, June 25
We spent the day at Kings Mountain. Stella and I took an early morning hike for about 6 miles across the state line into North Carolina and back. Kings Mountain State Park has some cool history. During the Great Depression, low-income South Carolinians suffered greatly. To provide paying jobs and affordable recreation, President Roosevelt established various programs, some of which built new parks. At Kings Mountain, work was done by the men of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) alonf with dozen of local workers hired under the Emergency Relief Appropriations Act. Between 1936 and 1942, these local men built a bathhouse and many other structures in the park. The construction featured local stone and timber. These materials were inexpensive and easy to get, and they contributed to "parkitecture", a style that complements natural surroundings.
It was really hot and humid today but a big thunderstorm came through around 7pm. It lasted for about an hour and a half and cooled things off for a nice evening walk. Headed to Atlanta tomorrow.
The bathhouse built by local workers - 1939
The view of the lake and damn behind the bathhouse
Day 135: Thursday, June 26
Start : Blacksburg, SC
End : Hampton, GA
Miles Traveled : 248
Total Driving Hours : 5
Day 136: Friday, June 27
Day 137: Saturday, June 28
Week 19 - Mexico City to Pocono
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:2947
Total Hours on the Road this Week:19.5
Day 125: Monday, June 16
Start : Mexico City, Mexico
End : Mexico City, Mexico
Miles Traveled : 62
Total Driving Hours : 4
Trip to Pyramids
Day 126: Tuesday, June 17
Start : Mexico City, Mexico
End : Berwyn, PA
Miles Traveled : 2617
Total Driving Hours : 8
Day 127: Wednesday, June 18
Start : Berwyn, PA
End : Tafton, PA
Miles Traveled : 147
Total Driving Hours : 4
Day 128: Thursday June 19
Start : Tafton, PA
End : Long Pond, PA
Miles Traveled : 41
Total Driving Hours : 1.5
Day 129: Friday, June 20
Start : Long Pond, PA
End : Long Pond, PA
Miles Traveled : 80
Total Driving Hours : 1.5
Trip to Dickson City - Harrison Burton and Josh Williams
Day 130: Saturday, June 21
Xfinity Race in Pocono
Day 131: Sunday, June 22
Race Day at Pocono - The Great American Getaway 400! Got up around 9am and looked outside to see some heavy cloud cover. The rain came shortly afterwards, delaying the start of the race for over two and a half hours. Once the clouds cleared, the sun was out and it turned out to be a beautiful day. Unfortunately a lot of the driver appearances and pre-race festivities were cancelled. After the race got underway, Stella and I took a walk around the packed infield. We happened to come across a camper that caught fire when a nearby grill got too hot. Luckily there were several people from neighboring sites who rushed over with their fire extinguishers to put the flames out. Only minimal damage to the RV and no one was hurt, luckily.
Pocono Raceway has a paddock area with a deck overlooking the frontstretch from behind the pits - unlike any other track we've been to so far. The race was sold out, the first one in 15 years at Pocono, and it was great to see such a full house as we looked across the frontstretch. We watched the 3rd stage from the deck in the paddock and saw Chase Briscoe take the checkered flag in his #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota. We had a good view of the celebration in Victory Lane from the Paddock Deck as well.
After the race we headed back to the campsite and met up with our neighbors who joined us in a walk over to the Amazon Prime post-race show in the infield. Two of our neighbors' kids asked if they could wave the Sparky Superfan and Clemson flags amongst the crowd gathered behind the set. It was so cool! Almost like a College Gameday-type setting. Brad had some barbecue sandwiches cooked up for us when we got back to the campsite. Delicious. The haulers pulled out around 10pm so we crossed the track to catch them. Security wouldn't let us cross over the track afterwards so we had to take the longer walk around and through the tunnel. We hung out for a bit with Brad and Tammy after we got back. We've really had a great time with them as our neighbors this weekend. Can't wait to see them again next weekend in Atlanta!
Week 18 - Michigan to Mexico City
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:3747
Total Hours on the Road this Week:23
Day 118: Monday, June 9
Start : Brooklyn, MI
End : Snow Shoe, PA
Miles Traveled : 383
Total Driving Hours : 7
Day 119: Tuesday, June 10
Start : Snow Shoe, PA
End : Tafton, PA
Miles Traveled : 182
Total Driving Hours : 3.5
Day 120: Wednesday, June 11
Start : Tafton, PA
End : Berwyn, PA
Miles Traveled : 171
Total Driving Hours : 4
Day 121: Thursday, June 12
Start : Berwyn, PA
End : Mexico City, Mexico
Miles Traveled : 3011
Total Driving Hours : 8.5
Day 122: Friday, June 13
Mexico City
Day 123: Saturday, June 14
Mexico City
Day 124: Sunday, June 15
Mexico City
Week 17 - Nashville to Michigan
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:735
Total Hours on the Road this Week:14.5
Day 111: Monday, June 2
Start : Lebanon, TN
End : Louisville, KY
Miles Traveled : 181
Total Driving Hours : 3.5
Standard Sales
Day 112: Tuesday, June 3
Start : Louisville, KY
End : Marne, MI
Miles Traveled : 385
Total Driving Hours : 7
Day 113: Wednesday, June 4
Start : Marne, MI
End : Ovid, MI
Miles Traveled : 105
Total Driving Hours : 2
Day 114: Thursday, June 5
Start : Ovid, MI
End : Brooklyn, MI
Miles Traveled : 85
Total Driving Hours : 2
Made it to MIS
Day 115: Friday, June 6
MIS
Day 116: Saturday, June 7
MIS - Truck Race
Day 117: Sunday, June 8
MIS - Cup
Week 16 - Charlotte to Nashville
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:490
Total Hours on the Road this Week:10.5
Day 104: Monday, May 26
Start : Concord, NC
End : Arden, NC
Miles Traveled : 124
Total Driving Hours : 3
Cracker Barrell outside of Asheville
Day 105: Tuesday, May 17
Start : Arden, NC
End : Lebanon, TN
Miles Traveled : 278
Total Driving Hours : 5
Day 106: Wednesday, May 28
Start : Lebanon, TN
End : Lebanon, TN
Miles Traveled : 10
Total Driving Hours : .5
Day 107: Thursday, May 29
Start : Lebanon, TN
End : Lebanon, TN
Miles Traveled : 72
Total Driving Hours : 1.5
Day 108: Friday, May 30
Nashville Superspeedway
Day 109: Saturday, May 31
Nashville Superspeedway
Day 110: Sunday, June 1
Cracker Barrel 400
Week 15 - North Wilkesboro to Charlotte
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:93
Total Hours on the Road this Week:3
Day 97: Monday, May 19
Start : North Wilkesboro, NC
End : Statesville, NC
Miles Traveled : 58
Total Driving Hours : 1.5
Lake Norman State Park
Day 98: Tuesday, May 20
Lake Norman State Park
Day 99: Wednesday, May 21
Lake Norman State Park
Day 100: Thursday, May 22
Start : Statesville, NC
End : Concord, NC
Miles Traveled : 35
Total Driving Hours : 1.5
Haas and Charlotee Motor Speedway
Day 101: Friday, May 23
Hendrick Motorsports
Day 102: Saturday, May 24
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Day 103: Sunday, May 25
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Week 14 - Kansas to North Wilkesboro
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:968
Total Hours on the Road this Week:17.5
Day 90: Monday, May 12
Sundemeier RV Park
Day 91: Tuesday, May 13
Start : St. Charles, MO
End : Nashville, TN
Miles Traveled : 321
Total Driving Hours : 5.5
Day 92: Wednesday, May 14
Start : Nashville, TN
End : Knoxville, TN
Miles Traveled : 197
Total Driving Hours : 3.5
Day 93: Thursday, May 15
Start : Knoxville, TN
End : North Wilkesboro, NC
Miles Traveled : 195
Total Driving Hours : 4.5
North Wilkesboro arrival
Day 94: Friday, May 16
North Wilkesboro
Day 95: Saturday, May 17
North Wilkesboro
Day 96: Sunday, May 18
Week 13 - Texas to Kansas
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:623
Total Hours on the Road this Week:16.5
Day 83: Monday, May 5
Start : Fort Worth, TX
End : Bristow, OK
Miles Traveled : 231
Total Driving Hours : 8.5
Day 84: Tuesday, May 6
Start : Bristow, OK
End : Mulvane, KS
Miles Traveled : 169
Total Driving Hours : 3.5
Day 85: Wednesday, May 7
Start : Mulvane, KS
End : Lawrence, KS
Miles Traveled : 185
Total Driving Hours : 3.5
Day 86: Thursday, May 8
Start : Lawrence, KS
End : Kansas City, KS
Miles Traveled : 38
Total Driving Hours : 1
Day 87: Friday, May 9
Kansas Speedway
Day 88: Saturday, May 10
Bowyer: Kansas Speedway
Day 89: Sunday, May 11
Start : Kansas City, KS
End : St. Charles, MO
Miles Traveled : 245
Total Driving Hours : 4
Week 12 - Talladega to Texas
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:855
Total Hours on the Road this Week:16
Day 76: Monday, April 28
Start : Lincoln, AL
End : Tuscaloosa, AL
Miles Traveled : 101
Total Driving Hours : 2
Day 77: Tuesday, April 29
Coaches Corner
Day 78: Wednesday, April 30
Start : Tuscaloosa, AL
End : Monroe, LA
Miles Traveled : 308
Total Driving Hours : 5
Day 79: Thursday, May 1
Start : Monroe, TX
End : Valley View, TX
Miles Traveled : 361
Total Driving Hours : 7
Day 80: Friday, May 2
Start : Valley View, TX
End : Fort Worth, TX
Miles Traveled : 85
Total Driving Hours : 2
Day 81: Saturday, May 3
Texas Motor Speedway
Day 82: Sunday, May 4
Texas Motro Speedway
Week 11 - Clemson to Talladega
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:225
Total Hours on the Road this Week:4
Day 69: Monday, April 21
Clemson - Dega Week
Day 70: Tuesday, April 22
Clemson - Dega Week
Day 71: Wednesday, April 23
Start : Clemson, SC
End : Lincoln, AL
Miles Traveled : 225
Total Driving Hours : 4
Day 72: Thursday, April 24
Talladega
Day 73: Friday, April 25
Day 74: Saturday, April 26
Day 75: Sunday, April 27
Race Day at Talladega
Week 10 - Bristol to Clemson (Bye Week)
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:413
Total Hours on the Road this Week:9.5
Day 62: Monday, April 14
Start : Bristol, TN
End : Salisbury, NC
Miles Traveled : 163
Total Driving Hours : 4
Day 63: Tuesday, April 15
Millbridge Speedway
Day 64: Wednesday, April 16
Millbridge Speedway
Day 65: Thursday, April 17
Start : Salisbury, NC
End : Clemson, SC
Miles Traveled : 170
Total Driving Hours : 3.5
Day 66: Friday, April 18
Day 67: Saturday, April 19
Start : Clemson, SC
End : Clemson, SC
Miles Traveled : 80
Total Driving Hours : 2
Day 68: Sunday, April 20
Week 9 - Darlington to Bristol
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:349
Total Hours on the Road this Week:8
Day 55: Monday, April 7
Start : Darlington, SC
End : Blacksburg, SC
Miles Traveled : 116
Total Driving Hours : 3
Day 56: Tuesday, April 8
Kings Mountain
Day 57: Wednesday, April 9
Start : Blacksburg, SC
End : Bristol, TN
Miles Traveled : 233
Total Driving Hours : 5
Day 58: Thursday, April 10
Bristol Motor Speedway
Day 59: Friday, April 11
Day 60: Saturday, April 12
Day 61: Sunday, April 13
Race Day at Bristol
Week 8 - Martinsville to Darlington
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:340
Total Hours on the Road this Week:8.5
Day 48: Monday, March 31
Start : Ridgeway, VA
End : Elgin, SC
Miles Traveled : 245
Total Driving Hours : 5.5
Day 49: Tuesday, April 1
Start : Elgin, SC
End : Columbia, SC
Miles Traveled : 5
Total Driving Hours : .5
Sesquesentenial State Park
Day 50: Wednesday, April 2
Sesquesentential State Park
Day 51: Thursday, April 3
Start : Columbia, SC
End : Darlington, SC
Miles Traveled : 90
Total Driving Hours : 2.5
Day 52: Friday, April 4
Darlington Raceway
Day 53: Saturday, April 5
Darlington Raceway
Day 54: Sunday, April 6
Race Day! Darlington Raceway
Week 7 - Homestead to Martinsville
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:912
Total Hours on the Road this Week:20.5
Day 41: Monday, March 24
Start : Homestead, FL
End : Daltona, FL
Miles Traveled : 281
Total Driving Hours : 8
Day 42: Tuesday, March 25
Start : Daltona, FL
End : Edgewater, FL
Miles Traveled : 23
Total Driving Hours : 2
Day 43: Wednesday, March 26
Flordia Shores Truck Center
Day 44: Thursday, March 27
Florida Shores Truck Center
Day 45: Friday, March 28
Start : Edgewater, FL
End : Midway, GA
Miles Traveled : 216
Total Driving Hours : 3.5
Day 46: Saturday, March 29
Start : Midway, GA
End : Ridgeway, VA
Miles Traveled : 391
Total Driving Hours : 7
Day 47: Sunday, March 30
Martinsville Speeway
Week 6 - Las Vegas to Homestead
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:2717
Total Hours on the Road this Week:50
Day 34: Monday, March 17
Start : Kingman, AZ
End : Las Cruces, NM
Miles Traveled : 564
Total Driving Hours : 12.5
Day 35: Tuesday, March 18
Start : Las Cruces, NM
End : Sonora, TX
Miles Traveled : 437
Total Driving Hours : 7
Day 36: Wednesday, March 19
Start : Sonora, TX
End : Kerrville, TX
Miles Traveled : 103
Total Driving Hours : 3.5
Day 37: Thursday, March 20
Start : Kerrville, TX
End : Beaux Bridge, LA
Miles Traveled : 484
Total Driving Hours : 8
Day 38: Friday, March 21
Start : Beaux Bridge, LA
End : Homestead, FL
Miles Traveled : 997
Total Driving Hours : 16
Day 39: Saturday, March 22
Homestead
Day 40: Sunday, March 23
Homestead Race Day
Week 5 - Phoenix to Las Vegas
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:404
Total Hours on the Road this Week:8
Day 27: Monday, March 10
Start : Avondale, AZ
End : Lake Havasu, AZ
Miles Traveled : 187
Total Driving Hours : 3.5
Day 28: Tuesday, March 11
Start : Lake Havasu, AZ
End : Las Vegas, NV
Miles Traveled : 186
Total Driving Hours : 3.5
Day 29: Wednesday, March 12
Day 30: Thursday, March 13
Start : Las Vegas
End : North Las Vegas
Miles Traveled : 31
Total Driving Hours : 1
Day 31: Friday, March 14
Day 32: Saturday, March 15
Day 33: Sunday, March 16
Week 4 - Austin to Phoenix
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:1052
Total Hours on the Road this Week:17
Day 20: Monday, March 3
Start : Austin, TX
End : Sheffield, TX
Miles Traveled : 290
Total Driving Hours : 5
Day 21: Tuesday, March 4
Start : Sheffield, TX
End : Vado, NM
Miles Traveled : 341
Total Driving Hours : 5.5
Day 22: Wednesday, March 5
Start : Vado, NM
End : Avondale, AZ
Miles Traveled : 421
Total Driving Hours : 6.5
Day 23: Thursday, March 6
PHX Raceway
Day 24: Friday, March 7
Day 25: Saturday, March 8
Day 26: Sunday, March 9
Week 3 - Atlanta to Austin
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:1028
Total Hours on the Road this Week:20
Day 13: Monday, February 24
Start : Hampton, GA
End : Theodore, AL
Miles Traveled : 362
Total Driving Hours : 6
Day 14: Tuesday, February 25
Start : Theodore, AL
End : Welsh, LA
Miles Traveled : 302
Total Driving Hours : 5.5
Day 15: Wednesday, February 26
Start : Welsh, LA
End : San Felipe, TX
Miles Traveled : 217
Total Driving Hours : 5
Day 16: Thursday, February 27
Start : San Felipe, TX
End : Austin, TX
Miles Traveled : 147
Total Driving Hours : 3.5
Day 17: Friday, February 28
Day 18: Saturday, March 1
Day 19: Sunday, March 2
Week 2 - Daytona to Atlanta
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:514
Total Hours on the Road this Week:12
Day 6: Monday, February 17
Start : Daytona, FL
End : Edgewater, FL
Miles Traveled : 54
Total Driving Hours : 1.5
Day 6
Day 7: Tuesday, February 18
Start : Edgewater, FL
End : Sanderson, FL
Miles Traveled : 164
Total Driving Hours : 3
Day 8: Wednesday, February 19
Start : Sanderson, FL
End : Cordele, GA
Miles Traveled : 151
Total Driving Hours : 5
Day 9: Thursday, February 20
Start : Cordele, GA
End : Hampton, GA
Miles Traveled : 145
Total Driving Hours : 2.5
Day 10: Friday, February 21
Day 11: Saturday, February 22
Day 12: Sunday, February 23
Week 1 - South Carolina to Daytona
Made possible by:
Total Miles Traveled This Week:324
Total Hours on the Road this Week:5
Day 1: Wednesday, February 12
Start : Summerville, SC
End : Daytona, FL
Miles Traveled : 324
Total Driving Hours : 5
Day 2: Thursday, February 13
Epsom dolurum
Day 3: Friday, February 14
Day Three
Day 4: Saturday, February 15
Day 5: Sunday, February 16
Daytona 500!
