The weekend for the 1000bulbs.com 500 at Talladega was outstanding as usual. The new fan amenities, plus our new amenities for the scoring tower was a huge hit in more ways than one. When the event was delayed until Monday after the completion of stage one, we thought, well to end our 2019 season of travel to tracks, we are going out on a high note with a bonus day of racing.
Little did we know what lay ahead of us…..
A casual conversation arose between us and our MRN contact, Stacy, about what track we would get next, seeing as she helped us get into Richmond at a seconds notice it seemed. The conversation was really in a joking manner, per say. She mentioned “I gotta get yall into Homestead next, because theyre looking”. Well, the initial thought, after Steve and I made eye contact was “Theres another feather in the cap for 2020” because she executed getting us into Richmond with ease. In the words of Lee Corso…
“NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND!!”
The notification was given to Steve on Wednesday afternoon, and finalized Thursdday that another feather would be put into the cap for CRN….. IN 5 WEEKS! Neither of us knew what to think, other than “Could this year even be real?!” Yep, we are bound for Homestead-Miami Speedway for Ford Championship weekend, and yep, CRN will handle the PA Duties for the final championship races for all 3 top series for what seems to be the last time. It may have for Steve, I dont know for sure yet, but it for sure hasnt sank in fully yet for me. Its unbelievable to think that I will have been a part of 4 PA teams this year, and Homestead will be my 9th, yes 9th different venue this year. Like I have stated on a previous blog post, being in the right place at the right time can work wonders for future endeavors. The one word for me that can describe this 2019 season for me, as a fan and now as a part of media/track staffs…
SURREAL.