Ultimate Race Day

Guest Blogger: Katey Dietz

Cruise ships are a lot like Vegas. What happens at sea, stays at sea. That is, unless someone rats you out, and that is exactly what I’m about to do, rat myself out.

Sunday, while aboard the Carnival Destiny for Social Fresh Cruise, I, on purpose, skipped the blogging roundtable. That’s right! This lil blogger passed up the opportunity to openly discuss blogging with the likes of Chris Brogan, Amber Naslund, Greg Cangialosi, Lucretia Pruitt, Steve Hall, Emily Gerson, and so many more!

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Now what could possibly drag me away from such an opportunity? NASCAR baby!

While watching the race sipping Mojitos as Cuba passed by was pretty awesome, the race itself was pretty unremarkable, as evidenced by the fact that NASCAR.com had the time to post the following in their Lap-by-Lap feed:

“Lap 213 — Denny Hamlin’s crew is eating pizza, gearing up for the final pit stop of the day.”

Though I miss the days of hard won battles for position, unexpected slingshot moves through traffic, I have to admit that there is a bit of magic to watching history be made. I have no real love for the Hendrick team, but can’t help rooting for them. They are the Manchester United of NASCAR. They have deep pockets, spend wisely & get results. Whether you love or hate them, one can’t help but respect what Rick Hendrick has built.

I’m hoping Homestead breaks the streak of dull races we’ve had this Fall. It’s gonna take a lot to stop a 1-2-3 Chase finish for Hendrick, but amid all the chatter we’ll endure Sunday about the history books here’s hoping we get a surprise leader/winner to rally around (I’m looking at you Joey Logano).

After conferences, everyone likes to talk about “takeaways”. My takeaway from Phoenix is this quote from Jeff Burton:

“We’re building on something. We’re working hard on our equipment, on our communication and I’m working hard on paying attention to how I drive. Everybody’s looking at themselves in the mirror and the results are showing.”