Just can’t leave it alone

NASCAR just can’t leave well enough alone.

Toyota. Car of Tomorrow. The Chase.

Now they tinker with the All-Star Challenge. One day after you think they’ve finished changing the rules (ha!) they mess with the All-Star format. Good grief, it took until after midnight last year to finish the race. But then again, there was entertainment by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

At least it's still a $$$$$$$ race. No points. Just good old fashioned bumpin' and bangin' swappin' paint and kissin' the wall racin'.

Woo-Hoo!

Of course, fans can make a whole 10 days of it. The NASCAR Members Club convention is held the two days before the race, and a week later is the Coke 600. Might as well stay a while.

The Hall of Fame is coming to town, there are lots of raceshops to visit and the shopping isn’t too shabby, either. I’m mapping out a week’s worth of things to do. Why bother making the 5-hour drive down and 5-hour drive back on Wednesday/Sunday and Friday/Sunday?

OK racefans, in order of preference, which team shops to visit?
For me, Roush, Gibbs, Childress, Hendrick. And let’s not forget Childress Vineyard (interesting tour).

Where do YOU want to go at Charlotte and the surrounding area?