NASCAR FANS - Pick Your Top 5 For Atlanta

[2bemarried]

Andy congrats on meeting Tony. That's very kewl!!!

 

[2bemarried]

Oh p.s. for all the ladies*Jr. fans* Avon has the cutest collectible bears on sale for 14.99 I got the one of Jr. there's also one for Sr.

 

[gdulaney]

Originally posted by 2bemarried
Oh p.s. for all the ladies*Jr. fans* Avon has the cutest collectible bears on sale for 14.99 I got the one of Jr. there's also one for Sr.

Those bears are going fast...the last order that I placed came back with two JR bears on backorder. So, hurry and get 'em while you can...they are CUTE!!!

Ginny

PS....meeting Tony was way cool!! Here's the long story, Andy gave the short one....

After work, we headed to the McDonough Home Depot, where Tony was making an autograph appearance from 6-8pm. When we arrived (5:45), the line was down and around to the back of the store. We got our wristband, got in line and started making friends with the folks around us.... After almost 2hrs (in 3-inch heels)...we were entering the store. One of the last group to be admitted. Then, before we knew it...we were at the front of the line. We'd already been told...one autographed item per person...pixs are fine, but no posing. With the hundreds of folks that he saw, this seemed reasonable, but I had to ask. "Excuse me, may I prop Flat Stanley up and take your pix while you sign?" Imagine my surprise when Tony stopped writing, looked up and smiled. As I started to launch into my "Flat Stanley is a school project...." speech, Tony spoke..."No problem, I'll be glad to hold him. We get alot of Flat Stanleys." He knew about Flat Stanley and was happy to help out!!! WOW! Of all the responses, this was not one that I had even considered. Not only did he hold FS (by the hands, no less), but he stopped signing autographs and smiled into the camera. I think that I'm one of the few folks who didn't have to take a picture while he was signing (ie...getting the top of his head ). He was a really nice person and I'm very glad we had the opportunity to meet him!!

 

[ToriLammy]

So was it a Digital camera or a regular camera? When are we going to see the picture Thanks for the report of the meeting, sounds like it was great. Have fun at the race guys!

 

[momof2OH]

Here's my picks:

#8 Jr.
#12 Newman
#20 Stewart
#15 Waltrip
#88 Jarrett

Spare: #48 Johnson

 

[Gette88]

PICTURES, PICTURES, WE WANT PICTURES

WOW, Andy and Ginny that's so awesome. I'm glad you guys had such a cool experience. DD had to do a Flat Stanley once and we sent him to friends in Mississippi where he went to a rodeo, certainly not as exciting as meeting Tony Stewart.

 

[gdulaney]

Pictures....hopefully coming soon....

It was a digital camera...so as soon as I can figure out how to get the pixs on the DISboard...we'll get them posted. If anybody has tips on how to do it, please share.

Guess I'm still pretty excited.... Andy is too, he wore his autographed Tony Stewart jacket to work today.

Hope qualifying goes well...

Ginny

 

[Gette88]

Originally posted by gdulaney


Guess I'm still pretty excited.... Andy is too, he wore his autographed Tony Stewart jacket to work today.

Hope qualifying goes well...

Ginny [/B]

LOL, can't say I blame ya's.

 

[xABearx]

Tony is scheduled to be back in the Atlanta area again at the end of this month and we plan on making a trip to the Home Depot in Snellville, east of Atlanta, and see him again....wow, here twice in the same month....he must like Ga quite a bit .... Andy

 

[vald1977]

How cool for you guys to meet Tony Stewart like that! Sounds like he is a great guy to take the time to give you your picture like that. One question though. What is a "Flat Stanley" ?

p.s. you can sign up for a free imagestation account and use that site to put your pic on the dis .

 

[xABearx]

One last *bump* before qualifying begins at 3:00pm .... Andy

 

[xABearx]

Here's the qualifying order for today :


1 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL
2 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's
3 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Quality Parts
4 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
5 #4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet Morgan-McClure
6 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser
7 #172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford TUCSON
8 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia Pacific/Brawny
9 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite
10 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline
11 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light
12 #22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge Caterpillar
13 #89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Voyles/Carter's Royal Dispos-all
14 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed
15 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW
16 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target
17 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker
18 #32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Tide
19 #280 Andy Hillenburg Ford Commercial Truck & Trailer
20 #23 Dave Blaney Dodge Bill Davis Racing
21 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
22 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont
23 #50 Derrike Cope Dodge redneckjunk.com
24 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service
25 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army
26 #30 Johnny Sauter* Chevrolet America Online
27 #9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW
28 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's
29 #09 Joe Ruttman Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts
30 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
31 #25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services
32 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools
33 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
34 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS
35 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's
36 #77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge Kodak EasyShare
37 #198 Todd Bodine Ford Lucas Oil Products
38 #99 Jeff Burton Ford SKF
39 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot
40 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard
41 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra
42 #97 Kurt Busch Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools
43 #10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet Valvoline
44 #02 Andy Belmont Pontiac Intell Food Brokers

 

[xABearx]

Guess who gets the pole for the 3rd time in a row at AMS.....Flyin' Ryan....Imagine that.....some of the others you might be interested in ... Gordon is 4th, Jr is 7th, Bobby is 10th, Rusty is 11th, Mikey is 16th, and Tony is 19th.

 

[Gette88]

Originally posted by xABearx
Guess who gets the pole for the 3rd time in a row at AMS.....Flyin' Ryan....Imagine that.....some of the others you might be interested in ... Gordon is 4th, Jr is 7th, Bobby is 10th, Rusty is 11th, Mikey is 16th, and Tony is 19th.

and Elliott Sadler qualified 5th

Andy your doing a good job keeping everyone informed on qualifying.

 

[xABearx]

Thanks for the kudos, but, noboby does it better than Tori....sorry for leaving Elliott out, I'm surprised Ginny didn't grill me for not updating his starting position ..... Andy

 

[ToriLammy]

Originally posted by xABearx
Thanks for the kudos, but, noboby does it better than Tori....sorry for leaving Elliott out, I'm surprised Ginny didn't grill me for not updating his starting position ..... Andy

Thank you Andy. I came to the board but you had already posted. (I was busy filling out sweepstakes entries for the Texas Race - a friend found me one that is only open to Oklahomans so I was writing my name and adress over and over and over Wish me luck!)

I love that this NASCAR Fans thread is becoming such a "community" and that everyone shares info I almost posted on the "homeless" thread but realized I'm not homeless as long as there are NASCAR fans here.

Did ya'll see Happy Hour this morning - fastest Dave Blaney (one of my favorite underdogs). Gordon looked much better today than he did yesterday and says by tomorrow he should be as good as his car I hope Loomis is getting better too.

Top ten in Happy Hour were:

1 #23 Dave Blaney Dodge
2 #41 Casey Mears Dodge
3 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
4 #97 Kurt Busch Ford
5 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet
6 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
7 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet
8 #99 Jeff Burton Ford
9 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge
10 #6 Mark Martin Ford

 

[xABearx]

Ok guys....this is the 1st time I've ever done a pic post (thanks to Val for the tip on imagestation), so here goes:

Tony signing an autograph...

Here's Tony holding Flat Stanley...

Here's J J Yeley who was with Tony also taking time to pose with Flat Stanley....

...and finally, Flat Stanley trying to show he can drive the 20 car too....


Hope you enjoy the pics.....Andy

 

[kpgclark]

I'm not a NASCAR fan and haven't read this whole thread so forgive me if this has already been posted. There is an IMAX 3D NASCAR movie out right now. In fact my son and husband are on their way there right now. Sounds like fun.

 

[Gette88]

DH and I just got home from the IMAX movie. It was really good. We loved it. The beginning chase scene was great. It was very interesting, definitely for die-hard fans like us. The 3D was really cool and so clear at times it felt like you were eavesdropping on conversations and the pit road action was awesome.

Andy, I love your pic's, so cool.

Tori, I agree with you about feeling at home on this thread. Lately I've been just coming straight here and not even checking out the community board. Good luck on your sweepstakes.

 

[Gette88]

I just checked out the Homeless thread Tori mentioned and let me tell you none of us our homeless, this is our home. We started this NASCAR thread when Kurt Busch and Jimmy Spencer were fighting and poor Spencers not even around and we are still going strong.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=425839&highlight=+Kurt++Busch++Jimmy++Spencer