After a weeklong obsession with watching CARS and his hero, Lightening McQueen, Jack was finally motivated to not only get in his #8 Dale Jr racecar, but actually drive it too. While it took nearly 6 months to get him in the car, it was equally hard to get him out. He had an absolute blast today driving all over the yard, the sportcourt and even through the gate and over to Henry's house next door. He made Mommy & Daddy work the pits and had us fueling and changing tires "in the pits" for hours. Not one to typically wear sunglasses for more than a few minutes, today he had his "race car sunglasses" on for driving. His breaks from driving the Dale Jr #8 car were filled with hitting golf balls with several clearing the fence!
To think this all started with Carl taking us to a NASCAR race in Joliet, Illinois back in 2002. Who would have ever thought that a casual curiosity and a free ticket from Kraft would lead to this... our NASCAR loving (nearly) 3-year old. While watching any race, he can spot the logos on the cars going 185 MPH, calling them out - plus the driver & the number, like "Jimmie Johnson, the Lowe's car, number 48"... I kid you not. The list includes Dale Jr, Johnson, Tony Stewart, the Jack (Daniels) car, and the M&M's car (can't tell him who drives that b/c Mommy & Daddy don't like Kyle Busch).
