Back from Richmond
Brian September 11th, 2005
I just got home from a great trip. It was almost a perfect trip, but then Harvick had to fool around and finish 10th. Oh well, that has been his season all year. He runs well, then will either get crashed, have mechanical troubles, or fall back near the end. Either way, I got to enjoy him out front for most of the first half of the race.
Another great aspect of this year’s Richmond race was getting to hang out Tim Kaine and some of his other supporters before and during the race. I had been to some great NASCAR races and I have been to some great political events. However, I think it will be rare that anything can measure up to a day that combines the best of both.
If anyone needs any reassurances of what a great guy Tim is, they should check out an event like this one. As I was talking to him I noticed how easy it is to forget he is the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, not to mention the future Governor of Virginia.
Here is a good shot of Tim and I before the race. (Thanks John).
This is Tim and I chatting about racing, Southwest Virginia, and some other random topics.
Heck, I even bumped into Jerry Kilgore coming out of the restroom. For some reason, though, he was not very friendly to me. I suppose it had something to do with the big Kaine for Governor sticker stuck to my chest. 
Always akward when you run into someone when you’re advertising for their opposition. But its always fun to make conversation with them and see how they react.
I did that same thing with Kilgore when he came to my school a year or so ago, and I wore a Kaine lapel sticker when I met him. Watch all the color drain from his face.