NASCAR now

So I promised my brother I would expand on my earlier post about my time in Dallas. I was down there for the Association for Women in Sports Media's conference. It was a very cool experience, which began with a reception at Texas Motor Speedway. After a little food and drink, it was down to the track for a spin.

We were lucky enough to be able to take a ride -- at 160 mph -- in a stock car. (Just like the ones they drive in the Daytona 500.) It seemed pretty cool on the straight away. But when you hit the turns, wow. It was like a rollar-coaster with no drop. Talk about G-forces.

In one sports department I worked in, we joked that the NASCAR handbook reads "Drive fast, turn left." After five laps around the track, I can't say I get it but I do respect it.



The Jack Daniels car, which I, shockingly, chose to ride in.



Suited up. They made us wear the fireproof coveralls, just in case.



Even hotter in the helmet.