An overlooked outlet for sports in Wake County is racin’ on Friday nights at the Wake County Speedway. I have lived in the area for more than 20 years and threatened to go dozens of times – and finally did so last Friday night. And, I’m going back again.<\/p>\n
I probably still would not have gone had my son not been a fan of Lighting McQueen – the animated movie car. I knew he’d love it. He did enjoy the racing (and the snow cone) but he was getting tired because the finals in each division didn’t even start until his bedtime. So, we missed the wild finale race. Luckily, some newspapers still cover local racing and I got a good review of the evening from The Herald newspaper – click here to read it<\/a>.<\/p>\n The atmosphere was true blue traditional America, complete with a prayer and the singing of the national anthem prior to the racing (plus, a family friendly area where there is no alcohol or profanity allowed). We sat in regular seating and weren’t bothered – except for a whiff of tobacco smoke every now and then.<\/p>\n In a time of globalization dominance and politically correct celebrations of diversity of other cultures which have recently come to the area, it is nice to see a throwback night of good ole Southern culture racing at Wake County Speedway, now in its 48th consecutive year.<\/p>\n