"Even Racecar Drivers Have Mothers"
submitted by Kriss Hollis
M.L. Morgan (referee)
Well, race fans, we have decided to turn our Sound Off! page over to you. This will be your forum and we encourage you to submit your opinions to us. Don't be bashful.
Kriss has sent us some fine letters before and we hope you'll enjoy her comments this time just as much. Please feel free to join in.
Kriss Hollis
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Ahhh Mother's Day... that one time of the year
where Mothers everywhere are treated like a
queen... or should be. Even the almighty Nascar
bows down and takes a day off for it. This year
was my best ever as a mother of three. No, It
wasn't the flowers, cards, jewelry, new boots,
breakfast in bed or anything like that. It was
learning a lesson from my oldest son and a
stranger whom I will never know or ever forget. I
have always said race fans are the best people in
the world and after Sunday, I was proven right.
You see, my 8 year old son wanted me to have a
very special gift just from him.... not the ususal
Granny bought it and put his name on it kind of
thing. And like most children his age, he is very
good with a computer, the net and his favorite
websites. One of them happens to be the Adam Petty
site and the discussion board. So this bright
loving {no I am not in the least biased!} child
posted a message asking for help in acquiring me a
"very special gift", an autographed picure of Kyle
Petty and Adam Petty. And me, being a typical busy
mom who thought he was doing his homework on the
computer, knew nothing about it. My brother later
told me he and my sister knew all along, but
helped keep it a secret, so it was safe! I was
told to stay off the site until after Mother's
Day, and being a good mother, did what I was told.
This is where the real gift comes in: Another
Petty fan read my son's post and after exchanging
e mail with him, sent the picture Jaime`
requested. Now you tell me, what other sport could
a child send a call for help for a gift for his
mom, it be read by another fan and the request be
granted.. with no money exchanged and no stories
of a sick dying child, mother, father or whomever?
I could not think of a single one where this might
happen... NASCAR fans are the greatest in the
world.. and I'll fight anyone who tries to tell me
different. Sure we are biased, opinionated, loud
mouthed etc .... but we are also family.. and it
took a post on a discussion board titled "For my
Mom" by my son, a stranger with a good heart and
an autographed picture of a father and son to
remind me of exactly why I still love this sport
even after all the crap shoved at the fans by the
money people.....Its not Pepsi, Coke, Tide, Ford
Quality Care, Valvoline, Lowe's, Home Depot,
Dupont or Skittles.. its the drivers themselves,
the roar of the cars, the speeds they run
.......But it's also the family atmosphere and the
FANS! Don't ya just love it??!!
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