NASCAR Dreaming...Does It Get Any Better Than This???

Beneath the array of the brightly colored paint schemes, one would think they just woke up in the middle of some far away garden oasis.

Colors are so vivid and full of explosive vibrance that it makes even the Rose Parade look like a black and white picture.

Your eyes long to adjust to the beauty of the beast, which stands at just a stones throw away.

You begin to look around to see if anyone is watching, hoping to get that chance to climb between the twisted maze of steel bars that seems to be calling you by name.

You already know that once inside, the world that you have dreamed, talked, and bragged about will take you by force, and whisk you away into a land that only the few who can handle it have conquered.

Your knees start to quiver as slowly step closer and closer. You begin to feel your heart thumping harder and harder as you look beyond the small side window that is quietly calling your name.

You take a short peek inside to see the glistening metal eyelashes of the instrument cluster, as each gauge is about ready to come to life.

You know that at any moment, you are about to enter a forbidden zone. A zone that you wished and hoped would come a lot sooner then expected.

Your eyes, and your mind, begin to wonder what exactly it is that takes place once the rock hard seat put its massive plastic arms around you, and holds onto you as the two of you become one.

As you slowly lift your leg and gently climb inside, you are now ready to take your chances and see for yourself what it is that makes these drivers crave the feeling of traveling at speeds in excess of 180 miles-per-hour.

Your adrenaline starts pumping madly as you reach over to push the start button. You know that at any moment, the massive 850 horse-power, gas-guzzling monster will be at your disposal.

Your blood is boiling as the first rev from the starter brings the fire-breathing dragon to life.

The car around you starts shaking wildly and the veins in your body feel as though they are ready to burst as you rap the gas pedal, telling the engine that you are now in control.

Your senses begin to speak in a foreign language, telling you to get ready for the ride of your life.

As you sink back into the seat, all you see are the rays from the sun trying to peek through the Plexiglas windshield, gently whispering to the rest of the car—we have a rookie.

This is the moment of truth, and there is no backing out once this sleek racing machine has you in her grasp.

It’s that time to put the nylon-covered safety restraints around your already shaking upper torso, and give you the feeling that you and the car are now one.

Just then, your mind starts racing at the thought of letting the clutch out, and feeling the rush of 850 hungry ponies ready to explode out of the corral.

The roar of the engine is so deafening that you almost forget that this is your moment of glory, and no one is around to take it away.

The steering wheel begins to entice you as you slowly wrap your sweaty, glove covered fingers around its smooth, silky curves.

Your legs begin to tremble as you feel the thunder of the Sunoco thirsty power plant slowly make its way out of the concrete covered pit stall.

You look ahead and realize that there are no other cars around to help you through your paces.

For just a split moment, the racing gods are calling out for you to mash that pedal, and hold on for dear life, because you have just entered a zone that is beyond your wildest fantasies.

Is your mind playing tricks on you...or are you actually about ready to hit speeds that 60 years ago were unimaginable??

There is no speedometer to confirm what you believe—just the sound of the wind as it races through your tight-fitting helmet.

A thought prances through your mind about what a great feeling each NASCAR driver must have as he makes his way around some the best tracks that America has to offer.

Then, in the twinkling of an eye, it’s all over. The rush of adrenaline is all gone in a matter of seconds, and you begin to evaluate exactly what happened!!!

Your body goes into a frenzy at the thought that the worse is about to happen.

Oh no! How can this be happening to me?

In just a few short seconds it will all come to an abrupt halt.

Time will continue as you roll around, looking for something to grab onto...but you just can’t find it.

All you can hear is the annoying buzzing in your ears. You begin to scream in agony and pain...why me?!!

As you slowly open your eyes to make sure everything is alright. It is then that you realize it was only a dream...