Like Patti, I am so thankful Dad got us interested in such a good wholesome sport!
I have made so many good friends through this message board (Thanks Bill!) and racing in general!
I am happy I have such a talented brother who loves racing too!
And I am so thankful to the O'Connor's every year for remembering my Dad with a race in his honor!
I am so very very blessed in so many ways!
Mudpacker, Thanks for asking!!

Smells, sounds, and sights.

The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.

The only place that I can escape and have fun, and the best place for my sons to learn about life! Race on!!!!

Well i'm glad i am taller than Sweeney and that Aero showed me a real beer...

Amen, brother. This should be #1 on everybodys list. Without our skilled and dedicated men and women serving our country, who knows if we would have the freedom to not only race, but to have the freedom of speech to post here. From the bottom of my heart, from a veteran, a giant thank you to our military members, both home and abroad!

I'm thankful to have a sister that love sprint car racing as much as I do or otherwise I wouldn't have gotten to or get to go to all the races I have this year and the remainder of this year.
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Thanks everyone for sharing your stories, very touching. I am so thankful my parents took me to the races at a very young age. I can remember going to Queen City Raceway, Winchester, Lawrenceburg and Florence at age 5. Had some great times, and met alot of great friends through racing. Its my life and i am proud.
Sincerely, Dave Rudisell

Well it has now been 24 hours and the comments are all positive. 55 replies and over 1400 views. When I started this thread I certainly didn't think it was possible. So many great stories and replies that I have enjoyed reading. Can we keep this going for another 24 hours?

Thanks Mud Packer it's been a great read!

Not go get totally off topic here, but I would like to add a sidenote. Yesterday when I started this thread, I wrote down five folks who don't always offer the most positive posts on the board. I was hoping that maybe they would share a positive moment with us. Unfortunately, not one of them chose to do that.

With that being said, I also have read through all of the posts twice. I am surprised that 5 people who are extremely positive with most of their posts haven't joined in yet.

These 10 people probably have more stories and positive racing experiences than most everyone on the board. I welcome input from everyone and hope that we can keep the positive responses coming. Thanks for sharing.

What everyone else said!

Plus I've met most of my ex-husbands and best friends through racing. I can't imagine what my life would be like without the "family" I've built out of strangers who share my love of the sport.