i did not see the induction show,those things dont hold my attention anymore..but the first time i went to a NASCAR race at Sonoma,my dad and i had VIP tickets that were given to my folks best friends ( the ones i talk about who own all the Packards),well they are not into racing at all,and they ,ofcourse knew i drove at onetime,and they gave us the tickets..they were pretty good,big tent,free food and booze,,all you could eat and drink,was a huge area with tables and huge (for the time) TV screens all over to catch all of the action,then a small grandstand on either side of the opening of the tent facing the track,plus the ticket included seats in the old grandstand in what was "NASCAR turn 7",where they go past the main road course,down the straight,and into the hard right and then into the "S"'s....
now to the point of Rusty Wallace,the tent area had this big bathroom thing on a trailer,,had hot and cold running water,mens room had 3 toilets,and 4 urinals,and a single sink,,i go in,im standing at the urinal,and suddenly the door flys open and hits me on the back almost knocking me into the urinal,its one of the wall to floor types..then the guy throws open the door to the toilet stall and that hits me hard too,,so i yelled..i wasnt happy,was half lit,and i mean i yelled...dude what the **** is wrong with you?,do that again,yer not walkin outta here on your own feet.....and i hear...OMG..what did i do??..you hit me twice with the doors...he replies..omg im so sorry...i was..(pause n grunt) in a hurry and i honestly didnt see anyone in here...im soooo sorry...( it was at this point that i realised this voice was familure to me),so im done,wash my hands..turn around and there is this guy standing there with a grin on his face..and he says...wanna have some fun?......now i ask you..when a man asks you...wanna have some fun..in a bathroom....that makes you a tad uncomfortable...dont it??...lol...the guy see's the look on my face and quickly realises his goof,and says...no no ,not what i meant....about them the guy in the stall comes out and yes..its rusty wallace....he washes up..we shake hands..he appologizes again...then says...listin cat..do me a favor (this is what his "man" meant when he said have fun)...so rusty handed me his miller lite hat,,and we waited for a few...then i opened the door slowly,,,stuck my head out slightly so the people outside could see the hat logo,,then stepped out...cameras we flashing and people were yellin...then there was a HUGE sigh...when they realised it was me..not rusty..as he had snuck out the side door,which went over the trailer tongue and into the back of another tent..
about an hour later ,dad and i were in the tent we were supposed to be in,when rusty wallace walks in,case of miller lite in his arms and he walked up to me,set it on the table..shock my hand again and visited for about 20 minutes...then a golf cart came and off he went to the drivers meeting...i didnt care for miller lite at the time..so i handed them out to the people in our tent...was a fun day
also after the race..we were parked on the hill....we spent several hours watching the drivers and others loading up into the helos and leaving....was cool..
