Yesterday I dropped out and became a professional Nascar driver. . . but then I had to quit

After having a pet penguin I needed something else this week to do that was totally awesome and would make me totally popular.  My dream occupation was to become a Nascar driver and well, a once in a life time opportunity came my way.  Few weeks ago I was watching the local dirt track races at The Heart O Texas Speedway here in Waco and I met this really nice older gentleman named Bobby Hendrix Jr.  Bobby jr spent his younger years racing stock cars out in North Carolina against some of the big names of Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt and once he retired he made his way out to Texas (And ended up in Waco. . . ? I know right?).   And we got to talk'n about how I've always been a fan of racing and that I would really like to get into it.  He then said that he has a friend look'n to put a team together and would like a young driver that no one has really ever heard of, and he'd give me a call if they would be interested.

Well, few months later Bobby jr called me up tell'n me that they would like to see me give a few hot laps up at the Texas Motor Speedway in one of their prototype stock cars.  So I did what any other weekend warrior Nascar fan would do with this opportunity, and that was drop everything that I was doing and get my butt up to the Texas Motor Speedway cause I get to freaking drive a Nascar!

Theres me sitting in my car (Didn't think it was legit huh?)

So after putting a few laps down around the speedway, Mr. Jimmie Hamlin really like what he saw in me.  And he wanted to sign me right away as a starting driver in the 2011 season.

Me rocking the front stretch 

Of course I wanted to sign!! So right there in there standing in the race suit right next to a car still hot from a few laps I signed becoming apart of the 2011 Jimmie Hamlin's #07 Jack Daniels race team.  Then right from the get go I already had a ton of fans wanting my autograph!!!

It took a little time getting used to all this new attention (about 30 minutes) then I finally felt like I have accomplished my goal, except for winning of course, but heck.. I'm a Nascar diver! But being Baptist and driving the #07 Jack Daniels car is kind of contradicting. . . So, I asked Mr. Jimmie Hamlin if there was a chance that we could get a new sponsor instead of Jack Daniels, something like Lifeway Christian Bookstore or American Eagle? He then told me that Mr. Daniels was a really good friend of his and he has helped him with a lot of problems though out his life, he really put emphasis on problems with his wife....., and that he owes it to Mr. Daniels to have a racing team with his company on it.  I then decide that I was not going to race for Mr. Hamlin and that I would wait for other racing opportunities down the road. (pun intended.... )

Right then and their I went down in Nascar history, as being the shortest signed career driver for a full 5 hours. . . I then had a nice trip back to Waco with the feeling that I had made the right career move, guess that means I still have to take my finals. . .. . but hey, I got to drive a Nascar!

-Drew