Walking past the capitol building on our way to meet up with the team's escort to Carb Day.
Watching them test the car before the final practice.
We had VIP all access all weekend. It was a pretty cool, once in a life-time, experience. A selfie looking from the garage area, as we walked toward pit row.
Friday was Carb Day, and it was nice to get acquainted with the track without all the race day fans everywhere. A selfie on the empty track in the morning before the practice run.
We spent about half of the practice on headphones listening to the pit crew and engineers communicate with the driver. It was pretty interesting.
Our view of a pit stop.
A video of one of the pit stops.
For part of the race, they took us over to a restricted area where you could get right up next to the track. It was crazy to stand that close; the first time the cars flew by it literally knocks you off your feet.
A video of the cars flying by.
We had a front row view of the pit stop challenge race.
A selfie on the red bricks.
Saturday we went out to Fishers to see my cousin Christy and her twin girls. A pic with Christy, Ruby, Clara, and Laura.
Race Day. Laura, our friend Sulli Sullivan, Brian, and their driver Sebastian Bordais.
Laura, Sebastian Bordais, and Brian before the race.
About 2 hours before the race starts, they line the cars up on the track. We hung out down there for a long time, and it was so hot! This was the hottest race on record. Temperature on the track was 114 degrees!
It was a fun experience.
The team's head of PR, who hosted us for the weekend, is a long time friend of Kevin's...crazy, small world! Laura, Brian, and Laura "Coop" Cooper.
The view from our seats.
Quite a few cars crashed out. One crashed right in front of us. I took a pic for Caden to see them lifting it on the flatbed truck.
Unfortunately, our friends' car crashed out, as well. But all in all a super fun weekend!
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