Wednesday, July 9, 2008

A Day at the Track

Hey Everyone! I just wanted to share this story that involves my dad!

Yesterday, July 8th, 50 tankwagon drivers for CountryMark exchanged their fuel trucks for go-karts. They did it as part of the 12th Annual Race for Riley. CountryMark is helping sponsor the event, and in doing so, they can have 10 drivers compete for a chance to race against John Andretti on July 23! Because there were 50 volunteers for the 10 slots, CountryMark held a qualifying day...and my dad was one of the top 10 finishers! Unfortunately, my dad is having "season-ending" knee surgery on the 22nd of July. (Don't worry, it had nothing to do with the go-kart race yesterday.) You can read more about the Race for Riley and CountryMark's part here.

Finally, here's a picture of Dad gearing up for the race!

Until next time...

1 comment:

  1. That is great!! I can just see your dad, the big kid that he is... squeezing into a go-cart and racing his fanny off! Top 10?? Way to go Jim!! :)

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