So tonight is Richmond International Raceway which is the final race before the chase and “playoffs.” Richmond is a 3/4 mile D shaped track made of asphalt. The stadium fits just over 112,000 people and people will be glued to the television to see who will make the chase.

With Monza this weekend in Formula 1 and the Richmond race tonight it’s a weekend full of some great racing we cannot wait to come on television. My favorite NASCAR driver and the most hated man on the track Kyle Busch currently sits in 14th place. By my numbers it would appear he must finish in front of Brian Vickers by 3 positions and Matt Kenseth by 7 positions. This is going to be a great race weekend for fans so stay tuned to your television.

MATS stands for the Mid America Truck Show which is essentially the SEMA for truckers. We flew into Louisville, Kentucky for a four day shoot at the conference with Mobil 1 Delvac. Mobil 1 had one of the best looking and busiest booths at the whole show. They had Sam Hornish Jr’s #77 Penske/Mobil 1 Dodge inside the booth with a NASCAR simulator as well.

I met a trucker with over 4,000,000 miles on his rig who was an owner/operator. He has a business card that says “Professional Clown” and he was making little balloons for people. We put in a request for a more adult focused project and we got this! Some amazing skill in this design right here. I watched him do it and have no idea what he did to have these come together.

To close out the festivites Mobil Delvac threw a huge concert and invited thousands of people to come and enjoy the show. Krista Marie opened the show and then Halfway to Hazard kept the energy going inside the stadium. After a quick intermissions Aaron Tippin came out and headlined the show playing some of his most well known hits.

Here is a photograph of Aaron Tippin and myself before the concert backstage. I wish I took more pictures in Kentucky but I really dropped the ball while out of town. I did do a couple Yelp reviews you can check out:

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While I need a minute break from SEMA preparations the NASCAR series has rolled into our home here in Atlanta, Georgia for the weekend. I decided to buck the trend of normal NASCAR zealotry and attend the truck race only for the weekend. As all of our NASCAR pals roll into the city for the weekend we are pumped to entertain all our guests here in Atlanta. With the rain pouring down currently at AMS it looks to be a busy weekend at the PM Lifestyle office in the city since no one will have much to do. We are pumped tomorrow to watch Kyle drive his way to another victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway!

The fall race at Dover ended up being a very different song from the Spring race for the few Kyle Busch fans in the world. With the worst start for him since the Chase began in Loudin I just cannot even bring myself to admit what has happened. Our empire on top since Atlanta was whipped clean two weeks ago and it appears Jack Rousch has been feeding lady luck. The only enjoyment really from the whole Dover race was when Kyle’s motor blew he radio’d his spotter Jeff in a comical fashion and just started yelling “were on fire….we are on fire, WOOOOOOOOOO.” They tried to ride the damaged piston out but shortly after the car was pulled into th garage and Busch finds himself 12th in the Chase.

This has to be a frustrating time for everyone at Joe Gibbs and KBM as the perfect season has quickly become anything but that. I will admit watching the whole Rouch team battling at the end was some of the best racing I have seen out of NASCAR in a long long time, it’s just a shame they all didn’t crash on the last lap in a blaze of glory taking out the whole field allowing Michael Waltrip to take home a win, that would of been the most amazing evening in NASCAR history for sure. Hopefully Kyle can change the karma up for Kansas this weekend and start gaining ground back in the Chase!