Smith's Las Vegas 350

So tonight I got the chance to hang out with my dad and a buddy of his at the races here at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. We got ahold of some tickets to the NASCAR Truck Series and had a great night at the races!

If you've never been to a big time race on a 1.5 mile (or bigger) track... then you should try it sometime. TV doesn't do the experience justice! Tonight we watched the trucks, which are supposed to be a little bit slower than the regular NASCAR cars, but they were still flying! The leader of the race qualified at just under 180 MPH!!





I've only been to one other race on the big track here in Vegas... but I had forgotten the sound experience! Not only do the trucks scream by at ear shattering levels... but the coolest sound is when the trucks are approaching you. The sound from the engine hasn't reached you yet... but you can hear this low rumble of the air around the cars. It's crazy!

Mike Skinner in the #5 truck led most of the race and ended up winning! He flew! It only took 10 laps for him to lap the first car and have a 1/4 mile lead over second place!

Here's a vid to show the action from my seat. Turn your volume up all the way... and maybe... just maybe it'll be close to half as loud as the real thing! :o)
Sorry for the quality... I only had my old point and shoot with me.

Of the pictures in this post...
I hacked together the panoramic shots. And thanks to LVMS for the truck pictures.