St. Dale by Sharyn McCrumb
Author:Sharyn McCrumb [McCrumb, Sharyn]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2006-04-12T22:00:00+00:00
âWhere should we leave the wreath?â
âThe Infield Gate,â said Harley. âIt leads directly onto the track. But Ratty will need some time to get the wreath out of the luggage compartment, so letâs get the feel of the place first. I think it would be all right if we went in and walked around it. You get a different perspective on the race from the track level than you do from watching it on television, or even sitting in the stands. Come onâyouâll see what I mean.â
âThose front row seats are really close,â said Karen. âIf you were going 60 miles an hour coming out of a turn, it would look like you were going to plow straight into the seats. Can the drivers actually see the spectators at that speed?â
âOh, they can,â said Harley. âIf somebody is cheering you on or giving you the finger every time you loop past his seat, it can really affect your mood. Tony Stewart swears he won a race here one time just to spite a guy on the front row who pissed him off.â
âThis looks very different from Bristol,â said Bekasu.
âDrives different, too,â said Harley.
When they got back to the Infield Gate, Ratty was waiting for them, dwarfed by a giant horseshoe of yellow silk roses. The black satin ribbon stretched across it said âIn Memory of The Intimidatorâ in white stick-on letters.
âPhoto opportunity,â said Bekasu without noticeable enthusiasm.
âWe ought to take pictures of the laying of the wreath as well,â said Cayle. âWhoâs going to do the honors this time?â
Jesse Franklin stepped forward with his customary cherubic smile. âWell, this might be a good time,â he said. âI donât want to have a lot of hard acts to follow in the eloquence department. Ray, what do you say we team up on this?â
The older manâs scowl did not waver, but he said, âSuits me,â as he took the wreath from Ratty. He knelt down and leaned the wreath against the metal gate. âDo I say something now?â he asked. âOkay. Wellâ¦I hereby lay this wreath to honor the memory of the greatest driver NASCAR ever had. Dale Earnhardt, the Intimidator. Gone but not forgotten.â
âNot all that gone,â muttered Justine, who was immediately shushed by her sister.
âRacingâs not the same without you, Dale. Back in Nebraska, I plowed my alfalfa field with a giant number 3 last season. That was my farewell to you. I still root for the Big Red in football, but I just donât give a damn who wins in NASCAR anymore,â Ray Reeve went on. âIâm done. Your turn, Jesse.â
Jesse Franklin spent a few moments looking out at the bare track, the rows of empty bleachers, and then down at the horseshoe of yellow roses. He summoned a tremulous smile. âIâve come a long way to see these places,â he said. âSaw him race one time at our speedway in Michigan. It was the 1999 IROC. The time he raced against Dale Junior, the two of them beating
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