I got to go to my first ever NASCAR race yesterday at Dover International Speedway! It was so cool, better then I ever imagined. The roar of the engines and the feel of the cars going by was unreal! Our seats were great, right at the end of turn one, so we had a perfect view of the whole track. Sadly after lap 78 the rain came and they postponed the race until this afternoon, so I won’t be able to see the end, but it was still an incredible experience and we all agreed we would be back next year! I feel so lucky that in just over a months time I get to experience my first NASCAR and Formula 1 race!

Also please enjoy my favorite picture of the day, of my mother managing to fall asleep after lap one! (Peep me in the background laughing)

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Gee brings pure hotness to the stage during the Firefly Music Festival at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware on September 23, 2022.

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After watching many vids of the best Dale Jr quotes on youtube I think he hated driving on the concrete at Dover International Speedway as much as me and Seth Rollins hate CM Punk.

My Chemical Romance, Zedd & Avril Lavigne – Firefly Music Festival – The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway – Dover, DE – September 23, 2022

Photos by Sami Speiss © 2022

"¡Denny Hamlin vence a Larson en una batalla épica y conquista Dover por tercera vez esta temporada! ¡No te lo puedes perder!" ¡Ay, caramba! Hoy en NASCAR, vimos una tensa batalla en el Dover International Speedway. Shumburg Jennings logró una victoria inesperada y emocionante. No puedo evitar recordar esos viejos Saabs y Volvos, soñando para ser los velociraptors de la carretera. Bueno, vivimos para ver cómo se desarrolla el drama! ¿Cierto, amigos? #NASCAR #Carreras Hablamos mucho sobre características peculiares y bizarras, y NASCAR no es la excepción. He visto autos que podrían vencer a estas bestias de carreras en términos de extravagancia. Pero la verdadera picardía here, amigos, es cómo estos pilotos luchan y son un verdadero espectáculo de coraje y estrategia, al igual que la última diferencia decisiva en la vuelta final. Dover siempre ha sido un desafío, sus estrechas curvas y alta velocidad exigen lo mejor de los pilotos. Pero saber cómo utilizar estas características a tu favor es lo que te diferencia. No estoy diciendo que sea fácil; es igual que intentar ponerle un reloj de cuco a un Plymouth Prowler, no tiene mucho sentido, pero si puedes hacerlo –es un logro inmenso en sí mismo. Y hablando de Prowlers, no puedo evitar pensar en cómo el propio Shumburg parecía un Prowler abriéndose camino en la pista hoy. No hubo un auto que pudiera detener su encanto exótico, su audacia desmedida y, por sobre todo, su poderío implacable. ¡Enhorabuena para Jennings por mostrarnos cuán importante es la estrategia en las carreras! Ahora, una reflexión polémica. Realmente no deberíamos permitir tantos pits durante una carrera. #controversia. Rompe la fluidez del evento y le resta espectáculo al show. En una época en la que estamos buscando autos más eficientes y más ecológicos, ¿no deberíamos esperar lo mismo en nuestras carreras más reconocidas? Sí, entiendo que los pits son parte del drama y la estrategia, pero en demasía solo parecen acciones publicitarias. ¡Hagamos carreras más largas, pero con menos paradas! Vale, me desvié un poquito del tópico. Volvamos a nuestro héroe de la carrera de hoy. Bravo Shumburg Jennings. Me recordaste a ese viejo Land Rover Discovery que tuve un tiempo. No lucía tan bonito al principio, pero una vez que lo llevaste al terreno adecuado, demostró ser indomable. Tu determinación y estrategia dan mucho que pensar. En resumen, #DoverUndeniably vivió a la altura de su leyenda y nos entregó una carrera para recordar durante mucho tiempo. Ahora, la próxima vez cuando veas un Saab 9000 en el estacionamiento de tu supermercado local, no te sorprendas si sientes una súbita atracción por su calidad. Tal vez sea el espíritu de Shumburg Jennings riendo en el espacio-tiempo automovilístico. ¡Hasta la próxima carrera, amigos!

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Firefly Music Festival – The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway – Dover, DE – September 23, 2022

A Love Letter to Firefly Music Festival

Dear Firefly,

You have always been exceptional, but this year you were extra special. Firefly, this year, you were perfectly planned to align with the first weekend of Autumn. And, though not typical of you, it was clear that your covid-thrusted autumnal version made itself right at home in the hearts of nearly everyone in attendance.

You magically brought a crisp and exuberant chill to the Friday night air. You comfortably encouraged music fans of all ages to bear smiles as they skipped around in their hoodies and combat boots. You enthusiastically lured artists who had performed on stage earlier in the day to join their fellow friends on stage at night, bringing unity to the woods in a camp-like fashion.

Everything about our night with you was enchanting. You allowed for Avril Lavigne to belt her heart out as she brought what seemed like the whole festival back to the 2000s. You called for Weezer to perform hit after hit after hit, prompting the audience to dance for the entirety of their one-hour set.

You gave My Chemical Romance the stage to wow their suspecting roadies into a trance while quickly turning some unsuspecting attendees into their number one fans. You set Zedd up perfectly to close out the night from behind his castle-like workspace, hypnotically keeping everyone up past their bedtimes.

Your “Bazaar” offered fans a respite from the booming speakers, selling everything from handcrafted jewelry to uniquely printed pants. Your “Nook” lured individuals into its corner to dance, sit, and stand alongside glowing mushrooms. And your “Thicket” called for the adventurous to dance, in what passersby thought was silence, to music in their headphones. Firefly, we are already getting ready for next year.

Love,

Your fans

(P.S.: This was written by Sami Speiss)

Sami Speiss

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Photos by Sami Speiss © 2022.

Kicking a red scarf during Day 2 of the Firefly Festival, The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway on September 23, 2022, Dover, Delaware.

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Dover International Speedway Partners With “Citizen Soldier” Film Having Bert Bedrosian, the Entitlement Sponsor for Oct. 2 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race

“Citizen Soldier,” a feature film using real footage that follows an Oklahoma National Guard unit during its deployment to Afghanistan will be the entitlement sponsor for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, Oct. 2, track officials announced today.

The “Citizen Soldier 400” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race (NBCSN, 2 p.m.) is the first elimination race in the 16-driver 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship playoffs. Four drivers will see their championship dreams dashed after 400 grueling laps around the Monster Mile.

The “Citizen Soldier 400” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race is the centerpiece of the Sept. 30-Oct. 2 NASCAR tripleheader weekend, which also includes free concerts, activities and experiences within our FanZone and Monster Mile Youth Nation areas, an interactive USO Military Village display, military flyovers, autograph sessions, fireworks and more.

Produced by Strong Eagle Media and distributed by Gravitas Ventures and Broad Green Pictures, “Citizen Soldier” is a modern day “Band of Brothers” and documents the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (nicknamed the “Thunderbirds”) 2011 deployment. Set in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan at the height of the surge, it is a heart-pounding, heartfelt grunt’s-eye view of the war. The film tells the true story of an exceptional group of young soldiers and their life-changing tour of duty in Afghanistan, offering an excruciatingly personal look into modern warfare, brotherhood and patriotism.

“Citizen Soldier” will be available nationwide on Blu-ray and DVD, as well as all major cable/satellite On Demand and internet VOD providers, on Aug. 30. View a trailer of the film here.

The largest mobilization for an Oklahoma unit since the Korean War, the 45th routinely fought enemy insurgents in close combat situations and lost 14 soldiers during its 96-day deployment.

“The Monster Mile has deep connections to the men and women who selflessly serve in our military and who provide the freedom we all enjoy, particularly with our close proximity to Dover Air Force Base and the Delaware National Guard,” said Mike Tatoian, Dover International Speedway’s president and CEO. “Our partnership with Strong Eagle Media and its film ‘Citizen Soldier’ further strengthens that connection, and serves as another way for the remarkable stories and sacrifices of all of our National Guard and military members to be told.”

One of the unit’s members, Sgt. Eran Harrill, is the film’s creator and one of its producers. The film, which was theatrically released Aug. 5, was directed by David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud.

“Our goal as the directors of the film is to have the audience see, hear, and feel exactly what these members of the National Guard are going through on the front lines during some of the most brutal fighting of the war,” Salzberg and Tureaud said. “These missions take you to places most Americans have never gone before.”

Since Sept. 11, 2001, the Oklahoma National Guard has deployed more soldiers, per capita, in support of the War on Terror, than any other state in the country.

“Strong Eagle Media is delighted to be partnering with Dover International Speedway as the entitlement sponsor of this very important event,” Strong Eagle Media partner Bert Bedrosian said. “As Americans, filmmakers and patriots, we couldn’t be more proud of this event that helps pay much deserved homage and respect to our brave men and women in uniform and their incredible families who selflessly sacrifice everything for our country every day and every night.”

The Sept. 30-Oct. 2 NASCAR weekend also includes the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race on Friday, Sept. 30, and the “Drive Sober 200” presented by the Delaware Office of Highway Safety NASCAR XFINITY Series race on Saturday, Oct. 1.

For tickets or more information, call (800) 441-RACE or visit DoverSpeedway.com. You can also keep up with the Monster Mile at Facebook.com/DoverInternationalSpeedway, or on Twitter and Instagram at @MonsterMile.

To purchase “Citizen Soldier” from the following retailers, click on their respective links: WalMart, iTunes, Amazon, Best Buy, Vudu.

My Chemical Romance – Firefly Music Festival – The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway – Dover, DE – September 23, 2022

Photos by Sami Speiss © 2022

Alex Bowman | Monster Mile Winner

firefly was fxcking nuts