But there are others, custom built and modified. Large knobby wheels on the back, smaller but sturdy wheels on the front. It doesn't take long before a crowd gathers to cheer on their favorites. Finally some brave, slightly inebriated sole takes the initiative and steps in front of the racers and proclaims it's time to begin. The wrecks are rarely single-wagon.
Collisions are never a bad thing, because the competitor is now first in line for the next race.
Plus, he has time to finish his beer. As the night wears on the racers show a little more bravado, the fans become a little more rambunctious, the beers go down a little faster and the crashes are MUCH more entertaining. As sure as the checked flag signals the end of the 600, the turning out of the lights means the end of another enthralling Wagon 500. All rights reserved.