Like the people in Wilkes County, I'm not bitter. Happiness is all a matter of perception, and I am sure that there are kids and adults alike, in New Hampshire, Texas and Las Vegas that had the time of their lives attending a Winston Cup race. Maybe someone's life will be changed forever when they go out to the new facilities in Chicago and Kansas City. We cannot expect every race to be a classic. Surely there were more than a few snoozers at North Wilkesboro.
History is a constant thing, and now is the chance to be a part of it.
No, there is no bitterness in the growing silence and emptiness at North Wilkesboro Speedway. But let it serve to remind us that there is no more important time than right now. And let it remind us that the fans are the ones who still make this sport what it is. If we stopped attending, stopped watching and stopped buying their products, all of it would probably just go away. Lee Varner is the newest addition to the Frontstretch crew.