September 14th 2008, its a rainy day in Loudon,NH. There is an atmosphere in this sleepy New Hampshire town that something big is about to happen. This Sunday morning NASCAR invades Loudon for one of the most spectacular shows you will ever see. If you have never been to a NASCAR race, you must go. Drivers get ready to drive and every one else does what they do and it all comes together. What you are about to see is an intimate look behind the scenes at one of Americas favorite past times, racing cars. I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time to be allowed this glimpse into what is a very special event. To all my viewers, friends and family, enjoy.

New Hampshire International Speedway offers the northernmost NASCAR fans -- including Canadian fans -- a chance to see racing close to home on an unusual track that has been described as a larger version of Martinsville Speedway. It is one of the most unusual tracks on the Nextel Cup Series. How unusual? The track has been described as "Martinsville on steroids." Its roots in New England racing go back to 1964, when Bob Bahre acquired a track in Oxford, Maine, which he and his son, Gary, operated until 1986.

Greg Biffle decides to put his “1st place panties on”

Just when you think Jimmie Johnson is going to hold off Biffle, Biffle shows up knockin on his bumper screaming at the top of his lungs… “Excuse me Mr. Johnson, but I wore my “1st place panties” today and I just really need to get by you.” Jimmie Johnson tried to answer by driving with his mirrors but it’s an extremely tough thing to do when Biffle had not only the fast car and driving skills, but his green “1st place panties” on.

After the race Biffle goes on to explain he was holding off till the end and knew he had a winning car which made me a bit nervouse. It’s not every day that I go on the long shot 12th place in points solid top 5 but no win finisher so I was excited as can be for the guy.

Some racers who couldn’t find the spotlight this past weekend was Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kyle Busch had one of the worst days of the year… and ended up finishing in 34th. He started strong but lost a part early in the race that created havoc for him throughout the day. After spinning out and a 1 lap penalty for coming in the pits when the pits were closed, the 1st place in points Kyle Busch is now sitting in 8th place 70 points behind the leaders.

Dale Earnhardt Jr had a decent day but was extremely upset with the results. After leading midway through the race, the team put on a fresh set of tires that as Dale would say were [Bleepin bullbleep]” He lost 10 positions after putting those tires on and he was fuming. Here’s what he had to say over the radio during the race…. “We need a security guard over there watching those [bleeping tires], I can’t figure out why we keep [bleeping] up in the middle of all these races. Every [bleeping] time.” -Ron Ripple