Author's Note: I apologize in advance for the length of this article. The subject matter, while hokey to some, is very real and very emotional. Like so many from our area, our families grew up with NASCAR in our lives. It's time to explain to the mockers why NASCAR's woes do mean something to us as fans.
As a Southerner living in 2011, it's nearly impossible to fire up the memory banks and remember back to a time when purchasing gasoline meant digging for loose silver in your pocket, instead of the second mortgage and spare kidney it takes to fill up now. It's hard to remember the days when double cheeseburgers were the staple of a well-balanced diet, and how dietitians would hide in the shadows, twitching and sobbing softly to t...

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Author's Note: I apologize in advance for the length of this article. The subject matter, while hokey to some, is very real and very emotional. Like so many from our area, our families grew up with NASCAR in our lives. It's time to explain to the mockers why NASCAR's woes do mean something to us as fans.
As a Southerner living in 2011, it's nearly impossible to fire up the memory banks and remember back to a time when purchasing gasoline meant digging for loose silver in your pocket, instead of the second mortgage and spare kidney it takes to fill up now. It's hard to remember the days when double cheeseburgers were the staple of a well-balanced diet, and how dietitians would hide in the shadows, twitching and sobbing softly to t...

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Article is property of BleacherReport.com