Mouth and Foot Painting Artists [Member] Dennis A. Francesconi hits the fast lane with Brewco Motorsports at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Recently, Kristi & I were thrilled and honored to attend a NASCAR event [live] for the first time. The Mouth and Foot Painting Artists logo was nicely featured on the #37 Timber Wolf car driven by David Green [in the NASCAR Busch Series]. It was a great experience to say the least. Being at the track adds a totally different dimension to a race. First of all, the setting is huge, the fans are everywhere and you can’t help to notice the smell of fuel, tires, not to mention the thunderous sound of the engines. We started our day in the NASCAR Hospitality area sponsored by the United States Postal Service and Kleenex.
Everyone was so friendly and you could sense the excitement. I was taking it all in and then suddenly David Green entered the area. People quickly gathered around him for an autograph, so I waited. I finally got my chance to meet him. He’s a nice guy,– he signed a couple of items for me, we exchanged a few words regarding the logo, and then I told him to be careful out there, but go fast! He smiled and said he would.
Not long after that, David’s team-mate Johnny Sauter who drives the #27 Kleenex car arrived. It’s amazing, these guys don’t appear to be any different than anyone else. However, what they have is one really cool job! After the race got underway, I had a much better understanding and greater respect with regards to the skill that’s required to drive at this level.
It’s nothing like watching it on TV. These cars a moving at nearly 200 miles per hour,– it’s dangerous. You know, these [racing teams] really are like a family. The moment of silence for the Hendrick family proved that. We see that on TV, but it’s way more apparent in person. That was touching to see first hand.
I’m afraid we’re hooked, and hopefully we’ll be making plans to see them “live” again at some point in the future.
We also had the pleasure of meeting Diana DeGarmo from American Idol fame. She sang our National Anthem to open the race. What a talented young lady! Watch for her, she’ll be a big star soon…
Special thanks to Vickie J. Armstrong with the United States Postal Service, and Kleenex. Also to Bernie Sheehan, Tiffany Newton, James Parkins, and Jim March from the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists Inc., Atlanta. And lastly to Jeff Moats, Matt Crews, and Clarence Brewer from Brewco Motorsports Inc. Thank you all so much, we had a blast!