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2014 - Daytona 500 VIP Trip Daytona, Flordia

The TRIP Of A Lifetime!

DAYTONA 500 Day One Welcome To Daytona Beach

Could not believe I won the dream Trip. I called my account Manager Mike Slayers and told him he needed to check it out someone was frauding Sprint. Silence followed then he said "Gee, I never said anything to you when I entered you in the contest thinking She'll NENVER win. This was for EVERY Business Customer in Sprint" SO I WON!!

Arriving at Daytona Beach "The Limo Experience"

Daytona Beach Resort

Sprint Meet & Greet Eveing Dining

Richar Petty, VERY Famous NASCAR Driver was a Great man everyone we met in the business was the same, down to Earth, considerate and caring.. I was so impressed. NOTHING like those snot nose little boys in the NFL!!
First evening Dinner and found out this will be our "Sprint Girl" for our Dinner Companion through our stay... WOW!! Fancy!
Everyone is gifted a pair of designer Sunglasses for the wekend events.. WOW! Cha-Ching!

Daytona 500 Let's Go Fishing Day Two

Been fishing all my life and NEVER saw a "Fish KISSING" until then.
Red Snapper foshing in the Atlantic Ocean was a real thrill for an old fisherman like me. Fishing wasn't good only these few caught by others not us but it was great getting to go. One thing good about no big catches is Florida law is catch an release during the time we were there. couple month later you could keep them. But, getting to see the Fish Kisser was a kick . She was one of the two concierge.s with us so I was happy for her. These 2 gals followed us everywhere to provide any assistance we might need. Our trip to the Dollar Store was for not.. They WERE a Dollar Store, 5 brands of beer, 4 brands of soda, suntan lotion, sea sickness pills, towels, snacks out the wing-wang.. it was amazing. I really understand what it feels to be a VeryImportantPerson!

Richard Petty Driving School

Nope! Not a new Race Car driver..Just one of the 25 Sprint Business Customer that was a REAL WINNER like me. I picked the Deep Sea Fishing trip offered insted.

Saturday Night Dinner at Exceptional Italian Resturant was for Sprint Party Only

Our "Sprint Girl" accompanied us to every Dinner, Very interesting what they go through every year to qualify for the job..Great Kids!
IMet and got to knowAnthony Stewart (aka Smoke) 3 time NASCAR winner (2002-2005-2011) and Indy winner also. His the ONLY driver to win Indy & NASCAR. His Father,Tony Stewart ( a driver also)won the last Winston Cup in racing history.

Daytona 500 Day Three !!Race Day!!

7am Headed to the track with our own Police escort WOW! Had to leave on the early bus because some of us won a spin around the track with the Pace Car that will start the race. Really was blown away by the ride at 100-120 MPH doing a complete trip around the track from the pits. I filmed most and reveiw it from time to time just for memory sake. Also a biggie...We were seated in the Sprint Suite 700 at the top of the announcer's box. AWESOME Breakfast and lunch served with snacks, soda and Booze galore! Craig won a walk throught the Machine shop where the teams were fine tuning their cars.. He also made TV walking in front of the Drivers thru the entry tunnel.. Saw him on TV at home.
Arrived and headed to the Track for our Pace Car Experience!!

WHAT A FREAKIN RUSH

Pace Car Run around the track to get a feel of what the race is like! Awesome Opportunity!! I took a video of the trip inside the car!

THE SPRINT CUP & SPRINT GIRLS

Just finished Pace Car Experience now headed to the Sprint Suite top of the track for watching the race..
The 2014 Sprint Cup & 2014 Spprint Girls

Surprise Special Guest

Spirnt Luxury Suite 700

Up in the Sprint Suite was a dream experience. All the sites and sounds were piped in so you felt like you were standing at the edge of the track. The Video is a recording of the cars Zooming past us the slowly fading down the up again.. Turn up and join the excitment
AWESOME Views, Food, Service and People..
Starting Line READY to Go!

Daytona 500 - Ready - Set-BANG!!

Craig's Visit to Car "Make Ready" Garage Prior to Race VIP Badges Got you Everywhere!

#15-Clint Bower Toyata Camery Sponser - 5 -Hour, Energy/Walgreen's Placed 42
Car #7- Micheal Annett Chevrolet- Sponsor -Pilot -/Flying J Placed 37
Car #24 - Jeff Gordon Chevrolet- Sponsors Drive to End Hunger/AARP Placed 4
#2-Brad Kkeselowski Ford Sponsor-Miller Lite Placed 30
#98-Josh Wise Ford Sponsor-Jet Star Aviation Placed 24
#55-rian Vickers Toyota Camrey Sponsor-Aaron's Dream Machine Placed
#42-Kyle Larson Chevrolet Sponsor- Target Placed - 38
#4-Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Sponsor-.Budwiser Place 12

Craig on the Center Field With Drivers as They Head Through The Tunnel to the Cars

NASCAR Drivers #24-Jeff Gorden- Sponsors Drive to End Hunger & AARP #31-Ryan Newman Sponsor Caterpillar
NASCAR Driver #18 Kyle Busch Sponsor M&M's
NASCAR Driver #2o Matt Kenseth Sponsor - Dollar General
NASCAR Driver - #66-Michael Waltrip Sponsor- Blue Def Diesel Fluid
NASCAR Driver #99- Carl Edwards Sponsor- Fasternal
NASCAR Driver #21- Trevor Bayne Sponsor - Motor/Quick Lane
NASCAR Driver's #14 - Tony Stewart Sponsor - BassPro Shops - Mobile 1
NASCAR Driver #16 - Greg Biffle Sponsor 3M
NASCAR Driver #55-Brian Vickers Sponsor - Aaron'sDream Machine
Drivers head through the Tunnel out to their cars then the track.. Let the Race BEGAN!!
Craig down at the track waiting for the start then up to the Sprint Suite for the Race

AND THE RAIN CAME!

After the race started about 1 hour into the race The Rain started and the flood gates opened. Then the wait for it to pass never happened. At around 5pm we had 2 options. We could continue to wait it our or We could goo back to the resort. They felt the race would be posponed until the next day (Monday) and resume to complete. We chose to return to the Resort planning to return Monday BUT, the rain finally stopped and the race completed a little after midnight! Shucks!
So, Start up Begins.. Thanks to Sprint for thinking and providing any and everything possible, We hae 2 professional Photographers with us everywhere we went and They took thes Fantastic Night shots!

And the WINNER IS!!!

#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The WINNER'S CIRCLE

Daytona 500 Day Four Going Home

Now the DREAM is coming to and END and will be waking up back in "Kansas, Dorothy" This was the DREAM Trip of my lifetime. Felt like a REAL VIP the whole time.. I Never Will and Never have forfotten what an unbelievable opportunity this was! Thanks to Sprint and my account Manager Michael Slayers for putting my name in the pot!