You would have thought on Memorial Day Weekend in America that race cars sponsored by the NATIONAL GUARD would have fared better than they did yesterday! Now I know this isn't a Notre Dame story, but on MEMORIAL DAY it's a story I couldn't pass up...
In an eight-hour period Sunday -- at the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 -- cars sponsored by the National Guard were comfortably in the lead at both tracks with less than a 1/4 lap remaining in each race. Big leads turned into BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!
At Indianapolis Motor Speedway, rookie driver JR Hildebrand was leading the race on the last lap, all he had to do was finish the final turn and cross the finish line for victory. HIS NATIONAL GUARD CAR HIT THE WALL! See the link below to the video of the end of this race.
And, at Charlotte Motor Speedway last night Dale Earnhardt JR was leading the race on the last lap, all he had to do was finish the final turn and cross the finish line for victory. HIS NATIONAL GUARD CARE RAN OUT OF GAS! See the link below to the video of the end of this race.
Think about it -- both NATIONAL GUARD cars had big leads going into the final turn at both race tracks -- both drivers had JR in their names -- and both cars didn't win on Memorial Day Weekend. Coincidence?
LINK: LAST LAP OF INDIANAPOLIS 500
LINK: JR HILDEBRAND INTERVIEW
LINK: LAST LAP OF COCA-COLA 600
LINK: DALE EARNHARDT JR INTERVIEW
