Following Fall

I seems like fall has jumped into central Ohio, and I am not sure we are ready. The rainy Jug was certainly an unwelcome distraction. I just spoke with Marilyn Jenne, a longtime Jug fan and visitor, and she lamented that the rain impacted her ability to suit in her box to watch great racing and to socialize—two great joys of the Delaware. It was, of course, still a great day of racing, and Well Said made sure the 2009 Jug was memorable. How about the Ron Pierce—he was as happy as I have ever seen him after a race. You’d think it was his first win, not his fourth. I was so glad to see him celebrating with the fans—it made the event even more special—and I  wish more drivers realized showing their emotion helps everyone get more involved with the race and the winner!

Kudos to the HB staff for getting the Jug in our October issues. Truth be told, our deadline to get to the printer was Wednesday, Sept. 23, but I simply could not face an October book without the Jug. So we worked late into Thursday night (the Delaware fairgrounds are really dark at 10:30 p.m.) and from sun up to sun down Friday to get our story and photos together. We hope you agree it was worth it!

We are looking forward to heading to Lexington at the end of the week, though preliminary reports say the rain will be following us down there. I hope we can get one last burst of summer, so Muscle Hill has every chance to show how fast he is. There are few places more glorious than Lexington on a fast fall Saturday!

Have a great day!

Nicole