It is lunchtime and also practice time for the Cup drivers. The garage area is extremely busy, with cars coming in and out. Officials are throughout the area blowing whistles when drivers enter or leave. Seems to be the only thing you can hear over the noise.

Here are a few more pictures...

Jeff Burton - I wished him a Happy Birthday--he wasn't all that talkative, but said "thanks."

Here he is....Juan Pablo Montoya!

Scott Riggs and Kasey Kahne

After this image...I went in and got some lunch. The smell of hot dogs and burgers cooking on the grill while I took these pictures was killing me.

During the final minutes of practice, I was standing near Ward Burton's garage area with a friend. One of his crew members was walking over to us and almost got pegged by a car. It is so busy and hectic and people are running all over the place, so that if you even for a minute get distracted, you can get hit.

I think the garage area during practice may be much more dangerous than pit road during a race. It was quite scary.

I should have one more update, with pictures, by the end of the day.

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