Daytona 500

Going to Hawaii What is a “vacation”? Vacation is defined as an extended period of recreation. Many people go on vacation for various different reasons. Holidays, special occasions, and birthdays come to mind when someone mentions a vacation. For me, a vacation would mean a chance to get away from life’s daily responsibilities for a few days. I could really use a break from school, chores/errands, motherhood; and one I know a little too well is stress. I want a chance to relax and unwind,…

Situation Analysis: “BWW was created in 1991 with the first opening in Columbus, Ohio (David).” The inspiration for two men came after ‘trying to find a wing specialty establishment in the area of Kent State University (David).” They were unsuccessful in finding such establishment, like they were “used to back in Buffalo, New York (David).” “Today BWW is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, they are the largest chicken wing, sports bar in Untied States (David).” As of December 27, 2015…

Future Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was born on June 23, 1948. He grew up in the small African-American community of Pin Point, Georgia, with his older sister Emma Mae and younger brother Myers Lee. His father disappeared early on in his life, and the family divided even further when he was 9 years old. Clarence Thomas has been a judge for 25 years, and during that time he was quoted as saying, “Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.” This quote relates to Thomas…

NASCAR has a demographic problem. The motor sport’s top-level Sprint Cup series holds the current title of having the oldest, most politically conservative and least diverse fans of the major professional sports leagues. It feels as though NASCAR has always been this way, as if a requirement of outlaw country culture is included in the team regulations. However, over the past decade NASCAR has suffered from a steady decline in television ratings, forcing the association to change in order to…

Dale was about to compete in one of the biggest NASCAR races there is, the Daytona 500. In the beginning of the race Dale seemed a little nervous about the race. It could have been something with his car or it could have possibly been that his son Dale Jr. was competing in the same race. On the side of that Dale was also cocky about…

fastest accelerating among all the drag cars and race cars out on the track today. They come equipped with a hemi engine that’s make 8,000 horsepower. That is more horsepower than the horsepower that comes off the first four rows of cars at the Daytona 500 combined. The can run down a drag strip in less than 3.8 seconds at speeds that can reach over 325 miles per hour. The cars are 25 feet long and 2,330 pounds and are ready to race. (PBS.org Drag racing) Another type of car is the funny car.…

Jeff Gordon had a rough childhood but however he pushed through for his goals. Jeff Gordon was born on August 4,1971 in Vallejo, California. He is the son of William and Carol Gordon. However,Jeff had a rough childhood when he was an infant because his mother and biological father got a divorce when he was only a year old. His mom was having an affair with her coworker named John. His mother and John took him to a race at Vallejo Speedway. By the time Jeff was four his mom had married this…

More than sixteen years ago, on a chilly winter day with light snow on the ground, a little baby girl was brought into the world. That little girl has since been known as Sarah Madelyn Haynes. On February 8, 2000, at 9:53 am, Dawn Haynes, Sarah’s mother, gave birth to Sarah at Concord Hospital. Larry Haynes, Sarah’s father, was not present at the delivery as he was afraid of blood. After the birth of Sarah, a large baby, Dawn hemorrhaged badly and was kept overnight. Sarah weighed 9lb 15oz, and…

Cummins Incorporated is a worldwide well-known manufacturer of diesel engines. It supplies its products to North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, China, Korea, Japan, Latin America, India, Russia, Southeast Asia, South Pacific and Mexico. This publicly traded corporation employs around 55,000 people, who do not only create high-quality diesel and natural gas engines, but also design, distribute and sell engine-related products (1). On the top of that, Cummins provides service of its engines…

Music in the 90s had been a huge impact on lives in the United States. Although in April there were some songs that we have not heard in 17 years, they were popular back then. “All My Life,” is one of the songs that were popular in the month of April. “All My Life” by K-Ci and JoJo, almost didn’t make it onto their album Love Always. JoJo told MTV the he penned the song about his daughter but offered it to and unnamed artist (Fuoco). “All My Life” was popular from April 4 toApril 24. From April…