[Michael Beard]

While we did have to hop from line to line to line (gate, pay window, park, tech, registration), they have a LOT of staff at almost every position, so it may have taken some time, it wasn't arduous. Recent bracket/heads-up racer turn Stock rookie Lil Ricky Pennington mention that Atlanta has been rewired with fiber optic. I like a nice tight rollout! Didn't have to get after it too hard and came up .016. Ran a laboring 10.80, much like Pittsburgh. A better Barometer, but the heat has tempered the correction factor. The cross headwind isn't helping the cars, but the breeze has made it quite bearable, almost comfortable, in the shade. Scales, but no fuel, in the first session.

Weather: 86.9 deg, 50%, 29.14, 3340 DA

Saw Pittsburgh winner Emily Volkman, Jake Sealey, parked with Monty Bogan and Gale Pinkston, Mark Lewis is running the Tiffin Nova, Bob and Craig Marshall elected for the long drive for the shorter 2-day race format, and I had the pleasure of finally meeting Stewart Way in person, crewing on their Hemi Barracuda.

They're already back to the top of the order, except for a big cleanup going on in S/G.