NASCAR's powerful moment of silence drives home the day

[Sneakiecat]

NASCAR has a long tradition of patriotism and a deep connection with the military, so it's no surprise that they choose to honor our nation's holidays with a variety of tributes. But the moment of silence that was held at Monday's running of the Coca-Cola 600 may rank among the finest in the sport's history.
In response to President Obama's request for a time to reflect, NASCAR stopped the entire race. That doesn't happen in sports, ever. This isn't the seventh-inning stretch or a break between quarters; this is stopping play at an absolutely critical moment to remember why we're all here.

NASCAR's powerful moment of silence drives home the day - From the Marbles - NASCAR - Yahoo! Sports

 

[dt3]

It was pretty damn impressive :clap

 

[Alien Allen]

I missed that. And yes that was damn impressive and unprecedented. :thumbup

 

[HottyToddyChick]

Wow. That's just awesome!

 

[dt3]

They literally stopped all the cars and lined them up on the front stretch and shut them off, and all the pit crew and team members came over the wall and stood on pit road.

And at the end all the drunk rednecks started chanting "USA! USA!"

 

[AnitaBeer]

I would have loved to be one of those drunk rednecks!!! I only got to watch about 5 minutes of the race since I was outside doing other stuff all day. But that is definitely great they did this!

 

[Mystic]

NASCAR's powerful moment of silence drives home the day - From the Marbles - NASCAR - Yahoo! Sports

wow, thats some pretty powerful stuff...:thumbup:nod:

 

[Brujahpriest]

That was impressive.

 

[HottyToddyChick]

They literally stopped all the cars and lined them up on the front stretch and shut them off, and all the pit crew and team members came over the wall and stood on pit road.

And at the end all the drunk rednecks started chanting "USA! USA!"

Rednecks are some of the most patriotic people in this country. Even the ones who still fly the confederate flag.