ABOUT ME
Introduction I am the Poet K. A. Steffek, And I write poetry about NASCAR. I have been published 8 times internationally and have authored two books. The second was released in October 06. I have received 4
editor's choice awards for my style of poetry. I am a NASCAR nut, I was raised on it, and now so are my children. I am a charter member of the Official NASCAR Members club, And a proud member of the NASCAR Foundation. I am also a proud member of The SpeedFreak Nation! My Husband, Jim is a licensed Plumber, who is a Plumbing specialist for Home Depot. My youngest is almost 14, an excellent student, and a Big Jeff Gordon fan! She was thrilled when Junior became part of HMS, as now her Dad's favorite driver is her favorite driver's team mate, which she holds very well over his head,lol..... Check out my poetry, I have alot of good ol' boys, who love my style of poetry!
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I have arrived home, safe and sound, Tired but exuberant. The experience of Bristol Motor Speedway is one I will never forget, and I have to Thank Mr. Jack Roush and Warhead Records for the total package Trip. From entering the tunnel to having my picture taken with Carl Edwards in Victory lane, add Pitroad access, Sitting on the pitbox, eating with the 16 team, can it get any better? Oh yeah, the Media center, rubbing elbows with drivers, and meeting Mr. Roush, and Mr. Richard Childress! My weekend started with Thursday night’s event at Volunteer Speedway, located in Bulls Gap. I witnessed young 16 year old, Ty Dillon, Grandson of Richard Childress, win. That is a great Dirt Track, if you ever head up to Tennessee, you gotta go to Volunteer Speedway. Friday morning I went to Credentials, to get my hotpass, Thanks again Mr. Roush, and headed into the infield. First stop, The goodyear shop to meet the boys of Goodyear. I will be posting some pictures, but the Victory lane shot I have to wait and receive from Roush-Fenway Racing, Then I will post it as well. I also want to again thank Jon and Tina, who drove me around, invited me into their home, and are just great friends to have. Jon is a Producer for Warhead records, home of Lee Roy Mercer. Lee Roy is a trip to hang out,lol. Back to my story, we then went and walked through the Bristol infield to the hauler of Greg Biffle. We climbed up top and watched Nationwide practice, having the laptimes in front of you is fanstatic. After practice we ate lunch, homemade pizza and sausage. Those boys can cook! Then we headed out, to check in with the Jack Daniels tent. Lee Roy again was to warm up the crowd before Clint took the stage on Saturday. After that, back to Goodyear. Before the end of the Food City 250, I was tired, so we headed back to the house. We had to be back at Bristol early Saturday. I did watch the rest of the race, Congrats to the 88. Saturday morning, Back to Bristol. We spent the morning with some of the NASCAR Sprint Series guys. They are a great bunch, and they gave me a Sprint cup hat! We then headed off to the Jack Daniels tent, I felt special sitting and getting a ride in a Sprint series Golfcart, people just stared. NASCAR in general took great care of me. The Jack Daniels event went great. Lee Roy Mercer had people in stitches, from laughing and interacting with him. At 3:30 pm, we headed over to the main tent of Jack Daniels and Lee Roy Mercer appeared with Clint Bowyer. We then headed back through the tunnel, time to meet up with Mr. Roush. I presented him with a copy of my book,The NEED for SPEED in poetry and poems from both my upcoming book and my first book. Speaking of that, I found out from the 24 crew, that Mr. Hendrick called a meeting after I sent him copies of the poems, Always and Angel Heart, and my current book. So I felt kinda like a celebrity. Me being known by the Hendrick teams, WOW! I also had access to the endless Pepsi supply, Thanks HMS. We then headed off to pitroad. I have pictures of a couple drivers, I will post them. We hung around, then headed off to the war wagon (Pitbox) for the 16 Team. I spent the evening wandering around the pits, watching the race, you can get whip lash at Bristol,lol.. Those cars fly! With forty laps to go, I climbed into the wagon, and Carl soon took the lead! All the Roush-Fenway teams cheered when he won, then we headed off to Victory lane. If you watched the race, DID you see me, I was on National Television, in the crowd. As_&__&_soon as I get a hold of that portion, I will post it! After the group shot was taken, we headed down to the media center. That was cool, watching Carl talk and answer questions. We then headed back up to Victory lane, for the Roush-Fenway pictures. When Mr. Roush sent me into Victory lane with Lee Roy Mercer and Carl Edwards, well all I can say is, It was GREATTTTTT!!! Carl has strong hands, as he placed me in the middle of him and Lee Roy, he said I was short and needed to be there. I know alot of you girls would have loved being in my place,lol.. Standing in Victory lane with Carl Edwards arm around you! WOOHOO!! We arrived home about 3 am! Well thats my Bristol story, I had a blast, and am already making plans for next years Sharpie 500!!
Have a great week, The Auto Club Speedway event is next. Off to California the boys go!
P.S. I wrote a new poem, while sitting on the step of the 16 hauler. will post it later. Mr. Roush has already given his approval of it!
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