Day at the Racetrack

             Early in the morning, my alarm clock went off. Normally, I do not like to even hear this awful noise. I usually do not want to get up. But that morning was different; I was excited and I actually sprang out of bed. I have been never like that, because I am usually not a morning person. The reason I was so excited was because my family and I were going to spend the day at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, in Las Vegas, Nevada. We were going to check out the track, watch the race cars and see the drivers. But little did I know that I was in for a surprise that I would never forget.
             It was a beautiful day in Las Vegas. It was a sunny day with no wind; it was just the perfect day to go to the race track. We started out the day by hopping into the rental car and driving down the busy streets of Las Vegas. We headed to the track in a scurry, because we were so excited to get there. When we arrived at the race track, I was tingling with excitement. I could see the race cars racing around the track very fast. Then, we drove to the in-field of the track. I noticed all the people scurrying around working to get ready for a race. In the in-field, there were the garages, and the pit stalls for the racers and their crews. When we were there, I got to see the crews working on their race cars. I was able to walk right up to the cars and look at everything. Each team had their hoods up, and were adjusting the engines. This was really exciting for me to see how everything works. While I was in the pits, I observed what teamwork the crews had. They all worked together like one, and they were getting lots of things accomplished. It was exciting to see just how fast they can do a pit stop. During a pit stop, they had to fuel up the car, change all four tires, and make any adjustments in almost no time. They all worked together and in a matter of fifteen seconds the car was back out on the track again. This led me to realize that tea
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