It's about 15 minutes to the green flag, the drivers meeting has been completed, and drivers are getting into their cars. The #89 "GI-SHO" Ford SHO is circulating the paddock with the "Flight of the Valkyries" blaring from their stereo, trying to psych out the competition.
Weather report: Overcast and about 60F. Forecast is for rain midday. So we can expect some slipping, skidding and sliding on the race track later in the day.
You may recall the memorable flyby of a B2 bomber at the Spokane race during the drivers meeting. There was another flyby today, of several thousand Canada geese who apparently live nearby.
There are 71 teams entered, and it appears they are all here. We will get an accurate count at the start.
It looks like the longest distance towed was by the Friends of Paul Bunyan who brought their BMW all the way from Minnesota, about 1800 miles. Oddly enough, there is a Paul Bunyan statue about a mile south of the track. They plan to get a team photo there before the weekend is over.
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