Musings from the Road

Here are a couple of random thoughts from my travels from Raleigh to Atlanta to Nashville and back for the Country Music Marathon last weekend.....

God and Country
It's not everyday that you run across a radio station whose format is "positive country music and contemporary Christian music." Next time you find yourself on Interstate 85 near Greenville, S.C., tune into 103.3 or 103.9, also known as The WALK FM.

Check the Battery
Bobby Labonte, driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet on the NASCAR Nextel Cup Circuit, is having a tough season so far in 2005. Of the nine races this year, he's had engine trouble in three and been caught up in accidents in two others. Well, Labonte's not the only person on his team having car trouble.

While traveling back to Raleigh from Atlanta, I saw one of Labonte's transporter rigs pulled over on the side of Interstate 85 between Greenville and Spartanburg, S.C. The rig's hood was up and the driver peering inside. All this just one day after engine trouble relegated Labonte to a 23rd place finish in the Aaron's 499 the day before at Talladega Superspeedway.

P.S. For a report on the half marathon read on to the next post.