(By Greg Engle CupScene.com Editor,NASCAR Examiner)
Posted: Tuesday,November 22nd, 2011
There was something I noticed while at Homestead-Miami Speedway Sunday that I found interesting.
Having covered dozens of NASCAR races, I have several habits I like to engage in. One of those is simply watching the crowds wandering around the infield, pit road and the garages on race mornings.
Arriving at the track hours before the race is another habit, owing in large part to my distaste of sitting in traffic. Sunday morning just after sunrise as I arrived, I noticed metal detectors set up just outside the fan zone area where, among other things, the media center is located. Those of us in the media had been given fair warning that there may be some delays getting into the track that morning so it wasn’t a surprise.
The same sort of metal detectors were also set up inside the media center. While going through this process to get into the infield is rare, it was something I’ve been through before; after all high-profile dignitaries visiting a NASCAR race aren’t all that uncommon. Presidents, presidential candidates and their families have attended races forcing those of us who are there to report on the race the relatively minor annoyance of walking through metal detectors. MORE>>>
First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, Andrew Barry and his family give the command for, "Gentlemen, start your engines." on behalf of 'Joining Forces' - a group that helps military families prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2011 in Homestead, Florida. Obama and Biden will also serve as grand marshalls of the race. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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