First I have to say thanks to the folks at APR for the tickets to the Saturday race and that parking pass, which to many is as valuable as the ticket to the race to some.  The APR team, with four cars in the afternoon race, had the best meet and great area at the track.  Plenty to eat and drink (no alcohol) for friends and family before the race. Along with learning more about the race, the team and the car, several got a chance to strap themselves into the car.  I should point out, I didn’t crawl thru the window for fear that I may become trapped and they would have to cut me out, which would not be good for the car.  In the picture (notice I alwasy find the one witha pretty girl) it’s Mary Henderson getting the cockpit briefing from Jeff with APR.  There are more pictures in the picture stream, or go to flickr.com and do a search for Opelika Daily News and find the Grand Prix of Alabama folder.