Atlanta Excitement

A busy race
From the get go
No one wanting
To start off slow.

Lots of passing and pushing
Action on the track
Some moving up
And some moving back.

Engines going sour
Left and right
Smoke billowing behind
Blocking the sight.

Unfamiliar names
Running up at the top
But the action was great
Fast and nonstop.

Towards the end, dicey racing
Was sure getting hairy
Sometimes even
Looking a little scary.

With two to go
A rookie in the lead
But a seasoned veteran
Flaming forth with steam.

With one to go
It looked like last year again
But in place of the 18 and 3
Were the 24 and then...

The 29 car
The Goodwrench one
One that was driven
By a great one.

White now, not black
With lots of red trim
Not driven by Dale
But a kid named Kevin.

He wins by a hair
6/1000ths of a tick
He did it, he won...
He pulled off the trick!

Copyright 2001 Cathie Malick
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