Buffalo Wild Wings
The Fieldhouse

At Buffalo Wild Wings in Olathe, Kansas, the racing was as hot as the wings! We went there for Pam Hardeman's birthday (I won't say how old) hoping to catch the Saturday night race at Richmond in the spring. They had lots of TVs, a big screen, and not many people when we arrived there early. The waiter (who was awful cute) said we could watch the race until the Royals game came on, because their policy was to show local games when they were available. Even though the Royals were mired in last place, and experiencing the worst season of their franchise (104 losses in 2005) the management insisted on showing the game that Saturday night. "But hey, Carl Edwards is local, he's from Columbia, Missouri, doesn't that count?" Apparently it did (or maybe it was the 20 bucks Thad slipped the waiter) because they left the race on all night! Just a tip for all you hot sauce fans, their Blazin' hot sauce (the hottest) tastes real good in a tall, frosty beer. We had a great time, great friends, great service, it's hard to beat Buffalo Wild Wings. - reported by Judy Kay

SERVICE

FOOD

AMBIANCE

Finally - a sports bar that let us have our own room, and control of the remote! The Fieldhouse Cafe in Overland Park, Kansas is where we gathered to watch the last Cup race of 2005. Our waitress Dorothy (no Wizard of Oz jokes, please...) was incredibly gracious to our rather rowdy group. Kathy Beth came prepared with Trivia and Fantasy games - it was eat, drink and be merry all afternoon. The first sports bar we've been to where we weren't threatened with channel switching, or a time limit, or no sound - so we give this bar the Green Flag! Biffle won the race; Tony won the Championship; everybody won something in the Trivia Questions; Sharon Altweis won our Night-Shift NASCAR Fantasy League (at work); Judy Kay won the Driver Pot draw, and I won the race Fantasy Team pick! See, it's all good when we get together to watch our favorite sport - everybody wins! - by NASCarla

Queen Sharon...

I've gotta brag on this Race Fan of ours - Sharon is the most photogenic person in our group, I'm so jealous!

Craig reaches a little too deep into the Prize Bag...

Sheryl, our favorite "Cat In The Hat(s)...

Sheryl makes her list, checking it twice...

Sheryl and Pam W. always bring us the most AWESOME gifts, that's just one of the many reasons we hang with them... Check out these cool NASCAR Santa hats! Who thinks these kind of things up?
We like it!

Robby and Amy tried their best to get son Zach to pose for a picture, he's ducked down in the corner...

Click on Tony's car...

Matt McEvoy

Our Favorite Drag Car Racer showed up!
Dave Damron

Dianne Schindt

FREDDY T'S - The place to go if you've got a lot going on - this place is the best by far to watch a race with a big group of race fans! This was our third trip to Freddy's, this time as my Surprise Birthday Party! Oh, we watched the Las Vegas race too! Every trip into a Sports Bar for a Race Watch is real 'iffy', we never know if they're going to have sound, or even let us have a TV. Or a table. Yeah, we've been treated like second class citizens before! But not at Freddy T's! Our waiter, Matt McEvoy, went above and beyond, even turned up the sound on a BIG TV (for a change) so we could hear over the KU game and weather watches, kept the cold drinks and hot food coming, did some race-talkin' with us, even posted a message on our guestbook! When we party at Freddy T's lots of people show up. The Young Family and Brian and Dianne Schendt just live a few miles down the road, and there is easy access for the rest of us. That's what we like, easy access! And GREAT RACING!!

Freddy T's
7920 W 151st St
Overland Park, KS 66223
(913) 681-7644

Hot Wing
Heaven!!

Fantasy Team
Strategy Planning...

Amanda Houze

Mike Ballinger,
Party King!

Can't believe I'm 40-something and have never been to a Hooters! That's where Mike Ballinger gathered us all for the Brickyard Watch Party on August 6. This one is located right by Kansas Speedway: big plus. And they had the sound on throughout the race, throughout the restaurant: bigger plus. Our waitress was Amanda, she was "delightfully tacky", had a great sense of humor, fit right in with the 3sisters! Wings were everywhere, I mean of the Buffalo /Chicken Variety, and they have a great menu, just right for a Sunday afternoon watching racing with all the fanaddicts. Lots of prizes were given away, Ryck Sanders' family won a alot of them, of course there's a lot of them. Greg Roller's son Matt won the Trivia Contest, although Brian Schendt is still the "Czar of Nascar" with his winning performance at the Daytona Watch Party. Greg Roller won the fantasy Nascar contest, his driver Matt Kenseth finished a close second behind Allstate Brickyard 400 winner "Jimmie Jimmie Jimmie". Hooters said we're invited back anytime, and it would be a pleasure! - Judy Kay -

2008 Draft Party
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After you do that, it's time to move on to 2009 - with a few new faces!

2009 FANTASY DRAFT!!

And here we go again! Judy Kay tweaked the game plan from last year. 1st half: We chose 3 primary drivers, one past Cup Champion, and drew numbers out of a hat to choose our Draft pick. Same goes for 2nd half, only we can't have the same primary drivers as we have on 1st half. It's not as confusing as it

sounds! This year we once again had an awesome waitress, great food, and plenty of bottomless beverages! Judy Kay had a chance to show off her new bling, James says "another beautiful zirconia!" Pictured below - look! The 3 Stooges! Just kidding Randy, Liam and Thad, you always bring the fun!

Bring me some of those Wild Wings!

Draw for Bud Shootout Drivers - how does Kathy Beth always get Jimmie Jimmie Jimmie???
Great #48 Mojo!!!

Robby and Amy Young and son Zach stopped by to eat and visit, but won't be fantasizing with us this year - too many kids approaching college age!

Moral of the story - don't forget to tip! You get really cute waiters that way!

These pictures illustrate how seriously Above Average Race Fans take their Fantasy choices. Studying for the 2009 draft actually began at the end of the 2008 NASCAR season - NASCarla won 1st half, Nola Mae won 2nd half, and Thad Fletchall won over-all Grand Champion - congrats winners - but it's a new year! Strap those belts down tight - lots of bump-drafting and fender bending in this group!

Got Cha' again Zach!

It's always a real nail-biter for Kathy Beth...

We're all just posin' with some of the colorful (and useful!) prizes we won - thank you so much, Ryck Sanders and Mike Ballinger, for the great donations, and thanks Hooters, for the racy atmosphere and midwest hospitality, it was a HOOT!

Sorry Liam - so close is only that, so close! Sheryl wins big in the Driver pot for the Bud Shootout.