I was excited to try a German restaurant near my hotel and I made it just before they closed. I thought they might turn me away, but they were very welcoming and there were still many other diners there. I was grateful I got to try the schnitzel, and it was delicious!
On Saturday, we gave out so many samples to the fans and everyone loved the Water Drops. 
Even better, my very good friend Toni King, who lives in Indiana, was able to drive up and spend the afternoon with me on Saturday!! We had fun talking and shopping and it was wonderful!
We went to lunch at Poppa's Place in Brooklyn, Michigan
We got ice cream at the Village Creamery, also in Brooklyn, Michigan
We were so busy handing out samples before the race. We had a bit of a break from the crowd and I was able to get this picture, but the rest of the day we had a steady flow of people and usually had a line.
Our SweetLeaf car, featuring Water Drops
It started to rain, but I was able to get a quick picture with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. before they asked us to leave the track.
After a rain delay of a little more than an hour, I was able to sit in the pit booth and listen to Ricky and his spotter.
First pit stop
Ten minutes later, there was a wreck in lap 25 right in front of our driver, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., and he collided with another car and couldn't continue. It's heartbreaking because the whole team works so hard. They had to push the car out of the pit because the wheel was bent so badly.
The one nice thing about our car not being able to continue is that I was able to head back to the hotel early and beat the traffic. I wanted to try a restaurant called Zingerman's Roadhouse so I went there first. Their macaroni and cheese was supposedly named the "best comfort food in America" by Alton Brown. It was very good, but not the best I've ever had. The steak was amazing, though, and so was the Boston cream pie for dessert.
Driver introductions
First pit stop
The one nice thing about our car not being able to continue is that I was able to head back to the hotel early and beat the traffic. I wanted to try a restaurant called Zingerman's Roadhouse so I went there first. Their macaroni and cheese was supposedly named the "best comfort food in America" by Alton Brown. It was very good, but not the best I've ever had. The steak was amazing, though, and so was the Boston cream pie for dessert.
Overall, it was a wonderful weekend and I'm glad I was able to go.
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