{"id":4211,"date":"2014-03-27T03:05:45","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T03:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/?p=4211"},"modified":"2014-04-21T21:12:15","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T21:12:15","slug":"king-of-beers-daytona-500-fl-feb-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/king-of-beers-daytona-500-fl-feb-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"King of Beers, Daytona 500, FL (Feb 2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"<script>fsg_json['fsg_post_4211'] = [\n{id: 4212, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2180383.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2180383-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5rUi#4212\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>The *King* of Beers!<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5rUi#4212\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 4214, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2180370.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2180370-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5rUi#4214\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Grab some Buds<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5rUi#4214\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 4213, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2180371.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2180371-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5rUi#4213\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Beer Playground<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5rUi#4213\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'}\n];<\/script>\n<p>I decided it might be fun to walk around and take photos on the grounds at the Daytona 500 Speedway during the week leading up to the big race.<\/p>\n<p>As I wandered about, I noticed one alcoholic beverage company had a particularly *strong* presence there.<\/p>\n<p>A naive person might think it strange that an alcoholic drink would have a strong association with an event where people are driving cars at speeds averaging over 140 mph.<\/p>\n<p>But see, it&#8217;s not the <strong>drivers<\/strong> drinking the beer; it&#8217;s the <strong>fans<\/strong> in stands! Got that (silly you\/me)?<\/p>\n<p>Nope. See, the drivers don&#8217;t drink until <strong>after<\/strong> the race&#8230;and then they only drink champagne, and from a cartoonishly large bottle referred to as a &#8220;Double Magnum&#8221;, an &#8220;Imperial&#8221;, or &#8220;Mama&#8217;s Hollow Leg&#8221;*.<\/p>\n<p>I just figure that drinking beer is a really good way to make watching cars go around and around a track 300 times (or whatever) really entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, click on the images below to witness the King of Beers\u00ae&#8217; presence at the Daytona 500 in <em>life-like<\/em> fidelity&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>*(OK, I made that last one up. However, on a totally unrelated note: have you ever seen the Free Dictionary&#8217;s definition of\u00a0<strong>Hiney<\/strong>? -&gt;&#8221;Either of the two rounded prominences on the human torso that are posterior to the hips and formed by the gluteal muscles and underlying structures.&#8221; That makes me chuckle more even than actually uttering the word &#8220;hiney&#8221;..)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4211 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_4211\" data-imgid=\"4212\" href='https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2180383.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2180383-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4212\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4212'>\n\t\t\t\tThe *King* of Beers!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_4211\" data-imgid=\"4214\" href='https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2180370.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2180370-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4214\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4214'>\n\t\t\t\tGrab some Buds\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_4211\" data-imgid=\"4213\" href='https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2180371.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2180371-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4213\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4213'>\n\t\t\t\tBeer Playground\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<br \/>\n<table class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\"\n style=\"min-width: 540px ! 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