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Discover CityViewNC.com's fresh updated look! | 17 It's loud. In the summer, it can be hot. If you don't bring a comfy portable canvas rocker or other chair, like Eldridge does, you'll have to stand or sit on the concrete bleachers. But that's no big deal. Many people spread blankets on which kids may fall asleep or play on their phones or even watch the racing. You can also walk around, get a hot dog, listen to the announcer and watch the teenage flagman gracefully whip around the green, yellow, white and checkered flags. You can walk in the field behind the track where race teams are set up and check out their cars and what they're doing. You can even walk across the racetrack – when track personnel say it's OK – and watch the races standing next to the infield wall. And you not only watch what's going on, you feel it. "You hear those motors," Long said. "And it's not just the sound, it's the smell of the spent racing fuel. And when you get a full field of cars and they come powering down the front straightaway, the ground shakes." Wrecks and equipment malfunctions are part of the game. Very occasionally, something goes wrong in a big way. On this night, in the crowded field of the first race, one of the tiny Legends cars – they're five-eighths scale replicas of cars from the '30s and '40s and are powered by motorcycle engines – clips the rear bumper of a slowing car on the first turn. e contact sends the car in back somersaulting high into the air and every racer comes to a halt on the track until the driver is established to be OK and his car is cleared away. en the buzzing noise of the Legends' motorcycle engines whines into high gear again and the race is back on. For information about the speedway and its events, check fayettevillemotorspeedway.com. WE OFFER • Traditional funeral services • Cremation with a full array of service options • Arranging honors for military services (active, retired or veterans) • Assistance with the filing of benefits (Social Security, VA) authorizations (death certificates) and insurance • Memorial DVDs and other memorial tributes • Pre-planning funeral options • Serving all faiths and cultures: We care for families of all faiths and are able to assist those without a spiritual leader WE PROVIDE • Full service facilities • Chapel seating for over 200 people • Exceptional staff: We have carefully chosen each member of our staff to ensure that our families receive the most professional, compassionate care • Family operated atmosphere. We answer to YOU. We offer the level of compassionate care only a family can provide 545 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 | 910.483.1331 | www.JerniganWarren.com Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home Family Owned and Operated Since 1933 "When your family needs us, our family will be there" Three generations offering compassionate care: Ben Chambers, Lucille Warren and Lucy Warren Chambers

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