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BACK IN THE RACETRACK AND BACK
ON TRACK BUT TODAY THE FOCUS IS
ON THE BIG PICTURE.
SHE WANTS TO CAPITALIZE ON THE
RECORD-BREAKING FOURTH PLACE
FINISH LAST YEAR.
LET'S GET THINGS STARTED WITH
OPENING CEREMONIES.
>> Announcer: PLEASE RISE AND
REMOVE YOUR HATS AS THE NELLIS
AIR FORCE BASE HONOR GUARD
PRESENTS OUR NATION'S COLORS.
REMAIN STANDING AS LAS VEGAS
MOTOR SPEEDWAY TRACK CHAPLAIN
OFFERS TODAY'S INVOCATION.
>> HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU
FOR THIS GLORIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL
DAY.
WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP SAFE ALL OF
THE DRIVERS AND THEIR CREWS AND
THEIR FAMILIES.
LORD, WE ALSO RAISE UP THE
EMERGENCY AND SAFETY CREWS WHO
DO SUCH DEDICATED WORK.
AND LORD, OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN
THE MILITARY, OVERSEAS AND AT
HOME, KEEP THEM SAFE, LORD,
BECAUSE THEY PROTECT US, THEY
KEEP US FREE.
AND WE ASK THIS IN YOUR PRECIOUS
NAME, AMEN.
>> HERE TO PERFORM OUR NATIONAL
ANTHEM, PLEASE WELCOME SPEEDWAY
SUPERSTAR CONTEST WINNER,
BRIDGET FOSTER.
♪ O SAY CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWN
ALWAYS EARLY LIGHT ♪
♪ WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED AT
THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING ♪
♪ WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT
STARS THROUGH THE PERILOUS
FIGHT ♪
♪ O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED
WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING ♪
♪ AND THE ROCKETS' RED GLARE ♪
♪ THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR ♪
♪ GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪
♪ THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL
THERE ♪
♪ O SAY DOES THAT STAR-SPANGLED
BANNER YET WAVE ♪
♪ O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE ♪
♪ AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪♪
>> WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL.
AND NOW TIME FOR THE DRIVERS TO
CLIMB ABOARD AND BEGIN BUCKLING
UP THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND GO
RACING IN VEGAS SHORTLY.
NOT FAR FOR THE JETS TO GO BACK
HOME, IT'S RITE OUTSIDE THE BACK
STRETCH OF THIS MILE AND A HALF