There was a time not that long ago that Jon Wood, president of NASCAR's Wood Brothers Racing, dreaded having to go to the racetrack.
"I used to look for any excuse that I could to not have to come Sunday," Wood told ESPN.
He would use his children's activities as an excuse. It was family time he didn't want to miss, considering how young they are, which made for an accurate-yet-convenient alibi.
"But I would look for any reason to be able to not go to the racetrack because I knew that I would leave (it) frustrated," Wood elaborated, "and know we were better than the day we had.