Dallas Cowboys reserve tight end Rico Gathers and Detroit Lions defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson were among the celebrities at Sunday’s race.
Gathers and Robinson both consider themselves “car guys” and soaked in the atmosphere before the race.
Gathers recently customized his Dodge Challenger, getting it supercharped and body-wrapped.
“It’s a beauty,” Gathers said. “It’s my baby. I really love it.”
Gathers had attended only one other NASCAR race when he was an 8-year-old at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.
His favorite driver?
“I’ve always been a Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick fan,” Gathers said.