Following the crowd at NASCAR events
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by Thursday as the RV crowd, some of NASCAR's most loyal fans,
arrive for this weekend's races. // Los Angeles Times
29/08/2008 14:45. "This is one of my favorites," Hambly says while unfurling one flag that features a stylized logo of legendary NASCAR driver Richard Petty and includes Petty's autograph in the upper right corner.
Hambly and his wife Gini have their flags hoisted at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, where they've parked their trailer on the infield for a four-day stay.
The Hamblys, a San Marcos couple whose marriage and love of NASCAR span 30 years, arrived yesterday for Sunday's Pepsi 500 race, the next event in stock-car racing's premier Sprint Cup Series.
They are among thousands of NASCAR fans who converge at the series' 36 races a year and prefer to stay in their RVs on the track infield instead of in hotels.
"It's a family thing," William Hambly said. "I wouldn't go to the races and sit in the... // Los Angeles Times