Boat rides, campfires, barbecue and air shows. A few things to expect when Memorial Day weekend rolls around.
Me? I like to concentrate on the recliner and the TV during this holiday weekend. More specifically ABC and FOX, the homes of the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600, respectively.
After two straight days of watching high school athletes run around a quarter-mile track, it's time to step it up a notch - no offense to the state track and field meet - and enjoy 500 miles of 220 mph racing at the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway and 600 miles around the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway.
So from noon to about 9:30 p.m. today, take a seat and absorb 1,100 miles of some of the best racing all year.
Luckily for those wishing to tune in for the greatest spectacle in racing in the Indianapolis TV market, the blackout was lifted thanks to the race being sold out. The locals not attending the race have had to watch on tape-delay since the 1950s.
For about 350,000 tickets to be sold, even for such a popular event, is pretty amazing considering the view of the track is limited for most in attendance.
Look no further than Team Penske and Chip Ganassi Racing today.
Team Penske driver Simon Pagenaud is the lone multi-win driver in the IndyCar Series this season.
Teammates Juan Pablo Montoya and Helio Castroneves are third and fourth, respectively, in the points standings.
Ganassi drivers Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan are second and sixth, respectively.
The winner will come from one of those two teams - going out on a limb there.
The real question is if either of those teams will sweep both events.
Penske teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski finished 1-2 in last week's strange All-Star Race at Charlotte.
Wouldn't you know it, they're both fast this week again. Logano will start on the front row alongside pole-sitter Martin Truex Jr while Keselowski starts fifth.
The Ganassi cars had a less-than stellar qualifying session Thursday, but expect Jamie McMurray and Kyle Larson to make runs at the top-10 from their 23rd and 24th starting spots, respectively.
After what Larson did last week in the All-Star race - almost holding off Logano for the win before sliding up into the wall - it may finally be time for his first Cup Series win.
Maybe Dixon can win his second Indy 500 and Larson go to victory lane in the 600 to earn Ganassi a sweep.
If there's not a sweep, it's likely because Jimmie Johnson held off Logano or Keselowski to win the 600 for a record-tying fifth time.
Or none of the previously mentioned drivers will win because of a fuel-mileage strategy that earned Carl Edwards the win last season.
So many questions to be answered in a 9-plus hour time frame. Take a seat and watch race cars go round and round for 1,100 miles. It's better than it may sound.