The Spirit of the 55
I suppose you could say Michael making the Daytona 500 was a miracle. It certainly felt like it after all he's been through this week...the penalties, the fear, the sadness, the stress. But something kept nagging me about the whole deal, something deeper than just sucking it up, buckling down and driving as hard as you can. Suddenly it hit me - a possible reason for how a man could accomplish what so many had already written off as impossible.
He had two angels riding with him in the #55, just as they had ridden in it themselves years ago.
Benny Parsons drove the #55 from 1982 to 1986. Bobby Hamilton took the wheel from 2001 to 2002.
I'm not religious, I don't worship God or any other higher power besides the natural powers of the earth. But I believe in spirits and that they live on in the people and the places they loved the most. And I truly believe they were with Michael on Thursday.
Tomorrow is going to be a difficult day for all those who were close to Dale Earnhardt. But maybe, just maybe, he'll be flying with someone when he takes the checkers at Daytona.
He had two angels riding with him in the #55, just as they had ridden in it themselves years ago.
Benny Parsons drove the #55 from 1982 to 1986. Bobby Hamilton took the wheel from 2001 to 2002.
I'm not religious, I don't worship God or any other higher power besides the natural powers of the earth. But I believe in spirits and that they live on in the people and the places they loved the most. And I truly believe they were with Michael on Thursday.
Tomorrow is going to be a difficult day for all those who were close to Dale Earnhardt. But maybe, just maybe, he'll be flying with someone when he takes the checkers at Daytona.
