Chapter 9: Storm Warning

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*skip to the Coke Zero 400 @Daytona*

Ryan has been doing amazing lately with a bunch of top 5's and a win at Pocono. I have now got 2 wins Daytona and Bristol.

"I'll see you later Ry." I say as I walk to my car for qualifying. I get in and strap my self in and get ready for Mark to call the best time for me to go out. "Okay Allison, don't run to hard. Try and save the tire for the other rounds but secure yourself in the top 24 4:36 left in this round." Mark says. "10-4" I say as I run one lap and qualify 9th. "Good spot, bring her in so we can cool her off" mark speaks as I start to slow on the back stretch.

We secured ourselves in the final round with a 3rd place in the second round behind bubba and Ryan.

"We were supposed to start final round qualifying 10 minutes ago. What going on mark?" I say over the radio. "There's clouds rolling in and it's not looking good." He says. "Am I aloud to get out cause I'm burning up in here then?" I say. "Yeah, come on out. Kevin and a few others are getting out." He says as I begin to climb out. "Ally go ahead roll the car to the garage and go secure everything at your RV now." Mark says as I see other drivers firing cars and having other crew members running to the garage. "Why? What's going on mark?" I say. "There is a hurricane headed towards us and it's gonna be here in about an hour!!!now go pack everything and bring essentials to the garage and lock up the RV" he says. I jump in the car and fire it and drive it back to the garage with a bunch of other drivers while my dad runs to our RV and the crew and mark run to there's. Once I get there I park my car and some of my crew is packing up stuff in the garage to get room for them and drivers and there family. When I get out I see Ryan's car and Chase's car already parked a couple stalls down but bubba, Jimmie and Dale have yet to park there cars. As I'm running through everyone trying to get to my RV I see Ryan and yell for him. "RYAN!!!" He hears me and turns around and runs to me. "Come on babe. We need to get stuff together. I know it's scary but you'll be okay" he says comforting me. Ryan knows that I hate storms. Even as a 21 year old grown woman I still hate them as much as I did when I was 8.

We finally get to my RV and my dad is already there packing things. We grabbed our emergency bags that were pre-packed with flashlights, batteries, water bottles and other things you need. Then each one of us three grabbed a bag. My dads bag had a much of blankets in it. Ryan's bag had his phone charger and phone and some of his valuables like his little Star Wars chewbacca stuffed animal I know it's childish but the story behind it is meaningful. So I don't judge to much😉. My bag has family memories like pictures of my mom and stuff she gave me and all of my racing stuff like little cars and stuff. There was no time to waste so I begin to change in the bedroom while me and Ryan were packing things. "Damn. My girlfriends hot" Ryan says. still with his eyes glued on me. "Take a pic babe. It'll last longer" I say and he turns the brightest shade of red I know of.

I finally am ready and Ryan is and so is my dad. We run to the garage as the final people are too and the siren goes off and they begin to shut the doors to the garages. We run in and mark and chase shut the door. Everyone in the garages line up against the back wall with blankets and get away from the windows. I have friends on both sides of me in the garage stalls next to me. I'm cuddled into Ryan with my dad holding my hand leaning into me. It gets super cold all of a sudden and I begin to shiver. "Here babe" Ryan says. Pulling out a sweatshirt out of his bag. I quickly recognized it as my favorite sweatshirt of Ryan's. It says wood brothers on the front and blaney 21 on the back. "I know it's you favorite babe." He whispers and I softly giggle and put it on and cuddle back into Ryan. I soon begin getting texts from everyone in the garages.

Group: NASCAR drivers & girlfriends/wives 🏁

Joey🤙: what garages y'all in? Are y'all okay?

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