{"id":120615,"date":"2025-05-07T06:25:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/07\/mike-tadychs-nascar-walter-mitty-moment\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T06:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:25:27","slug":"mike-tadychs-nascar-walter-mitty-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/07\/mike-tadychs-nascar-walter-mitty-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tadych\u2019s NASCAR Walter Mitty Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"187470\" class=\"elementor elementor-187470\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1be1fc0 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1be1fc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1370950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_element_ads_elementor\" data-id=\"1370950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jnews_element_ads_elementor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_ad jeg_ad_module jnews_module_187470_2_6837336bd9ab2   \">\n<div class=\"ads-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"apMainContainer apMainLeft\">\n<div class=\"apPluginContainer bsaProContainer-47 bsa-html bsa-pro-col-1\">\n<div class=\"bsaProItems bsaGridGutter \">\n<div class=\"bsaProItem bsaProHTML bsaHidden bsaReset\" data-item-id=\"278\" data-animation=\"none\">\n<div class=\"bsaProItemInner\">\n<div class=\"bsaProItemInner__copy\">\n<div class=\"bsaProItemInner__copyInner\">\n<div class=\"bsaProItemInner__html\"><a class=\"bsaProItem__url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/banner-ad-purchase-order?sid=47&amp;bsa_pro_id=278&amp;bsa_pro_url=attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/special-issue\/2025-family-law-special-issue\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/special-issue\/2025-family-law-special-issue\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-74278 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/family-law-special-issue-banner.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Family Law Special Issue\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a94d68\" data-id=\"4a94d68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb19d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fb19d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m having a Walter Mitty moment,\u201d laughed Raleigh First Amendment and media attorney and novice NASCAR fan Mike Tadych. We are sitting in the well-appointed owner\u2019s box at Rockingham Speedway and Entertainment Complex \u201cThe Rock,\u201d which not long ago had plywood peeling from the walls and insulation hanging from a collapsing ceiling. It\u2019s April 20, and in a few hours, the NASCAR Xfinity Series NC Education Lottery 250 presented by Black\u2019s Tires will get the green flag.<\/p>\n<p>Tadych is the unlikeliest of today\u2019s fans. He was a telecommunications major who started his career doing aerial news photography in Cleveland before going to law school at Case Western Reserve University. His firm, Stevens Martin Vaughn &amp; Tadych, PLLC, represents Raleigh night club owner Dan Lovenheim, who, along with Tadych and other minority partners, bought the closed and decrepit track in 2018 for $2.8 million. Tadych serves as general counsel of The Rock.<\/p>\n<p>Rockingham Properties LLC was created to own the facility and redevelop the property to host concert festivals and big parties. But the festivals and big parties sank under the weight of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>So today, a sell-out crowd of 30,000 fans is gathering to watch the first NASCAR Xfinity Series race at The Rock in 21 years. Thirty-eight cars, travelling nearly 160 miles per hour, will circle the 0.94-mile track at about 22 seconds per lap. An ARCA Menards Series East 125-mile race ran earlier in the day, and the Craftsman Truck Series Black\u2019s Tire 200 ran the previous day, the first NASCAR event at The Rock since 2013.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f46bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"84f46bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings='\"gallery_layout\":\"masonry\",\"columns\":2,\"overlay_description\":\"caption\",\"lazyload\":\"yes\",\"columns_tablet\":2,\"columns_mobile\":1,\"gap\":\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":10,\"sizes\":[],\"gap_tablet\":\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":10,\"sizes\":[],\"gap_mobile\":\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":10,\"sizes\":[],\"link_to\":\"file\",\"overlay_background\":\"yes\"' data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/G.5.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"84f46bc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"G.5\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg3NDcyLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYXR0b3JuZXlhdGxhd21hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDVcL0cuNS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4NGY0NmJjIn0%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/G.5.jpg\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"667\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Kasey Kehane returns to NASCAR for the first time since 2018 in the No. 33 car. Photo by Greg Taylor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/G.1.76.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"84f46bc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"G.1.76\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg3NDg2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYXR0b3JuZXlhdGxhd21hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDVcL0cuMS43Ni5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4NGY0NmJjIn0%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/G.1.76.jpg\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"665\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe pit crew at work on the No. 76 car. Photo by Greg Taylor.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/G.3.76.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"84f46bc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"G.3.76\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg3NDg0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYXR0b3JuZXlhdGxhd21hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDVcL0cuMy43Ni5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4NGY0NmJjIn0%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/G.3.76.jpg\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"666\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaydych in car 76 pit. Photo by Greg Taylor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/G.2.76.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"84f46bc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"G.2.76\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg3NDg1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYXR0b3JuZXlhdGxhd21hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDVcL0cuMi43Ni5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4NGY0NmJjIn0%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/G.2.76.jpg\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"666\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTadych with the pit crew for Cyclum NextGen Travel Centers sponsored No. 76 car driven by Koke Raz that ran in the ARCA series race. 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Photo by Greg Taylor.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/G.9.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"84f46bc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"G.9\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg3NDc5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYXR0b3JuZXlhdGxhd21hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDVcL0cuOS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4NGY0NmJjIn0%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/G.9.jpg\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"666\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Green flag to start NASCAR Xfinity race. Photo by Greg Taylor.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/G.6.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"84f46bc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"G.6\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg3NDgyLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYXR0b3JuZXlhdGxhd21hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDVcL0cuNi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4NGY0NmJjIn0%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/G.6.jpg\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"667\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Race Winner Sammy Smith in No. 8 car after Love was disqualified. Photo by Greg Taylor.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/G.4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"84f46bc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"G.4\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg3NDgzLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYXR0b3JuZXlhdGxhd21hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDVcL0cuNC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4NGY0NmJjIn0%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/G.4.jpg\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"667\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Jesse Love takes the checkered flag. He was later disqualified. Photo by Greg Taylor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/R.3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"84f46bc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"R.3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg3NDg3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYXR0b3JuZXlhdGxhd21hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDVcL1IuMy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4NGY0NmJjIn0%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/R.3-821x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"821\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t fans enjoying the race. Photo by Robert Friedman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/R.2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"84f46bc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"R.2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg3NDg4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYXR0b3JuZXlhdGxhd21hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDVcL1IuMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4NGY0NmJjIn0%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/R.2-853x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"853\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Photo by Robert Friedman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/R.1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"84f46bc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"R.1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg3NDg5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYXR0b3JuZXlhdGxhd21hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDVcL1IuMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4NGY0NmJjIn0%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/R.1.jpg\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"667\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Jonathan Fine and Dan Lovenheim in owner\u2019s box.<br \/>\nPhoto by Robert Friedman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/R.4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"84f46bc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"R.4\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg3NDkwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYXR0b3JuZXlhdGxhd21hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDVcL1IuNC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4NGY0NmJjIn0%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/R.4-683x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"683\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Tire marks on the wall. \u2018Dude, that\u2019s my racetrack!\u2019 Photo By Robert Friedman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051ecc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"051ecc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2018If You Build It\u2026\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d9f839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d9f839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>In 2022, after informal inquiries about The Rock from NASCAR, Lovenheim had an \u201cIf you build it, they will come\u201d moment. \u201cIt didn\u2019t seem like a conversation worth having. Somebody needed to be the voice of reason,\u201d recalled Tadych. Months later, the state earmarked $9 million for repairs, renovations and upgrades to The Rock. The group\u2019s total investment in The Rock is almost $15 million. Repaving the track alone cost nearly $3.1 million.<\/p>\n<p>When Tadych was given detailed specifications of what NASCAR needed, he enlisted long-time friend and Charlotte sports attorney Jonathan Fine of Fine Strategies to help get him from zero to NASCAR. After a \u201cYou did what?!\u201d conversation, Fine was on board. The deal was inked in mid-August 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Hosting a NASCAR event is like putting on a concert, Fine explained. NASCAR is like the band. A company called Track Enterprises is the promoter and sells the tickets, concessions, hospitality, camping, parking, etc. And Rockingham Properties owns the venue and had the responsibility of getting it ready for NASCAR, which was why every time a car hit a wall or tore up the grass, Tadych yelped, \u201cDude, that\u2019s my racetrack!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1819cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1819cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Proof of Concept<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159f1c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"159f1c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>These Xfinity Series races are a steppingstone for drivers, cars, and their teams to the NASCAR Cup Series, where the big money, the best drivers, and the best cars call home.<\/p>\n<p>This was also a proof-of-concept steppingstone for The Rock, which hopes to host the lucrative Cup Series races in the future. \u201cWhen we acquired the track, we made a commitment to bring back something the fine folks of Richmond County, Rockingham, and North Carolina could be proud of,\u201d said Tadych. \u201cWe made good on that promise this past weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole thing was outrageous,\u201d said Tadych of his Walter Mitty moment. \u201cThere were SO MANY firsts for me, including getting my 81-year-old mother to her first NASCAR race, where she had a great time!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62179c elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e62179c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/author\/bob-friedman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Robert-Friedman-96x96.jpg?resize=96%2C96&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/author\/bob-friedman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Friedman<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Robert &#8220;Bob&#8221; Friedman is the publisher of Attorney at Law Magazine North Carolina Triangle. He contributes articles and interviews to each issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdcd861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_post_related_elementor\" data-id=\"cdcd861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jnews_post_related_elementor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"jnews_related_post_container jeg_custom_related_wrapper   \">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_24 jeg_postblock jeg_module_hook jeg_pagination_disable jeg_col_2o3 jnews_module_187470_4_6837336c04d52   \" data-unique=\"jnews_module_187470_4_6837336c04d52\">\n<div class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_5 jeg_subcat_right\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>Related<strong> Posts<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_block_container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_posts jeg_load_more_flag\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_box format-standard\">\n<div class=\"box_wrap\">\n<div 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