NASCAR officials call it a traveling circus: the hauler arrival waves the green flag on race weekend at Bowman Gray. The haulers started making their way up Research Parkway around 9:30 this morning.

With 38 race weekends annually ... the crew flies in flights provided by the team or semi-trucks. The cars are transported to the tracks via haulers or big rigs accompanied by two team members ...

FINALLY HERE AT THE RACETRACK. THAT’S RIGHT JOHN. I MEAN, ALL THE WORLD LOVES A PARADE, RIGHT? NASCAR OFFICIALS I SPOKE WITH THIS WEEK COMPARED IT TO A TRAVELING CIRCUS. THE HAULER ARRIVAL IS ...