The Fast and the Fabulous is a motorsports blog dedicated to NASCAR and IndyCar, written by Valli Hilaire. Valli provides a female fan's perspective of racing. She offers her opinions on the latest headlines and shares her race weekend experiences. It’s a reality show in blog format illustrated with photos, news, reviews and interviews.
3M Racing Experience: the 2012 sprint all-star race

3M Racing Experience: the 2012 sprint all-star race

The Saturday of our 3M Racing Experience began with all of us gathering in the lobby of our hotel and then heading over to Charlotte Motor Speedway. Once there we were picked up and shuttled to the Fan Zone area,...
3M Racing Experience: roush fenway shop tour & nascar hall of fame

3M Racing Experience: roush fenway shop tour & nascar hall of fame

I was offered an all-expense paid trip to the Sprint All-Star Race weekend courtesy of 3M and I jumped on it. They even let me bring one guest so I brought my boyfriend of 5 months along for the ride....
best thing ever: jeff gordon's special message to me! ha!

best thing ever: jeff gordon’s special message to me! ha!

Yesterday I received a large package in the mail. It was odd since I wasn’t expecting anything. The return label was from a PR company that I’d remembered from emails, but I didn’t remember sending them my address. So I...
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experiencing american le mans monterey presented by patrón

experiencing american le mans monterey presented by patrón

I was invited to the American Le Mans Monterey presented by Patrón held at Laguna Seca Mazda Raceway by Susan who does PR for the Extreme Speed Motorsports team. I met Susan years ago when we were both on a motorsports panel at Blog World Expo. Susan is awesome and we remained in touch over...
but I'm supposed to care about talladega, right?

but I’m supposed to care about talladega, right?

My recollection of Talladega includes Brad Keseolwski winning, Kurt Busch in his Talladega Nights themed “ME” car and Jimmie Johnson sitting in Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s pit box after his car clunked out of the race. I don’t know what it is but I haven’t been that excited about this season so far. It’s a really...
shortcuts: attending the sprint all-star race, racing wags on pinterest

shortcuts: attending the sprint all-star race, racing wags on pinterest

I have some super duper awesome news to share with you guys. Thanks to the wonderful people at 3M I get to go to the Sprint All-Star Race weekend in Charlotte! They’re paying for the trip and to make it more fun I get to bring my boyfriend. I’m really looking forward to sharing my...
givin' it away: allmendinger 2012 shell pennzoil diecast!

givin’ it away: allmendinger 2012 shell pennzoil diecast!

Did you know that April is National Safe Digging Month? Well, it is and if you’re going to plant a tree (Earth Day was last weekend, but it’s still a good idea to plant a tree!) you should call 811 to make sure you don’t put yourself or others in danger. And now you’re saying...
kansas hits the snooze button

kansas hits the snooze button

I’m not sure what I can say about Kansas except that it was a race and Denny Hamlin won it. So let’s leave it at that shall we?
boredom is bigger in texas

boredom is bigger in texas

Hmm, what happened at Texas? Oh that’s right, NOTHING. There was some good racing in terms of Greg Biffle snatching the win away from Jimmie Johnson, but other than that it was snoozeville. I have to say that it’s really cool to see all of the drivers kids & babies on pit road. There are...
fontana: it never rains in southern california, until it does

fontana: it never rains in southern california, until it does

I woke up early Sunday morning to clear skies and no rain. When rain is a possibility during a race weekend I’ve taken the stance of not talking about it. At least not in the negative. You don’t know for sure what the weather is going to do, so why stand on negative side of...
fontana: joey logano reminds me of a young keira knightley

fontana: joey logano reminds me of a young keira knightley

Before I get into Saturday at Fontana, I want to thank you for your well wishes. I’m totally fine and have removed a lot of stuff from my plate. It’s a lot easier to breathe now. On Saturday I got up early again, somewhere around 6am to get to the track when the Sprint Cup...
fontana: racing therapy

fontana: racing therapy

I’m all apologies lately. I feel like I’m continually apologizing to you guys about being late and I hate that. I can say, with complete confidence, that I’m not going to be late anymore and I’ll be back on track posting stuff from here on out. I despise the fact that it’s taken me this...
las vegas: tony stewart will not be denied

las vegas: tony stewart will not be denied

I was OK with not being in Las Vegas this year, which feels really odd to write but it’s true. I guess it’s because I know that I’ll be at more races this year, so it’s not the worst thing in the world if I miss one that I’d normally attend. With Vegas I felt...
missing in racing action: where the hell have I been?

missing in racing action: where the hell have I been?

Where the hell have I have been? I keep asking myself this. Maybe you’ve noticed I haven’t written anything about the Budweiser Shootout or the Daytona 500 that turned out to be Mister Toad’s Wild Ride or even Phoenix. It hasn’t been a planned thing, quite the contrary. I’ve transitioned from one job to another...
t.j. majors (dale jr.'s spotter) got married

t.j. majors (dale jr.’s spotter) got married

I’m SO excited to be posting MORE wedding photos! TJ Majors, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series spotter for Dale Earnhardt Jr., married his longtime girlfriend, Tamela Berry on December 10, 2011 down in Key West, Florida. TJ & Tamela’s awesome photographer, John Hunter of JHunter Photography, shared some of the photos from the event with me...