If you saw my announcement last week, you’ll know that Red and I were on our way to visit a local Walgreens in Atlanta and meet Nationwide Racing driver Chris Buescher. Now, I’ve been to my fair share of racing parties, and even placed a few bragging-rights wagers between friends, but I’ve never been able to meet a driver in person and ask them a bunch of questions! The moment we walked into Walgreens, I knew exactly who Chris was! A 22 year old, down to earth guy, Chris was so patient with Red, who climbed into his #RaceAroundAmerica chair and started playing with cars. Red even swiped a few high fives and was not shy at all! (He demanded that he wear his saddle oxfords and his jean jacket together… pick your battles, Lindsey).
After shaking hands, we headed outside to sit in the brand-spanking new Balance Financial Ford Mustang, which has been upgraded (now in round 3) and sweetened by voters in the last few weeks. Click here to help choose the route and upgrade the Mustang! Red “drove” the car and honked the horn while Chris took some time to show us the upgrades and power inside the Roush Mustang.
Then it was my turn to hop in. We set the top down, and I was ready to roll (too bad I didn’t get to test drive!!) Chris was really forthcoming about his racing experience. He started with motorcycles at age 6 (so young!!), and the first race his mother ever came to, he wiped out badly and was hurt. His mom was so upset that the incident almost ended his racing hobby… but as you may know, he became a pro at 16 and has been sweeping the circuit ever since! I’m proud to say that I have met him.
Not only did I get to interview Chris and tour the Mustang, but we were also treated to an on-camera interview and a super fun shopping spree courtesy of Walgreens with Chris’ Balance Financial Walgreens card powered by Mastercard. You can see the interview below; Parker (black dress & gray scarf) interviewing Chris (right hand side) as Red noisily munched on a snack.
Then it was Red and my turn to step in front of the camera with Chris. We “raced” around the store, grabbing a few necessities for the spring season (Wal-itin, Zest Soap, Cheez-its, Coca-Cola) and Chris handpicked a toy race car for Red to have. It was so nice of him, and the toy car hasn’t let Red’s hands since! I’ll be sharing the webisode in a blog post to come, so be sure to stop back by and see what else Chris bought!
Since we had such an awesome time with Roush Fenway driver Chris Buescher, Walgreens wants to treat you to some fun, too! Enter the rafflecopter giveaway below for your chance to with a $25 Walgreens gift card, as well as some hand picked and signed merchandise by Chris Buescher, all courtesy of Walgreens!
Wow, that is awesome. What a nice guy for spending so much time with you guys like that.
Wow how cool is that! Looks like you guys had an awesome time!
Girl, I would do what I do everyday, pick up my kids to school and drop off my daycare kids, but we sure would be riding in style!
That looks like so much fun! Looks like you guys had a blast!
What a great event! I’ve been moving more and more of my business over to Walgreens. Their customer service is just better than what I’ve seen at other places.
So cool! I wish we could’ve made it! I would find a big open road to drive on and cruise!
If I Had The #RaceAroundAmerica Mustang For A Day I’d Take A Drive Through The Countryside!
Wow, that’s so cool! Looks like your son had a great time!
Aww, I’m so glad he got the chance to meet him! How cool is that?! It looks like you both had a fantastic time!
How wonderful it would be to drive a car like this would lead to my family uni places many of them would be on the beach!
um, yea. that’s like the most fun shopping day ever. and i’m not even a big racefan!
I would drive past all my friend’s houses!
Your little guy looks so happy! This one of the many reasons I love Walgreens. I don’t think I have walked into a CVS in years. I bet you guys had a great time and made some fun memories.
Okay, wow so cool! You are always doing awesome things! Sounds like an experience of a lifetime! Loving the saddle shoes, too funny!
Walgreens is one of my favorites! Looks like you had a great time.
Sounds like a very exciting day! I love Mustangs, and I’d be literally drooling if I were that close to a Rousch Mustang.
I love Walgreens! It’s great he spent so much time with you all, what a great memory!
I would like to drive to the nearby beach with my family.
That must have been awesome! Must hav
I was going to say must have been pretty exciting. I sent too quickly 🙂
What a great day and a memorable shop! My son would have loved it too!
I LOVE Mustangs! I would totally take my family to the beach.
What a fun day! We LOVE mustangs at our house.
I would drive it to California to see family!
I would drive to York beach, Maine.
I would drive through downtown Memphis
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I would drive to Indiana to see my family!
I would take a trip up the Great River Road, which is close by.
I would like to travel down the California coast. I did that once and it was so beautiful!
Looks like you guys had a great time. I love our Walgreens. It’d be fun to drive through to Perdido Key Fl for us though.
I would take my kids to the beach, maybe MD or VA.
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I would drive it up along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Looks like you guys had a GREAT time at Walgreens!
I love the car, and the pics. Even more, I love the saddle shoes!!
What kid wouldn’t love this?!? I’d go to the beach and drive around!
That is so cool that they had this event at Walgreens! What a great outing.
If I had the Mustang for the day, I would drive to Myrtle Beach.
take my family shopping and the beach!
It looks like you guys had a GREAT time meeting Chris Buescher at Walgreens! I enjoyed looking at all the pics – thanks for sharing!
What a fun experience! I love Walgreens!
What an awesome experience! I’ve never heard of this guy but he sounds great!
Ohh I would drive from morning til night. I wouldn’t even care where I was going- but if I had to pick a place probably the coast!