CMT Blog: Lowes Motor Speedway

The Train ventured through the South this week, playin’ several honky-tonks and a couple of festivals. The highlight came when we had the thrill of playing the pre-race concert on Saturday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., near Charlotte. We were very excited going into the concert because we meet a lot of NASCAR fans at our shows and know that they are our kind of crowd — rowdy rednecks havin’ a great time. They were in fact extremely receptive.

We had the pleasure of backing up our labelmates Carter’s Chord for a couple of songs. They are a new act on Show Dog Records and they are incredible. Wait until you hear these girls. The harmonies are angelic, unlike anything you’ve ever heard. They’re working now to introduce themselves to radio and I’m sure you will hear them very soon. They’re gonna be huge stars.

We also had the honor of backing up Chris Farren and Tommy Lee James. We played the theme song for the movie <I>Dale</I> called “Lookin’ for a Road” that Chris wrote. The guys were a pleasure to work with and nailed the performance. We closed the show with our new single, “Tequila Sheila,” and first hit, “Last Good Time.” I have to say the coolest part of the whole deal was sharing the stage with the biggest star of the show, the #3 car parked right in front. Unfortunately we didn’t get to hang around and check out the race because we had another show in Anderson, S.C., that night. We had our own race getting there and made it in record time. — Tommy Bales