Your One-Stop Shop for Race Weekend Gifs
From Facebook to Twitter, the NASCAR community lights up social media every week with gifs. We’ve compiled our favorites – and our recommended ways to use them – for your posting pleasure. No need to thank us – just promise us you’ll use #ToyotaCare250 and #TOYOTAOWNERS400 so we can see your masterpieces, okay?
Pre-Race
Recommendations:
When something is really, really exciting.
Examples:
“Waking up on Race Day morning like…”
“When you see the track on the horizon, before setting up your tailgate.”
Recommendations:
When it’s ‘go time.’
Examples:
“Driving to RIR like…”
“When you have to find that extra gear to get to race weekend during the work week.”
Recommendations:
When someone disagrees with you or lets you down.
Examples:
“When you find out your friend doesn’t have his tickets yet.”
Recommendations:
Race Weekend IS THE BEST WEEKEND EVER.
Examples:
This one should speak for itself, honestly.
Recommendations:
GET PSYCHED.
Examples:
“Packing up the grill and cooler to head to the track.”
“When you put the car in park and step out to the tailgate.”
Recommendations:
Reflecting on the gorgeous weather… or if you’re a Kanye fan.
Examples:
“Packing sunscreen for Richmond!”
“Woke up an optimist, sun was shining I’m positive.”
Recommendations:
Maybe if you’re a little bit fashionably late.
Examples:
“Showing up at Track Takeover at 9:05 am instead of 9:00 am.”
Race Time
Recommendations:
PARTY TIME. And/or a dance-off.
Examples:
“When your team gets you off pit road in first.”
“When you hear your jam during Track Takeover.”
Recommendations:
When you just CANNOT.
Examples:
“The field just went three-wide into turn 1.”
“I need to take my blood pressure medication after these heat races.”
“Green. White. Checkered.”
Recommendations:
Thumbs up, let ‘er rip!
Examples:
“Two heats down…one sprint race stands between one of these drivers and $100,000!”
“First restart of the race. LET’S DO THIS.”
Recommendations:
When Joey Logano smokes someone.
Examples:
“Joey Logano to P1.”
Recommendations:
When you try something risky.
Examples:
“(Driver)’s dive bomb into turn 1 for the lead had them like…”
Recommendations:
Oh shhhh-----
Examples:
“Kyle Busch closed the door on (driver).”
Recommendations:
Thumbs up….we think?
Examples:
“Back to racing!”
“Pace car lights are off. One lap ‘til we go racing!”
Recommendations:
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Examples:
“Fans of ______ be like…”
Post Race & Extras
Recommendations:
This race is freaking awesome.
Examples:
“Race weekend, a whole summer of fun, and then back at RIR in September? Awww, yeah.”
Recommendations:
Celebrating with the team.
Example:
“Another successful race weekend at Richmond.”
“Brought my buddy for the first time and he/she LOVED IT."
Now you’re all set. See you on the internet, race fans.
