Darrell Waltrip’s interview with Jeff Gordon.

Darrell Waltrip’s interview with Jeff Gordon.

The Top 7 Tips to Help You Plan a Surprise Tailgate Party

Tailgate Party

You will need tailgate party supplies in planning a surprise party can be very fun and enjoyable for all of the people who are involved. And, if you and your co-conspirators can keep up the charade until the party happens, then you can have one very surprised and happy guest of honor.

Even though the secret of your surprise party lays with all of the people who will be in attendance, there are some simple things which you can do, as the party planner and host, to help ensure the best outcome possible. Here are seven tips to get you started to planning a surprise party which your friends and relatives will be talking about for years to come:

Tip #1 – Find out from your guest of honor, or even better from their significant other, what their schedule is like within the timeframe you are considering for the surprise party. Use this valuable information to set the date for your surprise party.

Tip #2 – Enlist the help of someone who can devise a fictitious activity for the guest of honor to partake in on the day of the party. The closer to your home this activity is, the easier it is for your helper to “have to stop in at your home for a moment” on the day of the party.

Tip #3 – Extend your invitations to all of your invited guests. When you make your invitations make sure that each of your guests understand that the party is a surprise and should be kept that way. Ask them to please not share the information with your guest of honor or anyone else who might mention it to them.

Tip #4 – Come up with a planned event which everyone who may run into your guest of honor can use as a diversion if they need to. However, if your guests don’t think they can “lie” to the guest of honor with a straight face, suggest that they avoid them for the time leading up to the party, whenever possible and practical.

Tip #5 – Ask all of your invited guests to arrive at least thirty minutes before you expect your guest of honor to arrive. If your guest of honor generally arrives early to events, then you might want to ask your invited guests to come a bit earlier, just in case.

Tip #6 – Ask your guests to park down the street and out of sight. The only caveat to this is if the guest of honor believes they are attending another event at your home on that day. If this is the case then it won’t really matter much were people choose to park.

Tip #7 – Once you have done all of the other things suggested, then the only thing you can really do is pray and hold your breath that no one will slip-up and tell your guest of honor about your planned surprise party.

Planning a surprise party can be a lot of fun. If you take the time to build in some diversions into your plan, you are able to help those who might be asked questions by the guest of honor. This will ensure that they are not caught off-guard and without a good, solid, quick answer to give to any questions that they may be asked. By doing this you can have a wonderful surprise party. Good luck!

Daytona disappointment doesn’t derail Stewart

NASCAR – Yahoo! Sports

Tony Stewart’s silence following yet another near-miss in the Daytona 500 was quite predictable for one of NASCAR’s best sulkers.He’d lined up second on what turned out to be the final restart of the biggest race of the NASCAR season, and everybody assumed he’d muscle his way by a green 20-year-old named Trevor Bayne to a win in the race that had long eluded him. Instead, he faded to 13th over the last two laps, then disappeared with no explanation as to what the heck happened.

via Daytona disappointment doesn’t derail Stewart – NASCAR – Yahoo! Sports.

Trevor Bayne talks a day after his Daytona 500 win

Trevor Bayne talks a day after his Daytona 500 win.

Video: Trevor Bayne wasn’t prepared to win the Daytona 500

Trevor Bayne jokes that he wasn’t prepared to win the race and he’ll need somebody to drive his truck home to Charlotte.

Video: Jimmie Johnson on the NASCAR competition changes

Jimmie Johnson says the competition changes made by NASCAR will change how he races.

A fan’s fantasy Daytona 500 finish

A fan’s fantasy Daytona 500 finish

Every fan has their favorite driver who they would like to see win the biggest NASCAR race of the season. Even though Jimmie Johnson has won every championship for the past five years he has a base of fans comparable to the Jr. Nation who would like to see him take home another one. Even Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski with their not quite ready for prime time temperaments have a huge fan base who would like to see them win the Daytona 500.The field isn’t set yet. The only sure thing for the big race on Sunday is that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start on the pole. It’s his second front row start in two years. Jeff Gordon will start next to him on the outside pole. The rest of the field will be set by the finishing order of the Gatorade Duels on Thursday, February 17th.

via A fan’s fantasy Daytona 500 finish – NASCAR – Yahoo! Sports.