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Ladies night at Lowe's a yearly event for S.C. group (cont'd)
The bait is a mixture of yellow cake mix, chocolate chips and condensed milk baked into a bar of heaven made to attract "cute boys" for the single gals in the group.
Ironically, it's the married gal in the group, Stacey, tasked with baking the aphrodisiac.
Stacey and her all-female posse represent the face of NASCAR's new flourishing female fan base -- an estimated 30 million women who love NASCAR for a variety of reasons.
Some women say the sport has become more family friendly in recent years, while others say marketers are just now speaking their language creating more fashionable clothing options at retail.
That's all well and good, but for this group, it's all about ... "The hot drivers of course," Stacey said. "We like them based on their looks."
"That's why we aren't Kyle or Kurt Busch fans," chimed Beth Fowler, who decked out in red Dale Earnhardt Jr. gear drives 100 miles every year hoping merely to catch a glimpse of the highly coveted driver.
But if you look at Taylor, she has on denim shorts and a plain blue blouse, nothing more. She is a silent supporter of Jeff Gordon.
"That's because she doesn't want things thrown at her," pointed out Karen Mauney, a 38-year-old freelance writer and Dale Jr. fan.
At the wrap of the night, the ladies will pile back into the minivan, sun-kissed from the day and high on laughter. They'll sit in a long line of traffic wishing they had just a few more laps or perhaps just one more caution flag that could have prolonged their inevitable trip back home to reality.
"We take a lot of pictures," Taylor said. "Take a lot of pictures and start planning for next year."