Vacations -- and time off -- can be a time for a lot of different things, including getaways from the everyday, norm and grind of your daily existence.

But for a lot of people in the motorsports industry, "time off" means a time to give back. And that's exactly what's going to happen Saturday at Old Dominion Speedway, which is located a short hop west of Washington, D.C., in Manassas, Va.

Heck, I'm wondering if I'll see visions of Wendell Scott, Roy Tyner and God bless him, that old NASCAR pace car driver and stalwart owner/driver Elmo Langley, who won the last Grand National race held at Old Dominion in 1966, bouncing it off those rumpled red-and-white guard rails.

The Cup Series is off for the weekend and even if those guys weren't in the position of Jimmie Johnson, who's just days beyond becoming a first-time father, for the most part they're nowhere to be found.

But for a handful of guys with national series backgrounds, supporting Old Dominion and NASCAR owner Joe Gibbs' charitable endeavor "Youth for Tomorrow" for a full day of activity followed by a night of short track racing, is what it's all about.

Old Dominion is a 3/8ths-mile asphalt short track that's a legendary NASCAR venue after hosting everything from the forerunner of today's Cup Series, to being the claimed birthplace of the ubiquitous Late Model Stock Car and the home of former NASCAR Weekly Racing Series national champion Mark McFarland.

For me, it's going to be at least the 120th speedway I've visited in my race-watching/working career.

And with such notables as Ron Hornaday, Johnny Benson, Max Papis, David Stremme, Timothy Peters, Andy Lally and fellow Grand-Am Rolex Series GT standout Spencer Pumpelly all scheduled to attend and race in a 150-lap LMSC special, it should be a show.

Even another Old Dominion legend, former Busch Series standout Curtis Markham, who spots Cup races for Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin, will be there. And it's a guarantee it'll create some memories.

Of course, I'm not talking about the ghosts of "Gentleman Ned" Jarrett and Richard Petty and Frankie Schneider -- who all won Grand National races at the track.

Heck, I'm wondering if I'll see visions of Wendell Scott, Roy Tyner and God bless him, that old NASCAR pace car driver and stalwart owner/driver Elmo Langley, who won the last Grand National race held at Old Dominion in 1966, bouncing it off those rumpled red-and-white guard rails.

Oh no, I'd settle for seeing a retro of a more recent Old Dominion event, like Hamlin -- before he became a household name and a Cup championship contender -- giving up a top-four starting position in a historic 250-lap Late Model Stock Car special in October 2004, for a chance at a $5,000 bonus if he could win from the tail.

And I'll be darned if he didn't come close before falling short to winner and multiple Old Dominion track champion McFarland, as well as 2003 track champion Brandon Butler.

I've got to tell you, I looked at the Old Dominion LMSC point chart and I didn't recognize a single name except former Busch Series racer Nathan Buttke -- who isn't a regular there.

But you know, earlier this year in Hamlin's own charity event at Southside Speedway near Richmond, local Late Model standout C.E. Falk knocked Hamlin aside and beat him, adding to Langley Speedway champ Falk's local notoriety. Can one of those locals do that Saturday night at Old Dominion?

You'll have to be there to see -- and I know I'll be spending some time hanging as close to the fence as I can get.

But really, I'm looking forward to seeing if the pizza measures up to the best I've ever had at a short track -- Lebanon Valley Speedway's in upstate New York. Heck, it's in the same state as South Boston, so maybe they have bologna burgers.

But don't worry -- I won't go for 20 -- I wouldn't even do two. I would try one, with extra onions, of course.

And the best part -- you can join in, for a small donation to a pretty worthwhile charity. And as a bonus, you'll get no less than five divisions of racing action. Personally, I can't wait to see the Virginia Sprints in action.

And I bet you wouldn't have to coax Benson or Hornaday -- and heck, even that fast-becoming-a-short-track-nut Papis -- to give one a try.

The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer.