My main postrace memory of the 2004 Daytona 500 was the cell phone call @DaleJr received during the middle of his interview in the @DISupdates press box.

It was from President George W. Bush, who attended the race and gave the command to start engines. #nascar #RacingWeekNBCSN

For reporters in the press box, here's how the @DaleJr end of his call with the POTUS went:

"Yes, sir. Thank you very much. .... Yeah, it was the most exciting race of my life. ... Yes sir, I was glad to see you today. ... Thank you very much. ... OK, take it easy, man.” #nascar

And then after flipping his cell phone shut, @DaleJr looked at the reporters in the @DISupdates press box and smiled.

"They warned he’d call so I tried to look to memorize that number,” he said with a laugh. #nascar