Butler Blue's Brickyard Dash: A Short Story

So, we all know that Butler Blue, Butler's adorable mascot, is awesome. I even got the opportunity to meet him once. He's great!

But did you know that Butler Blue can also... get behind the wheel?

All loaded up in the BlueMobile and off to @IMS for a #Brickyard400 hot lap ride! pic.twitter.com/tqayeuQkfl

— Butler Blue III (@ButlerBlue3) July 20, 2015

Hey now! This is going places. Butler Blue behind the wheel at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? It doesn't get much more Indiana than that, does it? Nothing short of Peyton Manning, Larry Bird, a pork tenderloin dinner and a dash of St. Elmo's famed horseradish-based cocktail sauce would be acceptable.

Hot track. Hot Dawg. Hot Laps. Let's go! #Brickyard400 pic.twitter.com/6L9UaJyycQ

— Butler Blue III (@ButlerBlue3) July 20, 2015

Y'all ready for this? They even Periscoped! We're extremely sorry for not bringing that to your attention. It was probably the greatest thing ever.

Wait a minute. You're telling me there IS video available of this after the fact?

As the great Warner Wolf says, "Let's go to the videotape!"

Cruising the 2015 #Brickyard400 Corvette Stingray Pace Car into Turn 1 at the @indianapolismotorspeedway while waiting on the track to go hot for some hot laps.

A video posted by butlerblue3 (@butlerblue3) on Jul 20, 2015 at 4:53pm PDT

That's about the finest piece of video you will ever see.

And of course, what better way to end a lap at the Brickyard without a ceremonial kiss?

And @ButlerBlue3 then licked the bricks. So you're making out with a bulldog and me. Good luck, drivers! #nascar pic.twitter.com/40cEiQP5T0

— nascarcasm (@nascarcasm) July 20, 2015

You're our boy, Blue.