Happy Thanksgiving to our readers

Tracks sit silent and empty during the off-season.
Credit: Beth Bence Reinke for Skirts and Scuffs    

If you’re celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday today, you know it’s a time for family, friends and thankful hearts. We enjoy yummy traditional foods such as turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie. We share hugs and laughter and reflect on the blessings in our lives.

Although we don’t gather around the same dinner table, the staff of Skirts and Scuffs is thankful for you – our readers. You’re part of the Skirts and Scuffs extended family and we give thanks for your faithful readership and support.

As much as we prefer the rumble of engines over the stillness of an empty track, the off-season helps us appreciate the family-oriented sport we hold dear. While we share more weekends with our loved ones, the drivers and crews devote time to their families, too.

Over the next few months, as our preparation for 2014 begins, we hope you’ll pop in to read our columns. We wish you a happy, healthy holiday and an enjoyable off-season.

In case you missed them, enjoy these Thanksgiving tweets from NASCAR notables:

Monica Palumbo ‏@MonicaPalumbo : I want to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!! Spend it with the ppl you love. Or that can at least cook well, ha! Thankful for you all.

Pete Pistone ‏@PPistone : Thanks for listening - Happy Thanksgiving weekend everyone! @SiriusXMNASCAR

Kenny Wallace ‏@Kenny_Wallace : I am THANKFUL our friends @KevinHarvick and @DeLanaHarvick and Family are SAFE after a scare with a fire in their house

Steve Post ‏@ThePostman68 : Headed to PA for Thanksgiving in just a bit, going to be a bit of a wintery adventure along the way. Elbows Up!!!

Mike Kelley ‏@CrewChiefNSCS17 : Getting up at 4am to load the bird in the smoker. Love cooking for the Holiday. @danagvazquez lets me be the boss for the day!!!

A Checkered Flag ‏@acheckeredflag : Happy Thanksgiving to you all...and thanks for following me!

Elliott Sadler ‏@Elliott_Sadler1m : Happy thanksgiving from the Sadler Family... pic.twitter.com/FLn25fXywH

Dave Moody ‏@DGodfatherMoody : Happy Thanksgiving to all, and many thanks for all your support in 2013. It's been an adventure!

Darrell Waltrip ‏@AllWaltrip : Good Morning America, twitterville, race fans, it's the day before Thanksgiving but I'm starting to make a list of things I'm thankful for!

Hendrick Motorsports ‏@TeamHendrick : The No. 48 @LowesRacing #ChevySS is getting some final touches before the #Thanksgiving holiday as well! #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/gEtux2l64I

tom jensen ‏@tomjensen100 : I love family holidays. Have a great Thanksgiving, friends!

TheNASCARFoundation ‏@NASCAR_FDN : Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The NASCAR Foundation! #NASCAR #Thanksgiving

Steve O'Donnell ‏@odsteve : Happy Thanksgiving everyone-Thankful 2 have time w/family-Thank u 2 all our troops home & abroad-ur service lets us have this day #NASCAR

Krissie Newman @NewmanKrissie : Happy Thanksgiving! Hope your day is filled with love, laughter and blessings (good food too)