{"id":15140,"date":"2018-03-04T12:43:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T18:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=15140"},"modified":"2018-03-04T12:48:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T18:48:59","slug":"cant-drive-55-the-perfect-drink-for-vegas-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/04\/cant-drive-55-the-perfect-drink-for-vegas-race\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Can&#8217;t Drive 55&#8221; the Perfect Drink for Vegas Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15147\" style=\"width: 266px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15147\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/04\/cant-drive-55-the-perfect-drink-for-vegas-race\/cabo-wabo-cant-drive-55-photo-credit-j-rick-martin-588\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cabo-Wabo-Cant-Drive-55-photo-credit-J-Rick-Martin-588.jpg?fit=588%2C662\" data-orig-size=\"588,662\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cabo-Wabo-Cant-Drive-55-photo-credit-J-Rick-Martin-588\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Credit J Rick Martin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cabo-Wabo-Cant-Drive-55-photo-credit-J-Rick-Martin-588.jpg?fit=568%2C640\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15147\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cabo-Wabo-Cant-Drive-55-photo-credit-J-Rick-Martin-588.jpg?resize=266%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cabo-Wabo-Cant-Drive-55-photo-credit-J-Rick-Martin-588.jpg?resize=266%2C300 266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cabo-Wabo-Cant-Drive-55-photo-credit-J-Rick-Martin-588.jpg?w=588 588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit J Rick Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In honor of NASCAR weekend in Las Vegas, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cabowabocantina.com\/vegas\/events\/\">Cabo Wabo Cantina<\/a> continues to serve the perfect drink&#8211;the Can&#8217;t Drive 55.&nbsp; It&#8217;s the perfect drink to make while you watch the <strong>Pennzoil 400<\/strong> presented by Jiffy Lube.&nbsp; The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cabowabocantina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Hollywood-Drink_Menu.pdf\">menu<\/a> describes the Can&#8217;t Drive 55 as &#8220;Five different spirits, five different juices, in one very happy cocktail, featuring Sammy&#8217;s Beach Rum, Cabo Wabo blanco tequila, vodka, gin &amp; Amaretto. Orange, pineapple, grapefruit, cranberry, fresh lime juice &amp; a splash of grenadine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like the perfect drink to accompany a &#8220;What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas&#8221; weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For my make at home version, I&#8217;m going to use 1\/2 oz. of each of the liquors and juices.&nbsp; All over ice in a tall mixer glass with a cherry on top for garnish.&nbsp; Hold on tight!&nbsp; It should be a great race!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"749\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WNubdU9C4t0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; In honor of NASCAR weekend in Las Vegas, the Cabo Wabo Cantina continues to serve the perfect drink&#8211;the Can&#8217;t Drive 55.&nbsp; It&#8217;s the perfect drink to make while you watch the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube.&nbsp; The menu describes the Can&#8217;t Drive 55 as &#8220;Five different spirits, five different juices, in one very<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[98],"tags":[559,558,67,16],"class_list":["post-15140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dixiesracereflections","tag-cabo-wabo","tag-cocktails","tag-las-vegas-motor-speedway","tag-nascar"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7hzTZ-3Wc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47642,"url":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/17\/justin-allgaier-wins-overtime-xfinity-series-race-at-michigan\/","url_meta":{"origin":15140,"position":0},"title":"Justin Allgaier wins overtime Xfinity Series race at Michigan","author":"racedaysaeditor","date":"August 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service Justin Allgaier used pit strategy and a fast No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to take the lead of Saturday\u2019s Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway with 16 laps of regulation remaining and then held off the field in two laps of overtime\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;NASCAR&quot;","block_context":{"text":"NASCAR","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/category\/nascar\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167200869-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167200869-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167200869-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167200869-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167200869-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7743,"url":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/19\/mango-margaritas-make-great-phoenix-companions\/","url_meta":{"origin":15140,"position":1},"title":"Mango Margaritas Make Great Phoenix Companions","author":"Dixie Haag","date":"March 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is at Phoenix International Raceway for the Camping World 500 today. 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