This is it. The final chapter of my most popular fanfic. Can you believe it? Nearly 1,000 views! I didn't think that this fic would be that popular! That's an all time record for me! On to the story!

Out on the track, the cars were driving along, swerving from side to side to warm up the tyres and so get more grip. Out of the pitlane came the Aston Martin Racing DBRS9 and the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup R. The cars lined up on the grid.

"OK guys." Tom was in the NFS BMW Z4, speaking on the intercom. "This is a 20 lap race. First one across the line after 20 wins. This is it people, what you've been preparing for. It's been an honor. You're the friendliest bunch of people I've worked with on the track. Stay focused, I'll call the green." Hearts were racing and ears were ringing as everyone prepared for the start. They were sweating, and no one was sure how this would turn out. German flat-6s, V8s and V10s, American V8s, Italian V10s and British V12s mixed sounds. The soundtrack wouldn't win a chart topper, but it did sound epic. There was only one thing left to do...

"GREEN! GO! GO! GO!" Tom shouted as the lights turned green. The atmosphere exploded in a wall of noise as GT3 race cars shot forward. Tom's Z4 was first off the line, with Nigel's Matech Ford GT following, and Blu in the Corvette Z06R third. Pedro and the Gallardo LP560 was fourth, and Nico and the R8 LMS fifth. Jewel was trailing behind in the DBRS9 in sixth, Rafael seventh with the 911, and Eva in the B6 was tail end Charlie at the back in eighth.

At the first corner, Tom dove in, blocking Blu and Nigel as he went. Late braking seemed to be Jewel's speciality, and her aggressive driving style secured her fourth in front of the samba birds in the Audi and Lamborghini. Eva came very close to hitting Rafael, but managed to keep clear. Coming through the S, Pedro managed to get ahead of Blu, while Rafael slid a little. In the time it took him to regain control, Eva had managed to pass him. Then on the straights, Nigel overtook Tom thanks to the grunt of his Matech Ford. Nico managed to catch up with Jewel while braking for the turn, then passed her going down to the chicane. Back on the straight, Tom drafted Nigel and passed him, with Blu drafting the BMW to get the Corvette into second. Nico went past the R8 and used his LP560 to block the B6 coming up behind. They braked hard for the next turn, and Jewel went through the inside of the Lamborghini. On a straight, Blu made his move. Using the speed and power of the Chevy, he passed the Z4 and braked for the turn up ahead, closing the door on Tom as he went. Back on the home straight, everyone gunned it as they shot past the start finish line.

"Got to get past Pedro." Jewel muttered. She braked late and shot past the Gallardo. "Yes!"

Tom was studying how Blu went through the turns. "He's not going as fast as he should be." He remarked. "I'm going to be aggressive up here and see if it works." He shot through the inside, coming out of the turn in front.

"Whoa." Blu said. "That was a good move."

Meanwhile, Rafael had caught up after the lap of his life, and was now challenging Pedro, who was currently trying to get past Jewel.

"Hey Ped! Heads up!" Rafael moved in to try to get past the Audi.

"Oh no you don't Rafi!" Pedro replied. He moved to block the Porsche. Rafael simply went round the other side, and before Pedro could react, he was now staring at the rear ends of two cars.

At lap 7, Nigel, who was third behind the Z4 and the Z06R made his move. He gave the Corvette a little tap, and by the time Blu had got the micro slide under control, the Ford GT had passed him.

Nigel gave a little laugh over the intercom. "Rubbing's racing, pretty bird." Blu vowed he would get past the Matech Ford.

At lap 10, everyone pulled into the pits. They cruised down at 40mph, looking for their garages, then pulling into the space outside their garages. The pit crews got to work. On one side, one person jacked up the car, then two other people took off the worn tyres and fixed on new tyres. Then the car dropped off the jack and the other side got jacked up while the other tyres got changed. While this was going on, one person manning the fuel hose refuelled the car and another crew member held up the big hose. Once the pit stop was completed, the crew chief marked when to drive off. The stops were completed in about 10 seconds, and by 30 seconds, the cars were out of pit road and were rapidly speeding towards 100MPH. Pedro came out first, followed by Eva, Rafael, Nico, Jewel, Tom, Blu and Nigel in that order.

"This is it." Tom brief the racers. "Lap 11, half way. Race hard, don't let anything crash you."

Tom took advantage of the cooler, less grippy tyres of the others to pass them, as he was more experienced. He managed to pass four cars in one tun, and was in first by the time he'd reached the end of the lap.

At lap 13, Nigel was behind Rafael. He was finding it hard to get past the Porsche.

'Pah!' He thought to himself. 'I'm Nigel! I'm supposed to be the best. I'm not going to be beaten by a bird with 18 kids and a massive beak!' With that, he went through on the outside, and side-swiped Rafael. The Porsche flipped and Rafael's world turned upside down. The 911 flipped and Nico and Pedro managed to dodge the wreck hurtling towards them. Eva wasn't so lucky, and the Alpina smashed into the Porsche. The 911 came to rest after 7 rotations, while the Alpina careered into the wall. The front end was destroyed along with a smashed engine, while the Porsche had numerous dents and smashes and was unable to run.

Tom looked up to see the grandstands filled. He wondered how he had missed them. "Attention." A voice came over the intercom. "Cars 9 and 11 involved in collision. Drivers unharmed."

"9 and 11?" Tom asked. "Crap! Rafael! Eva! You alright?"

"Yeah." Rafael replied. "We're fine, but looks like our race has ended."

"Car 14, drive through penalty. Drive through the pits for causing collision involving cars 9 and 11."

"Shisno." Nigel remarked. He had to drive through pit lane. When he came out again, he was in last place, behind Nico and Pedro. After the incident, only 6 cars were still running.

At lap 17, Jewel was in the lead. There was no escaping the fact that the massive Aston Martin was an effective race car in the right hands. Blu was trying to get past, while Tom was hanging back ready to make his move. At lap 18, Tom went for it. As Blu and Jewel braked, side by side, Tom went through the middle, just like he'd done to Blu and Nigel in the first run.

"Again?" Blu asked. "That BMW is out to get me..."

At lap 19, at the spot where Rafael and Eva wrecked out, Nico impacted some of the debris that had not been cleared.

"Whoa!" He slid the Lamborghini as a tyre blew out. He collected Pedro and the Audi R8, and Nigel ploughed into them, sending the Matech Ford end over end. It came to a stop on it's roof.

"This is just not my race." Nigel remarked while looking over at the wrecked Audi and Lamborghini. "Or theirs..."

Finally, lap 20 came around. Only Blu, Jewel and Tom were left in the race. It was a big cycle, with Jewel and Blu exchanging the lead. Finally, it was the home stretch and Blu was in the lead, with Tom neck and neck, and Jewel trailing behind a bit in third. The Z4 and the Corvette were equal, and it would be a photo finish. However, Tom didn't think it was fair. He could just shift into 6th gear and accelerate away to take the win. But these guys were beginners compared to him. He'd been driving for several years, while these guys had only started driving yesterday. It wasn't fair, and he would even out the odds. He released the throttle, and slammed on the brakes. The Z4 locked up the brakes and slowed down. The Corvette thundered across the line in first, with the DBRS9 second. The Z4 cruised across the line in third.

Back at the pits, Blu, Jewel and Tom joined the crash victims back at the pits.

"Everyone OK?" Tom asked.

"Eh, just a graze on the arm." Pedro replied.

"So that's the miraculously unscathed bonus gone." Pedro had to laugh at this joke.

"That was a great race!" Jewel spoke.

"Yeah, but you let me win." Blu said to Tom. "Why is that."

Tom sighed. "Well, I thought it was unfair that I was going to win. I was the favourite to win. I was going to be the winner, mercilessly crushing his opposition. And I couldn't have that, so I slammed on the brakes hard and let you win."

"Oh." Jewel said.

"Well done sir." That was Rafael. "I respect you for that."

"Thanks."

"You did a great job of teaching us." Nico spoke up.

"Thanks for that." Pedro added. Tom just nodded. He looked out towards the horizon heroically.

"Time to wake up."

Jewel awoke with a gasp. She was not at Silverstone, but back in her tree in Rio. She looked down to find she was a bird again. Three eggs lay in a corner, vibrating ever so softly. Blu was at her side, and had just woken her up.

"It's 10 o'clock. Time to wake up." Blu said. "What kept you so long anyway?"

"I had a strange dream." Jewel replied. "We were humans, and we drove race cars. Tom let you win the race."

"Funny. I had that dream too."

"At least it's not true." Jewel looked down at the ground below their tree. She gasped. Parked next to the tree were a Team Need For Speed BMW Z4 GT3, an Aston Martin Racing DBRS9 GT3, and a Chevrolet Corvette Z06R GT3. "Blu? Those race cars, from the dream. They're right down there!"

Blu looked down. "Cheese and sprinkles."

Tom, Tulio and Linda walked towards the GT3 race cars.

"So you think you can beat me in a race?" Tom asked.

"Yeah." Linda replied.

"We think so." Tulio added.

"Just to let you know that this time, I won't let anyone else win." Tom saluted. "Linda, you're in the Chevrolet Corvette Z06R, Tulio, you're racing the Aston Martin Racing DBRS9, and I'm going in the NFS BMW Z4."

They got into the cars and started the engines.

"Go!" Tom called. The three cars rocketed out of the Sanctuary and off into the horizon.

THE END!

That finishes my most popular fanfic. Again, I never expected it to be this popular. So popular, in fact, that I'm going to do a sequel, focusing on NASCAR racing. I've set up an official forum for ideas and discussion for the story. Check out A Day At The Races 2 Discussion Forum in the Rio forums section. Until next time! Look out, because A Day At The Races 2 will be coming to a fanfic theater soon!