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Visiting family for postponed Christmas. We never make it to midnight, either crash on the couch or in bed.

Wow Spike...look at you outdoing me. Thank you for all the information and for the kind welcome back. NASCAR really can't get here soon enough. I am excited to have Jimmie back. Though sad it's for a different team and a different number and a limited amount of races. I'm going to be so confused on who to go for. I've been all team Hendrick since day one of my fandom. But I am happy to have him back any way I can. I miss the old days of Gordon and Johnson on the track every race going for the championship. As much as I like Chase...it's not the same as it was. I really wish NASCAR would stop putting their hand into the racing and let them race as they use to. But no one asked me...LOL. They also upped the number of drivers in the Clash race to 27 cars. I also just saw that the King himself, Richard Petty, will ride in the the Rose Parade! Sorry I am slacking on my part of the news. I am hibernating at my parents house until I get water. I'm just at my apartment to check things out so I thought I'd hop on for a bit. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.

Any New Year's Eve plans? My wife never stays up until midnight anymore but I always do....usually watching Christmas cartoons.

roar (Song "I am woman hear me roar")

With Garrett and Spike both here we're going to be the best informed NASCAR site in Hazzard County! Sweet!

Welcome back Garret Between work and my crazy personal life the past few months I haven't had time to update this topic either. Silly Season Scorecard https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2022/12/17/silly-season-scorecard-a-new-mix-for-the-new-year/ As Garrett already stated Jimmie Johnson has bought an ownership stake in Petty/GMS Racing https://www.jayski.com/2022/11/04/jimmie-johnson-to-obtain-ownership-stake-in-petty-gms/ Jeffrey Earnhardt has joined Alpha Prime Racing and will drive the #44 Camaro in the Xfinity series https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2022/12/13/jeffrey-earnhardt-joins-alpha-prime-racing-xfinity-team-for-2023/ 3F Racing has secured an Owners license and the #30 and has partnered with Chevrolet and is looking to debut some time in the Spring of 2023 https://www.jayski.com/2022/12/20/german-3f-racing-looking-to-enter-nascar-in-2023/ It will be the first European owned team in NASCAR Cup series. Front Row Motorsports has signed extensions with drivers Michael McDowell and Todd Gilliland for 2023 https://www.jayski.com/2022/12/15/michael-mcdowell-and-todd-gilliland-return-to-front-row-motorsports-in-2023/ Stewart Haas Racing has had to make a driver change after Aric Almirola decided to stay for one more season. Ryan Preece was going to drive the #10 but will now drive the #41 and Cole Custer has been demoted back down to the Xfinity series https://www.jayski.com/2022/11/16/ryan-preece-replacing-cole-custer-in-cup-custer-moving-to-xfinity-series-with-stewart-haas-racing/ Kevin Harvick has stated he will decide by the Daytona 500 if he will retire in 2023 or seek a contract extension with Stewart Haas Racing. Xfinity series champion Ty Gibbs, grandson of Joe Gibbs, will be moving up to cup and drive the #54 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing https://www.jayski.com/2022/11/15/ty-gibbs-moving-to-cup-series-in-2023-driving-no-54-toyota/ Helio Castroneves is still trying to get a ride for the 2023 Daytona 500 https://www.jayski.com/2022/12/06/helio-castroneves-to-run-nascar-race/ NASCAR is working on a Wet Weather package for short track racing and might debut it for the 2023 season https://www.jayski.com/2022/12/23/nascar-expected-to-have-wet-weather-package-for-short-tracks-next-season/ Jimmie Johnson tested the Garage 56 LeMans entry at VIR a few weeks ago https://www.jayski.com/2022/12/16/hendrick-garage-56-le-mans-entry-tests-at-vir/ The Race Team Alliance is looking into doing off-season exhibition races https://www.jayski.com/2022/11/30/race-team-alliance-considering-exhibition-races/ Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, oh and only 57 more days till the Daytona 500.

One of the car-related YouTube channels I watch recently highlighted the poor performance of the Ford Lightning electric truck in cold weather (below). A previous video he made about the truck showed how the range dropped dramatically when towing. The towing video went viral after a conspiracy website completely misquoted it to further their agenda. He has since traded the Lightning for a Hummer EV. I accept that electric vehicles will take over eventually, but we're still a long way from that point at the moment.