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It was the third race in the F1 triple-header today with the Spanish Grand Prix. The McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris locked out the front row of the grid ahead of Max Verstappen, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Lance Stroll apparently had a pain in his wrist related to a cycling accident a couple of years ago, although there were also reports of him losing his temper in the pits after qualifying. Either way, he didn't start the race, so there were only 19 cars on grid (I'm not sure why his Aston Martin team couldn't use a reserve driver). Oscar had a good getaway at the start, but Max managed to jump Lando. Lewis also passed George. Lando got back ahead of Max on lap 13. The Barcelona circuit is known for tire wear, and Red Bull put Max on a 3-stop strategy when most teams were planning on a 2-stop. Max was looking certain for third place until Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes engine gave out with just over 10 laps to go bringing out the safety car. All of the front runners went to the pits to change tires, but Max only had a set of the slower hard tires available. At the restart, Max's car nearly went sideways, allowing Charles Leclerc to pass. Max then went off-track as George tried to pass, but came out ahead. His team told Max to give the place back to George. Max wasn't happy about the instruction and appeared to deliberately hit George when it looked like he was letting him through. That earned Max a 10-second penalty and three points on his licence (he's now only one point away from a one race ban!). At the end, it was McLaren first and second with Oscar ahead of Lando. Charles got his second podium in a row with George in fourth. Nico Hulkenberg in his Kick Sauber surprised a lot of people by passing Lewis near the end to finish fifth. Max actually crossed the line in fifth, but his penalty pushed him back to 10th. In ninth, former World Champion Fernando Alonso was cheered by his home crowd as he scored his first points of the season. You can see the highlights here. Oscar is now 10 points ahead of Lando in the drivers' championship. In the constructors championship, McLaren have over double the points of their nearest rivals, Ferrari, who in-turn moved ahead of Mercedes today. It's two weeks until the next race in Canada.

Best balladeer in the history of the world. We miss you Waylon. Happy birthday in Hazzard Heaven!

My guess would be that a mountain comes to a peak. The peak could have a sharp or rounded top. A ridge looks more like the top of a tent.....a bit like an upside down V. Or it could look like an upside down U if the top is rounded. I'm not sure what the minimum length would be to be classified as a ridge but the maximum length could be many many miles.

.....is always on a QUEST to arrest dukes

Is a mountain and a ridge the same thing? In The Dukes of Hazzard Season 2 Mason Dixon's Girls, we have Razorback Mountain. In PlayStation 1 Game Boy Color and PC The Dukes of Hazzard Racing For Home Game we have Razorback Ridge.

I think I just got good and covering up my lapses. It's definitely not the first.

It's the Canadian Grand Prix later today. So far, McLaren haven't dominated like they have at recent races, but Oscar Piastri is continuing to look faster than Lando Norris. Several drivers failed to make corners in qualifying and a couple of penalties were given out for impeding other drivers. Alex Albon had a weird equipment failure in the first qualifying session when the engine cover of his Williams blew off. The subsequent red flag allowed him to replace it in the pits, and he made the top 10. It should be a close race today as there are five different teams in the top six (Mercedes were the only team to get both cars in the top six). Here are the starting top 10: 1. George Russell Mercedes 2. Max Verstappen Red Bull 3. Oscar Piastri McLaren 4. Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 5. Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 6. Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 7. Lando Norris McLaren 8. Charles Leclerc Ferrari 9. Alexander Albon Williams 10. Franco Colapinto Alpine You can watch the qualifying highlights here. The race is on at 2pm (ET), so should be more accessible to US viewers. Will the "Wall of Champions" claim any victims this year?

Well guys....this weekend ( Sat.) it will be NASCAR ( Cracker Barrell 400) in Nashville! Practically my stomping grounds when I grew up! I lived in Franklin, not far from Darrell Waltrip's house, ( Deer Field Dr.) , about 20 miles south of Nashville. You ever notice you never heard of a 400 until the Moon Shine 400 started? You think they're watching us??

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Opera(from the Albumn A Night At The Opera).

Happy birthday in Hazzard Heaven Waylon.....Born June 15 1937 died Feb 13 2002. We miss you, ya old Ridge Runner.