Garrett Duke

The real Super Bowl is in one more week! Woo hoo!!!!

Yeah I saw that too. That is sad to see her pass away. Though she lived a long life. I hope the Cubs have an amazing year. Your Pirates can come in second. LOL

Yeah they are pretty sad. They got a new coach, so hopefully next season will be better.

Thank you for the smile, Roger. That would make for a PERFECT 2025! My NASCAR and baseball withdrawals are through the roof right now! Sunday night showed a little hope. The 16th will bring some light. But my true happiness won't settle until baseball starts back up. Then I'll have them both! I hope Sunday night's race is what NASCAR 2025 season will look like. . .I'd be excited for sure! (In other words, not be like my Chicago Bears where they can win every pre season game that doesn't matter but once the season starts, forget how to play as a team and lose majority of the games. So sad and yet so true!) I just hope I can watch some of it...but I am not holding my breath. But Chase seemed to do good without me, so maybe that'll be on his side. Now to get my fantasy NASCAR and baseball into shape!

Well y'all I was excited for the NASCAR Clash Race this past Sunday night at the Bowman Gray Stadium...especially since Chase Elliott got the pole. I was all set that this is the year that I get back into actually WATCHING the races and not just following it on my phone as the past few years. Well. . .my TV (or my antennae) ruined all that as it kept kicking me out until I finally gave up on watching it after 30 laps. So I can't really go into detail on all that had happened other than that Chase Elliott started there race on the pole. Chase Elliott dominated the race. Chase Elliott won the race. The race is a pre season race so there was no points on the line and only certain drivers were able to enter. Bowman Gray Stadium is only a quarter mile race track, so you blink, you missed a lap. LOL Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium Race Results, Lineup | Official Site Of NASCAR This upcoming weekend may be the NFL Super Bowl game, but the real Super Bowl is the Sunday after that in twelve days...the Daytona 500!!!!

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(Exactly what I was hoping for! Thank you for not disappointing me )

The Bears can now say that they won every game this year . . . and the Packers have lost every game this year. HA. Gotta look on the bright side. Seriously though, that game was very dramatic how the Bears were ahead for most of the game only for that ugly green team to come out to lead with a minute left and then the Bears end it with a 51 yard field goal at the last second to win the game. So glad they won. At least they end on a good note and something to reflect back on.

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I hope your drivers will have a great season!

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Let me guess...it's not the Bears. HA. The Bears get to go hibernate after Sunday's game. HA.

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Ugh. That must seem like forever. That's like my wait for my Cubs baseball season to start. Maybe it's time you jump over to NASCAR. Chase Elliott is a good driver . . . hint, hint. LOL I bet it would be easy to pick up. But this Chicago Bears fan have a hard time following anything green. It just brings out a bad taste. LOL

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If I do, it's only because I am too lazy to get to bed. I've never gotten too big on the New Years. 2025 will mark a quarter into the "new" century . . . wasn't the whole Y2K only last year? LOL

I would, but I don't know if my poor heart can take any more bad luck seasons than I already do with my Bears and Cubs. Everyone I follow tends to do poorly and breaks my heart even worse. If I wasn't a Chase Elliott fan, he'd probably have won the last three championships... (Sorry Chase...but I did help you win the most popular driver award again. ) Plus, I'm too old to learn any new sport. It took me forever to understand football and I still don't understand all of it. I understand it enough to know my Bears will most likely earn a great draft pick yet again next season. HA. One more game left of the season . . . would be great if they could end this year with a win. Though with their season done, I have no one to follow until Daytona. January is going to last forever! (As always. January is by far my worst month...as is February. The only good thing with February is NASCAR and Daytona!)

Thank you Spike for a great update. I don't have much news...other than there is Jimmie Johnson / Alex Bowman number of days until Daytona 500! In other words, 48 looooonnnnnnggggggg days. Ugh.

Thank you, Roger. Yeah the Bears have had a rough season. I hope that your Steelers will prove you wrong and will win for you. That's exciting that they have made it this far! I'm sure Santa will be understanding for you talking football on a NASCAR thread... Though I am beyond ready for NASCAR to be here, already!

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Thank you, Cousin Roger. I am sorry that I just took off like I did. I was just needing some space and time away. But, I am back. I missed you all. (Though I did stop by to check in on y'all from time to time. Just wasn't signed in.) With that said...fifty-six long days until the Daytona 500! My Chicago Bears are in hibernation mode this season, so I am really going through my withdrawals this year. Countdown to The Daytona 500 | Days Until The Daytona 500

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Well sadly I have fallen into the same rut as I was in last year and haven't watched a race yet this year, though have followed it on my phone. They raced at the Charolette Roval yesterday where it looks like Kyle Larson dominated it or led a lot and ended up winning the race. Kyle Larson's team mate, Alex Bowman failed post race inspection which has gotten him disqualified from the final 8 round of the standings of the Chase. Hendrick has declined fighting the punishment, so Bowman is now out of the Chase for this year. With that said, the final eight of the Chase has been sealed moving forward. (For my two cents worth. I am sad to see Bowman disqualified, but am glad to see that Chase Elliott made it into the final 8 in seventh place. Now he needs to win... ) Anyway, here are a few links from NASCAR.com. NASCAR Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Race Results, Lineup | Official Site Of NASCAR NASCAR Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Race Results, Lineup | Official Site Of NASCAR Playoff Pulse: Round of 8 set after 2024 Roval race | NASCAR