Garrett Duke

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I read that earlier today. How sad. My thoughts and prayers are with him as he goes through all this.

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Parachute

Howdy and welcome back. Glad you found your way back home.

Rusty Wallace retired years ago. He owns a race track (that's not on the NASCAR circuit) in Iowa (where I live. LOL). Denny Hamlin is currently racing...though that's fighting words for Chase Elliott. LOL. He intentionally wrecked Chase Elliott a few years ago (us NASCAR fans don't forget...LOL). Though I will give Hamlin Kudos because when Elliott wrecked him back the week after, he admitted he had that one coming. Most drivers won't admit to that, even if they had it coming to them.

Hopefully Chase Elliott will win next week though.

Well at least you got FOX...LOL

Yeah I wish I did too. It was a rather disappointing day for Chase yesterday. I don't think they mentioned anything about Chase until he got wrecked, because he didn't give them anything to talk about him, about. Hopefully he'll be upfront next race. Disappointing that you don't have FOX too...I'd be mad. Ironically FOX is one of the few channels that I actually get through my antenea . Knock on wood. It kept threatening to break up and I'd hold my breath and it'd come back on. LOL.

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That would be a scary scenario for anyone who makes it to the final four. They'd all be holding their breath not to get wrecked...LOL. May be fun for everyone else, though.

Well... the 2023 NASCAR season is underway as we have finished Daytona 500. As I mentioned earlier, I look forward to the Daytona 500 because it's the start of racing season and they put all the extra effort into it. But other than that, I'd prefer the other non restrictor plate races. The restrictor plate races seem to be all about the accidents and about the drivers throwing all common sense out the netted window. The first half of the race was pretty back and forth and not much to talk about other than Kevin Harvick getting into the back of Tyler Reddick to take him and Chase Elliott out of the race. The cautions kept coming out after ten laps to go of the race as they were all running each other over and bumping into each other. Kyle Busch was leading for a while towards the end in in his new #8 car. As was Brad Keselowski. Jimmie Johnson didn't forget none of his talents while he was away from NASCAR those two years and took off where he left off. He moved right up the field from starting in the back, but sadly got ran into the wall right at the end of the race. The ended the race under caution and Ricky Stenhouse Jr won the Daytona 500. I'm running short on time tonight, so I am sure this is short and I leaving out a bunch of detail. Will leave a couple of links for you to read more into it. I'll be more excited next week when the real racing starts...though sad that JJ probably won't be in it as he is only signed up to race a few races. (Secretly wishing he will change his mind tonight and go back full time...LOL) Unofficial results of the Daytona 500 https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/02/19/ricky-stenhouse-wins-daytona-500-after-thriller/

I agree. I love the Daytona 500 in the fact that it starts off the season and that NASCAR is back. But the real racing starts next weekend.

I am glad that I wasn't the only one feeling that. Was thinking that maybe I was thinking that because it affected most of my drivers. But it shouldn't be like that. I will be glad next week when we are not on restrictor plate track any more. I feel like drivers forget common sense when it comes to restrictor plate racing.

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The last five laps was ridiculous. I was thinking the same...I could do better. I get it's the big race and only one person wins...but why wreck everyone?

He did...it was a wreck fest the last few laps. I think they forget how to race when the race comes to an end... LOL. My guys didn't fare too well. Jimmie did so well until he was ran into the wall towards the end of the race. So disappointing! Chase was wrecked in the first half. Not a great race on my end. LOL.

Am sure your race will be better than the Daytona 500...I think they were drinking your shine during the second half of the race. LOL

Yeah some of those later episodes I felt like they were out there a bit. Though the last one was a tear jerker and a great one.

Red!

Well this is not my type of music, but it seems like a good one for a Sunday... "Don't Worry, be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin

Hopefully that is a thing of the past and that no one is. NASCAR needs a wake up call on what sport they are in. We are NASCAR...not football!

Roger...I bet that was an awesome car! With an awesome price tag and insurance as well. LOL

Nope...the Daytona 500 is TODAY!!!! No more sleeps now. Just a couple of more hours and the checkered flag will drop. LETS GO CHASE ELLIOTT!!!!

Guess what's on Sunday y'all...the Daytona 500. The Super Bowl of NASCAR. It's been a busy speed weeks with qualifying and the duals last night. But the field has been set and teammates Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson will start out front as they were set by qualifying. The rest of the field were set by the duals last night. Joey Logano won the first dual so he will start third and Aric Almirola won the second dual and he will start fourth. Dual results and the starting line up for the Daytona 500! This will be NASCAR's 75th year of racing...I'd say I'd hope it be the best one yet, but I feel like all those were back when Gordon and Johnson were both racing full time. LOL. I'm biased. Johnson will be racing in the Daytona 500 though for his own team and in car #84. His old number 48 will be starting first...LOL. It will be the 65th running of Daytona 500. The race will be Sunday, February 19 at 2:30 ET on channel FOX. Two more sleeps y'all! Bet you can't guess who is excited...