Garrett Duke

Sorry y'all I couldn't resist this song! I think this is the first time I heard the song in whole...too hilarious! Love the flea infested mongrel part... Attached is a pic of my two dogs...Lilly and Rosco. Who are not flea infested or mongrels. Nor did anyone let them out...just had to share my babies!

Sorry to hear that you didn't have a great time at your NASCAR party Roger...now I know why I stay home alone to watch my races. It would kill me not to listen to the announcers...well at least on FOX which they are now on. The big screen would be great though. Hopefully you will enjoy Phoenix better next Sunday.

Well the Daytona 500 has just gotten over...that has got to be the fastest race ever. LOL. Luckily there was not a HUGE wreck like last night's but there was a few wrecks. Starting with Kyle Busch pushing Hendrick driver Kasey Kahne into the infield and taking out Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jamie McMurray. I think most of them did come back out but many laps down. Harvick ended his day early due to not being able to pass anyone else. Jeff Gordon passed Danica and led the first lap plus several laps and while doing so had some garbage on his grill to cause some water pressure problems. He fell back to 24th for a while due to it. He did later race back to the front towards the end of the race. But at the end had no help and finished a sad twentieth. Danica Patrick broke some more records with being the first woman to lead laps at Daytona...and the first woman to finish eightth in the Daytona 500! Carl Edwards wrecked his fifth car in the past 30 days to take him out of the race. Edwards had wrecked Trevor Bayne. JJ told him he could borrow his five time title. LOL. Matt Kenseth led the most laps (last year's Daytona 500) only for his engine to blow while on the lead lap. A couple of laps later, Kyle Busch, another Toyota driver and team mate had engine problems that took him to the garage. Martin Truex Jr had dropped a throttle t hat sent him back - Truex also drives a Toyota. 2012 Sprint cup Champion Brad Keselowski got in a couple of the accident and had led several laps towards the end before getting passed by Jimmie Johnson who went on to win his second Daytona 500. The seventh 500 win for team owner Rick Hendrick. Here is the finishing order for the Daytona 500: 1. Jimmie Johnson 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3 Mark Martin 4 Brad Keselowski 5 Ryan Newman 6 Greg Biffle 7 Regan Smith 8 Danica Patrick 9 Michael McDowell 10 J.J. Yeley 11 Clint Bowyer 12 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 13 Aric Almirola 14 Denny Hamlin 15 Bobby Labonte 16 David Reutimann 17 Dave Blaney 18 Marcos Ambrose 19 Joey Logano 20 Jeff Gordon 21 Paul Menard 22 Michael Waltrip 23 Scott Speed 24 Martin Truex Jr. 25 Travis Kvapil 26 Terry Labonte 27 Trevor Bayne 28 Kurt Busch 29 Casey Mears 30 Jeff Burton 31 Austin Dillon 32 Jamie McMurray 33 Carl Edwards 34 Kyle Busch 35 David Ragan 36 Kasey Kahne 37 Matt Kenseth 38 David Gilliland 39 Juan Pablo Montoya 40 Josh Wise 41 Tony Stewart 42 Kevin Harvick 43 Joe Nemechek We are onto Phoenix next Sunday at 2:30 ET on FOX! Am already looking forward to it!!!!!

Me either...but they didn't win either way.

Yes I agree...I hope that nothing bad happens like that today. Well I saw the first half of the video last night before turning it off. There is a difference between that video and the video that I think NASCAR put out. The NASCAR video that I saw was of the TV coverage where you see what happened where as that one was in the grandstands. I guess I do agree with NASCAR on this...those fans injured do deserve their privacy during their pain, fear, and all else that went on in the grandstands. Hoping for a great race today...a great and safe race.

You are welcome...hope you get to enjoy the race and enjoy getting beat by me in our league. That was a scary accident...hopefully there will be no other accidents like that for the rest of the season.

Bo Duke couldn't believe his eyes when he saw a figure standing in front of them before running off into the trees. Even more disbelief when he saw the sheriff's car upside down along the track. "You know cuz?" he asks Luke as he struggles for position with Gordon, "I love it when you are right. Well, most of the time." Luke shakes his head with a smile. "Good. You should be use to it by now because I am never wrong," he forces a laugh as he nervously keeps an eye on Jeff Gordon's AARP car that is an inch in front of The General Lee, "But if you don't put your foot on it, you are going to force me to be wrong. For the first time." Bo glares over at him. "Wrong? By what?" he slowly glances shoving the accelerator down farther to speed up the car, "And my foot is on it, by the way." "Well Bo I hate to say it to you and feed your oversized ego," Luke continues in on Bo, "but I gone and tol' everyone I know that you were going to win this race against Jeff Gordon. But you are looking to be satisified with second and last place." Bo rolls his eyes and glances over at Luke before taking another look at Gordon. "I am never satisfied with second place and finishing last place is a nightmare," Bo states as he continues to work against Gordon, "I still got another mile to go. Wasn't it you who said not to give up?" "Yeah well then, prove it and pass Jeff Gordon. Show him who the better driver is," Luke pressures him jokingly. ************** Jeff Gordon steals a glance through the passenger window and is surprised to see the orange car almost aligned up to his car perfectly. Everyone he talked to in Hazzard had spoke highly of Bo's driving ability. Of how he is the greatest driver around Hazzard. How he wins nearly every race. And Jeff had believed them to a point. After all they would know better than he would. But Jeff has twenty years of NASCAR experience under his belt, Bo has none. And yet Bo remains at his side through the whole race. Has avoided his attempt to block him. He has raced him like a pro and Bo raced him back like a pro even though he is just a local boy at a small town. Well if Jeff was to lose to anyone, there isn't anyone better he would rather lose to to the two guys who had saved his life. Rescued him from the local crooked law. The ones that went out of their way to help him out. Not that he would allow Bo to win due to all that he has done for him. That is not in Gordon at all to let someone win, no matter what. Looking up ahead he sees Daisy with the white and black checkered flag up ahead a half a mile away. Sighing heavily he steps on the accelerator to speed up only for Bo to match his speed and location on the track. ************** Standing next to Cooter Jesse Duke catches himself holding his breath as the beloved orange race car comes into view right next to the AARP car driven by Jeff Gordon. He had been discouraged when Rosco came over the loudspeakers smuggly stating that he was going to win and that an ambulance was needed. Though discouraged, he knew Rosco well enough and his boys well enough not to give up hope and believe the sheriff completely. And now his hope and belief in his boys has paid off as the loud engines explodes as they get closer and closer to them. "Look at 'em Cooter!" Jesse states in excitement, "They are right next to each other." "You say that as if you doubted Bo could keep up with Jeff Gordon," Cooter states casually as he eats at a bag of pop corn. "I have never doubted Bo or Luke," Jesse states defensively, "you on the other hand is a different story." "Hey," Cooter starts to complain before his attention goes to the two cars coming closer and closer to Daisy. With his hand frozen in the bag, he holds his breath as the two cars go by Daisy to send the flag flying with the momentum of the cars. The cars going by Daisy with The General Lee's hood crossing the finish line a half of an inch before Gordon's burgandy AAPR Impala. "Bo wins! Bo wins!" Cooter yells in excitement as the cars come to a halt and Daisy beats them to the cars. ***************************** "Congrats cuz," Luke pats Bo's tense shoulder as The General Lee comes to a halt, "you went and beat your hero. Damn Bo you just gone and beat Jeff Gordon, a pro NASCAR driver, at a race!" Bo slightly nods as he takes his helmet off and Daisy is at his door a moment before Jesse and Cooter stand between the two cars. "Hey Bo...you won sugar," Daisy pulls him into a hug as he climbs out of the car and Jeff slowly walks around his car to join in on the celebration. "Congrats Bo. I'm proud of you," Jesse says in his hear as he gives his nephew a hug, "I'm always proud of you." "Thanks," Bo states nodding at everyone before Jeff walks up to him. "Wow Bo. Yeah wow," he states with a smile, "you are one heck of a driver to race me like that. I was giving you everything I had and you went and yet you still went on to win. Congrats kid." "Yeah congrats," an unknown voice comes from behind and they turn around as Alan Gustafson approaches them, "either you got NASCAR talent behind you or ol' Jeff here has lost his touch." "Speak for yourself Alan," Jeff states jokingly, "I didn't lose anything. The kid just got talent."

I assume the pre race will start at eleven...central time.

Well the Nationwide Series raced at Daytona today and right before the checkered flag fell, a huge wreck forced Kyle Larson's car up into the fence. Injuring up to 28 fans...12 people getting rushed to the emergencey room...Tony Stewart went on to win the race. The accident There is a video and an article about the last lap accident...and that is one wicked wreck that left me in chills. Larson's engine was in the grandstand...his front part of his car was completely off. Glad to see him get out OK after that...he has to be shaken up and feel horrible about it. It's another Carl Edwards type wreck he had at Talledega. Just scary. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved. Hope not to see anything like this in the Sprint Cup series race tomorrow. Just horrible. Those drivers go over 200 mph in restrictor plate races Daytona and Talledega... Fans go there to have fun...a good time. And end up going to the ER at the end of the race. I know someone who is going to the SPrint Cup race tomorrow and for one ticket for the Sprint Cup it is $130...sure it is less than that for Nationwide Series, but still expensive. Go for a good time and leave with a nightmare. Just horrible...feel bad for everyone. Last Monday (Feb. 18) marked the twelveth year since Dale Sr died in a wreck at Daytona 500...his too was on the last lap. But Dale's accident was NOTHING like this one. Of what I remember of the accident he got hit from behind and hit the wall. He didn't wear the HANS (Head and Neck Support) which was optional at the time...now a requirement.

Well y'all guess what?! Tomorrow is the big day that I have been waiting for and counting down to for the past 90 some days...TOMORROW IS THE DAYTONA 500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Super Bowl of NASCAR!!!!!!!!!! THE 2013 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES WILL START TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am excited...if you can't tell. The Daytona 500 will be on FOX and SPEED at 11:00 Central time. Who else will be watching? I know I will be...and will write up a reivew of the race here tomorrow once it is over.

"Well that low down good for nothing -" "Cool it Bo," Luke calmly interrupts his cousin as they work on fixing their blown out tire, "getting mad and losing your temper now will only make matters worse. You want to get back at 'em you'll help me fix this here tire and go beat Rosco and Jeff." Bo shakes his head as he glances over his shoulder where the Beundry's are talking to Jeff Gordon. "Yeah and while we are fixing this here tire, Rosco is getting away. You forget that?" Bo asks back as he puts the lugnuts back on the new tire. "And while Rosco is winning them Beundry's are asking for Gordon's autograph." Luke lets out a laugh. "Seriously? They just go and wreck 'em and they are asking for his autograph?" he questions stealing a look at Gordon's car and let out a sigh, "Damn they're bold." "Well perhaps we should go scare them away so we can help push Gordon out of the mud," Bo states with a smile. *************** "Seriously?" Gordon asks sarcastically in disbelief, "You just shot out The General's tire and then wrecked me! And now you are asking for my autograph! You got to be crazy!" "They are definately crazy," Bo's voice comes from behind Gordon and Gordon has to turn in his seat to see Bo and Luke approaching his car and as he looks at the Beundrys he sees fear enter their crazy eyes, "and if they don't run off as of now they'll be beggin Luke 'n I for mercy." Bo stares fearlessly at the Beaundrys who look at one another and then at Gordon and over at Luke before turning around to run away only to run into each other and fall to the muddy ground. "Better listen to my cousin," Luke chimes in, "he don't take it too kindly when someone wrecks Gordon on the race track. He gets all crazy yelling at the TV and all. During the race Bo can't do nothing about what happens or let the other driver know what he thinks of him for wrecking Gordon. But now," Luke shrugs giving them a sympathetic look, "now the people who wrecked Gordon are right in front of Bo. And does he look happy?" "Um," they all begin to stutter as Bo walks towards them kicking mud at them with each step. "And seeing how you just shot out our tire to help Rosco win the race," Luke shrugs, "I'm of mind to let Bo do to you whatever he wants to do. So if I were you," Luke shrugs again as if to say the choice is their's, "I'd run off while he gave you that option." "Um yes sir," they state before running away, this time in the same direction. "That took care of 'em," Luke states with a sigh of relief. "Yeah well I was wishing they'd be brave enough to stay and see what I had in mind," Bo mutters angrily. "We're here to push you of this mud, Jeff. We'll push and you hit the accelerator." "Thanks guys," Jeff nods at them as he watches them get to the bumper and start pushing before shoving on the accelerator and after a moment of shoving on the accelerator and kicking mud up at the Dukes, the car lurches forward. Causing both Bo and Luke to fall to their hands and knees in the mud. "Dang it! Hey I'm real sorry about that Bo and Luke." They both shake it off. "Well let's not give up now...knowing Rosco he probably gone and ran into a tree or something," Luke states, "with his lack of driving talent we still have a good chance of winning." Bo and Jeff slowly nod, not feeling Luke's optimism. Jeff watches Bo and Luke run back to thier car and waits for the orange muscle car to race up to his car before he shoves on the accelerator and they are back to racing each other.

I apologize for using this song again...know I have used it before. But this has got to be my all time FAVORITE Toby Keith song. Love it! I like all of TK's older songs - but not a fan of his newer music. I use to know this song by heart. Still one of my favorite country songs...

Sorry about the one word...but have to use this song by my favorite Christian band.

"Rocky Mountain High" John Denver

This song was on "Remember the Titans" one of my all time favorite movies (after the first Smokey and the Bandit of course ).

Thanks Hoss for doing my job for me.

Well the Gatorade Duels were today...two races. Duel one was won by Kevin Harvick...second one was won by Kyle Busch. I am currently not seeing how the drivers will line up for Sunday's race...but will let you know when I do. I am thinking that the first four will look like this: 1. Danica Patrick 2. Jeff Gordon 3. Kevin Harvick 4. Kyle Busch. But I could be wrong...will post an official starting order when I get it. As for the Duels themselves...I didn't get to watch them since most people have to work at the odd hour they put it. . .or at least I did. Will never understand why they have the races so early. Ah well. Gordon was in the first one and led 39 or so laps before being caught speeding on pit road trying to get a head of Kasey Kahne...really hope he has gotten that out of his system. Don't want to be seeing that on Sunday! I promise my race reviews will be much more detailed on Sunday... THREE MORE DAYS UNTIL DAYTONA 500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL...didn't even think of the J's...guess I did with Jeff and Jimmie, but not Junior. Guess the Dale threw me off. Poor Kasey Kahne the only one without a J. Like the nickname though.

Bo feels his heart come to an a halt as Rosco's blabbering jabber on the CB comes to a halt and Boss screams over the CB at him. "Hear that Luke?" he asks Luke, stealing a sideways look at his cousin, "Just what I was fearin'!" "I heard him just as all them city folk in Atlanta has heard him...without a CB," Luke shakes his head in disgust as he looks at Gordon's car that is now almost besides The General. "And I will remind you...you worry about passing Jeff Gordon and I will worry about what we just heard. Understand?" "I spose," Bo states grudgingly, "but it would be nice if Boss would play fair...at least once." "Wouldn't hold my breath on that if I were you," Luke quickly responds before he picks up the CB and says, "don't you think some country music would be great for this race?" With that he switches the channel. "Lost Sheep, Crazy Cooter, Little Bo Peep." "We're here," Jesse's voice states, speaking for everyone, "and before you ask, we all heard loud and clear what Rosco had said. Ol' Boss wasn't too happy about his mystery man being revealed, now was he?" "Well we aren't too happy to hear what he has in planned or should I say who he is working with," Luke states shortly, "we need to find a way to side track them all. Keep them off the track. All them folks paid good earned money to watch a fun, clean, competitive race. Hogg is planning on ruining that." "We hear ya," Daisy responds, "what you have in mind?" "Dunno yet. Keep your eyes out for any or all of them," Luke pauses as he watches the race for a moment, "I'll let you know if I think of anything. Stay on this channel." "Will do," Jesse states, "I'll send Cooter and Daisy out to mill through the crowd. Perhaps they will see something out of the ordinary." "That'll be a start. We're out," Luke states throwing the handle down. "C'mon Bo...pass him! I didn't ride along just to watch you lose to him!" "What's it look like I'm trying to do?" Bo asks sarcastically as he glances outside of his driver's window that is almost aligned with Gordon's passenger side door - if there was a door there. "And I don't plan on losing either." "Good. Now go win the race," Luke states before going silent in thought.

You are welcome. GO JEFF GORDON!!!!!!!!!! (Dale Jr can come in third...after Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson )

Jeff Gordon instantly speeds ahead of the clumsy sheriff and followed by Jeff Gordon who glances in his rear view mirror at the trailing sheriff. "You know Luke," he states, barely heard over the powerful engine, "I'm not liking this too much." "Liking what? Cooter and I got the car working perfectly, the engine sounds healthier than it has ever sounded, you got your hero before us," Luke scolds him in return, "we are sitting second right at the start. What's not to like?" Bo exhales heavily as he blocks Rosco and forces the General to go faster to move closer to Gordon's Chevy Impala. "Rosco. That's what," Bo slowly informas as he steals a glance in the rearview back at the sheriff, "Boss may be greedy and dirty, but he's not dumb. He knows Jeff Gordon is a pro at racing. He knows I win more races around here than anyone. He also knows that Rosco has absolutely no driving skills what so ever. Or should I say that he wrecks every car he gets behind the wheel of." "Yeah so," Luke states as Bo pauses for a long moment, "you should be happy with those odds you just stated." Bo shakes his head in disbelief. Disbelief that Luke is so calm about it. Disbelief that Luke of all people hasn't stopped to think all this through. After all Luke is the thinker of the family. The smart one of the family who sees stuff coming way before it happens. And yet he seems oblivious to the obvious. "Look Luke. If Boss knows what he is up against, then why volunteer Rosco to drive against the two of us? Why volunteer a guy who wrecks everything he drives to drive against a NASCAR driver and us?" Bo finally asks. Despite knowing what Bo is getting at, Luke only shrugs. "Jeff refused to race Boss," Luke finally responds fighting off the same nagging feeling that Bo is talking about, "so he threw out his next option. Perhaps desperate." Bo shakes his head. "Not a chance. There are other top notch drivers around Hazzard that Hogg could have blackmailed into racing for him. Like Cooter. Or Dobro. Or Brody. Or one of those crooked people he had working as deputies the other day," Bo goes silent, "No, ol' Boss is up to something. And it's not gonna be good either." Luke stares at Bo. "Will you stop your thinking and worry about the damn race? You race and let me do the thinking...as we always have done before," Luke snaps at Bo as he watches Rosco in the passenger side mirror, "I'll keep an eye on Rosco. You keep an eye ahead of you...your goal is to pass Gordon. My goal is to worry about Rosco. Understand?" "If you say so," Bo finally states, shoving the accelerator to the floor to watch the General get to Gordon's bumper.

Well the Daytona 500 Qualifying must have just got over...today's qualifying only determined who will start on the front row...position one and two. The rest of the field will be picked for position on the outcome of the Duels on Thursday. Anyone wanna guess who's up front for the season opener? Danica Patrick who was the fastest at practice on Friday was once again the fastest at qualifying to become the first female to win a pole at Sprint Cup... And the second fastest driver in qualifying was JEFF GORDON and team 24! Great way to rebound from last night's huge accident that pulled him out on lap 15. So far the starting line up for the Daytona 500 (NEXT SUNDAY!!!!!!!!Woo Hoo! One week to go...!!!!!!!!!!!!) is: 1. Danica Patrick 2. Jeff Gordon As I said the rest will be determined at the Duels this upcoming Thursday. The Duels consist of two short races with two different sets of drivers...I do believe they set the drivers in which duel race they will be in on where they qualified. But could be wrong about that. The first Duel race is Thursday at 2:00 PM EST on SPEED and I think FOX... The second Duel race is Thursday at 3:30 PM EST on SPEED...and perhaps FOX. (Both races are Thursday, Feb. 21st.) Both of which I will miss because I will have to work and won't have any cable nearby even if I didn't...so will have to look it up and post it on here as I guess I would any other qualifying. LOL. Just hate to say I am missing a race...thanks to work. HA. Jeff Gordon and Danica Patrick will both be in the Duels...think Patrick is in the first one and Gordon is in the second one...just their positions are locked in. One more week...seven more days and the 2013 NASCAR season will open with the Super Bowl of NASCAR. The biggest race of the season. And if anyone is still interested in joining my NASCAR fantasy league...there is still time and room to do so. Just let me know! A lot of fun, easy, and all for free. Anyone else excited for Daytona 500 here? Any bold predictions for who may win the big race? Who will hold the championship at the end of November? Matt Kenseth was strong last night and he won Daytona last year as well. Daytona is unpredictable, but do think he has a chance. Then again, Gordon has a good chance to win it as well. Stewart and Harvick was real strong last night as well...hard to tell. Everyone is still learning about the new Generation 6 car...will be interesting to see!

Well y'all the Sprint Unlimited has just ended and Kevin Harvick took home his third Sprint Unlimited win trophy. Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, and Kevin Harvick were all real strong today and were going back and forth for the win. Though I think the big event happened on lap FIFTEEN when TONY STEWART took out SEVEN drivers out of the race. He tried getting in between Matt Kenseth who was leading at the time and second place driver Marcos Ambrose...but there was not room enough for Stewart and he ended up bumping Ambrose's front bumper and started a domino effect of wrecking behind. The accident took out Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Kyle Bush, and Kurt Busch. Needless to say this 24/48 fan was not happy...not only that Stewart had another mishap later on when Joey Logano went down and bobbled him and Jr together. Not a day for Hendrick drivers I guess...Stewart took responsiblity for the 15 lap accident and after the race said it was all on him...that his spotter didn't clear him, he was just enjoying passing people and felt racey and thought there was room for him. Lap 15 wreck Other than that there wasn't much else that happened. Carl Edwards kept going to the front then to the back a nd front again. Kenseth was shuffled around a lot too. .Drivers are getting to know the new Gen-6 car. Qualifying for the POLE position for the Daytona 500 will be on FOX tomorrow from 1-4 PM EST. Here is the finishing order of tonight's race: 1. Kevin Harvick 2. Greg Biffle 3. Joey Logano 4. Tony Stewart 5. Matt Kenseth 6. Aric Almorila 7. Kasey Kahne 8. Dale Earnhardt Jr 9. Martin Truex Jr. 10. Juan Pablo Montoya 11. Marcos Ambrose 12. Carl Edwards 13. Kurt Busch 14. Jimmie Johnson 15. Denny Hamlin 16. Kyle Busch 17. Jeff Gordon 18. Mark Martin 19. Ken Shrader Well a couple of hours and a week to go for the 2013 NASCAR season to OFFICIALLY begin...who else is excited?

Well y'all...are you ready? LOL. I know I am...but I think that goes without saying. The Sprint Unlimimted...use to be known as the Bud Shoot out will be on TONIGHT at 8:00 EST on FOX. The Sprint Unlimited is a pre -season race which is of 75 laps (this fan wishes it was longer, but will be happy with 75 laps. Better than what I have had for the last ninety days or so...). This year, not only the title has changed, but a lot of the elements of tonight's race falls in the hands of the fans who will get their vote or their say in it. It will be cut into three segments... thirty laps, twenty five laps, and then twenty laps. There will only be NINETEEN drivers in tonight's race...drivers who had won pole awards this past season as well as drivers who has won in previous Bud Shootout races. The starting line up will be announced later and will be fan voted as well...sadly I didn't get in with the voting. (Just read that Brad Keselowski who won the Sprint Cup Championship and runner up driver Clint Bowyer will NOT be in tonight's race...) Anyway...Engines will start at 8:17 and the green flag will drop at 8:29 PM. (You know it would be much too simple to throw the flag at 8:30...) LOL. Daytona 500 qualifying for the pole will be on tomorrow...the rest of the line up will be determined during the Duals on Thursday afternoon...while I am at WORK! I am beyond excited for tonight's race...tonight's race will mean my NASCAR withdrawal will come to an end! I will write my review of the race once the race has ended tonight!