Garrett Duke

Well we are in Las Vegas this weekend where Tony Stewart won at last year. It is considered a super speedway and is 1.5 miles around. The Natiowide Series race will be tomorrow at 4:00 EST on ESPN...while the Spring Cup will race on Sunday at 3:00 EST on FOX. Well qualifying (Sprint Cup) was rained out so it looks like NASCAR fell back on last year's point standings as to how they lined up. For example...Brad Keselowski won the championship last year - he is sitting on pole for Sunday's race. Jeff Gordon finished tenth in points and will start tenth. Dale Jr finished the season twelveth and will start twelveth...am sure you got the idea. LOL. Here is the starting line up for Sunday's Sprint Cup race: 1 Brad Keselowski 2 Clint Bowyer 3 Jimmie Johnson 4 Kasey Kahne 5 Greg Biffle 6 Denny Hamlin 7 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 8 Kevin Harvick 9 Tony Stewart 10 Jeff Gordon 11 Martin Truex Jr. 12 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 13 Kyle Busch 14 Ryan Newman 15 Mark Martin 16 Carl Edwards 17 Paul Menard 18 Matt Kenseth 19 Marcos Ambrose 20 Jeff Burton 21 Joey Logano 22 Aric Almirola 23 Jamie McMurray 24 Kurt Busch 25 Juan Pablo Montoya 26 Bobby Labonte 27 Austin Dillon 28 Travis Kvapil 29 David Ragan 30 Casey Mears 31 David Gilliland 32 David Reutimann 33 Dave Blaney 34 Ken Schrader 35 J.J. Yeley 36 Trevor Bayne 37 Danica Patrick 38 David Stremme 39 Michael McDowell - 40 Scott Speed 41 Landon Cassill 42 Joe Nemechek 43 Josh Wise

(On a side note, just looked up what Hamlin got in trouble for in 2010. He got fined $50,000 for a conversation he had on Twitter with a NASCAR writer (I think...) after a Nationwide Series race in Chicagoland. Where he was talking about cautions (may be the one I was talking about above...) and supposedly saying that NASCAR was "fixed". NASCAR refused to say either way who was fined or for what. But Sports Illustrated, who wrote the article I read, said it was confirmed...)

Yeah NASCAR is pretty strict or can be strict over what is said if it has something to do with their car or the sport. I remember last year someone...can't remember exactly who...got in some trouble for complaining a caution that was thrown calling it a phantom caution. Don't remember if the driver was fined or not for that. Do feel like Hamlin should have given the car more of a chance than just two races to start complaining against it, but that is his choice and am sure he was frustrated with the type of racing it has created thus far in this early season. But fining him over what he said seems wrong. It all seems very petty to me. Just read a Tweet that Denny wrote that said he is refusing to pay the fine and will appeal it. Also stated that he had been watching what he said to the media ever since he got fined by NASCAR in 2010 and didn't feel like what he said was enough to get him into trouble. Also stated that NASCAR had lost one of their biggest supporters by going through with this... What also I found troubling was the fact that in his tweet, Denny said that NASCAR didn't even sit down to talk to him about it. Just gave him the fine. Do believe NASCAR needs to sit back and pick their battles...to me this isn't something worth bringing their name in the mud for. Because so far, all that I have read, is negative feedback about the fine. Everyone should have their right to their opinions and to express them. Ah well...that there is my two cents worth. For how little it is worth.

Well I really don't know if I should laugh at this or if I should get upset about the nonsense of it all... NASCAR has fined Denny Hamlin $25,000 for comments he had made after the Phoenix race on Sunday. NASCAR fines Denny Hamlin According to the article Denny had made remarks about the new Gen6 car (NASCAR's baby so to speak) and how it was a lot like the old car and how it was or is hard to pass making the racing go single file. Though the article makes it sound like they don't know if that is exactly what he said that brought upon the fine. Being the NASCAR fan that I am, I do see where NASCAR is coming with this. NASCAR wants to bring fans in, bring viewers in. Having their star drivers go up and diss their product will only bring negativity to the sport. Especially to the new car that they anxiously awaited for the debut over. But $25,000 worth? Guess to a Hamlin who probably earns that or more so in a single week it is just a dent in his weekly earnings. But it is the whole point of it all. Hamlin was stating facts and how he felt, one should have the right to express their opinions, right? Then again when the Car of Tomorrow came out (the last car) NASCAR was very strict with how it was dealt with. Both Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson was fined money and points, their cc suspended a couple of races, when they didn't have the exact measurements perfectly aligned to NASCAR's expectations. You didn't mess with the COT and I am sure they will be like that with Gen 6 as well. So perhaps Hamlin should be happy with a monetary fine and not a point fine? NASCAR is protective over thier car's and the racing and have been known to talk to drivers in the past over what they had said publicly...can't remember if they fined them or not. So then again, Hamlin should have known to watch what he had said public about it all when he said it. Guess whether or not I agree with the fine, I will just stay relieved that the fine and this negative publicity is outside of the Hendrick camp this time.

I will posting the NASCAR Sprint Cup Point standings on this thread...as the title suggests. I will most likely do it on Monday or Tuesday seeing how NASCAR makes the point standings official on Monday...they do post them after the race, but they are unofficial. Just a small summary for the points. A driver can earn up to 48 points in a single race. They gain a point for each position that they gain...there is 43 drivers that start every race. The winning car will get 43 points, the last car will get one point. Then you can get a point for leading a lap, a point for leading the most laps...and the driver who won the race earns three extra points. There is 36 point races in a season (The Sprint Unlimited, the Duels, and the All Star race are none point races). The first 26 races are considered the regular season where as the last ten races (starting at Chicagoland) is considered the Chase (kinda like the play off section in football and baseball). The top twelve drivers in points after the regular part of the season makes the Chase. For each win the drivers who make it into the Chase, will earn ten bonus points per win and they will be seeded in that order. For example when the Chase starts the driver who has the most wins in the regular season will be seeded in first place in points...the one with the least amount of wins will come in twelveth... Meanwhile the other drivers 13 on down in points will continue to race against the Chase driver and go for the wins, but the best that they can finish at the end of the season will be 13th. Most drivers in this position will most likely use this time to experiment new things and work on things for next year. The season usually starts the fourth Sunday in February at Daytona and end the Sunday before Thanksgiving at Homestead where they will find who won that year's championship. Brad Keselowski had won last year's (2012) championship over Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson. **************************************************** With all that said, here is the point standings after the second race of the 2013 season at Phoenix: 1 - Jimmie Johnson 2 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2 - Brad Keselowski 4 - Clint Bowyer 4 - Denny Hamlin 6 - Greg Biffle 7 -Mark Martin 8 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 8 - Jeff Gordon 8 - Aric Almirola wc 11 - Carl Edwards wc 12 - Marcos Ambrose 13 - J.J. Yeley 14 - Bobby Labonte 15 - David Reutimann 15 -Jeff Burton 15 -Paul Menard 18 -Matt Kenseth 19 - Casey Mears 20 -Ryan Newman 20 - Joey Logano 22 -Danica Patrick 23- Tony Stewart 24 -Juan Pablo Montoya 24 -Dave Blaney 26 -Michael McDowell 26 - Travis Kvapil 28 + Jamie McMurray 29 - A J Allmendinger 29 -Kurt Busch 29 + Kevin Harvick 29 +Kasey Kahne 33 -Kyle Busch 34 -Martin Truex Jr. 35 Scott Speed 36 -Michael Waltrip 37 -Terry Labonte 38 -David Ragan 39 - David Stremme 40 -David Gilliland 41 - Landon Cassill 42 - Ken Schrader WC is the wild card which is the two drivers that are in points 11th through 20th at the end of the regular season with the most wins. Those two drivers will then be pulled into the chase due to just their wins while the top ten are there are by the points from the regular season.

Jeff Gordon looks over at the commissioner in shock and disbelief at hearing how much he has volunteered to give the orphanage. "Wow Comissioner," he says with a smile as he steps up to him, "those kids in the orphanage will be very grateful for your donation and blessed. Thank you Commissioner Hogg." Gordon gives him a thin smile as he shakes Hogg's hand before turning to Rosco. "Thanks for a good race, Sheriff," he says shaking his hand, "just wish we all had met on different terms." Gordon gives the two and the Beaundrys another look before turning around to walk towards Bo, Luke, Daisy, Jesse, Cooter, Alan, and Thom. As he gets there, Alan asks, "Are you ready to get goin'? The team is ready to get the car back on track and you behind the wheel." Jeff shakes his head for a moment. "Sorry Alan. Thom," he says with a smile and for the first time in the past few days, the feel of freedom sinks in, "I got some autographs to sign first, then Bo here says he'll let me drive The General if I let him drive my car, and afterwards Jesse there has invited us over for some some supper. The boys can wait til tomorrow." "Jeff," Alan starts in, "I don't think you understand how important this is. You championships are now over. You missed yesterday's race. You know, the real race? You left your fans looking for you on the track. Disappointed. Your sponsors, Mr. H...everyone disappointed by your disappearance. And why? Because you wanted to go off on your own. And oh yeah, do I have to remind you that you are married? Have two kids? All of whom have been scared to death for you...and you want to wait til morning to go back?" Jeff slowly shrugs it off. "Relax Alan. I called Ingrid. Talked to Ella and Leo. They know where I am at and know I will be home tomorrow. I talked to Mr. H and told him the same. I already missed yesterday's race due to those two clowns back there...nothing I can do to fix that or to change that. We won't have to be to Chicago for a couple of days," Jeff pauses and pats Bo on the shoulder, "so we will spend the night and leave after breakfast. Be back to North Carolina by noon and I will do a team conference before doing a press conference to explain my disapperance. Try to settle things out as best that I can. But for now, I think I owe it to the Dukes and those people in the stands to sign some autographs. Plus I am dying to drive The General Lee. Did you look at it?" Alan lets go a breathe in defeat at all the points Jeff has just stated. "Guess I don't have much of a case. Am I invited?" he states with a smile. "Of course you and Thom are invited," Jesse states with a smile ************************ After a couple of hours of signing autographs that had started with Bo and the Dukes and ended with signing Hogg's white Stetson hat and Rosco's uniform shirt, people slowly make their way to their seats. Including Boss and Rosco and the Beaundry's who also got an autograph. Everyone getting in their seats at the prompting of Alan Gustafson who had taken then microphone from Hogg to announce a surprise second race. "Damn this is unbelieveable!" Bo yells in excitement as he glares down at the AARP Chevy Impala that sits in front of him. Only to recieve a disapproving look from Jesse. "Well look at it! I get to drive an actual NASCAR car...the car Gordon won at Atlanta with!" Jesse pats him on the shoulder and gives him an understanding look. "Yeah well," he states, "you better not wreck it. Gordon may not be so understanding." "Me wreck it? Never!" Bo states with a smile as he places on Jeff's official NASCAR helmet. "You look like you are ready to go to the moon in that thing," Luke states with a proud smile, "though don't you think that it would be best to get the helmet on once you get in the car?" Bo pulls it off. "Yeah maybe so," his smile disappears momentarily, "I just hate that there is no passenger seat. Perhaps you should drive it, Luke." Jesse gives Bo a proud smile. "Me?" Luke asks with a smile and shakes his head, "No way. Jeff has already said he wants me in the passenger seat of The General Lee. Besides, he says he wants YOU to race his car. Not me." They both look over to their beloved General Lee where both Alan and Jeff are looking under the hood. "And Alan?" Bo asks. "Him and Alan will be in the back seat," Luke states with a smile, "so in other words, Bo, don't go wrecking us, either." "Of course not," Bo states as gives Luke a tight hug before Jesse hugs him, "I wouldn't want to hurt Jeff, Alan, or the General, would I?" "Get in there," Luke says with a laugh and Bo shrugs and pulls himself into the driver's seat of the famous 24 Impala, fitting comfortably inside the well protected driver seat that almost resembles a baby car seat. The seat and HANS device tightly hugging his body to ensure that his body and neck will not be able to move in case of an accident. "We will see you at the finish line." "That's a ten four," Bo states as they both disappear. Jesse meets up with Daisy at the start finish line as she holds the flag, while Luke runs over to the General and climbs into the passenger seat. "You all ready? Bo's ready?" Jeff asks wearing Bo's orange helmet, a huge kid like smile on his face. "We're ready," Cooter laughs crazily in the backseat. "I'm ready and Bo's more than ready," Luke states and Jeff fires up the engine and drives the General to the start line where Bo is already at, "I think he thinks he has died and went to heaven in your car, Jeff." "Well you can tell him...if he is ever interested in becoming a NASCAR driver to let me know and I can see about getting him connected. But damn that would mean I'd have to race him every week. That just may limit my chances at the championship next year," Jeff laughs. "Not a chance. Your drive for five is on next year...no matter who your competition is," Alan states confidently in the back seat, "no disrespect to Bo or you Luke. Sorry." "Bo and I wouldn't want it any other way, Alan. Bo gets all loud and crazy when you win," Luke states as he steals a look into Bo's window who is looking over at them, "but I will let him know. That will only feed into his oversized ego...but sadly he and I are both needed to keep the farm up and going as it is. Still he will appreciate the offer." "I mean it. He has great talent and I bet you do too, Luke," Jeff states, "both of you would bring great talent into NASCAR." "We appreciate that. I do pretty good behind the wheel," Luke slowly states and for a moment lets himself imagine him and Bo in NASCAR before the reality behind the farm pops him out of it, "but Bo is way better than I am behind the wheel." "You boys ready?" Daisy asks in their window to pull their attention to her. "Sure are, Daisy," Jeff nods at her. "OK then," she smiles at him before she walks over to Bo's window to say something before she walks back over to where Jesse stands. After a few words with Jesse she pulls her attention back at them and starts waving the flag. "Go, go, go," Alan yells from the backseat as Bo gets a half an inch lead start and Jeff pulls out with great control over The General. THE END

Well the Phoenix race has just ended...I think the races are faster this year than any year before...or is it just me? HA. Mark Martin started from the pole and led a lot of laps before fading out of the top ten. It was not Kyle or Kurt Busch's race at all. Kurt has been sick all weekend, had been hooked to IVs earlier and then ahd to go to a back up car due to hitting the wall during qualifying. Both Hamlin and Kyle Busch (team mates) had to go to the back as well due to engine problems. Kyle and Kurt's mom was in a golf cart on the track somewhere before the race or last night when it flipped and hurt her and seven others. Sounds like she will be OK. Hamlin was able to move up through out the race to finish third. Meanwhile Kyle spun out on his own during the first half of the race and later hit the wall just after Kurt Busch hit the wall. Ryan Newmna hit the wall when a tire bead melted...a few laps later it happened again and he hit the wall hard. He got out of his car and ran across the track and to the garage. Did have to feel bad for him...looked like he just got tired of his car and wanted to get as far away from it as possible. And Danica Patrick got a wake up call from last week's great Daytona race for her when her car hit the wall hard and David Ragen ran over the side of her car. Was glad to see that she was OK. It was an up and down race for Jeff Gordon. Started in the top ten then during a four tire pit stop fell out to 21st and he had to work hard and came home nineth. Towards the end everyone was saving gas...Joey Logano ran out of gas. Five laps to go, another caution was thrown Kenny Shrader hit the wall to throw out the yellow. Which made it a nerve wrecking finish... Dale Earnhardt Jr led 46 laps after hanging out 30th for some time... But after a seventy race winless drought of Carl Edwards' famous victory backward flip, we got to see the backward flip again as he won at Phoenix today. Jimmie Johnson fought back Hamlin to come in second... Here is the finishing order to the Phoenix race: 1 Carl Edwards 2 Jimmie Johnson 3 Denny Hamlin 4 Brad Keselowski 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6 Clint Bowyer 7 Matt Kenseth 8 Tony Stewart 9 Jeff Gordon 10 Jeff Burton 11 A J Allmendinger 12 Juan Pablo Montoya 13 Kevin Harvick 14 Casey Mears 15 Aric Almirola 16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17 Greg Biffle 18 Marcos Ambrose 19 Kasey Kahne 20 Paul Menard 21 Mark Martin 22 Jamie McMurray 23 Kyle Busch 24 Bobby Labonte 25 David Reutimann 26 Joey Logano 27 Kurt Busch 28 J.J. Yeley 29 Travis Kvapil 30 David Stremme 31 Joe Nemechek 32 Landon Cassill 33 Dave Blaney 34 Ken Schrader 35 Josh Wise 36 Martin Truex Jr. 37 David Gilliland 38 David Ragan 39 Danica Patrick 40 Ryan Newman 41 Scott Speed 42 Mike Bliss 43 Scott Riggs The Sprint Cup Series will be racing at Kurt and Kyle Busch's home track at Las Vegas next week...

You are very welcome...I was very excited when I saw that commercial. Shoulda heard me yell. HA!

Hey y'all I was just watching "Race Day" on SPEED when this commercial comes on and I was thinking this guy on this commercial looks like John Schneider. Well guess what. It was John Schneider. John Schneider will be on "R U Faster than a Redneck". It is on SPEED Channel tomorrow night. It is on at 8:00 Central time. Looks good but sadly I won't be able to watch it. Just exciting to see Bo Duke in between Race Day...

Thanks Hoss for keeping us updated on the qualifying order.

URGH Hoss...I was just coming here to post my race preview and look who got impatient and beat me to it? YOU. Am I getting fired from my job or what? Well Denny Hamlin won this race last year...and well Kyle Busch started the Nationwide Series Race today from the pole and went on to dominate and win the race. Will make sure my race REVIEW will be on a more timely matter...

"Every Dog has it's Day" Toby Keith Another great DOG song...

Well this is unrelated to either Nationwide Series accident but it is in the Nationwide Series so I thought I would post it here. Will have to create a Nationwide Series thread if news from that series keeps going on like it has... Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements has been suspended indefinately by NASCAR for making an "intolerable and insensitive" remark. NASCAR and Clements are both refusing to say what was said, but that it was said during the course of an interview. I have read in another site that it was of a racial slur... Clements has apologized for what he said and to his fans and NASCAR. On a positive note... Lowes has extended their sponsorship of Sprint Cup driver Jimmie Johnson for another two years. It was rumored that they were going to pull out...so this JG/JJ fan is super excited that JJ's main sposnor for the twelve years he has been in SPrint Cup will be with him through the 2015 season. (Sorry I didn't want to cover up this thread by writing up Johnson's news in it's proper Sprint Cup News.) Please let me know if you are interested in Nationwide Series and I will do my best to post the results of the races. I don't normally watch that series, but I do keep an eye on who wins and if anything had happened during the race. So I would be glad to write that up too as well as the Sprint Cup...may do so either way, but would appreciate to know if anyone would be interested in it. Thank you.

As for the fans that were injured, most have been released from the hospital and the two that were proclaimed critical has been moved or listed as being stable now. I have read where some of the fans are looking into lawsuits or what they can do lawfully against NASCAR for the accident. Though their lawyers are saying they don't know how far they can take it since NASCAR has on the ticket stating their risk of going to the race. Personally I don't know what else NASCAR could do to prevent all that had happened to happen. Though I am sure if their is something that needs to be fixed, NASCAR will fix it. They have already stated that the fence was top of the art. Those cars are going 200 mph and are real touchy with air and drafting and all that and when they are all drafting like that who can control where the cars land when they wreck? I don't know. My prayers are still with the injured. With the drivers. With NASCAR. That they can learn from this and move forward with a higher quality fence or whatever it may take. Though the fans were not the only ones injured in the Nationwide Series race...I guess there was an eleven car wreck on lap 116 that sent Michael Annett's Richard Petty Motorsport 43 car head on into the wall. He was taken to the same Halifax Medical Center, the fans were taken to, and kept over night for evaluation and observation. Annett was diagosed with a dislocated and fractured sternum and will have surgery for his injury. He will be out for some time... Aric Almirola who drives the 43 car in the Sprint Cup Series for Richard Petty will be driving Annett's car at Phoenix this weekend.

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.