Garrett Duke

I haven't been this shocked since that day I found out Boss Hogg had a twin brother! Thanks for the race report though. Without Chase near the front of the pack it didn't sound too exciting anyways. 

The rapper was Wiz Khalifa. While I've heard of him, I don't know his music. NASCAR is obviously looking to expand its audience (seeing as its traditional audience is waning), but the reviews I've read are very mixed. The crowd seemed to enjoy the show, but USC had a stand there, so I'm not surprised that it went over well with their students. Personally, I didn't mind the performance, but the concept of having a halftime show in the middle of a race is completely alien to me. Fair enough in football, soccer, rugby or sports that have a natural break, but I can't imagine having an F1 race interrupted by seven minutes of music.

Well y'all I got a confession to make...I didn't watch the whole race. Or most of the race. I was getting stuff ready for work today last night at the beginning of the race so I was watching it while doing that. And they had like 75 more laps to go until the race ended. As I stated earlier, I get up early work days and I TRY to get to bed at at decent time. Though that seldom happens. I would have been more tempted to stay up to watch the end if Chase Elliot was at least in the run of the race...he spent all night in the back. Running into Ryan Blaney in the beginning of the race, surely didn't help his cause any.
The race was full of caution flags for one thing or another. The first one was for Erik Jones. They had Jimmie Johnson in the booth talking to him when it happened and he stopped and was like "Oh well thats my car." Odd hearing him say that and not him out on the track. Will be excited to see him behind the wheel in a couple of weeks at Daytona. Mentioned that he was going to be racing the street race in Chicago in July...and had a handful of races he was trying to chose from.
At the end, Martin Truex Jr won the race. 
I don't know...I wasn't as hyped up or as excited about it as I was before the race. I am sure Chase being stuck in the back had something to deal with it, but I also felt like NASCAR was trying to gain more a different crowd base or something. They had what seemed to be a halftime show with a rapper singing (if you call that singing) I couldn't really understand what he was saying other than a few lines about how white girls like him or something like that.  Though, if I remember right, it seems like Dierks Bentley is going to be at the Daytona 500, so at least they'll be going back to Country.  HA.
 
Anyways...here is the link for the results of the Clash:
https://www.nascar.com/results/racecenter/2023/nascar-cup-series/busch-light-clash-at-the-coliseum/stn/recap/
Thirteen more days until they'll be racing for points and it'll be for the real thing...I so can't wait!

That was hilarious Hoss!
Soooo with the race tonight...I gotta get y'all pumped up. Pumped up and rooting for Chase Elliott.
 
 

Sunday night is the Clash y'all! I am excited, though sad, because my family is going out for birthday celebrations. But the race is later, so  hopefully will catch some of it. It is getting close! Just not close enough...ha!

Well  y'all...they may not be racing for points, but there is a race on TONIGHT! Am I the only one excited? Sadly, it is on a week night and I have to wake up at 4 tomorrow morning. So I don't know if I'll watch it or not. But I am excited none the less. Wish they had it last night...
The Busch Light Clash at the LA Coliseum is on tonight at 8:00 ET on channel FOX. 
https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/02/04/setting-the-stage-los-angeles-set-for-second-annual-clash-at-the-coliseum/
Two more weeks until the real deal...the real Super Bowl...The Daytona 500!!!!!  

I try to check in when I can. Once a day or so. And I'm in chilly and cold Iowa. 

I was listening to the Bellamy Brothers last night when I remembered this old advert. Unfortunately, when I re-found this thread, many of the videos were missing. I've replaced about a dozen of them that were still available on other channels.

I'm guessing that this was the introduction of contactless payments.
 
 

I'm enjoying some right now!  

He does make the finest. That must be why. 

LOL. Oh how I wish I could...

I try to check in when I can. Once a day or so. And I'm in chilly and cold Iowa. 

I was able to get into the junkyard way back in the early 2000's and got some pics of the place. The old bus was there then and maybe a few cars were there. Later the no trespassing signs and crap went up so that was that. I got a few pics of the old farm house too when it was still standing.  Lots has changed there since the early 2000's 

What a great story! And Shane has great taste to move to Covington from Iowa. That would be a dream come true...

LOL. Oh how I wish I could...

Sunday night is the Clash y'all! I am excited, though sad, because my family is going out for birthday celebrations. But the race is later, so  hopefully will catch some of it. It is getting close! Just not close enough...ha!

Jeff Gordon on Jimmy Fallon
 
75 years of NASCAR!
OK I had to share because it is my number one driver!  Love Jimmy Fallon's description of Jeff Gordon's rookie season picture. "You look like a baby with a mustache!" LOL 

Guess what y'all...only eight more days until the Clash at the Coliseum in LA. 22 more days until Daytona...am I the only one who's excited here? Forget about the NFL championship and the Super Bowl. The REAL Super Bowl is in 22 days...
PS...I heard a rumor in an article that Jimmie Johnson hinted he may be racing more than just a few races. Do I dare get my hopes up for another full season? I'd be so torn between him and Chase Elliott. I've liked several drivers outside of the Hendrick camp, but my Hendrick drivers have always came before them...so I'd definitely be torn. But it's Jimmie Johnson!!!! Ol' Seven Time! (OK . . .I won't cross that bridge until JJ makes it official and it's not just some writer throwing out false hope on the internet over a statement JJ said on Twitter. But I can dream, can't I??? LOL)
Sorry I had to write something NASCAR...I am getting restless here. I need NASCAR to get here to break up my winter blues and SAD. Better yet...bring on baseball. Nothing gets better than NASCAR and baseball!  

Welcome to Hazzardnet Floyd. It's great to meet you and get to know you. I'd love to live in Georgia...thanks to the Dukes, plus it's gotta be warmer than Iowa. I've always dreamt of living there, but probably live the rest of my days in boring old Iowa. LOL. And you got a General Lee? How cool is that?! 

Hi Floyd, welcome! Great you live in Georgia! I was lucky to visit your country in 2017 and did a quick trip in Covington and Conyers. It was amasing for me to be there! Only thing I could no visit was the old Cooters Junkyard where to blue bus used to be. Have you ever been there?
 

I have had the charger since 1999. I bought the car running and driving from a guy named Breet Popwell. It was owned by Billy Stevenson before Breet got it. It wasn't in terrible shape but I have done alot of work to it over the years. I got it just before the price of chargers shot through the roof. The only good luck I have ever had lol. There is a guy named Shane that moved to covington from Iowa. I chat with him occasionally.  

General Lee

Welcome to Hazzard! We hope you love it here and will stay a while..............NOW!   Now that,  that's out of the way and we're family ....I'm jealous! Why can't I get a General for myself????   

As I mentioned in another thread it is so cool to have you here. 
When they were trying to avoid tearing down the original farmhouse we had the grandson of the farm owner here on HN keeping us updated. How far are you from the original farm.? Any chance of seeing a picture of your car? 

Hello from the south, been a long time dukes fan for over 40 years now and still love the show. Been to most all the Georgia filming sites with other dukes fans and have owned my old charger since 1999. Had the uniform on it for over 10 years and had to do a re paint in 2012. It is still hemi orange but with a black R/T stripe and magnum 500 wheels. 493 ci with a 4 speed, has plenty of attitude for a resto looking charger.