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This week it's the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race from the Charlotte Motor Speedway, where the winner gets $1 million. I have to confess, this race doesn't really interest me, and that was before my driver failed to make the starting lineup. For anyone who's unfamiliar with the format, check out the explanation on NASCAR.com. That's where I found the graphic below which shows how the race works. The 19 drivers already in the race by various criteria are: Greg Biffle Kurt Busch Kyle Busch Dale Earnhardt Jr. Carl Edwards Jeff Gordon Denny Hamlin Kevin Harvick Jimmie Johnson Kasey Kahne Brad Keselowski Matt Kenseth Joey Logano Jamie McMurray Ryan Newman David Ragan Tony Stewart Martin Truex Jr. Brian Vickers They'll be joined by Clint Bowyer and A.J. Allmendinger who came first and second in Friday night's qualifying race, and the winner of this year's fan vote, Josh Wise. The starting lineup will be decided by a unique three-lap qualifying session two hours before the race. The race itself is tonight at 9:00 PM ET on Fox.

Cale Yarborough I thought about posting one of those drivers yesterday when I saw Roger's post, but decided that they may not be very well known here .

But that still makes him Bo and Daisy's cousin (and Jesse's nephew), so I'm happy with his inclusion in the list.

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One of the reasons they switched to the wider ones was because they could be welded to the chassis or frame rather than tacked onto the bumper. The narrow nudge bar was a stock item designed for pickup trucks. Here are another couple of bloopers from 'My Son, Bo Hogg'. Several of the outdoor scenes were filmed on a soundstage, but they make it very obvious when you can see the bare walls of the soundstage behind the Boar's Nest. They could've at least put up a backdrop like they do with the Duke Farm. When Boss gets Bo to drive his moonshine, the van is loaded nearly to the roof. It's the same with the close-ups of Bo, and at the end when they open the back doors. Yet all the long shots of Bo driving the van show a clear view through the rear windows, and no sign of 'shine.

solid I never got the hang of savory pancakes. To me, they should have a sweet filling/topping .

syrup The pancakes we traditionally have on Shrove Tuesday are more like crêpes, and therefore flatter as the proverb suggests. I knew the American style ones as Scotch pancakes or drop scones when I was younger, but you can now buy them ready-made in supermarkets simply labeled "Pancakes". There's no IHOP or similar chain here, and the only time I regularly see pancakes on a menu is the McDonald's breakfast menu (they're the American style with maple syrup and optional burger-like sausages).

I can't believe I've never spotted this one before. 'My Son, Bo Hogg' starts with a race between Luke in the General and Bo in a car they've borrowed from Cooter. Before the titles have finished, they both crash through some road barriers. Compare the screengrab above to the one below - the General's nudge bar has come off in the collision! In case it's hard to see in the pictures above, here's the nudge bar lying on the ground as Cletus sets off in pursuit. The narrow nudge bars were often only loosely welded to the bumper, and they can be seen flexing in several episodes. I'll have to keep an eye out for more of them falling off .

Congratulations Garrett, you finally got the result you wanted. I watched/listened to the whole race, and you didn't miss much at the start. At least two of the early cautions were for cars losing grip and spinning out on their own - I'm not sure why they need to throw a caution when there's no contact, no debris and the car that spun is safely out of the way on the apron. After last week, I was hoping for a better result from Ricky, but he stayed in the 20s for most of the race and just missed out on getting the lucky dog a couple of times. He did, however, do a great job avoiding the spinning AJ Allmendinger. When David Gilliland's car caught fire, one of the commentators said "And that is unbelievable ... crash". We all know that the phrase he was looking for was "What a horrendous crash!"

It's another Saturday night race this week with the 5-Hour Energy 400 from the Kansas Speedway. Just for a change, I watched most of the qualifying this week. Kevin Harvick took pole with Joey Logano just behind. Garrett, you can blame Danica Patrick for knocking Jeff Gordon out of the top 12 in the second session. His final attempt to beat her time just failed, and he starts in 13th with Jimmie Johnson just behind. Danica went on to claim ninth - her second top 10 start in a row. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was just too late with his last run in the second qualifying session and starts 20th (he managed 10th in practice 2, which is more hopeful). For Lizzy, Austin Dillon starts in front of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Busch is a few places back in 24th. Here's the full lineup: 1 Kevin Harvick 2 Joey Logano 3 Brad Keselowski 4 Carl Edwards 5 Kyle Larson 6 Kurt Busch 7 Ryan Newman 8 Tony Stewart 9 Danica Patrick 10 Greg Biffle 11 Jamie McMurray 12 Aric Almirola 13 Jeff Gordon 14 Jimmie Johnson 15 Brian Vickers 16 Paul Menard 17 Kasey Kahne 18 Justin Allgaier 19 Austin Dillon 20 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 21 Ryan Blaney 22 Dale Earnhardt Jr 23 Clint Bowyer 24 Kyle Busch 25 Marcos Ambrose 26 Martin Truex Jr 27 Casey Mears 28 Matt Kenseth 29 AJ Allmendinger 30 Denny Hamlin 31 Ryan Truex 32 Josh Wise 33 Alex Bowman 34 Michael Annett 35 J.J. Yeley 36 Cole Whitt 37 Reed Sorenson 38 David Ragan 39 David Gilliland 40 Landon Cassill 41 Travis Kvapil 42 Timmy Hill 43 Joe Nemechek The race is tomorrow night (Saturday) at 7:30 PM ET on Fox.

It's even better than that - in the official results they placed Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in 10th . Here's the full list: 1 Denny Hamlin 2 Greg Biffle 3 Clint Bowyer 4 Brian Vickers 5 AJ Allmendinger 6 Paul Menard 7 Kevin Harvick 8 Kasey Kahne 9 Kyle Larson 10 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 11 Landon Cassill 12 Kyle Busch 13 Aric Almirola 14 Casey Mears 15 Austin Dillon 16 Michael Annett 17 Martin Truex Jr 18 Ryan Newman 19 Marcos Ambrose 20 Josh Wise 21 Cole Whitt 22 Danica Patrick 23 Jimmie Johnson 24 Terry Labonte 25 Michael Waltrip 26 Dale Earnhardt Jr 27 Justin Allgaier 28 Alex Bowman 29 Jamie McMurray 30 Carl Edwards 31 Ryan Truex 32 Joey Logano 33 Kurt Busch 34 Reed Sorenson 35 David Ragan 36 Michael McDowell 37 Matt Kenseth 38 Brad Keselowski 39 Jeff Gordon 40 David Gilliland 41 Trevor Bayne 42 Brian Scott 43 Tony Stewart

I've already posted a couple of pictures in this thread from National Lampoon's 'Christmas Vacation' (see post #267), so I thought I'd include some from the original 'Vacation' movie. They made good use of the WB backlot in 1983. This first picture is when the Griswolds get lost and are looking for the freeway. It's supposed to be St. Louis, but it's actually Brownstone Street. I think the only time it appeared in Dukes was when the studio security guard chased Boss and Rosco in 'The Dukes in Hollywood' (see post #113). Just around the corner, the Griswolds first stop for directions in New York Street. They then stop for directions on Hennesy Street, which is where their hubcaps are stolen. A couple of minutes later the caption says "Dodge City, Kansas", but it's clearly Laramie Street. The buildings in the lower picture look almost identical to the way they appeared in 'The Dukes in Hollywood' (also in post #113).

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was running a solid 10th when Jimmie Johnson hit him. He came back out in about 20th, but was almost taken out by his team mate, Carl Edwards. He finished a provsional 12th, but I felt he should have finished higher after running as high as 2nd in the middle of the race - not bad considering he slipped back to last soon after the start. I liked the commentators' description near the end when they said that Jamie McMurray had received a whole litter of lucky dogs today .

'The Late J.D. Hogg' starts with the General towing a trailer using a substantial towbar. The Dukes don't seem that concerned when they lose their trailer (which hits Rosco's patrol car), but even the towbar is missing when they eventually reach the town. Cletus does do a vehicle inspection along the way, but I didn't see the towbar when they pulled up for that either.

This week we're back to Sunday daytime racing (which suits me better) with the Aaron's 499 from the Talladega Superspeedway. I didn't get to see the qualifying earlier, so I'm only going by what I've read. As Garrett said above, this was the first restrictor plate race to use the new qualifying format, and it turned up some unusual results. Brian Scott scored his first pole in his fifth Sprint Cup start. Rookie Austin Dillon starts in fifth (which should please Lizzy), and Danica Patrick is only two places back in seventh. Garrett, it looks like Jeff Gordon's 11th is the best for your drivers, with Jimmie Johnson down in 20th. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. seems to be making a habit of qualifying in the mid-20s - I hope he has a better race this week. Kasey Kahne and Martin Truex Jr failed post-qualifying technical inspections and will start at the back of the field. More info here. 1 Brian Scott 2 Paul Menard 3 AJ Allmendinger 4 Casey Mears 5 Austin Dillon 6 Ryan Newman 7 Danica Patrick 8 Kevin Harvick 9 Kurt Busch 10 Carl Edwards 11 Jeff Gordon 12 Tony Stewart 13 Brad Keselowski 14 Michael McDowell 15 Aric Almirola 16 Joey Logano 17 Michael Annett 18 Brian Vickers 19 Kyle Busch 20 Jimmie Johnson 21 Matt Kenseth 22 Reed Sorenson 23 Trevor Bayne 24 Ryan Truex 25 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 26 Marcos Ambrose 27 Clint Bowyer 28 Michael Waltrip 29 Kyle Larson 30 Dale Earnhardt Jr 31 Cole Whitt 32 Jamie McMurray 33 Alex Bowman 34 Denny Hamlin 35 Greg Biffle 36 Josh Wise 37 Terry Labonte 38 Justin Allgaier 39 David Ragan 40 David Gilliland 41 Landon Cassill 42 Kasey Kahne 43 Martin Truex Jr The race is this Sunday at 1:00 PM ET. It's live on Fox.

The video was the last five minutes of the Senna (2010) documentary movie if that helps you track down another copy online. In my original post I also meant to include a tribute to Roland Ratzenberger, another F1 driver who was killed the day before while qualifying for the same race. R.I.P.Roland Ratzenberger (4 July 1960 – 30 April 1994)

While I'm not sure that this is the best use of police time, maybe I should stop being so serious . ETA. This Walls ice cream commercial is no longer available.

Today marks the twentieth anniversary of the death of Formula 1 triple world champion Ayrton Senna da Silva, the last driver to be killed in Formula 1. I remember watching the race live, and remember the moment when I realized that it was a much more serious accident than others I had seen - I can't believe it was that long ago. I won't dwell on the accident, but I'd like to share the video of his funeral procession in Brazil. There aren't many world leaders that would get a send-off like this. If you stick with the video until the end you'll seen that Ayrton's sister set up the Instituto Ayrton Senna which has educated over 12 million underprivileged children in Brazil. Alain Prost, one of Ayrton Senna's biggest on-track rivals, is a trustee. R.I.P. Ayrton Senna da Silva (21 March 1960 – 1 May 1994)

Great pictures - thanks for sharing them.

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Thanks for the summary, Garrett. I watched/listened to most of the race, but had to give up at around 330 laps in because I was too tired (it was somewhere around 3 AM here!). I saw Ricky's tire problem, and he was already five laps down when I turned the race off. He'd spent most of the race down in the low thirties, so I didn't think it would be his night anyway. I hope his form picks up because he hasn't had a good race for a while.

The qualifying for tomorrow night's Toyota Owners 400 got rained out tonight, so the starting lineup is being based on the times in practice 1. That means pole for Kyle Larson who will lead the field at the green flag, even though he doesn't get an official Coors Light Pole Award. Garrett, I'm afraid that points-leader Jeff Gordon starts back in 25th (he was 14th in practice 2), but his HMS team mates Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr start 10th and 13th. Lizzie, you've got Kyle Busch starting 19th and Austin Dillon back in 27th. Ricky Stenhouse Jr starts two places behind Austin Dillon. 1 Kyle Larson 2 Brad Keselowski 3 Clint Bowyer 4 Kasey Kahne 5 Kevin Harvick 6 Brian Vickers 7 Jamie McMurray 8 Ryan Truex 9 Paul Menard 10 Jimmie Johnson 11 Marcos Ambrose 12 Matt Kenseth 13 Dale Earnhardt Jr 14 AJ Allmendinger 15 Aric Almirola 16 Carl Edwards 17 Joey Logano 18 Ryan Newman 19 Kyle Busch 20 Tony Stewart 21 Kurt Busch 22 Martin Truex Jr 23 Michael Annett 24 Alex Bowman 25 Jeff Gordon 26 Greg Biffle 27 Austin Dillon 28 Denny Hamlin 29 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 30 David Reutimann 31 Justin Allgaier 32 Travis Kvapil 33 David Gilliland 34 Casey Mears 35 Danica Patrick 36 Reed Sorenson 37 David Ragan 38 David Stremme 39 Josh Wise 40 Cole Whitt 41 Joe Nemechek 42 J.J. Yeley 43 Landon Cassill Weather permitting, the action from the Richmond International Raceway starts tomorrow (Saturday) at 7:00 PM ET. It's live on Fox.

The actress's name is Mews Small. During the '70s and early '80s, when she was in movies like 'Sleeper' and 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest', she seems to have mainly been credited as Marya Small. In the second half of the '80s she appeared five times as Merrya Small and once as Mary Small. After that it appears that she reverted to Mews Small. I'm not sure why. In the picture of Cooter's tow truck, my guess would be that the dark patches are oil.

Those are the only ones that I remember, although the Comfurts were second cousins.

'The Law and Jesse Duke' in season 4. Yes: 'Granny Annie' and 'State of the County'.