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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'.

Here are a couple of bloopers from season 3. In 'Hazzardville Horror' the crooks drive a blue van with "Good Neighbor Plumbing Co." written on the side and back. However, when they rob Boss at gunpoint near the end of the episode, the van has no signs on it. Near the start of 'And In This Corner, Luke Duke', Cletus helps Rosco move Boss's mirror in the Boar's Nest parking lot. As he turns it to show the approaching General, a soundman holding a boom mic is briefly visible on the left of the reflection.

It looks like a '65 Caddy, so it's actually five years older than the one in the show .

This is a screengrab from 'Mrs. Rosco P. Coltrane', which is the episode where the General ends up in the hay trailer. This is also from 'Mrs. Rosco P. Coltrane'.

For me, the site was only down for an hour or two yesterday evening. I checked on www.isup.me, and confirmed the site was down. No problems today .

nervous (Only because it reminded me of the Lemon Jelly track below) Ready? Ready.

That hand gesture normally means "OK".

There's always the Chinese F1 Grand Prix this Sunday, but I fear that the 3 AM ET start may be a bit early/late for Garrett .

I had a go at fixing the levels, but couldn't get any detail in the uniforms.

I forgot to comment on this picture the other day. Could it be that they used a real crocodile/alligator for some of this scene and used a water tank to keep control of where the action took place. If they did, they black line could be a rubber band, which is all you need to keep their mouth shut! I'll let Stephen Fry explain it on an old episode of the BBC panel show QI.

Do I get the job with Enos and the LAPD? As far as I can tell, this image has been mirrored.

Just an quick update to the Gene Haas/F1 story that I posted a couple of months ago. F1 has now accepted an entry from NASCAR owner Gene Haas to run a team in the 2015 season. It was mentioned by the commentators during the race on Saturday, but I forgot to post it then. Gene Haas commented "Obviously, we're extremely pleased. It's an exciting time. Now, the really hard work begins."

Thanks for the round-up, Garrett. I stuck with the race until about 90 to go, but had to call it a night. At least Ricky Stenhouse Jr. made up about seven or eight places by the end, and I don't think he hit the wall either .

I can see the point of making drivers try to get wins (F1 gives 25 points for first and only 18 for second to try and acheive this), but a few more consistent drivers should be rewarded too. They're playing with the points in F1 this year too. The last race has taken place in Brazil for the last few years, but this year the season finishes in Abu Dhabi and the race scores double points. Bernie Ecclestone (the boss of F1) wanted the last three races to score double, but the plan received a unanimous "no" vote at a meeting earlier this year.

That's real downtown Los Angeles. They're running across Temple on Main (the "ple" of the Temple Street sign is just visible between them). In the background you can see the bridge that links City Hall with City Hall East. You can explore for yourself on Google Streetview. Spin the camera 90 degrees to the left and you'll see where the photo below was taken.