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Considering how many Truck and Xfinity races he did along with the Cup series, what he's accomplished isn't much different than the 60's and 70's era, also considering he's in top tier equipment with Gibbs/Toyota racing just like Petty was with Chrysler backing. .He's the reason for the rule that Cup series drivers can enter only 5 truck and xfinity series races. There is no comparison though, I don't think he'd last 5 seasons if even that in Petty era Nascar cars,they were a lot harder to drive than the ones they do now. Kyle's 11th in all time Cup Wins but I can see him making it up to 9th but I don't think he'll surpass Dale Earnhardt sr's 76 wins. AJ Allmendinger to get back behind the wheel in the Xfinity series for Kaulig racing driving the #10 Camaro https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/03/21/a-j-allmendinger-joins-kaulig-racing-for-multiple-xfinity-races/

It is in the Onion family and comes in several colors nowadays. If you have pets plant them where they can't get to them as some Allium varieties are very toxic. Bad Guy

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Sometimes living in a suburb that allows certain farm animals has its days... Yesterday while going to check the mailbox I seen a black chicken or rooster chasing one of my neighbors into their car . By the time I got back to my place to get my camera it disappeared. We have these condos next to the apartment complex so I'm guessing it came from over there.

I tell ya it doesn't pay to have nice vehicles. Last weekend my car was hit in a parking lot and this weekend the wife's. Of course there were no notes . At least the damage should be able to be buffed out on both cars although it sounds like something is broke behind the bumper on my car.

I think he does some broadcast stuff for NBC, other than that I think he's enjoying retirement.

An amateur-ish pipe bomb was found at one of the local parks last weekend luckily the bomb squad was able to defuse it. It's one of the last things you'd think about looking for around here, kind of scary. Hope no others are found and I hope they catch the person who left it there.

He's pretty good. Best thing to happen to him was Joe Gibbs giving him the boot as that lit a fire under him. I think him, Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson are the best wheelmen in Nascar today.

Vegas was a bit better than Atlanta but not by much though with 0 cautions it went by quick. Just love how Nascar is hyping the changes this year like it's the best thing since sliced bread .

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I used to watch streams of all the races that weren't on Fox or NBC on the computer but I stopped doing that about 2 years ago and you know what I don't miss it. If Nascar does what WWE did and starts a Streaming service like they've been talking about there will probably be a lot less races on tv when the new TV deals are brokered in 2020-21. As long as they air Daytona and Talladega and a few other races I'd probably be fine with not seeing the rest of the season too. Daytona & Talladega almost always is which is why some people watch it. Just wish they could come up with a car package that won't be so aero dependent on being in clean air. The late 90's and early 2000's cars seemed to be great aside from not being as safe as today's. Should do away with that dang splitter and go back to the flat front ends. Elliot Sadler coming out of Retirement for 2 Xfinity races https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/02/28/elliott-sadler-im-back-will-run-two-xfinity-races-for-kaulig-racing/ Kyle Busch signs contract extension with JGR https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/02/28/kyle-busch-signs-contract-extension-with-joe-gibbs-racing/

Had an interesting weekend... Had to deal with an ant invasion Saturday. Guessing the neighbors in the apartment behind us had the same problem Friday as we heard a lot of noise from them that night. Had to take all the pots and pans out from the kitchen cabinet below our countertop and sprayed some organic ant repellent along the back of the cabinet and around the pipes as that was how they were getting in. Spent Sunday morning cleaning all the pots and pans to put back in the cabinet. Had 60+mph winds Sunday so that made watching tv fun as we've cut the cable cord and use an antenna. Only 1 channel came in clear and unfortunately it wasn't fox so watching the race was interesting 5 seconds at a time as could only get about 5 seconds of continuous video before it would turn pixelated for a few seconds then back and forth etc... At least our power never went out and there wasn't any tree damage here this time.

If that's the type of racing we get to look forward to the rest of the season for bigger than 1 mile tracks there's going to be a lot of boring follow the leader races as it seemed like it was really hard to pass after the tires were worn due to the new aero package. The only action was on restarts and on pit road. I wish the bigwigs at Nascar would just find a formula that works and leave it alone for a few years instead of changing the car every year.

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There will be an Earnhardt in 2 cup races this year, Jeffrey will drive the #81 Toyota for XCi Racing in both Talladega Cup races. The cars will basically be Gibbs racing cars so we'll get to see what he can do in top notch equipment. https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/02/14/jeffrey-earnhardt-to-drive-seven-races-for-new-cup-xfinity-team-in-2019/

I read about that beauty in Hot Rod Magazine. Not really a fan of the wheels though.

Qualifying was interesting with all 4 Hendrick cars in the top 4. I would have watched the Clash if I could have found a youtube stream in hd as my bluray player has a bunch of apps, youtube being one of them but it sounds like I didn't miss much. I couldn't believe what they aired on Fox instead of the Clash race, a freaking dog show, I thought it would have been college basketball or soccer but I guess they thought a dog show would get better ratings on Fox than a Nascar race .

Dang Mother Nature can't make her mind up, high 30's yesterday, high 50's forecasted(possible new record high) for this evening and 20 degrees for tomorrow. Got the new battery put in Tuesday, let the mechanic handle that since the wife's car is like the Enterprise D from Star Trek Next Generation. Then went to the store to buy new wiper blades only to find out only one brand would fit without spending half an hour fiddling with an adapter, thank you gm engineers for making even the easiest things to change a pain in the butt chore. Of course only one auto store in town carried them besides the dealerships and they were about the same price as the dealership minus the installation charge.

Yeah I still can't wrap my head around that. It's not like Nascar doesn't have cameras everywhere around the garage and pit areas so I doubt teams would install illegal parts or do body mods at the track. I personally think they just use post race inspection "fails" to manipulate the points. The Gen 7 "Stock Car" will arrive at Daytona in 2021 https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/02/03/generation-7-nascar-date-2021/ Will basically be like the current body but allow more front and rear changes to reflect OEM street car that it is based off of. New engines will come after 2021. Hope 2021 won't be the death of the v8 in Nascar.

Daytona Speedweeks Schedule https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/01/30/nascar-speedweeks-schedule-at-daytona/

Jumper cables are not standard in any car here however it is a dealer sold option. Definitely will be picking up a set this weekend though. Did the taxes the other night and out of our refund we will now just have $50 leftover after repairs for both cars. Knock on wood hope these are the last car repairs for the rest of the year besides oil changes. We officially got down to -11 Fahrenheit with windchills near -50 although @ two local news channels their equipment readings were -15 for the low temp. One channel did a month long temperature prediction for February and said we could possibly have another polar vortex near the end of the month.

Year just keeps getting better. as if i haven't spent enough on car repairs this month now the battery in the wife's car decides to go dead. No couldn't do it 5 days ago when it was still under warranty so it would have been cheaper since they would have pro-rated it. To top it off I found out we have a fair weather friend and not one that would come out and help my wife get a jump from AAA. Wouldn't drive the 5 minutes to the wife's work and wait for the AAA truck so she could get a free jump. Told my wife "why don't you get a AAA membership". Yep not going out of my way anymore to put her trash cans away on trash day.

Been up since 2:30am listening to the building cracking and popping from the extreme cold temps, hope I can tune out the noise the next few nights. Feel bad for the stray animals around here though, wish there was something more I could do other than put food out for them till the temps go back to normal.

I'm looking forward to testing out my new soundbar with Daytona, I know NHRA races sound awesome on it so I hope Nascar does as well . Richard Petty's grandson Thad Moffit to make ARCA debut @ Daytona 40 years after Kyle Petty's ARCA debut win. https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/01/28/richard-pettys-grandson-thad-moffitt-to-make-daytona-debut-in-arca-season-opener/ would be awesome if he could win it. Here's a quick look at some of the 2019 paint schemes https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/01/26/updated-2019-nascar-cup-series-paint-schemes/