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[Hobie Hartkins]

Did you watch it ?

[RogerDuke]

23 hours ago, Garrett Duke said:

Well hopefully Dorothy is back in Kansas, because we are now back to Kansas this weekend.

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Thanks Garrett. Always good to see you posting about NASCAR. 

[Garrett Duke]

On 4/19/2026 at 5:10 PM, Hobie Hartkins said:

Did you watch it ?

Sadly no  I need to get back into that. Last time I tried watching it, it kept going in and out and I turned it off. I should try again...

[Garrett Duke]

On 4/20/2026 at 11:31 AM, RogerDuke said:

Thanks Garrett. Always good to see you posting about NASCAR. 

You are welcome. I am sorry it isn't more detailed. 

[RogerDuke]

4 hours ago, Garrett Duke said:

You are welcome. I am sorry it isn't more detailed. 

That's fine. I'm happy with anything. It wouldn't be NASCAR without you.

[Hobie Hartkins]

23 hours ago, RogerDuke said:

That's fine. I'm happy with anything. It wouldn't be NASCAR without you.

And that's a fact!

[RogerDuke]

I'm still really big into pro dirt bikes. Saturday they raced in Cleveland Browns stadium. That's the closest they'll get to me this year but I didn't go. It rained all day so I'm kinda glad I didn't go. 

[Garrett Duke]

On 4/21/2026 at 10:18 PM, RogerDuke said:

That's fine. I'm happy with anything. It wouldn't be NASCAR without you.

 

On 4/22/2026 at 9:30 PM, Hobie Hartkins said:

And that's a fact!

Thank you Roger and Hobie! You made my day  . 

They'll be racing at Talladega this weekend. Sadly I'll be out so I won't watch it, but I'll be rooting on #9 as always! 

 

[Garrett Duke]

On 4/22/2026 at 11:10 PM, RogerDuke said:

I'm still really big into pro dirt bikes. Saturday they raced in Cleveland Browns stadium. That's the closest they'll get to me this year but I didn't go. It rained all day so I'm kinda glad I didn't go. 

I am sorry you missed the pro bike race. Glad you missed the rain though. 

[Hobie Hartkins]

I hope you have a good weekend Garrett.  You mean a lot to all of us here in Hazzard County!   

[RogerDuke]

1 hour ago, Hobie Hartkins said:

I hope you have a good weekend Garrett.  You mean a lot to all of us here in Hazzard County!   

Garrett is definitely a heavy hitter here on the HN....been here longer than me. 

[Garrett Duke]

Thank you Hobie and Roger. That all means a lot to me.  

[RogerDuke]

That was some crash! Sounds like nobody got hurt very bad. Looked like a demolition derby.

[HossC]

1 hour ago, RogerDuke said:

That was some crash! Sounds like nobody got hurt very bad. Looked like a demolition derby.

You mean this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ2cUWuHzcM

[Hobie Hartkins]

That was a Crash party!

[Garrett Duke]

This is why Daytona and Talladega isn't a favorite to me. It's all about the big one and all the accidents. I am glad no one got hurt in the accidents, though. 

[Hobie Hartkins]

Hey Garrett! It's good to see you bud! Hey, just remember OUR race, the  Moonshine 400! Remember last year? You were the winner!    This year you will need to  defend your championship! I plan on giving The Moonshine Mauler an extra .....uh special tune up.....just to make sure you don't rough me up right at the last, like you did last year! LOL!   Not only will you need to guard against me but cousin Roger and his unequaled skill,  of driving with only one hand......while chugging Buttermilk straight from the carton!!  LOL!  

 

[HossC]

F1 is finally back this weekend with the Miami Grand Prix, but I'll post about that later.

First, I read the sad news earlier that Alex Zanardi died yesterday at 59 years old. The Italian driver spent a few years in F1 before moving to the US where he won the CART World Series in 1997 and 1998 with Chip Ganassi Racing. After that, he had another brief stint in F1 before returning CART. In 2001, he lost both legs in a terrible crash in Germany, and survived for nearly an hour with less than a litre (under two pints) of blood left in his body.

Undaunted by the injury, he returned to various forms of motor racing., but it was racing handbikes where he really succeeded once more becoming a four-time Paralympic gold medallist and 12-time world champion. There was a minute's silence for Alex Zanardi before today's Miami F1 sprint race.

There's a full article at bbc.com.

[HossC]

After the opening races of the F1 season were dominated by Mercedes, Kimi Antonelli could only qualify in second for the Sprint race yesterday, sandwiched between the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. In the race, Kimi lost out at the start and McLaren went on to finish first and second. Although Kimi fought his way back to fourth behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, a penalty saw him relegated to sixth behind George Russell and Max Verstappen. Cadillac have improved slightly to be competing in the mid-field. The sprint race highlights are here.

In the qualifying for the main race, Oscar Piastri came close to an early exit, but eventually put his car in seventh. At the front, there are four different teams in the first four places. Kimi Antonelli got pole ahead of Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris. Qualifying highlights are here.

If anyone's planning to watch the main race live, please note that the race time has been brought forward three hours to 1pm local time due to a predicted thunderstorm. 

[Hobie Hartkins]

Did you watch the WURTH 400 in Texas? That was ok but neither one of  my drivers won!

[HossC]

Sorry, I'm a little late with my Miami Grand Prix summary, but the result changed slightly after the race, so it worked out in the end.

As before this season, Kimi Antonelli didn't get the best start, and was passed by Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, although Max almost immediately had a spin which lost him several places. In the opening laps, Kimi briefly retook the lead before Charles got it back, and then Lando Norris took second from Kimi. As that was happening, Isack Hadjar hit the barrier and Pierre Gasly flipped over before landing the right way up. Both drivers were fine, but it brought out the safety car.

When the pit stops came around, Charles had a slow stop which slipped him back a little. By about the mid-race point, Kimi got past Lando and Max (who'd pitted earlier). In almost a mirror of Max's first lap, Charles had a spin on the last lap and lost a couple of places.

At the checkered flag it was Kimi in the Mercedes in first for his third win in a row. Behind him were the McLarens of Lando and Oscar Piastri ahead of the other Mercedes of George Russell. Max fought back to fifth, and the video linked below shows Charles ending up in sixth, but a post-race penalty dropped him to eighth behind Lewis Hamilton and Franco Colapinto.

The race highlights are here. There's now a 3-week gap until the Canadian Grand Prix from the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Montreal.