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[RogerDuke]

On 5/10/2026 at 12:00 PM, Garrett Duke said:

I missed it...but my Chase Elliott did win it and I was and still am excited about it. He's a great road racer so I am hoping he'll go for two in a row!

I forgot to tell you it was a good Saturday for my favorite racer named Chase too. Chase Sexton of Team Green Kawasaki won the last Supercross (inside footall stadiums) race of the season. They now move on to motocross (outdoors). 

[Garrett Duke]

On 5/11/2026 at 11:38 PM, RogerDuke said:

I forgot to tell you it was a good Saturday for my favorite racer named Chase too. Chase Sexton of Team Green Kawasaki won the last Supercross (inside footall stadiums) race of the season. They now move on to motocross (outdoors). 

That's awesome!  I am glad your Chase had a better race.

[Hobie Hartkins]

Hey Garrett! You going to be in the Moonshine 400? It's set for Sat. at 7 pm. central  time.....unless you guys want to make a different time/day!   I'm ready! I've been practicing  on the back 40 behind my car lot!  

[RogerDuke]

2 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said:

 I've been practicing  on the back 40 behind my car lot!  

It's easy to find. It's the only car lot in the county where all the cars are red. 

[Garrett Duke]

Kyle Busch, two time Cup champ, dies at age 41 | NASCAR

OK y'all...I'll be real honest here, but I have never been a Kyle Busch fan. But this really stinks and hurts. So hard to believe that he's gone.  I've been in disbelief since I heard about his passing. Despite how I or anyone felt about him, he did have a personality that seemed like he'd be here forever. I know I saw a couple of weeks ago that he had called for medical assistance after the May 10th race. I read last night it was for sinus problems. Didn't think much of it until I saw of his passing yesterday.

I really don't know what to say about all of this. Just that it's hard to believe and to accept. So sad for his family, fans, NASCAR...

[RogerDuke]

Definitely a shocker. So sad to hear that his wife, kids and family have lost him and that millions of his fans will never see him race again. 

ABC News showed a snippet of his interview after his last race where he said each win was special because you never know when it will be your last. Chilling. 

[Garrett Duke]

54 minutes ago, RogerDuke said:

Definitely a shocker. So sad to hear that his wife, kids and family have lost him and that millions of his fans will never see him race again. 

ABC News showed a snippet of his interview after his last race where he said each win was special because you never know when it will be your last. Chilling. 

I missed that, but that is chilling.  Probably something everyone should consider about life. 

[Hobie Hartkins]

1 hour ago, Garrett Duke said:

I missed that, but that is chilling.  Probably something everyone should consider about life. 

That says a mouthful right there!  You NEVER know.......

[Garrett Duke]

On 5/22/2026 at 11:06 PM, Hobie Hartkins said:

That says a mouthful right there!  You NEVER know.......

You really don't

[HossC]

George Russell put his Mercedes on pole for both the sprint and feature F1 races in Montreal this weekend. He converted his sprint pole to a win (highlights here), but the feature race worked out differently.

Arvid Lindblad's car wouldn't go into gear on the grid, so there were a total of three formation laps while his car was recovered to the pits. There were predictions of rain, so McLaren started both of their cars on intermediate (grooved) tires despite their drivers questioning the move. Lando Norris' intermediate tires allowed him to jump to the front at the start, but he soon came in to swap them, as did team mate Oscar Piastri. With the McLaren's out of the way, George and team mate Kimi Antonelli put on great show leap-frogging each other every few laps. Sadly, before half distance, George had to retire when his car broke. It was a day to forget for McLaren. After making the wrong tire choice at the start, Lando had to retire with a broken gearbox and Oscar got a 10-second penalty for hitting Alex Albon and putting him out of the race. 

At the end it was Kimi who took his fourth win in a row. Lewis Hamilton finally seemed to be happy with his Ferrari, and re-passed Max Verstappen toward the end. They finished second and third. Lewis' team mate Charles Leclerc was the only other driver to finish on the lead lap. There race highlights are here.

Kimi now has a 43-point lead over George, which is nearly two race wins. The next race is in two weeks at the famous Monaco circuit.

[HossC]

F1 is on the tight street circuit of Monaco this weekend. Ferrari were the ream to beat in the first two practice sessions, but Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli, current drivers' championship leader, topped to table in the third session.

The final qualifying session went down to the wire with pole position changing places a couple of times in the final seconds. In the end, Kimi took another pole from Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. Charles Leclerc, at his home race, clipped one of the barriers and got a puncture on his final attempt. The top six provide a neat mirror image being Mercedes-Red Bull-Ferrari-Ferrari-Red Bull-Mercedes, but leave George Russell wondering why he's five places behind his team mate. This is McLaren's 1,000th Grand Prix, but they could only manage seventh and eighth on the grid. You can watch the qualifying highlights here.

I don't think there's any rain predicted for tomorrow's race, so it'll be interesting to see whether the new engines specs and two extra cars this year make a difference on the crowded track.

[HossC]

Monaco isn't a great track for overtaking, but today's race definitely didn't lack drama. Unfortunately, we were deprived of the anticipated fight at the front when Max Verstappen's Red Bull had a problem at the start and retired at the end of the first lap. Luckily, all the cars behind avoided him, and the Ferraris of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc set off after Kimi Antonelli. Behind them, Isack Hadjar had problems with his car all afternoon, but George Russell couldn't get by. The same was true for Lando Norris who was passed by Pierre Gasly at the start and also couldn't pass. 

There were a lot of penalties given out today, including about a third of the field getting 5 seconds for speeding in the pit lane. There were so many that the commentators questioned the sensor accuracy.

For the second race in a row, World Champion Lando Norris had to retire when his car failed.

On lap 60/78, when there were only 3 or 4 cars still on the lead lap, Lance Stroll crashed his Aston Martin into the barrier on one of the slowest corner bringing out a safety car. Pretty much all the drivers used this as a chance to get new tires, but while Lewis served his penalty at the stop, George didn't which earned him a further drive-through penalty. The race restarted on lap 65, but was immediately back behind the safety car as Charles Leclerc hit the same barrier as Lance. After a couple more laps the race was red flagged when it was determined that the crashes may have been caused by the surface of what is a regular road breaking up. The road was swept and the race resumed after about a half hour delay.

Kimi held his nerve at the restart and became the youngest winner of the Monaco Grand Prix. He wasn't even born when the race was last won by an Italian driver. Lewis held on for second, but couldn't touch Kimi's pace. George dropped out of the points serving his penalty. Despite his car troubles, Isack finished third and Oscar Piastri finished fourth. Before the race, Liam Lawson told one of the presenters that he'd be lucky if his car made the start. He finished fifth. You can see the highlights here.

With five wins in a row, Kimi now leads the championship by 66 points from Lewis who has moved up to second. Only a single week to wait until the Spanish Grand Prix.