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2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Three Las Vegas

Matt KensethQualifying was rained out on Friday for both the Nationwide series and the Sprint Cup series, so both series lined up based on owner’s points. The rain stopped on Saturday long enough for the drivers to get in both scheduled Sprint Cup practice sessions and the full Nationwide race. Congratulations Sam Hornish on your second NASCAR Nationwide Series win!

Race Day dawns sunny and beautiful in Las Vegas (and in the Atlanta metro area), temperature in the mid 60’s. Continue reading “2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Three Las Vegas”

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Petty Kyle Living Up To His Name, AGAIN, Regarding The Denny Hamlin Fine

kylepettySo, Denny Hamlin has been fined $25,000 for comments he made following last week’s Sprint Cup Race in Phoenix. He said he, “didn’t want to be a pessimist…” then proceeded to say the current car does not drive as well as the previous car. As he was speaking I recognized the potential for trouble from NASCAR. Before the season was truly underway, it was reported that NASCAR told the drivers NOT to make negative comments about the new car to the media. They were trying to avoid the negativity that began early with the Gen 5 car (the C.O.T.). Continue reading “Petty Kyle Living Up To His Name, AGAIN, Regarding The Denny Hamlin Fine”

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Tonight’s Nashville: The Story Regresses

nashville_logo_125You know the constant time shifts in the show are aggravating and disconcerting. It’s like the show is randomly doing reruns before its first run. What happened to going through a season then going through it again. If it were a good season to begin with fans would like to see it again. If non-fans missed it, that was intentional and they may intentionally do it again, or they may start watching it to catch up. I know, I know, ratings decree mixing it up so there isn’t a huge slump during reruns, but for someone trying to give the show a chance, this pattern is doing the opposite for me. The sad
thing for me is that I’ve never seen one of the episodes I missed in the re-run episodes. All of the re-runs have been episodes I’ve already seen that I’ve not wanted to see again.  This sux!  So thumbs down for this episode (I’ve Been Down That Road Before); aptly titled episode though…

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FOX Announces FOX Sports 1 Network

FOX-Sports-1_730_20130305144320758_660_320FOX Sports 1 is the biggest sports cable network launch in history.
FOX Sports
UPDATED MAR 5, 2013 6:34 PM ET

NEW YORK
Today, FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) makes television history, officially unveiling plans to launch a new, national, multi-sport network called FOX Sports 1. The announcement was made by FSMG Co-Presidents and COOs Randy Freer and Eric Shanks. Set to debut on Saturday, Aug. 17, just as FOX Sports kicks off its 20th anniversary year, FS1 is available in over 90 million homes, making this the biggest sports cable network launch in history, and one of the largest network launches ever. At the outset, FS1 boasts nearly 5,000 hours of live event, news and original programming annually. Continue reading “FOX Announces FOX Sports 1 Network”

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2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Two Phoenix

20130303_victory_lane_edwards_575x459cCongratulations to Kyle Busch on his win in yesterday’s Nationwide Series Race at Phoenix. KyBu hasn’t won a Nationwide race in 24 races, so it was good to see him in victory lane. Of course since he led 142 of 200 laps he kinda stunk up the show. He had a slow pit stop and a pass through penalty, started at the back and still drove up through the field to re-take the lead. Masterful performance.

Myers says it’s an overcast day in the desert. Looked cloudy to me. I’m just saying. There’s a lot of attention on the Bowyer – Gordon affair last year at Phoenix and how it will affect today. Seriously! That’s history. Continue reading “2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Two Phoenix”