16,000 Fireworks...at Once

That's impressive.

Shame that the video didn't continue until the cops showed up. Or the older gentleman from down the street comes out in his yard and yells at them.

Now that would have been entertaining.

Snagged from College Humor.

Wars and Rumors of Wars...

Wow!

The French do still know how to pull the trigger when its go time.

An NFL Franchise Outside the U.S.

My money is on Mexico City. Makes more sense from an economic standpoint. The Mexico City games always draw big crowds. And there would be less direct competition to the franchise from pre-existing leagues, NFL Europe, Canadian Football League, etc.

If the NFL wanted to really blow it up big in Canada, they should try with the CFL the same thing that happened with the AFL. Of course with a 94 year history all its own, the Canadian Football League might not have any interest in being part of the NFL...of course...if they were...then they could have the Dallas Cowboys, the Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders, et al, playing on their home fields 8 times a year...more if they reduced the preseason by a game or two and added a few additional games to balance the extra teams in the league...

Hmmm...

OH Hell No!!!

A bomb was found under a bridge in Ohio near Cincinnati.

Dammit!

Another symptom...

...of the leftist rise in Latin America.

Can't believe that Mexico is in this kind of trouble.

One more reason that the border has to be strengthened. The United States cannot depend on there being a stable and strong neighbor to the South who will honor the open border that runs between us...as if honoring that border wasn't already a sore issue with the multitudes who pour across it every day.

Hmmm...

Fellow students of history...does the term Maoist Peace Camp give you the willies like it does me?

The words...re-education...terrorist training...and brainwashing all jump to my mind.

Mark McGwire and the Baseball Hall of Fame...

Character and the shadows of steroids may keep Mac out of the HoF.

In an era where Pete Rose can't get in the Hall, Mac needs to stay out too...along with Barry Bonds when he becomes eligible.

In an HoF class that includes Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr., Mac need to sit.

Maybe apologize for actions detrimental to the game...that would go a long way toward assuaging the egos and consciences of the people who put their credibility on the line by voting for him to go into the HoF...course that same course of action might...might help Pete Rose as well.

Is that a Guitar in your pants...

...or are you just happy to see me?

I can't imagine.

A guitar...

No...that's not too obvious.

Just Us Cup -- Offseason Update

Lee Spencer talk the most improved teams in 2006.

I agree with all of these. The #31, 9, 8, and 43, all, improved dramatically in the '06 season and are positioned great for '07.

I look for next year's most improved teams to include a passel of Roush cars as they put their season in the shadows behind them.

Rest in Peace Dr. Jerry Bails

Dr. Jerry Bails passed away due to a heart attack. He was 73 years old.

Mr. Bails was one of the first comic book fans to look at the medium like it was going to survive and not be a hula hoop kind of thing.

He studied the history of comics and chronicled much of it. He worked on and published fanzines in the pre-internet era, which allowed comic book geeks like me to keep in touch with one another.

Bails founded Alter Ego before handing it off to Roy Thomas, before Roy became one of the most influential comic book writers of his generation. Click here for a Bill Schelly interview with Dr. Bails.

Today's comic book fans and those of the future owe a gigantic debt to Jerry.

Rest in peace, Doc.

I Love This Song...It's a Guilty Pleasure...Shoot Me!

Bat-erotica...or not

Hmmm...probably safer if they would have played Prison Escapee and the Warden's Wife...

1950's Faux Science Mockumentary about...PMS!

Love that...Prehistoric Monster Syndrome...greatness.

Britney Spears Considers...

...giving away her and Kevin Federline's sex tape for free to cut the legs from under his threat to release the tape.

Snagged from The Superficial.

UPDATE: Representative from both Spears and Federline are making the rounds of gossip organizations saying that no tape exists.

Which Tarot Card Are You?

You are The Wheel of Fortune

Good fortune and happiness but sometimes a species of
intoxication with success

The Wheel of Fortune is all about big things, luck, change, fortune. Almost always good fortune. You are lucky in all things that you do and happy with the things that come to you. Be careful that success does not go to your head however. Sometimes luck can change.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Snagged from The Owls Are Not What They Seem.

Which Historical Lunatic Are You?

Which Historical Lunatic Are You?
From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey.

I grabbed this from Flint.

It's a Good Day for some REM...

Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway...the Just Us Cupdate

Chase Race #10: The Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

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The Race Report...All the NASCAR News That's Unfit to Print

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CONGRATS TO JIMMIE JOHNSON ON HIS NEXTEL CUP CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

Jimmie Johnson Wins the NEXTEL Cup

CONGRATS TO JASON TUCKER AND JOHN ELLISON ON SHARING THE 2007 JUST US CUP!!!

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Greg Biffle Wins at Homestead...A Season in Disarray Ends on a High Note

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Coming to Through the Cigar Smoke...

January 6, 2007 look for the 43 Days of Daytona to begin with a look ahead at next season.

And JUC Updates, News, and Reviews occasionally through the offseason.

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Spectacular Juan Pablo Montoya Fiery Crash at Homestead...In the Words of the Pointer Sisters, "Fire!"

Ryan Newman Might Have Had a Hand in Helping Montoya's Night go up in Flames

I know, I know...NASCAR is about paybacks and such. But I don't see the value in wrecking a rookie on the circuit in his first start...(his second start?)...because he made a mistake...Newman was an idiot on this one. And he was just lucky that JPM was able to get out of the car...that was a whole lot of fire.

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Owner's Putting Together the Formula for Championships

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Bob Margolis's commentary on NBC's last NASCAR coverage and the end of their contract...

Sunday's race marked the end of the NBC broadcast contract with NASCAR. Good riddance! The peacock network single-handedly did more harm to NASCAR than any other broadcast partner in the sport's history by permanently alienating a good deal of the casual race-viewing audience with its incessant commercial breaks.
It took a dedicated race fan to be able to stick with, much less follow, the race through NBC's steady pattern of running five minutes of commercials between every five minutes of racing action.

Cadi and I couldn't agree more!!! NBC's NASCAR coverage sucks!!!

***

Okay, show of hands...how many of you remember Johnson's team getting caught CHEATING at Daytona and having Chad Knaus be sent to the sidelines for four races. Darian Grubb should get a lot, A LOT, of credit. He was the guy who took over as interim crew chief for those races and did the job while Knaus was gone.

And at the time, they weren't fined any points, though there was a monetary fine to go along with Knaus's suspension.

Thankfully, Johnson won by a wider points margin than would have usually been accessed had NASCAR fined him points. He won by 56 points over second place. The usual point penalty amount is 25 points.

With the way that Johnson ran the last month or two, I hope that NASCAR's inspectors were looking closely rather than looking the other way.

But thanks to that crap in the early season, I'm always going to wonder. And everytime Johnson goes to victory lane from now on, I'm going to wonder.

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Splitting the Sheets and Dividing up the Furniture...Jack Roush Buys Out Mark Martin's Share of the #17 Ownership

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Fenway Sports Group Still in Negotiations with Roush Racing

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Join the Kasey Kahne Dream Job Sweepstakes!

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Car of Tomorrow...Some Like it...Some Wish Tomorrow Would Never Come

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Complete Finishing Order

 1 Greg Biffle (16)
 2 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
 3 Denny Hamlin (11)
 4 Kasey Kahne (9)
 5 Kevin Harvick (29)
 6 Matt Kenseth (17)
 7 Scott Riggs (10)
 8 Carl Edwards (99)
 9 Jimmie Johnson (48)
 10 Clint Bowyer (07)
 11 David Stremme (40)
 12 Scott Wimmer (33)
 13 Joe Nemechek (01)
 14 Jeff Burton (31)
 15 Tony Stewart (20)
 16 Reed Sorenson (41)
 17 Paul Menard (15)
 18 Mark Martin (6)
 19 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
 20 Tony Raines (96)
 21 Brian Vickers (25)
 22 Jeff Green (66)
 23 Ryan Newman (12)
 24 Jeff Gordon (24)
 25 Bill Elliott (100)
 26 Dave Blaney (22)
 27 Travis Kvapil (32)
 28 Kyle Petty (45)
 29 Ken Schrader (21)
 30 J.J. Yeley (18)
 31 Dale Jarrett (88)
 32 Casey Mears (42)
 33 David Gilliland (38)
 34 Juan Pablo Montoya (30)
 35 Jamie McMurray (26)
 36 Elliott Sadler (19)
 37 Sterling Marlin (14)
 38 Kyle Busch (5)
 39 Mike Bliss (49)
 40 Robby Gordon (7)
 41 Bobby Labonte (43)
 42 Jeremy Mayfield (109)
 43 Kurt Busch (2)

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The Chase for the Just Us Cup-date

In the table above, Purple have been mathematically eliminated. Black did not make the Chase and are out of the playoff.

Place - Driver
Finishing Points
Deduction (DNQ/Prov -5, DNF -5,
Bonus (Pole +5, Most Laps Led +5, Win +5)
TOTAL

Lined out/Strike out Drivers failed to make the Chase for the Just Us Cup

 1 Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 45
Win - 5
TOTAL - 50

 4 Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 40
Pole - 5
Most Laps Lead - 5
TOTAL - 50

 5 Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 35
TOTAL - 35

 8 Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

9 Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

 18 Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 20
TOTAL - 20

 19 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 15
TOTAL - 15

 24 Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 10
TOTAL - 10

 29 Ken Schrader (21)

 31 Dale Jarrett (88)

 35 Jamie McMurray (26)

 36 Elliott Sadler (19)

 43 Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 5
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 0

DNQ Michael Waltrip (55)

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Next Up:
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The Budweiser Shootout on 2/10/2007
The Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on 2/18/2007

Congratulations to all of NASCAR's Champions for 2006

Jimmie Johnson
Nextel Cup Champion
2006

Kevin Harvick
Busch Series Champion
2006

Todd Bodine
Craftsman Truck Series Champion
2006

And We Take Another Step on Our Way to the Terminator's Future...

This machine can deal with its own damage.

A robot who knows how to limp when a leg is hurt and adapt to new situations. That's one step closer to a machine that, once its turned on, doesn't need we humans to do anything for it...except stay out of its way.

Beware the coming of the Robotic Overlords!!!

HA!

The Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway - The Just Us Cupdate

Chase Race #9: The Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway

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The Race Report...All the NASCAR News That's Unfit to Print

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Harvick Wins at Phoenix

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Roush's Down Season Staggers Toward Its Finish

Roush pulled the plug too early in the season on the crew chief changes. Jamie McMurray's slump never pulled up. Carl Edward's team didn't get around the new crew chief, though things do look much better with Bob Osbourne back on top of the pit box. Matt Kenseth still has a shot at Jimmie Johnson going into Miami. Greg Biffle is lost in the wilderness. Talk in some quarters is that the #16 might be a Yates car next season. Mark Martin will drive some Cup races next year, but he will be campaigning a Chevy for MB2/Ginn, how that will impact his Ford dealership is up in the air. None of the potential boys tabbed to takeover Mark Martin's ride look to be on their game. Roush had a hard season, but with Kenseth, there is still hope...but it's fading.

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55 cars are entered for for the 43 slots to race at Homestead this weekend.

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Yates #88...could be Jaques Villeneuve...could be sold to DEI...

If the #16 goes to Yates, the #88 being sold off would make a little more sense. But I heard that rumor over a month ago and haven't heard anything about it since.

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Complete Finishing Order

 1 Kevin Harvick (29)
 2 Jimmie Johnson (48)
 3 Denny Hamlin (11)
 4 Jeff Gordon (24)
 5 Carl Edwards (99)
 6 Mark Martin (6)
 7 Kasey Kahne (9)
 8 Kurt Busch (2)
 9 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
 10 Jeff Burton (31)
 11 Brian Vickers (25)
 12 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
 13 Matt Kenseth (17)
 14 Tony Stewart (20)
 15 Ryan Newman (12)
 16 David Gilliland (38)
 17 Elliott Sadler (19)
 18 David Stremme (40)
 19 Joe Nemechek (01)
 20 J.J. Yeley (18)
 21 Tony Raines (96)
 22 Scott Riggs (10)
 23 Dave Blaney (22)
 24 Ken Schrader (21)
 25 Kyle Petty (45)
 26 Casey Mears (30)
 27 Bobby Labonte (43)
 28 Ward Burton (4)
 29 Reed Sorenson (41)
 30 Travis Kvapil (32)
 31 Bill Elliott (100)
 32 Robby Gordon (7)
 33 Clint Bowyer (07)
 34 Greg Biffle (16)
 35 Chad Chaffin (61)
 36 Sterling Marlin (14)
 37 Jeff Green (66)
 38 Kyle Busch (5)
 39 Dale Jarrett (88)
 40 Jamie McMurray (26)
 41 Mike Bliss (49)
 42 Michael Waltrip (55)
 43 Brandon Whitt (72) 

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The Chase for the Just Us Cup-date

In the table above, Purple have been mathematically eliminated. Black did not make the Chase and are out of the playoff.

Place - Driver
Finishing Points
Deduction (DNQ/Prov -5, DNF -5,
Bonus (Pole +5, Most Laps Led +5, Win +5)
TOTAL

Lined out/Strike out Drivers failed to make the Chase for the Just Us Cup

 1 Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 45
Win - 5
Most Laps Lead - 5
TOTAL - 55

 2 Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 40
TOTAL - 40

 4 Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 35
Pole - 5
TOTAL - 40

 5 Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

 6 Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

 7 Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 20
TOTAL - 20

 8 Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 15
TOTAL - 15

 9 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 10
TOTAL - 10

 17 Elliott Sadler (19)
 24 Ken Schrader (21)

 34 Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 5
TOTAL - 5

 39 Dale Jarrett (88)
 40 Jamie McMurray (26)
 42 Michael Waltrip (55)

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Next Up:
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Chase Race #10: The Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
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Chase Race #9: The Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway
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Chase Race #8: Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
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Chase Race #7: The Bass Pro Shops 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Chase Race #6: The Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway
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Chase Race #5: Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
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Chase Race #4: The UAW-Ford 500 at Taladega Superspeedway
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Chase Race #3: Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway
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Chase Race #2: The Dover 400 at Dover International Speedway
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Chase Race #1: Sylvania 300 at Loudon, New Hampshire - Winner - Kevin Harvick
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A Sign of the Sports Apocalypse

In NCAA basketball...

Oral Roberts beat #3-ranked Kansas...

Let that sink in for a moment, basketball fans.

Oral Roberts...beat...Kansas.

78-71

Read about it here.

Wow!

Robot Chicken Rocks!!!

I picked up on the "Take it off slowly. Yes, that pleases me" line thanks to BAD Radio on the Ticket.

Here is the whole clip from Robot Chicken.

And the Sad, Sad Week Continues...

Jack Williamson died.

Mr. Williamson wrote one of the first science fiction novels that I read, Brother to Demons, Brother to Gods. I have read that book twice in the last twenty years and will likely be doing so again in the next couple of months.

He wrote a plethora of novels over his 98 years of life. His last book coming out in 2005. His 1938 novel Legions of Time showed people travelling back in time to try and alter the past and may have been one of the seeds that eventually bore the Terminator movie series.

He was a titan on the science fiction scene and he will be greatly missed.

Rest in peace.

Air Guitar

A t-shirt that interprets arm movements and transmits them to a speaker as guitar riffs.

Teenage, half-drunk..., okay, okay, all drunk, Mark would have so had one of these. And would have stood in line to get one.

HA!

Are you in the band?

Yeah...I play the t-shirt.

Down Goes Colt McCoy...So Long Longhorns!

The repeat national title hopes went bust last night with Colt McCoy's shoulder.

At the start of the season with two freshmen QBs on the roster, I knew that this was a rebuilding year in the post-Vince Young era in Austin. I knew it. I kept telling that to myself. But, I was being swept along by it all.

We had a chance. Into the middle of November, we had a chance.

That's a lot more than a lot of schools had this season.

Now...we focus on screwing up Texas A&M's season, the day after Thanksgiving.

Let's go whoop those Aggies, boys.

We've got a suspect defense that gave up 45 last night and has left our offense needing to play catch-up all season. Something needs to be addressed on that side of the ball this offseason.

Man, This has been a Sad, Sad Week so far...

We lost Ed Bradley and Jack Palance...

Wow! The world is a poorer place without their presence in it.

Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway - The Just Us Cupdate

Chase Race #8: Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway

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The Race Report...All the NASCAR News That's Unfit to Print

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Stewart Wins at Texas

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Harvick and Riggs Teams Don't Leave It on the Track at Texas

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Edwards and Osbourne Reunited for Next Season

Considering how well Edwards did in his first full season with Bob Osbourne as his crew chief, splitting them up at the start of this year was a stupid idea to begin with.

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Maricopa County Deputy Sheriff Kurt Busch

Wait a minute...wasn't it in Phoenix last year when Busch got busted for speeding and got into trouble with the police outside the track????

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Bootlegger Boys 2006: The Liquor Industry Fighting Amongst Themselves about the Ethicacy of Sponsoring Motorsports

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Borland Splits from Penske. Newman to Have New Crew Chief for Last Two Races of the Season, though whether This is an Interim Guy hasn't been announced.

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Complete Finishing Order

 1 Tony Stewart (20)
 2 Jimmie Johnson (48)
 3 Kevin Harvick (29)
 4 Kyle Busch (5)
 5 Clint Bowyer (07)
 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
 7 Casey Mears (42)
 8 Kurt Busch (2)
 9 Jeff Gordon (24)
 10 Denny Hamlin (11)
 11 Kyle Petty (45)
 12 Matt Kenseth (17)
 13 Jeff Green (66)
 14 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
 15 Carl Edwards (99)
 16 Bobby Labonte (43)
 17 Reed Sorenson (41)
 18 Joe Nemechek (01)
 19 Tony Raines (96)
 20 J.J. Yeley (18)
 21 David Gilliland (38)
 22 Mark Martin (6)
 23 Mike Bliss (49)
 24 David Stremme (40)
 25 Ward Burton (4)
 26 Jamie McMurray (26)
 27 Brian Vickers (25)
 28 Travis Kvapil (32)
 29 Dale Jarrett (88)
 30 Kenny Wallace (178)
 31 Scott Riggs (10)
 32 Dave Blaney (22)
 33 Kasey Kahne (9)
 34 Ryan Newman (12)
 35 Greg Biffle (16)
 36 Terry Labonte (44)
 37 Elliott Sadler (19)
 38 Jeff Burton (31)
 39 Robby Gordon (7)
 40 Sterling Marlin (14)
 41 Paul Menard (15)
 42 Ken Schrader (21)
 43 Michael Waltrip (55)

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The Chase for the Just Us Cup-date

In the table above, Purple have been mathematically eliminated. Black did not make the Chase and are out of the playoff.

Place - Driver
Finishing Points
Deduction (DNQ/Prov -5, DNF -5,
Bonus (Pole +5, Most Laps Led +5, Win +5)
TOTAL

Lined out/Strike out Drivers failed to make the Chase for the Just Us Cup

 2 Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 45
TOTAL - 45

 3 Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 40
TOTAL - 40

 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 35
TOTAL - 35

 8 Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

 9 Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

 15 Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 20
TOTAL - 20

 22 Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 15
TOTAL - 15

 26 Jamie McMurray (26)

 29 Dale Jarrett (88)

 33 Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 10
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 5

 35 Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 5
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 0

 37 Elliott Sadler (19)

 42 Ken Schrader (21)

 43 Michael Waltrip (55)

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Next Up:
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Chase Race #9: The Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway
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Chase Race #8: Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
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Chase Race #7: The Bass Pro Shops 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Chase Race #6: The Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway
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Chase Race #5: Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
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Chase Race #4: The UAW-Ford 500 at Taladega Superspeedway
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Chase Race #3: Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway
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Chase Race #2: The Dover 400 at Dover International Speedway
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Chase Race #1: Sylvania 300 at Loudon, New Hampshire - Winner - Kevin Harvick
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An NCAA Football Playoff Suggestion...

I like this idea.

An 8-team playoff would be perfect.

The Bass Pro Shops 500 at the Atlanta Motor Spedway - The Just Us Cupdate

Chase Race #7: The Bass Pro Shops 500 at the Atlanta Motor Spedway

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I missed a week. This is last week's update. Look for this week's tomorrow.

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Tony Stewart Wins at Atlanta

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The Texas Cupdate coming later this week.

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Complete Finishing Order

 1 Tony Stewart (20)
 2 Jimmie Johnson (48)
 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
 4 Matt Kenseth (17)
 5 Greg Biffle (16)
 6 Jeff Gordon (24)
 7 Carl Edwards (99)
 8 Denny Hamlin (11)
 9 Joe Nemechek (01)
 10 Robby Gordon (7)
 11 Dale Jarrett (88)
 12 Bobby Labonte (43)
 13 Jeff Burton (31)
 14 Kurt Busch (2)
 15 David Gilliland (38)
 16 J.J. Yeley (18)
 17 Kyle Petty (45)
 18 Dave Blaney (22)
 19 Brian Vickers (25)
 20 Sterling Marlin (14)
 21 Elliott Sadler (19)
 22 Scott Riggs (10)
 23 Jeff Green (66)
 24 Ken Schrader (21)
 25 Clint Bowyer (07)
 26 Mike Bliss (49)
 27 Kyle Busch (5)
 28 Casey Mears (42)
 29 Reed Sorenson (41)
 30 Ryan Newman (12)
 31 Kevin Harvick (29)
 32 Travis Kvapil (32)
 33 Michael Waltrip (55)
 34 Tony Raines (96)
 35 Kenny Wallace (178)
 36 Mark Martin (6)
 37 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
 38 Kasey Kahne (9)
 39 David Stremme (40)
 40 Jamie McMurray (26)
 41 Bill Elliott (37)
 42 Todd Bodine (4)
 43 Kevin Lepage (34)

***

The Chase for the Just Us Cup-date

In the table above, Purple have been mathematically eliminated. Black did not make the Chase and are out of the playoff.

Place - Driver
Finishing Points
Deduction (DNQ/Prov -5, DNF -5,
Bonus (Pole +5, Most Laps Led +5, Win +5)
TOTAL

Lined out/Strike out Drivers failed to make the Chase for the Just Us Cup.

2 Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 45
TOTAL - 45

 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 40
TOTAL - 40

 5 Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 35
TOTAL - 35

 6 Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

 7 Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

 11 Dale Jarrett (88)

 14 Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 20
TOTAL - 20

 21 Elliott Sadler (19)

 24 Ken Schrader (21)

 31 Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 15
TOTAL - 15

 33 Michael Waltrip (55)

 36 Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 10
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 5

 38 Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 5
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 0

 40 Jamie McMurray (26)

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Next Up:
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Chase Race #8: Dickies 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway
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Chase Race #7: The Bass Pro Shops 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Chase Race #6: The Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway
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Chase Race #5: Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
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Chase Race #4: The UAW-Ford 500 at Taladega Superspeedway
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Chase Race #3: Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway
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Chase Race #2: The Dover 400 at Dover International Speedway
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Chase Race #1: Sylvania 300 at Loudon, New Hampshire - Winner - Kevin Harvick
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A Lot of Catching Up to Do...

A lot has gone on in the world since my last post.

I have two Just Us Cup-dates that I need to do.

...and a plethora of news stories to bitch and moan about, HA!

Look for Cigar Smoke to catch up this week.