KenJennings

Fly in NASCAR's ointment aside, this Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of RCR's last championship with Dale Earnhardt. It would be very cool to see them take one home with Ryan Newman- someone smart, steady, respectable, and consistent. He's almost like a driver out of Earnhardt's era.

Chase is going to be a big deal. I think we'll eventually see Dale Jr. leave HMS to start his own sattelite team, and Chase will move up to replace him there. He's got a long and successful Cup career ahead of him.

3 out of 4 isn't bad!! Let's go Newman!!!

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I just had Smashburger for the first time today... I gotta say WAAY better than 5 Guys. Loved it.

This made my day:

Jeez... that's tough. I'm surprised nobody gives this story any time of day. I had no idea it was going this badly.

Flying Colors - Cosmic Symphony

I'm starting to think I've underestimated Hamlin's chances of winning quite a bit. His record at the last four tracks is pretty impressive... and it's arguable that he's the strongest driver in the series at Homestead.

I'm hoping so strongly that Ryan Newman wins the championship without earning a win.

Do you like the new "playoff" format? No. Not at all. For 55 years, the champion was the driver who earned the most points in the season. I don't have a problem if they want to change the way those points are distributed, which they've done several times- but resetting that progress to zero at arbitrary times in the season does not make sense for a sport where 43 teams are competing against each other every week.

Looking at the current standings; Jeff Gordon will likely end the 2014 NASCAR season having accumulated more points than anyone else on the circuit. This will be the seventh time he has accomplished this feat. No matter how the championship is eventually awarded, it's a feat that has only been equaled by Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt- and they won championships for each of those seven seasons.

Joey Logano should be severely penalized for Collusion after that move on the last lap. He sacrificed a 2nd place position in order to block for his teammate, and he ended up finishing 11th because of it. That's not "giving 100%" for your own position, as is mandated by the rules. They kicked Clint Bowyer out of the chase for this last year, and they should kick Joey Logano out of the chase for doing it this year.

Just saw the Handi-Car episode, and it was my favorite episode of South Park since Season 7. Possibly a top-5 South Park episode ever. I was literally giggling aloud at the Matthew McConaughey references... and the whole "Wacky Races" concept. LOL That was an amazing episode.

Jr and Johnson would both need to finish top three to have any chance. IF Jr. or Johnson wins, and the other finishes second after leading the most laps (best case scenario); you'd ALSO need four of these five three things to happen: Gordon finishes 42nd or worse, Hamlin finishes 41st or worse, Kenseth finishes 25th or worse, Kahne finishes 24th or worse, and Keselowski finishes 6th or worse. That is what it will take to get Johnson and Jr into the chase. Possible... but extremely long odds.

I don't see any realistic scenario where Jr and Johnson both make it. It's stastically possibly... but extreme odds.

I'm looking at the twelve remaining drivers in the Chase for the cup, and trying to break down this asinine new system... We've got one more race at Talladega before the top-8, or anyone with a win in this segment, is locked in; and 9th-12th are eliminated. Logano - Locked into round 3. Harvick - Locked into round 3. ---- Ky Busch Newman Edwards Gordon Hamlin Kahne ---- Kenseth - 1 point behind 8th Keselowski - 19 points behind 8th Johnson - 26 points behind 8th Dale Jr. - 26 points behind 8th Since it is Talladega, I can't count Dale Jr. out. But he needs to win if he wants to advance. Getting through on points is a near impossibility for him. Same situation for Johnson. It is a statistical near-certainty that two of of the three- Johnson, Keselowski and Dale Jr.- will be eliminated. Kenseth could still race his way in pretty easily, which threatens Kasey Kahne. The lowest finishing of Hamlin, Gordon, Edwards, and Newman could feasibly fall out, but are likely pretty safe, as the stars would have to align strongly against them. I'm going to go out on a limb, and call Dale Jr. the favorite for Talladega. If he makes it- then Johnson, Keselowski, Kenseth and Kahne are in danger. This would leave: Logano Harvick Dale Jr. Ky Busch Newman Edwards Gordon Hamlin As the round 3 chasers. Round three consists of Martinsville, Texas and Phoenix. Martinsville would be a good opportunity for Gordon, Hamlin and Dale Jr to win. Texas would be a good opportunity for Logano, Gordon, and Harvick. Phoenix would be a good opportunity for Harvick, Edwards, and Newman. So I predict that Gordon wins Martinsville. Logano wins Texas. Harvick wins Phoenix. And Newman makes the cut on points as the total underdog. Ideal scenario- None of the chasers get the win at Homestead. Newman finishes 2nd or 3rd to ineligible drivers, winning the title without ever winning a race. Shove it, France. My real prediction, Harvick and Gordon race for the win at Homestead, with Harvick failing to close, and Gordon taking home title #5. Logano chokes under pressure, and his inconsistency catches him at an inopportune time. Newman runs about 5th in the finale, finishing 2rd overall without a win. Final standings prediction: 1. Gordon 2. Newman 3. Harvick 4. Logano 5. Hamlin 6. Ky Busch 7. Edwards 8. Dale Jr. 9. Johnson 10. Keselowski 11. Kenseth 12. Kahne

How about Hee Haw: The Next Generation?

I think you will. As I've listened more and more, those two tracks have grown on me a lot, and have become two of my three favorites on the album.

If fighting, figure skating, ski jumping, snowboard turnpike, and other judged physical activities are sports; then cheerleading certainly is. The only reason that it isn't readily considered so is because the hardcore communist feminist movement doesn't want cheerleading to count toward title-9 quotas.

How about 13 or 14??? To make it to #2 all time? Would be pretty awesome, especially considering that those are all modern-era.

And also, this made me laugh: http://imageshack.com/a/img912/4613/6S8rYI.jpg

I forgot to post here when Gordon took #92 a few weeks back. I feel pretty confident that he's got 8 more wins in him.

Really dig this band. I think I liked their first album a bit better, but this is definitely a solid follow up. Love, love, love "Mask Machine", and look forward to hearing more from this band in the future.

Let's do this the right way. http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag88/fotografic99/graph_zpsbe621781.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img674/902/hVHLfG.png