Comments (0) I fucking love this guy… Haha! The dood that originally posted this video, obviously not a NASCAR fan. It’s Jimmie Johnson, not Jimmy. Has his name not been in print enough throughout the last four seasons? I saw Jimmie’s interview. In regard to Kevin’s comments, he said “to hell with him…”
Harvick loses the draft on the final green-white-checkered allowing the Bif to push his old teammate to the finish line at the Daytona 500. Congrats to Jamie, but damn, pull it together bro. You’re wife and dad are watching. A stupid pothole and a bad final pit stop are in my opinion the reason Harvick doesn’t win his second Daytona 500. Lame!
What a game, what a weekend! Congrats to Drew Brees and the Saints for their victory over Payton and Co. in Super Bowl #??. Danica made her stock car debut and finished 6th in the ARCA race at Daytona on Saturday and Kevin Harvick edged out his second straight victory in the Budweiser Shootout. Mark Martin and Dale Jr. will be on the front row for Sunday’s Daytona 500 and the rest of the field will be sorted on during the Gatorade Duels on Thursday. Here are the rest of the headlines…
San Diego Supercross – Check out TransWorld Motocross’ coverage of San Diego Supercross, where Davi Millsaps pulled off his first victory in nearly 2 years. The boys at TWMX were also nice enough to put together a gallery of the ladies of San Diego Supercross for those of us who didn’t want to sit in the rain, unfortunately it’s a pretty weak gallery. Where are the crowd shots? That’s where the hotties are. Anyway, I caught a bit of the coverage on Sunday morning and it wasn’t as muddy as I thought it would be and seemed to be a pretty good race in the final.
Local News: Thousands Visit Jade Buddha In Escondido – Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike descended upon the Phap Vuong Monastery in Escondido on Sunday to witness the unveiling of the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace, the largest Buddha ever carved from jade in the world. The statue is on the North American leg of its world tour. Monastery officials estimated that by 2 p.m., more than 10,000 visitors had participated in the event. The Buddha will be on display in Escondido through February 16th.
Local News: Animal Waste Used To Ward Off Protesters – An Oceanside animal hospital is using three large bins filled with animal feces set near the edge of its property to try to ward off labor-union members who have been picketing the place for months because the hospital used a nonunion contractor in some of its construction work. “We put it out there every day to discourage them,” said Lisa Hamilton, administrator of Mission Animal and Bird Hospital on Benet Road at Highway 76. She declined to discuss the matter further, saying inquiries were being handled by veterinarian Robert Cartin. “It smells awful,” said Abraham Bustamante of Carpenters Local 1506, pointing out the bins on Friday. Bustamante said the odor is so bad, particularly on warm days, that picketers often wear masks to filter the air they breathe.
Local News: Drunk Driver In Encinitas Rams Sheriff’s Deputy – A suspected drunken driver crashed into the back of a Sheriff’s patrol car late Sunday night in Cardiff, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Steve Johnson had stopped at the intersection of South Coast Highway 101 and Chesterfield Drive when the crash occurred, said Sgt. William Dreyer. The deputy was taken to Scripps Encinitas Hospital for treatment of minor injuries and was later released. The driver of the car, Troy Otillio, 44, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence, Dreyer said. Otillio was not injured in the crash, the sergeant said.
Olympic Athletes Confused By Social Networking Guidelines – There are some restrictions on what athletes can do online during the Olympics. According to the IOC Blogging Guidelines for the 2010 Games, athletes and other accredited people must keep their posts confined to their personal experiences. “You can’t act as a journalist if you aren’t,” says Condron. “You need to do things in a first person way.” Rule 49 of the Olympic Charter says that “Only those persons accredited as media may act as journalists, reporters or in any other media capacity.” The other most significant restriction on athletes posts is a ban on references to sponsors or advertisers who aren’t official Olympic partners. – I used to enjoy watching the Olympics as a kid but after being exposed to all these guidelines set forth by the IOC, I’m growing to despise them. At work, we’re one of their media partners so we have to deal with some of their ridiculous guidelines.
Danica Adds Daytona To Nationwide Schedule, NASCAR Premiere – JR Motorsports’ general manager Kelley Earnhardt has announced Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR and Nationwide series premiere this weekend at Daytona. Patrick, the only woman to win an IndyCar Series race, had considered not competing at Daytona because of the uniqueness of restrictor-plate racing and also the number of Sprint Cup drivers in the event. But having survived a spin and moving from the back of the pack to near the front during the ARCA race, Patrick felt as if she progressed enough to make her NASCAR debut on NASCAR’s biggest stage a day before the Daytona 500. “The ARCA race was a blast, and I’m not ready for my first Daytona Speedweeks to end just yet. I want more racing,” Patrick said.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A bout with the flu and a lack of practice time didn’t seem to bother Kevin Harvick, who won Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway for the second consecutive year.
In a green-white-checkered finish, Harvick took the lead on Lap 75 and earned the win when caution froze the field after a push from Jeff Gordon’s Chevrolet spun Greg Biffle’s Ford in Turn 3 and ignited a multi-car wreck that trashed the car of polesitter Carl Edwards, among others.
“I was sick on Thursday and didn’t even get to see a lap in the car, but this thing was a rocket, man,” said Harvick, the fourth back-to-back winner in Shootout history. – See The Video
It’s only Tuesday but this week has already been filled with lots of NASCAR news as teams open up for the media in preparation for Daytona…
Stewart-Hass Fielding A 3rd Pit Crew – When the No. 39 Stewart-Haas Racing team of driver Ryan Newman struggled with its pit stops at the beginning of last season, observers shrugged it off as an example of growing pains a new organization must endure. Later in the season when the No. 14 team of driver Tony Stewart, Newman’s boss and teammate, lost jack man Mike Casto to a knee injury and had to scramble the find someone of the same quality to replace him, it was considered bad luck. Bobby Hutchens, director of competition for Stewart-Haas, looked at all of the above and saw a way to prevent such heartaches in the future. With that in mind, this year Hutchens has quietly gone about building a third pit crew for the organization that currently fields only two Sprint Cup cars. Stewart-Haas will train the third crew regularly along with the crews that will start the season in the pits for the No. 14 and No. 39 Chevrolets, but will loan the extra crew out to the No. 71 team of TRG Motorsports on race days. – NASCAR.com
Harvick Discusses Contract, Future At RCR Media Day – Richard Childress Racing driver Kevin Harvick says all of his sponsorships and all of his contracts are up after the 2010 season, and he plans to make a decision about his Sprint Cup home before signing any deals for Kevin Harvick Inc., which fields teams in the Nationwide and Truck series. Harvick is a free agent after the 2010 season, and both he and RCR team owner Richard Childress have said there were some uneasy times during 2009 as rumors swirled that the driver would leave after 2009. “We can build stuff in five days,” Harvick said about his KHI operation. “We can build Chevys, Toyotas, Dodges, Fords. Those things can happen in weeks.” Both Harvick and Childress left the door open that Harvick could return to the team in 2011, although neither sounded optimistic that it would happen. “That door is always open on his end and ours too, I think,” Childress said. “When the time comes, we’ll talk.
Hendrick Motorsports Assists In Haitian Relief Efforts -After watching a few news stories and seeing the devastation, Rick Hendrick sprung into action. He donated the use of two flight crews and two 45-seat passenger planes, the same planes used to transport his race team during the NASCAR season. “We’re taking medical teams and supplies in, we’re bringing citizens and orphans back,” says Hendrick. The Hendrick planes even flew a church youth group out of Haiti. General Manager Marshall Carlson tells of a 17-year-old girl, originally in Haiti to paint a church or clean up a school, who found herself in the middle of something much more life-changing. “She had helped deliver two babies and had assisted with some emergency amputations,” says Carlson. One Hendrick flight even landed before some military planes did, in thanks because the rescue group Hendrick has partnered with in Florida has ties in Haiti.- Full Story
Chargers Extend Norv Turner Through 2013 – Like it or not, Chargers fans, coach Norv Turner will be sticking around for four more years. The Chargers announced Monday night that the oft-maligned coach is getting a three-year contract extension through 2013. The extension came just more than 24 hours after the Chargers were shocked 17-14 by the New York Jets in the divisional playoffs, renewing calls by some fans for Turner to be fired. The team had been expected to extend Turner’s contract in the offseason so he wouldn’t be a lame duck next fall. That offseason came a lot sooner than most people expected. Some had picked the Chargers to win the Super Bowl, but they melted down in a hail of mistakes and penalties against the Jets. – Yahoo.com
Supercross: TWMX’s Phoenix Race Report – TransWorld Motocross breaks down what happened Saturday in Phoenix. It was a crazy night with Stewart and Reed mixing it up in the final and Dungey capturing his first win in the Supercross class. – TWMX.com
Lincecum Pays Fine, Resolves Marijuana Charge – Lincecum agreed to pay $513 to resolve marijuana charges against him in Washington state. He then submitted his request for arbitration, a record $13 million. – ESPN.com
Harvick Named Nationwide Driver of the Decade – With the first decade of the 21st century coming to a close, NASCAR polled the media to name its Driver of the Decade and Race of the Decade in each of its three national series. It
Sprint Cup: Jimmie Johnson
Sprint Cup Runner-up: Tony Stewart
Nationwide: Kevin Harvick
Nationwide Runner-up: Kyle Busch
Camping World: Ron Hornaday Jr.
Camping World Runner-up: Johnny Benson.
Econdido: Injunctions Ordered Against 29 Gang Members – Two court orders issued Friday and Monday bar 29 documented members of two Escondido gangs from congregating with other gang members or wearing gang clothing in two core neighborhoods. In these neighborhoods, they can’t publicly associate with other gang members, be under the influence of alcohol or drugs or drink in public, wear gang clothes, flash gang signs or act as lookouts to warn associates when police are around.
Safety zone 1 is roughly defined by Escondido Boulevard to the east, Lincoln Avenue to the north, Grand Avenue to the south and Midway to the east.
Safety zone 2 is bounded by Upas Street to the west, Grand Avenue to the north, Felicita Avenue to the south and Juniper Street to the east.
The injunctions, which mark the third round of court orders against Diablos and Westside gangsters, come amid a wave of recent violence, including a stabbing and two fatal shootings, that may represent back-and-forth attacks between the rival gangs. – NCTimes.com
Padres Acquire Dusty Ryan From Detroit – The Padres announced in a press release the acquisition of catcher Dusty Ryan from the Detroit Tigers on Monday for cash or a player to be named later. Ryan – a career .257 hitter with two homers in 27 major league games – was immediately placed on the Padres’ 40-man roster and is the team’s second-most experienced catcher behind Nick Hundley. He hit .154 with four RBIs in 26 at-bats for Detroit last season.
Ryan, 25, hit 27 home runs over the past two seasons in the minor leagues for the Tigers’ organization. Baseball America describes Ryan as having “raw power” and a “plus-plus arm” but questionable receiving skills. Ryan has thrown out 44-of-142 attempted base stealers in the minors and has 54 passed balls in 407 games. – NCTimes.com
YouTube Video of the Day – R..A..E..D – You Gotta Love This City
NASCAR releases 2010 schedules:
Sprint Cup -=- Nationwide -=- Camping World
Hornaday clinches title; Havick claims win: Kevin Harvick held off Kyle Busch to take the checkered flag in Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway, but the big winner was Ron Hornaday, who secured his record fourth Truck Series championship with a fourth-place finish at the 1-mile track, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet owned by Harvick. – Full Story
Weddle fined $7,500: Weddle made helmet-to-helmet contact with Giants TE Kevin Boss during the second quarter of San Diego’s 21-20 victory in New York last Sunday. – Full Story
Hardwick still hurt: Center Nick Hardwick probably will have to wait at least another week to rejoin the Chargers. – Full Story
Westbrook will play against Chargers: Eagles running back Brian Westbrook will be back on the field Sunday against the San Diego Chargers after missing two games because of a concussion. – Full Story
Besides the obvious reasons of both missing the Chase and being a little on the soft side, they’re both checking in at 25-1 to win this Sunday. But it’s ‘dega so anything can happen, remember last year? The guy who crossed the finish line 2nd won the race.
Here’s how the odds are looking for Sunday’s race:
Kyle Busch 7-1
Jeff Gordon 10-1
Tony Stewart 10-1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10-1
Juan Montoya 12-1
Kurt Busch 12-1
Denny Hamlin 12-1
Jimmie Johnson 15-1
Mark Martin 20-1
Ryan Newman 20-1
Carl Edwards 20-1
Kevin Harvick 25-1
Matt Kenseth 25-1
The day-long celebration runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will include self-guided tours of RCR’s Sprint Cup Series shop, autograph sessions with Childress and all the RCR drivers, a pit crew competition, sponsor displays and more.
QVC’s For Race Fans Only will broadcast live from Whisky River in Charlotte, N.C., from 7-9 p.m. ET Thursday. The special guest will be Dale Earnhardt Jr., who will appear with QVC host Dan Hughes. Plus, the broadcast will launches three RCR 40th Anniversary die-cast cars: No. 3 tribute car; a 24-karat gold car with five autographs, including Richard Childress, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Clint Bowyer, and Casey Mears; an RCR 40th Anniversary Milestones car. – Read On
I’m surprised to see the Roush cars so low after Kenseth’s win with Biffle and Edwards 4th and 7th in the February race. Then again, Lil Jimmie dominated the 2nd race there last year…
Jimmie Johnson 7-2
Mark Martin 5-1
Jeff Gordon 7-1
Tony Stewart 10-1
Kyle Busch 12-1
Denny Hamlin 12-1
Juan Montoya 12-1
Greg Biffle 12-1
Carl Edwards 12-1
Matt Kenseth 15-1
Kevin Harvick 30-1
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