Entries from February 2007 ↓

I don’t follow the Busch series like I do with the Nextel Cup but I like Matt Kenseth.

Kenseth wins his fourth NBS race at California
It was another dominant night for Roush Fenway Racing at the California Speedway. For the 12th time at the track, Jack Roush made his way to Victory Lane. And for the fourth time in the Busch Series, it was due to Matt Kenseth as he took the checkered-flag at the Stater Bros. 300.

Kenseth, along with Jeff Burton had the dominant cars of the day, leading 94 of the 150 laps, but Kenseth took the lead from Burton on Lap 128 and never looked back.

Casey Mears made the race interesting in the closing laps. In the final 15 laps, Mears had the fastest car on the track and started gaining on Kenseth. Mears ran out of time though, and had to settle for a second-place finish.
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Sounds exciting. Kevin Harvick, the two-time winner last weekend qualified in sixth place.

The Auto Club 500 is Sunday [02/25/07] 3 p.m. on FOX

Here’s the lineup:

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR

1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont Cromax Pro
2 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW
3 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army
4 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil
5 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser
6 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s
7 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
8 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
9 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline
10 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC
11 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot
12 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg’s
13 16 Greg Biffle Ford Ameriquest
14 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar
15 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull
16 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Yellow Trans.
17 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Freight
18 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite
19 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Mobil 1
20 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Energizer e2 Lithium
21 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot “Official Small Business of NASCAR”
22 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet Menards / Quaker State
23 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s
24 40 David Stremme Dodge Coors Light
25 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt
26 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CertainTeed
27 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Panasonic
28 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker
29 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
30 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Stanley Tools / Valvoline
31 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Best Buy
32 37 John Andretti Dodge Camping World/ RVs.com
33 00 David Reutimann* Toyota Domino’s Pizza
34 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Snickers
35 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal
36 21 Ken Schrader Ford Little Debbie
37 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo
38 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW
39 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA Insurance So. Cal.
40 38 David Gilliland+ Ford M&M’s
41 96 Tony Raines+ Chevrolet DLP HDTV
42 7 Robby Gordon+ Ford Jim Beam
43 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS

Did not qualify
44 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
45 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet State Water Heaters
46 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 360 OTC
47 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota Red Bull
48 172 Brandon Whitt* Chevrolet Dutch Quality Stone
49 49 Mike Bliss Dodge ZoneLoans.com
50 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing
51 34 Kevin Lepage Dodge Front Row Motorsports

“Front Row Joe” starting in 26th? Wow.

14 hours, 30 minutes until we here: “boogity, boogity, boogity! Let’s go racin”

Made by playskool: My first barrel of monkeys.

Remember your first barrel? These are bigger & better. I got them special for a special little one.

FONTANA - California Speedway

Track Details
Completed : 1997
Distance : 2 miles
Shape : D-shaped oval
Banking : 14° turns
11° frontstretch
3° backstretch
Frontstretch : 3,100 feet
Backstretch : 2,500 feet
Seating : 92,000

I was at the store when all hell broke loose at the Sabres game. Crap! My man called me on my cell to let me know Drury took a bad hit, the goalies traded a few punches & there was a near-bench clearing when Lindy Ruff & the Senators’ coach traded a few [choice] words.

Updated: I was home to see the rest of the second & third period, over time & a great shootout!

Update: This is what I missed while I was out:

I looked at the appropriations in the City of Buffalo’s adopted budget:

I seen other bloggers doing this. I thought I’d try a “food for thought” edition:

1. I love eating fried egg sandwiches [with cheese & mayo].
2. I love salads [egg salad, macaroni salad, chef salad].
3. I don’t eat sweets anymore. It’s been years since I ate chocolate.
4. I can make our secret family recipe barbaque hamburgers [with all the “stuff” in it] just like my mom.
5. I have to have tomato soup with my grilled cheese for dipping & dunking.

Albany’s Insanity has become part of my everyday blog reading. I read his “none of the above” post:

• Paul T. Clark ~ My opinion the only Dem that stands a chance at this point. He will have to run on his record.
• James P. Keane ~ I can hear his campaign now, during the Gorski administration we did…. we need to stop living in the past and look to the future.
• Daniel J. Ward ~ Again? Ward hasn’t a clue and just has sound bytes for his campaign as last time he ran. Don’t ask for specifics, he has none.
• Lynn M. Marinelli ~ If we are looking for the queen of spin here’s the woman for you. She can talk all the way around a question and not answer the question.
• James D. Griffin ~ I Love Jimmy, tells it like it is point blank but is he electable as CE? I don’t think so.
• William A. O’Loughlin ~ I used to like Bill alot as a talk show host, he has great ideas on financials, knows how to handle money and investments but that’s where it stops. He has worked against reformer Satish and his threats toward others is disgusting. If you want to see him and Ward in action just watch the Amherst Town Board meetings on Adelphia.

Henry J. Nowak, A judge? No I don’t think so.
County Comptroller Mark C. Poloncarz, so far I like Polancarz in his current position although he needs to speak out more on the continued waste in County Government. How many more jobs are we paying for this year over last year and the year before?
Interim County Clerk Kathleen C. Hochul. Seems right now Lenihan really like her, he is pushing for her to take the permanent role as County Clerk. If Lenihan is pushing anyone I am very skeptical. Word has it Lenihan wants her and Spitzer wants Kevin Gaughn for County Clerk. Lenihan and Hoyt just Love to control things and I don’t trust either one of them. It was them that gave us this current class of supposed reform minded legislators. We won’t get fooled again.

Marsha S. Henderson. I have no idea who she is, so no comment.

Here’s where it started & Here’s my take:

Paul T. Clark: If he campaigns as a fresh face for Erie County it will be a good chance for others in West Seneca to move up.

Marsha S. Henderson: See Interim County Clerk above.

Most of these names are old news & know how to play a game with politics. Agreed: none of the above. If we want a fresh face, how about Rus Thompson for County Executive? There’s one republican I might vote for.

I added 6 new movies to my DVD library.

Take your pick. My girl still makes me cry. Made in America always makes me laugh.

I am so bad. I didn’t blog a thing all day. After a busy work day yesterday & little ones here this morning. I am just being lazy.

Today the movie Man of the Year comes out on DVD.

Comedy superstar Robin Williams (RV, Birdcage, Mrs. Doubtfire) plays Tom Dobbs, a comedian who made it to the top by telling it like it is. When he decides to run for President to unleash his trademark comic rants on the powers-that-be, something extraordinary happens - he wins! From the director of Good Morning Vietnam and Wag the Dog comes an irreverent comedy hit with a hilarious all-star cast that is sure to win your vote for best comedy of the year!

Buy it, rent it, just see it! It was hilarious.