Thank you!!!!

I just wanted to stop by and say thanks to Hilary for this awsome blog layout! I love it! Let me know what you all think!

A few happy things.....

I wanted to post a few things that are happy! First off some of you know that Pete's cousin has been in the Air Force and been away for over two years! He was in Guam then Iraq and then back to Guam! Well on Tuesday he will finally be back in the states! His parents are picking him up in Dayton! He will be here for 30 days then he will report to Wright Patterson Air Force Base for 4 years! That is only less then a two hour drive! He will be in the same state! That is so great!!!

Some of you may have noticed that I added a new friend link Megan, Dave and soon to be little one! I can't say too much but Megan and Dave are trying to adopt a little boy and they were told this week that they are able to adopt him! That is a great thing! He's such a sweet little boy! I'll let you know more once I can!

Just thought that I would share this with everyone! Hope that everyone had a great weekend!

Take Care!

I just joined Pay Per Post!

I've heard about this site from a few online friends. I decided to check out the site! What could it hurt right. After going to the site and reading more about it I decided to join! It was easy to join! It is an easy way to make a little extra money doing something that I like to do already. I get paid to post about things that I enjoy! I'm going to take the extra money that I earn and buy me something special when I go to my race in August! Hopefully I can get enough money to buy me something great! Maybe I can even pay for some of my trip as well! Now that would be awesome! They have so many opportunities to talk about things that I would normally talk about anyway! You name it they have it there to talk about! There is something there for everyone! I can't wait to start earning extra money. You need to check it out! If I can do then I know that others can as well! It only takes a few minutes of your time so even if your busy like me you can still work this in!

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Happy Easter!

Just wanted to drop by and say Happy Easter! Hope that everyone has a great Easter weekend! Not sure what I'm doing yet. My family will be at my Grandma's but that means that my dad will be there as well. That also means that hubby can't go with me. If I don't go I have a feeling that I will break the hearts of my cousins kids but I also would have to spend yet another holiday without hubby. The only other thing to do is spend the day with hubby and his family. Don't know what I will do! My grandma hasn't even called me so maybe she doesn't want me there either. Who knows! I do know that I'm going to Church with hubby in the morning. I will be singing so I have to be there. The main song that we are singing is "Save the Day". We practiced last night! I think that we sounded good. We are also singing the traditional hymes too!

Take care and have a great Easter!

Thanks Dale!

This was Dale Jarrett's last points race. He is hanging up his helmet! He will be racing in the All Star Race but this was the final points race that he will be in. I think that he is one of the better old scholl drivers. He has had many wins as well as a Championship! He is one of those drivers that the younger guys look up to as well. To Dale Jarrett thanks for all the memories! Hope that you fully enjoy the retirement! You deserve the best!

Food City 500

The starting lineup was determined by points due to rain on Friday! That means that Jimie Johnson lead the field to the green flag. On lap 12 Clint Bowyer was able to pass Jimmie Johnson for the lead. Clint was also the winner of the Nationwide race on Saturday.

The first yellow flag came out for a Competition caution due to the lack of practice. All the leaders came in for a pit stop.

The second yellow flag came out on lap 59 when Robby Gordon spun. He didn't hit anything and was able to continue.

The second yellow flag fell on lap 93 for debris. All the lead cars pitted. On lap 96 Tony Stewart took the lead due to his pit box selection. On lap 97 then Michael Waltrip takes the lead as he stays out to get the five bonus points. On lap 102 Tony Stewart the takes the lead again.

On lap 119 the caution came out again due to Dave Blaney spinning. Most of the leaders stayed out this time.

On lap 189 the caution flies for the 5th time. This time it was due to a multi car accident. The accident included Ryan Newman, Paul Menard, Jamie McMurray, Bobby LaBonte, Ken Schrader and Dario Franchitti. All the leaders hit pit road. On lap 193 Denny Hamlin took the lead due to where his pit stall was. On lap 194 Tony Stewart wins the race off pit road and regained the lead. That lasted till lap 198 when Denny passed his teammate for the lead.

The sixth caution came out on lap 278 when Paul Menard got into Dario Franchitti. Which also caused Casey Mears to get into Denny Hamlin. All the leaders hit pit road again. With Denny Hamlin in the pits for repairs Kyle Busch was able to take the lead.

On lap 291 the caution comes out again due to the leader Kyle Busch spinning when his steering wheel sticks. Tony Stewart then takes the lead back.

On lap 411 Kevin Harvick takes the lead from Tony Stewart. Then on lap 414 Tony Stewart took the lead back. The caution comes out again on lap 489 when Brian Vickers gets into the wall.

On lap 496 Denny Hamlin is able to pass Tony Stewart for the lead again. On lap 498 the caution comes out for Kevin Harvick getting into Tony Stewart and sending Tony Stewart into the wall.

The race went into overtime, meaning we had some caution laps and then we had a green/white/checkerd finish. On the white flag lap, lap 505, Denny Hamlin has ran out of gas so that allowed Jeff Burton to take the lead and win the race. This was the first win for Chevy this year. It was also a 1-2-3 finish for Richard Childress Racing.

FYI

Just thought that I would let everyone know that for the time being you will NOT see any personal pictures here. Sorry but I have found that others like to STEAL my pictures!!

Blizzard of 08 #2

Here are some more pictures from our Blizzard of 08! When it finally stopped snowing around 5ish last night we ended up with 20.4" of snow in less the a 48 hour period. It was a record breaking snow for us here! The record was from 1920 I think. I'm done with snow. They closed everything around here yesterday. I think that most of the churches were closed today as well. Our pastor decided to close early yesterday afternoon. I think that was the best. I just want to say thank god that hubby was able to get the old snow blower working!!!

This is the side of the neighbors house after all is said and done!

This is the snow drift against our fence!

Here I was trying to show dept of the snow!

Hubby blowing the snow away! Although we can't get out our front now.

This is my car right up agaist the snow that wasn't blown yet! Can't tell where my hood and the snow drift starts!


This was how much we could open our door. I had to shovel the rest so we could open our door!

Somewhere there we have some trash cans!


This is the snow drifts between our house and garage!

Blizzard of '08

Let me start off by saying snow sucks! Pete had to go to work this morning and he says that the roads suck! The plows haven't even been down our road yet. I had to shovel some of the driveway so that Pete can get back in the driveway! Here are some pictures I took less then an hour ago. Enjoy! Let me know your thoughts! By the way we have been under a blizzard warning since about 3:15 yesterday until 4pm today! They even let us go home early yesterday from work! That never happens!

This is outside the back door before I opened it! Here is th back door after I got out of it!

This is the neigbors car on the street! This is the gate in our back yard!

This is down our street!

These are some of my snow banks after shoveling part of the driveway!

This is the side of the neighbors house!

This is our garage and back door! This shows how much snow I had to push!

Last but not least this is the snow in my hair! This is the top of my head with chunks of snow!

Nascar handed out some fines and penalties

Yesterday race winner Carl Edwards was issued a fine and penalty. Here is what NASCAR had to say:

The No. 99 car driven by Carl Edwards was found to
be in violation of Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing);
12-4-Q (car, car parts, components and/or equipment used do not conform to
NASCAR rules); and 20-2.1J (any device or duct work that permits air to pass
from one area of the interior of the car to another, or to the outside of the
car, will not be permitted. This includes, but is not limited to, the inside of
the car to the trunk area, or the floors, firewalls, crush panels and wheel
wells passing air into or out of the car) of the 2008 NASCAR rulebook. The
violations were found during post-race inspection at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on
March 2.

Inspectors found that the cover of the oil reservoir encasement mounted
behind the driver's seat was off, a circumstance that constitutes an
unauthorized aerodynamic modification. NASCAR rules require that the cover be
bolted securely to the encasement.
As a result, Edwards and car owner Jack
Roush have been penalized 100 championship driver and 100 championship owner
points, respectively. In the event the No. 99 team qualifies for the Chase, the
team will not receive the 10 bonus points for the UAW-Dodge 400 victory used for
determining the seeding order.
Also, crew chief Bob Osborne has been fined
$100,000, suspended from the next six Cup Series events, suspended from NASCAR
until April 30 and placed on probation until Dec. 31.
The 100-point penalty
drops Edwards from first to seventh in the Cup standings.

Here is what Roush-Fenway had to say about it.

Roush Fenway Racing president Geoff Smith issued a statement Wednesdsay
evening addressing the penalty:
"The bolt holding the lid in place failed in
its purpose as a result of vibration harmonics generated by the car and the race
track during the race. The bolt was secure enough to survive 225 miles of
practice, perhaps up to 399 of 400 miles of the race and the scrutiny of
numerous inspections.
"It's a tough business for any race team to have to
pledge $100,000, 100 points and a six-race crew chief suspension as an indemnity
payment to NASCAR against a promise forced from us by NASCAR that no bolt will
ever fail its purpose under race conditions. We are currently evaluating whether
or not the circumstances justify submitting to the unpleasantness of the appeal
process, but from a competitive standpoint, we believe it is in our best
interest to have Bob Osborne begin serving the penalty now. Chris Andrews, our
chief engineer, will be at the track on Friday and Saturday to lead the No. 99
team and general manager Robbie Reiser will join Chris on the pit box Sunday
during the race.
"We are confident that we have the depth of talent in our
organization and the strength in Carl Edwards and the No. 99 team to overcome
this penalty, should that end up being the final outcome of this unhappy
episode."

Also yesterday NASCAR heard Robby Gordon's appeal to his fines and penalty from Daytona. Here is what his ruling was.

The infractions concerned Section 12-4-A of the NASCAR Rule Book "Actions
detrimental to stock car racing"; Section 12-4-Q "Any determination by NASCAR
Officials that the car, car parts, components, and/or equipment used in the
Event do not conform to NASCAR rules" and Section 20-3.1-A: "Unapproved front
bumper cover."
Gordon
The penalties assessed were:
• Loss of 100 NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series Championship Car Owner Points for car owner Robby Gordon.
•
Loss of 100 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship Driver Points for driver Robby
Gordon.
• $100,000.00 fine; suspension from NASCAR for the next six (6)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship Events; suspension from NASCAR until April
9, and probation until Dec. 31 for crew chief, Frank Kerr.
The Appellants
argued that the bumper cover was installed as delivered from the manufacturer,
that it did not provide a competition advantage since it was discovered prior to
being allowed on the racetrack, and that the bumper met the templates. The
Appellants also argued against the severity of the penalties.
In
deliberating, the Commission considered several factors. The bumper cover
constituted an obvious rules infraction and the Appellants did not contest the
legality of the part.
The Commission notes and reaffirms the following
fundamental principal which is vital to maintaining the integrity of the sport:
Regardless of the source of an unapproved part on a racecar, the race team that
officially enters the car in a NASCAR race is ultimately accountable for that
racecar's conformance, or non-conformance, to the rules.
NASCAR issued
penalties and fines to the No. 7 team as a result of rule infractions found
during Speedweeks at Daytona.

However, the Commission believes that the
facts presented during the hearing represented an extraordinary and unusual set
of circumstances. While this does not excuse the infraction, the National Stock
Car Racing Commission has decided to reinstate the car owner and driver
championship points, lift the suspension, and increase the fine.
The
restoration of the points moves Gordon to 21st from 37th in the standings,
lifting him well above the all-important top-35 mark needed to guarantee a spot
in the field each week.
For the crew chief, Frank Kerr, the penalty is
increased to $150,000 and he remains on probation through Dec. 31.

Here is what Robby Gordon Motorsports had to say regarding the ruling.

"We see this as good news," Gordon said in a statement Wednesday night. "We
are grateful the commissioners rescinded the points penalty and suspension but
disappointed by the fine. Still, we see this as a victory for Robby Gordon
Motorsports. We feel like justice was done and appreciate NASCAR creating a
system that allowed us to take our appeal to the National Stock Car Racing
Commission.
"Now we plan to put this issue behind us and concentrate on
making the Chase in 2008 as well as getting the Jim Beam Dodge into Victory
Lane. I want to thank the thousands of fans and our sponsors who have supported
us through this episode and want everyone of you to know how much we appreciate
all that you have done.
"Our goal is to be a model team in the future and
never go through something like this again," Gordon said.

This was all from NASCAR.com!

UAW-Dodge 400

Ok so as you can see Carl Edwards won the race! Here is how he became the winner!

Kyle Busch lead the field to the green flag. On just lap 2 David Reutimann blew a right rear tire and brushed the wall. He was able to make it to pit road though without the caution coming out! On lap 8 the first caution is brought out by Jamie McMurray spinning although he was able to keep it from hitting anything.

Most of the cars all hit pit road. On lap 12 Kyle Busch again leads the field to the green flag. On lap 20 Carl Edwards took the lead. On lap 49 Carl makes a green flag pit stop handing the lead over to Scott Riggs. On lap 51 Scott Riggs pits and hands the lead to Mark Martin. On lap 52 Mark Martin pits and hands the lead over to Tony Stewart. Kurt Busch is caught speeding on pit road and has to serve a pass through penalty. On lap 58 Tony Stewart gives up the lead to Matt Kenseth so that he can make his pit stop. On lap 60 Matt Kenseth has to pit and hands the lead to Dale Jr. On lap 61 Junior makes his pit stop and Carl Edwards then retakes the lead on lap 62.

On lap 68 the caution comes out for debris. On lap 70 pit road opens and some cars choose to pit. Kyle Busch lead the field down pit road due to the fact that Carl's pit was before the start/finish line. On lap 75 Jeff Burton led the field to the green flag. On lap 81 Kyle Busch passed jeff Burton for the lead.

On lap 108 the caution flies again. This time for an accident. Tony Stewart blew a tire and hit the wall pretty hard. That one left Tony dazed for a minute. After being check out at the infield care center he was released. He said that was one of the hardest hits for him. He said that his legs were tingly and his lower back hurt. All the leaders hit pit road. On lap 111 Carl Edwards and Robby Gordon are both serving a pass through penilty. Edwards had a tire violation and Gordon had pitted too soon.

On lap 114 Kyle Busch again leads the field to the green flag. On lap 144 Robby Gordon blew a tire and hit the wall bringing out the caution again. On lap 145 Jeff Gordon took the lead as he was leading the field down pit road. On lap 146 Matt Kenseth won the race off pit road.

On lap 161 the caution flies for the 5th time. This time because Patrick Carpentier Spins on the back stretch after being tapped by Ryan Newman. On lap 163 all the cars pit and Jeff Gordon won the race off pit road.

On lap 179 Scott Riggs spins bringing out the caution. On lap 181 everyone pits except for Dale Jr. which now makes him the leader. On lap 195 Carl Edwards passed Dale Jr. for the lead.

On lap 214 the caution comes out for debris. On lap 215 Dale Jr takes the lead on pit road. Matt Kenseth then wins the race off pit road and takes the lead.

On lap 224 Casey Mears and Brian Vickers tangle neither hitting the wall but the caution did come out. On lap 233 Dale Jarrett hit the wall to bring out the caution yet again. On lap 238 Carl Edwards passed Matt Kenseth for the lead.

On lap 256 Kurt Busch hits the wall bringing out the caution again. That was another hard hit as well. On lap 262 the race restarts and Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon got into each other sending Jeff Gordon into the wall hard. He hit so hard that his radiator went flying up the track. Matt Kenseth was able to keep his car from hitting anything. On lap 263 the race is red flagged for clean up. Jeff Gordon was not hurt. Although he did say that was the hardest hit he has had.

The race restarts for a green/white/checkered.