Tuesday, September 30, 2014

The Frontstretch Newsletter: Mike Ford Leaves BK Racing for Athenian Motorsports

THE FRONTSTRETCH NEWSLETTER
Presented by Frontstretch.com
The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!

Sept. 30, 2014
Volume VIII, Edition CLXIX

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Today's TV Schedule
Time                                              Telecast                                                                                                                      Network
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.                  NASCAR America                                                                                                      NBC Sports Network
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.                  NASCAR RaceHub                                                                                                    FOX Sports 1

Top News
by Greg Davis

Athenian Motorsports Gets New Crew Chief

On Monday, Athenian Motorsports announced that Mike Ford, former crew chief for Denny Hamlin in the Sprint Cup Series, will take over as crew chief of the No. 25 Toyota driven by John Wes Townley in the Nationwide Series.  Ford replaces Mike Beam on top of the pit box.  Read More at Frontstretch

Australian-Owned Roo Motorsports Entering NASCAR

A new team, Roo Motorsports, was announced on Monday.  Scott Saunders, a driver who briefly raced for Randy Hill Racing in the Nationwide Series in 2012, will drive for the new organization in the Camping World Truck Series.  The team also has plans to field an entry in the soon-to-be XFINITY Series.  Read more at Frontstretch

Have news for Greg and the Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at ashland10@mail.com with a promising lead or tip. And be sure to visit the website for more news, delivered 24/7!

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That's right; our Fan Q & A column is back once again in 2014. Send your question Summer Bedgood's way at summer.bedgood@frontstretch.com and if you're lucky, you'll get your name in print on Thursday when she does her weekly column. It's all part of our daily mission to give back to you – the fans that keep Frontstretch afloat!

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Today's Featured Commentary
NASCAR 2014: It Really Isn't Sucking -- Honest!
Sitting in the Stands: A Fan's View
by S.D. Grady

So, the Challenger Round is over and we're into the Contender Round.  The 12 remaining drivers are pretty much who we expected would be there.  Nothing earth shattering happened at Dover over the weekend.  (I'm sorry. Dale Jr.'s steering wheel breaking during practice does not qualify.)  And right now NASCAR Nation is looking forward to the next segment of the much discussed Chase with more than a little trepidation mixed with a healthy dose of ennui.  Can nothing make us happy?

I ask, because one remarkable thing did occur at the Monster Mile.  Jeff Gordon added one more notch to his Hall of Fame worthy all-time win column, bringing it up to 92.  You'd think we'd be all excited about that--at least the portion of the racing fanbase who actually cheer for the driver of the No. 24.  However, a polite mutter is about all his fourth win of the season has garnered the NASCAR veteran.

Really?  That's all we've got?  Because, in case you didn't notice, 2014 has actually been an exciting year racing-wise, and not just for Mr. Gordon.  There have been many drivers enjoying a really great year.  Heck, the stands should be just about rattling with the fans' cries of adulation.

You look a little skeptical there.  Well, let's do a rundown of some of those great stories from this season.  Maybe it'll make you feel a little better about the remaining seven races.

Let's start with the Penske boys.  After a rather middlin' 2013, which left Brad Keselowski out of the Chase and Joey Logano still wondering if he'd ever be better than dry toast, 2014 has been stellar for the two-car stable.  The No. 2 and No. 22 cars have a combined win total of nine.  Um, wow. A two-car stable has pulled off that stunt?  Damn.  Those wins weren't last lap miracles, either; let's try calling it outright domination.

What about Kevin Harvick?  The lone shining star over at SHR this year, he has continued his legacy of almost always being in the Top 10.  It's garnered him a pair of wins.  There should be a fair array of Happy Harvick smiley faces to be had.

We've had Kyle Busch appear both in Victory Lane and in the garage on a regular basis, providing entertainment for both his fans and detractors.  The amount of bad luck in the Gibbs garage has been shattering, but not enough to keep their trio of drivers out of the Chase.  I mean Matt Kenseth has been completely on point, ready to steal another winless Cup if he keeps running the way he has over the year.  Whether you want to call Kenseth a robot or not, if you wear No. 20 t-shirts, you've got to be riding high right now.

We did have the underdog wins, too.  For nostalgia's sake, the No. 43 visited Victory Lane during the rain shortened Coke Zero 400.  In Daytona...in Daytona!  Any NASCAR fan over the age of 40 had to wipe a tear of joy that weekend.  And only a month later, AJ Allmendinger completed his return to glory with his incredible performance at Watkins Glen.  It feels great to see a driver so very humble with happiness taking the checkers.  That was a fantastic summer.

But, you know, the year didn't start out too shabby for fans, either.  Does anyone remember who won the Daytona 500?  Hmmm?  Bueller?  Okay, no need to shout.  Yes, Junior Nation woke up 2014 with fireworks.  However, that wasn't the end for the No. 88.  Earnhardt swept Pocono and is in position to possibly grab a championship, if Talladega doesn't take him out in the next round.

Johnson has not been burning up the asphalt with quite the same amount of verve we typically see from the No. 48 crew on a Championship run.  However, he's still enjoying the year, always running at the front of the pack.  Kasey Kahne has managed to keep his fan base squealing, as well.  And let's not forget Jeff Gordon's four wins.  It's an astounding accomplishment when the rumor mill has been having him retiring imminently for the past several years.  That No. 24 hasn't been looking like a car needing a new pilot since we pulled into Daytona in February.

So seriously, what exactly are we complaining about?  That we didn't have another crazy wreckfest like Loudon?  Do we really enjoy watching cars spinout for no good reason?  Is that racing?  Is it fun?

When all is said and done, the absolute best drivers in NASCAR have all been enjoying an amazing season.  The summer months brought us the kind of excitement we associate with the best of the sport.  It's time to dial back the sourpusses a little and let our sport unwind as it ought, without the media or the fans determining life sucks just because one weekend provided a not so exciting afternoon.

We're off to Kansas this week.  History has taught us that the oddest things happen on the Great Plains.  I, for one, am totally looking forward to it.

2014 Sonya Strictly by the Stats

Top Three Rookies for 2014 AAA 400

1.) No. 42 Kyle Larson Started 7th, Finished 6th (1st in RoTY Standings)

2.) No. 3 Austin Dillow Started 10th, Finished 24th (2nd in RoTY Standings)

3.) No. 51 Justin Allgaier Started 23rd, Finished 29th (3rd in RoTY Standings)

S.D. Grady is a Senior Editor for Frontstretch and runs a NASCAR blog called the S-Curves. She can be reached via e-mail atsonya.grady@frontstretch.com. Follow her on Twitter at @laregna and on her Facebook page (she's an author, too!) athttps://www.facebook.com/Author.SDGrady.

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Numbers Game: AAA 400
by Tom Bowles

0
Laps led by Jimmie Johnson at Dover. It's the first time he's failed to lead a lap there since the spring race in 2007.

1
Races led by Ryan Newman in the last 19 Sprint Cup events. Newman, who failed to lead a lap at Dover finished eighth and remains among the 12 drivers eligible for a season championship.

2
Points behind top 12 AJ Allmendinger sat after three Chase races. Allmendinger, who ran 23rd at Dover was officially eliminated from title contention.

3
Winners in the first three Chase races: Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, and Jeff Gordon.

3.7
Average finish for rookie Kyle Larson through the first three Chase races. Only Brad Keselowski (3.3) has a higher average.

4
Hendrick drivers to make it through to the final 12. In fact, nine of the final 12 Chase drivers are from just three teams: Hendrick (4), Joe Gibbs Racing (3), and Penske Racing (2).

5
Cautions for 23 laps at Dover, none of which were for a major accident. Three were for debris and two were from "scrapes" on the outside wall.

13
Years since Jeff Gordon last won a race at Dover. Gordon took the checkered there in the Spring of 2001... which is also when he won his last championship.

44
Lead Jeff Gordon would have over Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in the championship standings without a Chase. Only two other drivers, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski would be within 100 points.

$108,505
Money Ryan Newman won for finishing 8th.

$118,001
Money Aric Almirola won for finishing 28th.


Tom Bowles is the Editor-in-Chief of Frontstretch.  He can be reached via e-mail at tom.bowles@frontstretch.com.

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TODAY ON THE FRONTSTRETCH:
by Brett Poirier
by Jeff Meyer

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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:

Q:  For Casey Atwood, things were looking up towards the end of his rookie year in Cup.  At Kansas, Atwood earned the fifth starting spot.  Problem is, he barely got the race started before his day ended.  What happened?

Check back Wednesday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!

Monday's Answer:


Q:  The 2007 LifeLock 400 at Kansas Speedway was shortened to 315 miles due to a long rain delay and a number of crashes.  However, Greg Biffle was credited with the win despite something unusual happening under caution on the final lap.  What happened?

A: Biffle was low on fuel when the checkers flew and slowly coasted across the line to pick up the win.  Problem is, Biffle wasn't exactly maintaining a cautious pace.  Other drivers, including second-place finisher Clint Bowyer, passed Biffle before the line.  As fans of Marcos Ambrose are well aware of, you can be stripped of the lead if you don't lead at a cautious pace.

Frontstretch Trivia Guarantee: If we mess up, you get the shirt off our backs! If we've provided an incorrect answer to the Frontstretch Trivia question, be the first to email the corrected trivia answer to triviaanswers@frontstretch.com and we'll send you a Frontstretch T-Shirt ... FREE!

Coming tomorrow in the Frontstretch Newsletter:

-- Top News from Ashley McCubbin
-- Professor of Speed by Mark Howell
-- Tweet 'N' Greet by Allen Bedgood
-- Links to your favorite Frontstretch articles, and more!

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Tomorrow on the Frontstretch:


Open-Wheel Wednesday 
by the Frontstretch Staff
We'll take another look inside the Verizon IndyCar Series as the teams begin the offseason.

Did You Notice?... by Tom Bowles
Tom returns with his weekly collection of quick hits.

The Frontstretch 5 by Amy Henderson
Amy is back with 1, 2, 3, 4... no, 5 reasons to make your Wednesday NASCAR reading great.

NASCAR Mailbox 
by Summer Bedgood
Summer's ready to once again answer questions from you, our loyal fans. Do you have a question or comment for Summer? Don't be shy. Just send her an email (summer.bedgood@frontstretch.com) and you might just see your name in print!

NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 after Dover
compiled by Michael Mehedin
The Chase is here and Team Penske continues to show their strength on a weekly basis.  Does that mean that Brad Keselowski will stay atop the rankings?  Find out how your favorite experts voted in the latest edition of our weekly poll.

Beyond The Cockpit: TBA

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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 29 11:39PM +0200

> can get in Sweden by public road is Maunu. What driving distance do
> Google maps give for the shortest route from Smygehuk to Maunu? Answer in
> km.
 
Jeffery Turner 800 -1174
Dan Blum 1400 -674
Rob Parker 1750 -224
Pete 1800 -174
 
CORRECT 1974
 
Stephen W Perry 2000 +26
Russ 2000 +26
Björn Lundin 2103 +129
Mark Brader 2222.2 +248.2
David B 2500 +526
 
Jeffery Turner is knocked out.
 
Fairly good answer slate this time, I would say.
 
Maunu itself is too small to be on Google Maps. If you don't find your
way, search for Karesuando instead
 
 
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 29 11:42PM +0200

This contest is now open only to Mark Brader, Pete, Dan Blum, Björn Lundin,
Russ, Stephen W Perry, David B and Rob Parker.
 
Q6: What was the population of Sweden on 2014-07-31?
 
Answers should be in no later than Friday Oct 3rd, 22:00 Oct, preferrably
much earlier.
 
 
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 05:53PM -0500

Erland Sommarskog:
> Q6: What was the population of Sweden on 2014-07-31?
 
I'll go with a nice round 8,388,608, though I suspect it's a bit low.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "We are geeks. Resistance is voltage over current."
msb@vex.net | --Greg Goss
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 29 11:30PM

> This contest is now open only to Mark Brader, Pete, Dan Blum, Bj?rn Lundin,
> Russ, Stephen W Perry, David B and Rob Parker.
 
> Q6: What was the population of Sweden on 2014-07-31?
 
18 million
 
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"Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Sep 30 10:28AM +1000

> Q6: What was the population of Sweden on 2014-07-31?
 
23,456,789
 
 
Rob
Russ <rns2XX7@att.net>: Sep 29 07:55PM -0500

On Mon, 29 Sep 2014 23:42:14 +0200, Erland Sommarskog
 
>Q6: What was the population of Sweden on 2014-07-31?
 
>Answers should be in no later than Friday Oct 3rd, 22:00 Oct, preferrably
>much earlier.
 
10 million
 
 
Russ
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Sep 30 09:34AM +0200

On 2014-09-29 23:42, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
 
> Q6: What was the population of Sweden on 2014-07-31?
 
> Answers should be in no later than Friday Oct 3rd, 22:00 Oct, preferrably
> much earlier.
 
9 215 635
 
 
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Björn
"David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Sep 30 08:58AM +0100

20,000,000
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David
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 07:30AM -0500

Dan Blum:
> Rotating Quiz #157 is over and Stephen Perry wins.
 
Congratulations, Stephen.

> The theme was alliterative answers. They were in order from
> A-I, which might or might not have helped.
 
And why is Jane Jacobs being dissed, *hmmm*?

> The Boy in the Bubble
> 4 for Stephen and Rob
 
Nice trick. :-)
 
Thanks for the contest, Dan.
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Mark Brader "Never re-invent the wheel unnecessarily;
Toronto yours may have corners."
msb@vex.net -- Henry Spencer
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 29 01:15PM


> > The theme was alliterative answers. They were in order from
> > A-I, which might or might not have helped.
 
> And why is Jane Jacobs being dissed, *hmmm*?
 
Because I was very tired when I wrote that.
 
 
> > The Boy in the Bubble
> > 4 for Stephen and Rob
 
> Nice trick. :-)
 
See above.
 
> Thanks for the contest, Dan.
 
You're welcome.
 
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Monday, September 29, 2014

The Frontstretch Newsletter: Tony Stewart Speaks To Full Horde Of Media

THE FRONTSTRETCH NEWSLETTER
Presented by Frontstretch.com
The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
Sept. 29, 2014
Volume VIII, Edition CLXVIII

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Today's TV Schedule

Time                                     Telecast                                                                                                        Network
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.          NASCAR RaceHub                                                                                     FOX Sports 1
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.          NASCAR RaceHub                                                                                     FOX Sports 2*#
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.          NASCAR America                                                                                       NBC Sports Network
7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.          Empty Cup: Quest for the 1992 NASCAR Championship                          FOX Sports 2#

* - Tape Delayed
# - Repeat Coverage

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Sprint Cup Race Recap: 92 and Counting, Jeff Gordon Wins at Dover
by Justin Tucker

On a day where much of the talk surrounded both Chase eliminations and bubble drivers, Jeff Gordon took another huge step towards immortality at Dover's Monster Mile.  The four-time Cup Series champ, having a resurgent season took advantage of a lightning fast pit stop by his No. 24 Drive to End Hunger crew with around 70 laps to go, separating himself from a hard-charging Brad Keselowski and coasting to a 4.352-second margin of victory.  Defending race winner Jimmie Johnson ran third, followed by New Hampshire winner Joey Logano in fourth.  Matt Kenseth, who still hasn't visited Victory Lane this year, rounded out the top-5 finishers.

It was Gordon's 92nd Sprint Cup Series win and his fourth of the 2014 season, automatically advancing him to the Contender round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, which starts at Kansas Speedway next week.

"It wasn't about the points.  It wasn't about just squeezing by to get to the next round," Gordon said.  "It was about making a statement.  I don't know how you make a bigger statement than what this team just did right there."

The win at Dover was Gordon's first at the track since 2001, which coincidentally was the last year he took home NASCAR's biggest prize.  Gordon credited Alan Gustafson and his pit crew for the team's success this season.

"I don't know what I've found, but I think a lot of it has to do with (crew chief) Alan Gustafson and all the guys on this No. 24 team," Gordon said.  "They've just giving me such an awesome race car team this year.  I'm having so much fun."

While Gordon enjoyed the spoils of victory, Kevin Harvick was left to ponder another win that got away.  Harvick dominated much of Sunday's 400-mile race at Dover, keeping his Budweiser Chevrolet out front for a race-high 223 laps, including the first 147.  Harvick was in full command until disaster struck during a pit stop when the inner valve stem was knocked out of the left front tire of his No. 4 Chevrolet, a mishap which mired Harvick deep in the field.  Harvick did mount a rally but could only climb as high as 13th, the first car a lap down at the finish.  Harvick has now led 406 laps in the first three Chase races, leading all drivers but has yet to win a race during this postseason.

"We can beat every car on the race track.  We just need some good luck," Harvick said.  "If we get some luck, we'll win races and have a shot at the championship."

Meanwhile, on a day where four Chasers were eliminated from title contention much of the drama surrounded Kasey Kahne.  After running inside the top 10 early, a loose wheel forced the driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet to make an unscheduled pit stop that put him two laps down.  At one point, though for only a short time, Kahne found himself as much as four laps down through a late-race round of green-flag pit stops.  He managed to recover and finish 20th, one lap down, barely edging AJ Allmendinger for the 12th and final spot in the Contender Round by a slim, two-point margin.

Dover was the final race of the Challenger Round for the Chase. Jeff Gordon joins Chicago winner Brad Keselowski and New Hampshire's Joey Logano with automatic berths into the next round. Those advancing into the Contender Round, by virtue of points are: Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman and Kahne. Those eliminated were Aric Almirola, AJ Allmendinger, Greg Biffle and Kurt Busch, who made his 500th Cup start on Sunday.

A quick look at Dover by the numbers. There were ten lead changes among seven drivers and five cautions for 23 laps kept the race pace at a quick 130.541 MPH.

Next week, the Contender Round in the Chase for the Sprint Cup kicks off in the nation's heartland, Kansas Speedway. The Hollywood Casino 400 goes green at 2:16 p.m. ET next Sunday.

Justin Tucker is a newsletter contributor at Frontstretch. To reach Justin, please contact newsletter manager Phil Allaway at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com.

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Chasing the Chase: Keselowski Locks Into Next Round, Expands Lead Slightly
by Phil Allaway

On Sunday, Brad Keselowski likely had the strongest car for the entire 400-mile distance.  He was the only driver who could realistically run with Kevin Harvick before Harvick had his issues.  Keselowski's second-place finish was more than enough to lead the Chase points at the end of the Challenger round.  Teammate Joey Logano came back from some early handling issues to finish fourth, holding onto second in points.  Harvick, after leading 223 laps prior to his tire issue, finished a lap down in 13th.  However, he still ran well enough to hold onto the third spot.

Jimmie Johnson failed in his quest to win his third straight race at Dover, but he still finished a strong third on Sunday, enough to keep the fourth spot in the standings.  Jeff Gordon's victory moved him up two places to fifth, while Kyle Busch fell a spot to sixth despite a tenth-place finish.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. had an off-day on Sunday, never really putting himself in contention on his way to a 17th-place finish.  The run dropped Earnhardt, Jr. to seventh in points.  Matt Kenseth remains in eighth after finishing fifth on Sunday.  Ryan Newman made the biggest gain amongst the Chasers Sunday, gaining three spots to finish the Challenger round in a tie for ninth.  Newman wins the three-race tiebreaker over Carl Edwards, who finished 11th on Sunday.

Denny Hamlin referred to Sunday's race as one of the most important in his career.  Hamlin responded with a 12th-place finish to advance to the Contender Round.  Kasey Kahne recovered from a loose wheel to finish 20th and claim the last spot in the next round.  AJ Allmendinger, meanwhile struggled all day with an ill-handling Hungry Jack Chevrolet.  Allmendinger would eventually finish two laps down in 23rd and finish just two points behind Kahne.  Kurt Busch dealt with a very tight Chevrolet and dropped from a top-10 position all the way back to 18th, and thus out of the next round.  Greg Biffle and Aric Almirola simply never had the right stuff to be competitive at Dover, finishing outside the top 20.

Contender Round Points:  All 12 advancing drivers will start Kansas with 3000 points.  13) AJ Allmendinger 2077, 14) Kurt Busch 2073, 15) Greg Biffle 2072, 16) Aric Almirola 2061.

Chase Point Standings: 1) 
Brad Keselowski 21402) Joey Logano -4, 3) Kevin Harvick -17, 4) Jimmie Johnson -19, 5) Jeff Gordon -23, 6) Kyle Busch -29, 7) Dale Earnhardt, Jr. -36, 8) Matt Kenseth -43, t-9) Ryan Newman -49, t-9) Carl Edwards -4911) Denny Hamlin -59, 12) Kasey Kahne -61, 13) AJ Allmendinger -6314) Kurt Busch, -6715) Greg Biffle -68, 16) Aric Almirola -79.

Regular Point Standings (1-20): 1) Jeff Gordon 1022, 2) Dale Earnhardt, Jr. -44, 3) Brad Keselowski -64, 4) Joey Logano -66, 5) Jimmie Johnson -108, 6) Kevin Harvick -117, 7) Matt Kenseth -128, 8) Ryan Newman -149, 9) Carl Edwards -160, 10) Kyle Larson -163, 11) Greg Biffle -197, 12) Clint Bowyer -205, 13) Kasey Kahne -211, 14) Jamie McMurray -217, 15) Kyle Busch -227, 16) Paul Menard -241, 17) Austin Dillon -243, 18) Brian Vickers -257, 19) Denny Hamlin -285, 20) Kurt Busch -301.

Race Winners: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (Daytona-1, Pocono-1, Pocono-2), Kevin Harvick (Phoenix, Darlington), Brad Keselowski (Las Vegas, Kentucky, Loudon-1, Richmond-2, Chicagoland), Carl Edwards (Bristol-1, Sonoma), Kyle Busch (Fontana), Kurt Busch (Martinsville), Joey Logano (Texas, Richmond, Bristol-2, Loudon-2), Denny Hamlin (Talladega), Jeff Gordon (Kansas, Indianapolis, Michigan-2, Dover-2), Jimmie Johnson (Charlotte, Dover-1, Michigan-1), Aric Almirola (Daytona-2), AJ Allmendinger (Watkins Glen), Kasey Kahne (Atlanta)

Key:
Blue - Locked into the Contender Round
Red - Eliminated from further Chase contention

Phil Allaway is the newsletter manager and a senior writer for Frontstretch.com. He can be reached via email at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com.  Follow him on Twitter at @Critic84.

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Editor's Note: Never Fear, The Underdogs Are Here will be in Tuesday's edition of the Frontstretch Newsletter.
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Letter of the Race: Sunday's AAA 400 was brought to you by the Letter A for "Anticlimatic."  For as much as ESPN's pre-race coverage centered upon the fact that anything can and will happen at Dover, recent years have seen these races be dominated by a couple of strong drivers without all that much drama.  That is exactly what we got on Sunday, like it or not. - Phil Allaway

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Sidebar Stories: Dover
by Phil Allaway

Tony Stewart Speaks To The Media

On Monday morning, Tony Stewart spoke to the assembled media (writers and cameras from multiple media outlets, including FOX Sports and ESPN) for the first time since he was cleared of any wrongdoing in the wake of the death of Kevin Ward, Jr.  While relieved that the potential criminal issues are over, Stewart clearly came off as emotionally troubled.  Read more at Frontstretch.

Kevin Ward, Jr.'s Aunt Speaks Out


After a Grand Jury cleared Tony Stewart of any wrongdoing in the death of Kevin Ward, Jr. in a crash on Aug. 9, Ward's family was quick to denounce the decision and declare their intentions to do right by Kevin.  Last weekend, Ward's Aunt Wendi read a statement over the phone to USA Today that served to reiterate the Ward family's position on the issue.  Read more at Frontstretch

Harvick's Dominant Run Stymied By Air Gun Error

On Sunday, Kevin Harvick had a dominant run.  He led the first 147 laps nearly unopposed before issues with the left front corner caused Harvick to lose his pace.  The issue allowed Brad Keselowski to run down Harvick and take the lead, but despite the problem, Harvick was still nearly the fastest driver on track.  Harvick retook the lead 25 laps later and seemed to be on his way to victory.

Then came the green-flag pit stop on Lap 249.  Harvick had a fast stop and got back on-track fast enough to claim the lead.  However, five laps later, Harvick had a flat left-front tire.  Was it the potential shock issue coming up to haunt Harvick?  No.  During the stop, front tire changer Ira Jo Hussey appeared to miss a lugnut.  Instead, Hussey's gun went into one of the holes in the wheel and directly into the valve stem, chopping it off.  To make matters worse, Harvick broke part of the splitter while running around on the flat tire.

Harvick's pit crew repaired the splitter under a debris caution, which allowed Harvick to stay on the lead lap.  However, the handling on Harvick's Budweiser Chevrolet was simply not the same.  He would eventually struggle to a 13th-place finish as the first car a lap down, an unsatisfying conclusion to the race.

Quotes to Remember: AAA 400
compiled by Beth Lunkenheimer

"I don't know what happened to Kevin Harvick. It was unfortunate for him. He was the class of the field. We were tuning on it to try to keep even with him. When I saw him go out, I knew we could compete with the No.2 (Brad Keselowski) car. The No. 2 was really good on short runs, but we could run him down. Of course he made us work for it there at the end because he was so good on short runs and he got to me. I was really, really tight in traffic there at the end. I didn't know if we were going to pull it off. I'm so, proud to have this orange Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet. This is Hunger Action month and it's extremely important to all of us who are fighting for the older Americans going hungry every day in this country. This is a great way to take action. I don't know what I've found, but I think a lot of it has to do with Alan Gustafson and all the guys on this No. 24 team. They've just giving me such an awesome race car team this year. I'm having so much fun." - Jeff Gordon, race winner

"We've had a really good start. I guess we can't really complain that much having won a race, a second and a seventh, but it's hard to look at that. All I could think about is how I wanted to win all three races and now it's time to move forward. Three more races, a new start and what we were able to do in these last three, other than getting us to this next round, really means nothing. We've got to keep our head on straight and push forward these next three like we have these last three." - Brad Keselowski, finished second

"I think I have won here nine times but I think I have raced here a heck of a lot more than that. Certainly wish we were in Victory Lane, but good solid third-place run. Our car just didn't have the short run speed that the competitors did. We would kind of run everybody back down towards the end of a run, but just didn't have what we needed at the start. I wish it was a little bit better, but still a great day with a Hendrick (Motorsports) car in Victory Lane, which is awesome and we will go to the next one." - Jimmie Johnson, finished third

"It was a little bit of a tougher week for us. We didn't have a very fast car off the truck, but Todd Gordon and all these Shell/Pennzoil guys did a great job giving me a car that was pretty racy. We started 16th and drove up to 10th quick and then had a terrible restart and lost everything we had gained and then some. From there we just put four tires on it, reset and try to drive our way back up there. It was a hard-fought day, which is pretty normal for here at Dover. We got something good out of it and now we'll start the next round and try to move on to the next one." - Joey Logano, finished fourth

"It was pretty solid. We had good pit stops down here. The Home Depot guys did a good job. We just lacked a little bit. We were pretty competitive in the middle of the race and then just got too free one run and got too tight one run. I couldn't do very good on restarts, and that really hurt us bad. I'd lose so many spots over the restart and just too hard to get them back. Overall, we were pretty good. We were back and forth a little bit. There were times when the car was better than where we finished and other times it was worse. Just couldn't quite get it, but overall it was a good day for us." - Matt Kenseth, finished fifth

"We fought hard and never gave up today. The guys did a good job in the pits. We got the car better every single stop, and at the end, it was at its best. Track position is important because it's so hard to pass here. What we are doing now is getting ready for next year. Trying to figure out how to make the car better and how to communicate better as a team. The whole nine yards and we are making progress. Everybody has done a good job the past couple of weeks sticking together, not getting frustrated and working hard. I don't know what it is about this track — maybe it's home field advantage for me because it seems like the longer the race goes here the better we get. Just like last week (New Hampshire) I wish the race was longer. I never thought I would say that." - Martin Truex, Jr., finished seventh

"Our car, especially on the long run, was a '10' tight. We did what we needed to do today with our Interstate Batteries Camry, but I'm not sure what the problem was on the last couple runs of the race. We were tight all day, but it just got worse at the end. Dave (Rogers, crew chief) and the guys are going to take the car back to the shop and see if they can figure out if something was wrong. We'll move on to the next round and hope we can have a better handle on our car next week." - Kyle Busch, finished tenth

"It was just a solid day. The car was actually pretty decent and everybody did a really good job. The pit crew did great and Jimmy (Fennig, crew chief) did a great job with the car and that's what we needed. We had a top-10 car and finished 11th, but I think if I would have done a little better job on the restarts we would have been better. We keep making small gains and getting the opportunity to be put back in the same position as the guys in front of us is a huge opportunity for us. We've got to capitalize on it and go run well at Kansas and Charlotte. We know we can win Talladega, so I look forward to that race. This is Jimmy Fennig's last year on the box, but, honestly, more important than that to me is I understand how fleeting and how rare these opportunities are to win championships. They come once a year if you're very lucky, so I just want to make the most of it." - Carl Edwards

"Wish we would've ran a little bit better, but luckily we had good track position from qualifying and just kind of kept it all day. Was sliding there at the end a little bit — but just enough to get through. I feel great. You never know what can happen. I knew we had a car that was capable of racing our way in, but I didn't think it was going to be that close. We just started fading there at the end. A little bit on the defensive on my part, but still we lost the handle. Just happy this all resets and all starts from scratch again and we've got another life." - Denny Hamlin, finished 12th

"The inner valve stem got knocked out just like the first race here, except this time it was on the left-front so unfortunate, but probably our own fault for not finding a solution for it for the first race. A lug nut got in between the wheel and the brake rotor and knocked the vale stem out. Crazy. Just handing out early Christmas presents to people for winning races that we should be winning. But all in all, the Budweiser guys did a great job. It's just crazy luck. It's just unbelievable that it can happen. The shock broke first and we could beat them on three shocks, but we couldn't beat them on three tires." Kevin Harvick, finished 13th

"Not what we had hoped for. Just struggled a little more with the car than we thought. Lost some track position and got behind early in the pit sequence, and just never made it back up." - Brian Vickers, finished 15th

"We didn't run good obviously. We struggled with our car all day long. I thought we had a lot better car in practice, but we made some changes. I guess they didn't really work out for us. We were real loose on entry and real tight in the center. The balance was bad at the start of the run and the end of the run. So we never had a moment during the race where the car was very good and competitive. We just missed the set-up pretty bad. We just need to start from scratch when we come back here next year." - Dale Earnhardt, Jr., finished 17th

"[The car] was just tight the last 100 miles. I felt like we were in good position to advance, but you just can't expect to advance by running 18th. You have to be more competitive. We gave it a good run, you know? We put this team together pretty late. Gene Haas believed in me to come in here and do this; and thanks to Haas Automation and Chevrolet and great associate sponsors like Mobil 1 and State Water Heaters and Monster Energy. We don't get to advance to the championship, but we can still run for pride and run for wins. You can't expect to advance running 18th. You've got to have better lap times every time you go and hit the track. If you're off, it's hard to put the car up on your back and run it. I just chalk it up to me not getting the job done. It's all my fault that we didn't advance." - Kurt Busch

"Our Zest Ford was really strong in the middle of the race. As the race progressed, our car just kept getting tighter. As an organization, we are all working really hard to get our Fords back up front and are making small gains each week but still have a ways to go." - Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., finished 19th

"I felt like we went four laps down at one point when we pitted. We had to pit because had done the wave-around. But I had a good Farmers Insurance Chevy. I had a fast car. Luckily Kenny (Francis) made great calls. The team prepared a great car so I was fortunate to have that and drive our way back to barely advance. But I had to push hard on that; glad NASCAR just let it go and let us race for it, you know? It was pretty interesting but I'm glad we made it. We had to fight hard. I think we had a top two or three car today; we just didn't get to show it." - Kasey Kahne, finished 20th

"This is the way it's gone all season. We're just searching for speed and struggled all day today. We've worked hard trying to fix our problems, but it just hasn't come together yet. It's frustrating because part of you wants to just pull it and put it in the garage and the other half is racing as hard as you can to get in the Chase. It's pretty frustrating. I've won races my whole career, but to be struggling like this all year is disappointing at best." - Greg Biffle, finished 21st

"We didn't give up. It was an awful day, but I have to thank my whole team. My pit crew kept giving me good stops. We kept throwing the kitchen sink at it every stop. My crew chief Brian Burns did everything he could to keep trying to make it better. We just missed it all weekend. It's disappointing to miss it by two points, but we didn't deserve to be in it with the run that we had. We have to look at it – I'm not going to take a moral victory out of it to miss it by two points, it's disappointing, but we know we are making steps in the right direction. We beat some good cars, but we have seven races to go. Just because we didn't make it doesn't mean our season is over with. We have to keep working and get better. We have seven races to go. I will be disappointed tonight, but be ready to go tomorrow morning." - AJ Allmendinger, finished 23rd

"It just didn't work out for us. I hate it. We picked a bad day to run the way we did and we can't blame anybody but ourselves. My car didn't have any grip. You can't go fast without grip. I'm sure we'll be able to look past this another day, but right now it's pretty disappointing." - Aric Almirola, finished 28th

Beth Lunkenheimer is a managing editor for Frontstretch.  She can be reached via e-mail at beth.lunkenheimer@frontstretch.com.

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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:
 
Q:
  The 2007 LifeLock 400 at Kansas Speedway was shortened to 315 miles due to a long rain delay and a number of crashes.  However, Greg Biffle was credited with the win despite something unusual happening under caution on the final lap.  What happened?

Check back Tuesday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!
 
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Q:  In the 1999 MBNA Gold 200, Adam Petty had a career day, leading 23 laps and contending for the win late in the going.  However, Petty's race ended 20 laps too early.  What happened?

A:  Petty was fighting for third with Jeff Green in turn 2 when contact was made.  Petty's recently rechristened Sprint Chevrolet spun and backed hard into the wall.  After the Chevrolet came to rest in the middle of the track, Petty was hit by Mike Skinner and Bobby Hillin, Jr.  The crash can be seen here.

All three drivers were eliminated in the crash.  Hillin's No. 8 would burst into flames, but the former Cup race winner was OK.

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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 29 03:32AM

Rotating Quiz #157 is over and Stephen Perry wins.
 
The theme was alliterative answers. They were in order from
A-I, which might or might not have helped.
 
> titles and was ranked #1 in the world in 1975 (according
> to some systems). He was the first African-American
> on the US Davis Cup team.
 
Arthur Ashe
3 for everyone
 
> attack. (The song doesn't call it that, of course;
> for one thing the term was not in popular parlance
> in the US back then.)
 
The Boy in the Bubble
4 for Stephen and Rob
 
> and are not well-thought of today; he is known mostly
> for his autobiography and the fact that he is the chief
> Dunce in Alexander Pope's "The Dunciad."
 
Colley Cibber
3 for Stephen; 2 for Chris
 
> art criticism, and the dialogue Le Neveu de Rameau (Rameau's
> Nephew). He had great difficulty making money and had to
> sell his library to Catherine II of Russia.
 
Denis Diderot
I am surprised that no one got this given that some people
got Cibber, whom I would say is considerably more obscure.
 
> best known in the US) for his Pomp and Circumstance Marches;
> the trio from the first of these is commonly played at
> American graduation ceremonies.
 
Edward Elgar
3 for Mark, Chris, Peter, and Pete; 2 for Rob
 
> her first, The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book; it has many
> editions since it was first published in 1896, but not all
> with that title.
 
Fannie Farmer
3 for Mark, Stephen, and Jeffrey
 
> film awards, but some people also claim to take these awards
> given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association seriously.
> Unlike the Oscars, these also include television awards.
 
Golden Globes
3 for Mark, Chris, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, Jeffrey, Pete, and Dan
 
> also provided food, medical services, etc. It was one of the
> first places listed in the National Register of Historic
> Places.
 
Hull House
3 for Stephen and Jeffrey
 
> that toppled Ceausescu but was a major player afterwards;
> he was elected president in the first free elections held
> in Romania (in 1990), and again in 1992 and 2000.
 
Ion Iliescu
3 for Erland; 2 for Dan
 
> in New York City, where she helped prevent the Lower
> Manhattan Expressway, and later moved to Toronto, where
> she helped prevent the Spadina Expressway.
 
Jane Jacobs
3 for Mark, Chris, and Stephen
 
Scores;
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
-----------------------------------
Stephen 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 3 21
Mark 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 3 15
Chris 3 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 14
Jeffrey 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 12
Peter 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 9
Pete 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 9
Rob 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8
Dan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 8
Erland 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6
Calvin 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6
Marc 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
 
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 28 06:25AM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-09-22,
and should be interpreted accordingly.

On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
 
All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe, and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
* Game 2, Round 2 - Arts - Name That Channel
 
We name three TV shows, you name the network or channel that
carries all of them. (In Toronto, of course. You knew that.)
 
1. Oxymoronically, this cable channel is home to "Duck Dynasty",
"Storage Wars", "and" "American Hoggers".
 
2. "The Soup", "Fashion Police", "Keeping Up with the Kardashians".
 
3. "American Horror Story", "The Americans", "Fargo".
 
4. "Cash Cab", "Just for Laughs: Gags", "Match Game".
 
5. "Murdoch Mysteries", "Dragon's Den", "Marketplace".
 
6. "Orphan Black", "Heroes of Cosplay", "Face Off".
 
7. "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown", "The Situation Room with
Wolf Blitzer", "Anderson Cooper 360".
 
8. "The O'Reilly Factor", "Hannity", "On the Record with Greta
Van Susteren".
 
9. "Chopped", "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives", "Grill It! with
Bobby Flay".
 
10. "The Walking Dead", "Hell on Wheels", "Better Call Saul".
 
 
* Game 2, Round 3 - History - How Old were They?
 
In all cases, give the age of the person as of the indicated date,
within 2 years.
 
1. Neil Armstrong, when he landed on the Moon, 1969-07-20.
 
2. Roberta Lynn Bondar, when she flew mission STS-42 on Discovery,
January 22-30, 1992.
 
3. Gaius Julius Caesar, when he was assassinated in the Senate of
Rome, March 15, 44 BC.
 
4. Cleopatra VII Philopator, when she took her own life, August 12,
30 BC.
 
5. Maj. Gen. James Wolfe when he was killed on the Plains of
Abraham, 1759-09-13.
 
6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de St-Veran, when he
died a day after being struck by a musket ball in the same
battle?
 
7. Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen ("the Red
Baron"), when he was shot down over the Western Front,
1918-04-21.
 
8. Amelia Earhart, when she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean en
route to Howland I., 1937-07-02.
 
9. Charles Darwin, when he set out on the voyage of the HMS Beagle,
1831-12-27?
 
10. Hiram King "Hank" Williams, when he passed away in the back
of his Cadillac, 1953-01-01.
 
--
Mark Brader We say, "But it wasn't designed to do that!";
Toronto our managers say, "Our customers want this!";
msb@vex.net we say, "Small is beautiful!"; and they say,
"Money is beautiful!" -- Andrew Tannenbaum
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 28 02:01PM +0200

> * Game 2, Round 2 - Arts - Name That Channel
 
> We name three TV shows, you name the network or channel that
> carries all of them. (In Toronto, of course. You knew that.)
 
Arts?

 
> In all cases, give the age of the person as of the indicated date,
> within 2 years.
 
> 1. Neil Armstrong, when he landed on the Moon, 1969-07-20.
 
35

> 2. Roberta Lynn Bondar, when she flew mission STS-42 on Discovery,
> January 22-30, 1992.
 
42

> 3. Gaius Julius Caesar, when he was assassinated in the Senate of
> Rome, March 15, 44 BC.
 
53

> 4. Cleopatra VII Philopator, when she took her own life, August 12,
> 30 BC.
 
39

> 5. Maj. Gen. James Wolfe when he was killed on the Plains of
> Abraham, 1759-09-13.
 
50

> 6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de St-Veran, when he
> died a day after being struck by a musket ball in the same
> battle?
 
51
 
> 7. Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen ("the Red
> Baron"), when he was shot down over the Western Front,
> 1918-04-21.
 
47
 
> 8. Amelia Earhart, when she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean en
> route to Howland I., 1937-07-02.
 
31

> 9. Charles Darwin, when he set out on the voyage of the HMS Beagle,
> 1831-12-27?
 
32

> 10. Hiram King "Hank" Williams, when he passed away in the back
> of his Cadillac, 1953-01-01.
 
63
 
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 28 02:20PM


> * Game 2, Round 2 - Arts - Name That Channel
 
> 1. Oxymoronically, this cable channel is home to "Duck Dynasty",
> "Storage Wars", "and" "American Hoggers".
 
A&E
 
> 3. "American Horror Story", "The Americans", "Fargo".
 
HBO
 
> 7. "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown", "The Situation Room with
> Wolf Blitzer", "Anderson Cooper 360".
 
CNN
 
> 8. "The O'Reilly Factor", "Hannity", "On the Record with Greta
> Van Susteren".
 
Fox News
 
> 9. "Chopped", "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives", "Grill It! with
> Bobby Flay".
 
Food Network
 
 
> * Game 2, Round 3 - History - How Old were They?
 
> 1. Neil Armstrong, when he landed on the Moon, 1969-07-20.
 
30; 35
 
> 2. Roberta Lynn Bondar, when she flew mission STS-42 on Discovery,
> January 22-30, 1992.
 
25; 30
 
> 3. Gaius Julius Caesar, when he was assassinated in the Senate of
> Rome, March 15, 44 BC.
 
45; 50
 
> 4. Cleopatra VII Philopator, when she took her own life, August 12,
> 30 BC.
 
40; 45
 
> 5. Maj. Gen. James Wolfe when he was killed on the Plains of
> Abraham, 1759-09-13.
 
30; 35
 
> 6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de St-Veran, when he
> died a day after being struck by a musket ball in the same
> battle?
 
40; 45
 
> 7. Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen ("the Red
> Baron"), when he was shot down over the Western Front,
> 1918-04-21.
 
25
 
> 8. Amelia Earhart, when she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean en
> route to Howland I., 1937-07-02.
 
35; 40
 
> 9. Charles Darwin, when he set out on the voyage of the HMS Beagle,
> 1831-12-27?
 
20; 25
 
> 10. Hiram King "Hank" Williams, when he passed away in the back
> of his Cadillac, 1953-01-01.
 
40; 45
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Sep 28 07:02PM +0200

On 2014-09-28 13:25, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> In all cases, give the age of the person as of the indicated date,
> within 2 years.
 
> 1. Neil Armstrong, when he landed on the Moon, 1969-07-20.
 
32
 
 
> 2. Roberta Lynn Bondar, when she flew mission STS-42 on Discovery,
> January 22-30, 1992.
 
35
 
 
> 3. Gaius Julius Caesar, when he was assassinated in the Senate of
> Rome, March 15, 44 BC.
 
53
 
 
> 4. Cleopatra VII Philopator, when she took her own life, August 12,
> 30 BC.
 
32
 
 
> 5. Maj. Gen. James Wolfe when he was killed on the Plains of
> Abraham, 1759-09-13.
 
32
 
 
> 6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de St-Veran, when he
> died a day after being struck by a musket ball in the same
> battle?
 
41
 
> 7. Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen ("the Red
> Baron"), when he was shot down over the Western Front,
> 1918-04-21.
 
 
35
 
> 8. Amelia Earhart, when she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean en
> route to Howland I., 1937-07-02.
 
33
 
 
> 9. Charles Darwin, when he set out on the voyage of the HMS Beagle,
> 1831-12-27?
 
35
 
 
> 10. Hiram King "Hank" Williams, when he passed away in the back
> of his Cadillac, 1953-01-01.
 
32
 
--
Björn
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Sep 28 05:32PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> carries all of them. (In Toronto, of course. You knew that.)
 
> 1. Oxymoronically, this cable channel is home to "Duck Dynasty",
> "Storage Wars", "and" "American Hoggers".
MTV
> 2. "The Soup", "Fashion Police", "Keeping Up with the Kardashians".
MTV
> 3. "American Horror Story", "The Americans", "Fargo".
FX
 
> 6. "Orphan Black", "Heroes of Cosplay", "Face Off".
 
> 7. "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown", "The Situation Room with
> Wolf Blitzer", "Anderson Cooper 360".
CNN
> 8. "The O'Reilly Factor", "Hannity", "On the Record with Greta
> Van Susteren".
Fox News
> 9. "Chopped", "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives", "Grill It! with
> Bobby Flay".
Food Network
> 10. "The Walking Dead", "Hell on Wheels", "Better Call Saul".
AMC
 
> In all cases, give the age of the person as of the indicated date,
> within 2 years.
 
> 1. Neil Armstrong, when he landed on the Moon, 1969-07-20.
37
> 2. Roberta Lynn Bondar, when she flew mission STS-42 on Discovery,
> January 22-30, 1992.
26, 31
> 3. Gaius Julius Caesar, when he was assassinated in the Senate of
> Rome, March 15, 44 BC.
46, 51
> 4. Cleopatra VII Philopator, when she took her own life, August 12,
> 30 BC.
46, 51
> 5. Maj. Gen. James Wolfe when he was killed on the Plains of
> Abraham, 1759-09-13.
46, 51
> 6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de St-Veran, when he
> died a day after being struck by a musket ball in the same
> battle?
46, 51
> 7. Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen ("the Red
> Baron"), when he was shot down over the Western Front,
> 1918-04-21.
31, 36
> 8. Amelia Earhart, when she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean en
> route to Howland I., 1937-07-02.
27, 32
> 9. Charles Darwin, when he set out on the voyage of the HMS Beagle,
> 1831-12-27?
46, 51
> 10. Hiram King "Hank" Williams, when he passed away in the back
> of his Cadillac, 1953-01-01.
46, 51
 
Peter Smyth
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 28 06:18AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
Game 1 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations!
 
 
> You name the country. All spellings are as used in the CIA World
> Factbook.
 
> 1. Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Hubei.
 
China. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Marc, Rob, and Joshua. 3 for Peter.
2 for Pete.
 
> 2. Batman, Hakkari, Samsun, Van.
 
Turkey. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 3. Cordoba, Formosa, Rio Negro, Santa Fe.
 
Argentina. 4 for Erland, Rob, Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
 
> 4. Distrito Federal, Espirito Santo, Parana, Rio Grande do Norte.
 
Brazil. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Rob.
 
> 5. Borno, Edo, Gombe, Jigawa.
 
Nigeria. 4 for Erland. 2 for Dan Blum.
 
> 6. Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier
> Province), Punjab, Sindh.
 
Pakistan. 4 for Peter, Erland, Marc, Joshua, Jeff, Pete,
and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum and Rob.
 
> 7. Assam, Kerala, Nagaland, Sikkim.
 
India. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Joshua, Jeff, Pete,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Rob.
 
> 8. Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Schaffhausen, Zug.
 
Switzerland. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Rob,
Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 9. Andalucia, Extremadura, Illes Baleares (Balearic Islands),
> Murcia.
 
Spain. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Rob, Joshua,
Jeff, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 10. Chiapas, Colima, Hidalgo, Sonora.
 
Mexico. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
 
 
 
> A. History - American Western Outlaws
 
> A1. Robert Leroy Parker was one half of a famous duo in the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. What's he better known as?
 
Butch Cassidy. 4 for Rob.
 
> A2. Born William Henry McCarty Jr. in New York City, this
> famous outlaw took part in the Lincoln County War and died
> when he was 21. What was his infamous nickname?
 
Billy the Kid. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Rob, Joshua,
Jason, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
 
 
> B1. Albanian-born Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu lived and worked the
> majority of her life in India caring for the poor. She was
> beatified in 2003. What's she better known as?
 
Mother Teresa, or the Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. 4 for everyone
-- Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Jason, Jeff,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
For a contrary description, see "The Missionary Position" by
Christopher Hitchens.
 
> in Italy. Although never ordained as a priest, he founded
> the Franciscan religious order and was proclaimed a saint
> by Pope Gregory IX. What is he known as today?
 
St. Francis of Assisi. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
 
 
> Renaissance. He normally signed his paintings with his
> full birth name in Greek letters; but what other name is
> he now known by?
 
El Greco. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Jason, Jeff, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> dramatic use of light in his work, and was also a formative
> influence on Baroque painting. He's better known by the
> name of a town: what is it?
 
Caravaggio.
 
 
 
> D1. Don Diego de la Vega is a character created by Johnson
> McCulley and first serialized in a work called "The Curse
> of Capistrano". What was his secret identity?
 
Zorro. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Jason, Jeff,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> Baroness Orczy set during the Reign of Terror at the
> beginning of the French Revolution. What was his secret
> identity?
 
The Scarlet Pimpernel. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Rob,
Joshua, Jason, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
 
> He is a 3-time World Cup winner and in 2000 shared the
> FIFA Player of the Century prize with Diego Maradona.
> How is he known worldwide?
 
Pelé. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Jason,
Jeff, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> E2. Garik Kimovich Weinstein is a Russian chess grandmaster,
> a former world chess champion, a writer and political
> activist. How is he known worldwide?
 
Garry Kasparov. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Joshua, Jeff,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
 
> and built a cosmetics empire in the US. At the peak of her
> career she was one of the wealthiest women in the world.
> What name was she known by for business purposes?
 
Elizabeth Arden. 4 for Joshua.
 
> on Time magazine's 1998 list of the 20 most influential
> business geniuses of the 20th century. What name was she
> better known by?
 
Estée Lauder. 4 for Marc and Pete.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci His Lit Can Lit Spo Geo Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 24 14 28 19 40 16 36 36 183
Marc Dashevsky 32 31 8 8 35 12 28 36 174
Dan Blum 32 27 8 8 40 7 28 32 167
Rob Parker 28 16 23 0 32 0 28 28 155
Dan Tilque 32 24 4 0 -- -- 28 32 120
Peter Smyth 16 23 12 4 20 0 23 24 118
Bruce Bowler 28 8 12 4 40 7 -- -- 99
Pete Gayde 19 14 -- -- -- -- 30 32 95
Jeff Turner -- -- 0 0 40 16 12 20 88
Erland Sommarskog 7 23 -- -- -- -- 40 12 82
Björn Lundin 8 28 0 4 0 0 8 16 64
Jason Kreitzer 12 0 0 4 12 4 4 24 60
"Calvin" 21 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 24
 
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Mark Brader, Toronto | Remember, folks, determinism is your *friend*!
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