Tuesday, May 31, 2016

The Frontstretch Newsletter: One Last Look At What Memorial Day Is For

THE FRONTSTRETCH NEWSLETTER
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The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
May 31, 2016
Volume X, Edition LXXXIV
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What to Watch: Tuesday
 
- Today, the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards is having a test session with the Five-Star composite bodies at Pocono Raceway ahead of this weekend's 200-mile race.
 
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Today's TV Listings can be found here.

Top News
by the Frontstretch Staff
 
Entry List: Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400

It's back to the grind this week! After one of their "crown jewel" races, the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte NASCAR heads to Pocono for this weekend's Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400.  The entry list has been released and 40 cars are on it. Go FAS Racing's No. 32 currently has an unknown driver (Travis Kvapil drove it in this race last year) although that should be resolved in the next day or so.  Read more

Entry List: Pocono Green 250

NASCAR released the entry list for Saturday's inaugural Pocono Green 250 for the XFINITY Series.  Like the Cup Series, 40 cars are entered, so no one will fail to qualify.  Among the part-timers taking a stab this week are Alex Bowman in the No. 88 for JR Motorsports, Brandon Gdovic in the No. 46 for Precision Performance Motorsports and Aric Almirola (dropping down from Cup) to run the No. 98 for Fred Biagi.  Read more

Have news for The Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com with a promising lead or tip.

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Today's Featured Commentary
Stars and Stripes and Our Honored Service Members
Sitting in the Stands: A Fan's View
by S.D. Grady

I hope you enjoyed your long weekend.  Certainly, with the best day of racing in the entire year on Sunday, it wouldn't have been a bad one.  Whether you thrilled to the F1 show on the French Riviera in Monaco, were stunned by rookie Alexander Rossi drinking the milk in Indy, or wiped a tear of relief for Martin Truex, Jr. in Charlotte, your inner racing fan was surely sated with all the thrilling competition.

However, Monday was Memorial Day and time to reflect on all the men and women who have given their lives in service to our country.  Charlotte Motor Speedway always makes a special effort to welcome the Armed Forces for the Coca-Cola 600 weekend and to honor our fallen heroes.  NASCAR and the competitors also take the time to give shout outs to members of the military; their field of 40 cars was filled with an assortment of special paint schemes with patriotic themes.  Here are some of my favorites from the Sprint Cup field, paired with the fallen service member (listed first) whom the team honored by placing their name on the windshield. Click on the links for a pic of the car.

Staff Sergeant Forrest B. Sibley, Air Force: Voted my favorite was Aric Almirola's No. 43 with the lightning bolt Air Force paint job.  The electric storm sparking across the hood and doors flickered under the lights at the track. 

LT COL Paul Keith Mikeal, Air Force: The No. 23 driven by David Ragan featured a tasteful image on the hood sponsored by Bubba Burger. The silhouettes of soldiers in the field over dark camo with "We Salute You" as a caption was nicely done. 

SPC Christopher Shane Wright, Army: Casey Mears' No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet's camo paint job nearly disappeared under the primary black label.  However, the gecko looked very smart in his helmet.

LCPL Aaron Howard Reed, Marines:  Nationwide and the No. 88 team took special pains with the interpretation of the usual blue and white coloring of Dale Jr.'s machine.  The use of stars & stripes certainly stirred the heart as the car sped around the track.  http://www.jayski.com/schemes/2016/cup/cms1/CMS_600MOR_EarnhardtJr_052616.jpg

LCPL Cody Steven Childers, Marines: The No. 7 machine driven by Regan Smith is usually rather striking in its black and electric blue scheme for Nikko RC.  However, when paired with some shooting stars over a field of rippling stripes, the resulting paint job was both patriotic and beautiful.

PFC Robert Stephan Underwood, Army:  Just like a bag of our favorite chocolate snack, the No. 18 M&M's Camry was decorated in a collection of color.  The Red Guy danced on the rear quarter panel, sporting a hat channeling Uncle Sam.  Bright, fun and still showing reverence for our nation, the circles of red, white & blue were quite eye catching.

SFC Kyle B. Wehrly, Army: The No. 48 team usually puts together a sharp paint scheme for the Lowe's Chevrolet.  This week, the simple clean lines recalled the stripes often found on a military ribbon, honoring those for their service rendered.  Nicely done. 

I hope you got to spend time over the weekend honoring those who have given their time and sometimes their lives just so we can enjoy hot dogs and potato salad in our backyards.

For my part, a hearty thank you goes out to everyone who is serving, has served or is entering into service with the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard.  Your sacrifice will never go unnoticed.  Thank you again.

Something Shiny

A simple and poignant illustration of the cost of human life given in service to our nation while fighting its enemies: 37,000 flags are planted on Boston Common every Memorial Day.  Each flag is for a single fallen soldier from Massachusetts who has died since the Revolutionary War.

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

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Numbers Game: Coca-Cola 600

by Tom Bowles


0

Incidents at Charlotte Sunday that involved more than one car. Only Kyle Busch, Brian Scott, and Jeffrey Earnhardt were involved in incidents during the 600-mile race.


2

Times in the last three years the winner of the Coca-Cola 600 has started from the pole. Jimmie Johnson accomplished the feat in 2014 and Martin Truex, Jr. did it Sunday.


2

Cars that failed to finish over the course of 600 miles: Reed Sorenson and Kyle Busch. Zero drivers failed to finish due to engine failure.


3

Second-place finishes for Kevin Harvick this season, the most of any driver. Harvick does have a win from Phoenix which has almost certainly locked the Sprint Cup point leader into the Chase.


4

Cautions for 19 laps on Sunday. That's the fewest for this race since 1975 (when Richard Petty won it).


5

Toyotas that have won at least one race this season and virtually locked themselves into the Chase. Toyotas have combined to win eight of 13 points-paying races overall along with six of the last seven.


9

Lead changes in Sunday's race. That's the fewest for the Coca-Cola 600 in its 56-year history and the second-fewest this season (Phoenix had seven). 


11.5

Average finish for Martin Truex, Jr. this season, currently the best of his career.


392

Laps led out of 400 for Martin Truex, Jr. at Charlotte, a NASCAR record for the Coca-Cola 600. However, that percentage (98%) falls short of the overall record for the track. Ernie Irvan, back in 1993 led 328 of 334 laps in the fall Charlotte event.


588

Miles out of 600 led by Martin Truex, Jr. Sunday, a Charlotte and NASCAR record.


809

Laps led by Martin Truex, Jr. this season. It's a new career high, just 13 races into the season and that total leads the Cup Series.


160.655

Average speed for Sunday's race, a new track record for the Coca-Cola 600.


Tom Bowles is the Editor-in-Chief of Frontstretch.  He can be reached via e-mail at tbowles81@yahoo.com.
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TODAY AT FRONTSTRETCH:

by Phil Allaway

by Tom Bowles

 
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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:

Q: Bobby Labonte qualified seventh for the 1996 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 at Pocono Raceway.  He didn't even get to break a sweat before his day ended.  What put him out?

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

Monday's Answer:

Q:  1986 was not a good year at Pocono for Neil Bonnett.  The July race saw him get caught up in a multi-car crash on the North Straight that forced him to sit out the Talladega 500.  The June race wasn't much better.  What happened early on to compromise his day?

A: Very early in the race, Bonnett spun and hit the wall in turn 1 after contact from Dale Earnhardt. Bonnett was then hit by his own teammate, Darrell Waltrip.  It was pretty much the worst case scenario for Junior Johnson.  The crash can be seen here.

Bonnett was able to continue, but lost a lot of time and ended up finishing 11 laps down in 23rd.  Waltrip was not so lucky.  His car was significantly damaged and forced to retire from the event.

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COMING TOMORROW
In The Frontstretch Newsletter:
We'll have more NASCAR news to report.  Meanwhile, Mark Howell returns with the Professor of Speed column.

On Frontstretch.com:
NASCAR experts from around the country weigh in as to the best drivers in the series right now as our weekly power rankings feature, The 10 takes center stage. Also, Matt DiBenedetto from BK Racing stops by to talk about his season in our weekly driver interview feature, Beyond The Cockpit.
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 30 11:06PM -0500

And now it's time to start another QFTCI Current Events game.
As usual, these rounds will be posted concurrently with other,
non-current-events games, and all current events rounds through
the season will be scored as a separate game.
 
 
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on those dates.
 
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 the Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
* Game 1 (2016-05-16), Round 1 - Current Events
 
1. What was the rare astronomical phenomenon that took place
last Monday? Well, it's not really rare, but not common either;
let's say about 13 times a century. The previous time it
occurred was November 6, 2006, and the next time will be in 2019.
 
2. Also in astronomy news, a 15-year-old Quebec high school student,
using star charts and satellite images (and perhaps stone knives
and bearskins) gained media attention recently when he said he
may have discovered what?
 
3. When even the president has to defend a reporter as "not a
communist, but a Canadian", you know the guy must have been doing
something right. Which legendary journalist and Vietnam War
correspondent announced last week that he was retiring from his
long-time gig? (That president, by the way, was Lyndon Johnson.)
 
4. Charges against Jian Ghomeshi were withdrawn and his second
court case was resolved by way of what legal instrument last
week? No word on whether that night DJ job at Radio Tehran is
still available.
 
5. Which US state felt the Bern last week, as the Vermont senator
defeated Hillary Clinton in its primary? Dude could totally
win this thing, y'know?
 
6. Mayhem seems to follow the Eagles of Death Metal. Less dire
than a terrorist attack, what unusual physical assault allegedly
occurred at their concert at the Opera House the weekend before
last, according to Toronto police?
 
7. No extra money, but another way to spend it. The CIBC and
RBC last week introduced what payment method? Other big banks
to follow in coming weeks.
 
8. Not only did he win it for the second consecutive year, he is
the first unanimous winner. Which NBA player won the MVP award
last week?
 
9. Which iconic US brand is changing its name to "America" for
the duration of the current election cycle? No, the answer is
not Donald J. Trump.
 
10. David Cameron got in trouble recently for calling Nigeria and
Afghanistan "corrupt". Meanwhile, in another part of the
forest, his boss -- that being, shall we say, the indomitable
ship QE II, also caused a kerfuffle -- when she was caught on
video saying that *which country*'s officials had been "very
rude" to her ambassador?
 
 
* Game 2 (2016-05-30), Round 1 -- Current Events
 
1. What reason did Canadian musicians Belly and The Weeknd give for
canceling their scheduled appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" last
Wednesday?
 
2. Justin Trudeau and his wife celebrated their 11th anniversary
last week, and actually took the day off, leading to howls from
the usual quarters. What country were they in at the time,
where the Prime Minister also attended the G7 summit and met
business leaders?
 
3. Giant rodents abroad in the land! Two specimens of this large
rodent species slipped the surly bonds of High Park Zoo, and,
dubbed "Bonnie" and "Clyde" by the media, were still on the
lam as of press time. Name the species.
 
4. Last week an acclaimed Canadian musical group made the
distressing announcement that their front-man had been diagnosed
with terminal cancer, and also signaled their intention to
undertake one last tour. Name the singer.
 
5. Last week President Obama made the controversial move of lifting
the embargo on arms sales to a former enemy, or perhaps frenemy.
Which country was it?
 
6. Having already demonstrated her tough-gal bona fides, which
actress tweeted last week that she'd be interested in playing
the first female Bond?
 
7. Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre was forced to rescind a ban on a
popular summer tourist activity after its proponents persuaded
a judge to issue an injunction. What is it?
 
8. No Canadian teams in the NHL playoffs, but at least Canada won
the IIHF World Hockey Championship last week. Which country
did we beat 2-0 in the gold-medal game?
 
9. Which popular clothing brand announced last week that it would be
opening two of its own retail outlets, including a
4500-square-foot store at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre?
 
10. Which notable person employed the Heimlich maneuver to save
the life of a choking 87-year-old woman at a Cincinnati seniors'
residence last Monday?
 
--
Mark Brader "It's simply a matter of style, and while there
Toronto are many wrong styles, there really isn't any
msb@vex.net one right style." -- Ray Butterworth
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 31 04:55AM

> using star charts and satellite images (and perhaps stone knives
> and bearskins) gained media attention recently when he said he
> may have discovered what?
 
a Mayan city
(but he didn't)
 
> something right. Which legendary journalist and Vietnam War
> correspondent announced last week that he was retiring from his
> long-time gig? (That president, by the way, was Lyndon Johnson.)
 
Morley Safer
 
> 5. Which US state felt the Bern last week, as the Vermont senator
> defeated Hillary Clinton in its primary? Dude could totally
> win this thing, y'know?
 
Indiana
 
> 7. No extra money, but another way to spend it. The CIBC and
> RBC last week introduced what payment method? Other big banks
> to follow in coming weeks.
 
smartphone
 
> 8. Not only did he win it for the second consecutive year, he is
> the first unanimous winner. Which NBA player won the MVP award
> last week?
 
Steph Curry
 
> 9. Which iconic US brand is changing its name to "America" for
> the duration of the current election cycle? No, the answer is
> not Donald J. Trump.
 
Budweiser
 
> ship QE II, also caused a kerfuffle -- when she was caught on
> video saying that *which country*'s officials had been "very
> rude" to her ambassador?
 
Russia
 
 
> 1. What reason did Canadian musicians Belly and The Weeknd give for
> canceling their scheduled appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" last
> Wednesday?
 
Donald Trump was on the show
 
> the usual quarters. What country were they in at the time,
> where the Prime Minister also attended the G7 summit and met
> business leaders?
 
Japan
 
> rodent species slipped the surly bonds of High Park Zoo, and,
> dubbed "Bonnie" and "Clyde" by the media, were still on the
> lam as of press time. Name the species.
 
capybara
 
> 5. Last week President Obama made the controversial move of lifting
> the embargo on arms sales to a former enemy, or perhaps frenemy.
> Which country was it?
 
Vietnam
 
> 6. Having already demonstrated her tough-gal bona fides, which
> actress tweeted last week that she'd be interested in playing
> the first female Bond?
 
Gillian Anderson; Emily Blunt
 
> 8. No Canadian teams in the NHL playoffs, but at least Canada won
> the IIHF World Hockey Championship last week. Which country
> did we beat 2-0 in the gold-medal game?
 
USA; Sweden
 
> 10. Which notable person employed the Heimlich maneuver to save
> the life of a choking 87-year-old woman at a Cincinnati seniors'
> residence last Monday?
 
Heimlich
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 31 06:03AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:R9Sdna4uSo58kNDKnZ2dnUU7-
> last Monday? Well, it's not really rare, but not common either;
> let's say about 13 times a century. The previous time it
> occurred was November 6, 2006, and the next time will be in 2019.
 
transit of Mercury
 
> using star charts and satellite images (and perhaps stone knives
> and bearskins) gained media attention recently when he said he
> may have discovered what?
 
a Mayan city

> something right. Which legendary journalist and Vietnam War
> correspondent announced last week that he was retiring from his
> long-time gig? (That president, by the way, was Lyndon Johnson.)
 
Peter Arnett
 
> 5. Which US state felt the Bern last week, as the Vermont senator
> defeated Hillary Clinton in its primary? Dude could totally
> win this thing, y'know?
 
Oregon

> 7. No extra money, but another way to spend it. The CIBC and
> RBC last week introduced what payment method? Other big banks
> to follow in coming weeks.
 
Bitcoin

> 8. Not only did he win it for the second consecutive year, he is
> the first unanimous winner. Which NBA player won the MVP award
> last week?
 
Lebron James
 
> 9. Which iconic US brand is changing its name to "America" for
> the duration of the current election cycle? No, the answer is
> not Donald J. Trump.
 
Budweiser
 
> ship QE II, also caused a kerfuffle -- when she was caught on
> video saying that *which country*'s officials had been "very
> rude" to her ambassador?
 
China
 
> the usual quarters. What country were they in at the time,
> where the Prime Minister also attended the G7 summit and met
> business leaders?
 
France (?)

> 5. Last week President Obama made the controversial move of lifting
> the embargo on arms sales to a former enemy, or perhaps frenemy.
> Which country was it?
 
Vietnam

> 10. Which notable person employed the Heimlich maneuver to save
> the life of a choking 87-year-old woman at a Cincinnati seniors'
> residence last Monday?
 
Henry Heimlich
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 31 12:35AM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
> last Monday? Well, it's not really rare, but not common either;
> let's say about 13 times a century. The previous time it
> occurred was November 6, 2006, and the next time will be in 2019.
 
transit of Mercury
 
> using star charts and satellite images (and perhaps stone knives
> and bearskins) gained media attention recently when he said he
> may have discovered what?
 
planet nine ??
 
 
> 5. Which US state felt the Bern last week, as the Vermont senator
> defeated Hillary Clinton in its primary? Dude could totally
> win this thing, y'know?
 
Wisconsin
 
 
> 8. Not only did he win it for the second consecutive year, he is
> the first unanimous winner. Which NBA player won the MVP award
> last week?
 
Steve Curry
 
 
> 9. Which iconic US brand is changing its name to "America" for
> the duration of the current election cycle? No, the answer is
> not Donald J. Trump.
 
Budweiser
 
> the usual quarters. What country were they in at the time,
> where the Prime Minister also attended the G7 summit and met
> business leaders?
 
Japan
 
> rodent species slipped the surly bonds of High Park Zoo, and,
> dubbed "Bonnie" and "Clyde" by the media, were still on the
> lam as of press time. Name the species.
 
paca ?
 
 
> 5. Last week President Obama made the controversial move of lifting
> the embargo on arms sales to a former enemy, or perhaps frenemy.
> Which country was it?
 
Vietnam
 
 
> 10. Which notable person employed the Heimlich maneuver to save
> the life of a choking 87-year-old woman at a Cincinnati seniors'
> residence last Monday?
 
Heimlich
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 30 11:04PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-12-08,
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 to the newsgroup in a single followup,
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 the Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
** Final, Round 7 - Geography
 
* TTC Stations
 
1. When the TTC subway opened in 1954, the southern terminus was
Union Station. What was the northern terminus?
 
2. Of the original stations on the Bloor-Danforth Line (so, not
Kipling), what is the only one whose main entrance is to the
south of Bloor St.?
 
3. What is the only TTC subway station that has no connections to
regular streetcar or bus routes?
 
 
* Name the Country
 
4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
 
5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
"The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
do we know that country today?
 
6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
non-African country?
 
 
* Geography in Art
 
7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
painting?
 
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
 
8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this
Paul Cézanne painting?
 
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg
 
9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
of Derby?
 
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
 
 
* How Many States?
 
10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
independent and sovereign states are currently in the
Commonwealth of Nations?
 
11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
are there in Germany?
 
12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
 
 
* European Capitals
 
Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
European capital.
 
13. Half of quadruplin'.
14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Gadgetry abounded everywhere, almost all of which
msb@vex.net | he could justify." -- Robert Asprin
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 31 04:48AM


> * Name the Country
 
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
 
United Arab Emirates
 
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
 
El Salvador
 
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
 
Guinea
 
> * Geography in Art
 
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
 
ox-bow
 
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
 
Etna; Vesuvius
 
 
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
 
13; 15
 
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
 
30; 49
 
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
 
31
 
> * European Capitals
 
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
 
Dublin
 
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
 
Budapest
 
> 15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
 
Berlin
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 31 06:00AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:nI2dnXLhB4DPkNDKnZ2dnUU7-
 
> * Name the Country
 
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
 
United Arab Emirates
 
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
 
El Salvador (?)
 
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
 
Guinea

 
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
 
58; 62

> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
 
16
 
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
 
31
 
 
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
 
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
 
Dublin
 
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
 
Budapest
 
> 15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
 
Berlin
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 30 11:02PM -0500

This is a repeat of my 2015-08-18 introductory posting with some
minor updates. If you were already familiar with the content and
with the way I'm scheduling current-events rounds now, then there's
no real need to reread it now.
 
 
* Introduction
 
As most of you will remember, the Canadian Inquisition is a team
trivia league that plays in Toronto pubs. It's a cooperative
league, whose teams take turns to write and ask the questions
that the others answer. In the September-December 2015 season,
the questions were written by the Bloor Street Irregulars. In the
current season, May-August 2016, they are being written by my team,
the Usual Suspects.
 
I have obtained both teams' permission to post to this newsgroup
the questions from these seasons, to be respectively tagged
QFTCIBSI and QFTCI16 in the subject line. Before posting them
here, I'm editing some of them for various reasons -- for brevity,
to clarify their intent, to avoid issues raised on protests, for
suitability in this medium, and so on.
 
As you may remember, the league's season consists of 10 regular
games and a Final. A regular game contains 102 questions. Most of
the game is in rounds of 10 questions on a specific topic within
a different general area. For example, one game in 2008 included
a geography round on former place names, an entertainment round
on Morgan Freeman movies, and a sports round on things that
happened during Toronto Blue Jays games. Round 1 is always
a current-events round; Round 5 is always an audio round; and
Round 10 (the "challenge round") normally contains 12 questions,
2 each on 6 different subjects.
 
I won't be posting audio questions (except if I think they can be
answered without the audio), nor will I post the video questions
that sometimes occur in the Final.
 
 
* Scheduling - Regular Games
 
My intent is that for each quiz you'll get about 3 days to answer,
plus or minus a few hours, but I'm not going to set exact deadlines;
I'll cut off entries at whatever time (after 2 days and about
21 hours) that it's convenient for me to do the scoring and post
the results.
 
One series of postings will include Rounds 2-4 and 6-10 for each
of Games 1-10. I will normally post the questions as four sets
of two rounds each: Rounds 2-3 in one posting, Rounds 4 and 6 in
the next, and so on. In the Final, most rounds have 15 questions,
and these I'll post one round at a time.
 
For each game, I'll keep a cumulative score over the group of
postings, counting your best 6 rounds out of 8 (or 5 out of 7,
etc.) -- that way if you miss a set, or if there's a subject you're
weak on, you still have a chance to finish well. Each game will
be totaled after the last round is posted and scored.
 
In a normal game usually one round is Canadiana (this may also
fall under another subject such as history or geography), which
those of you in distant places may have some trouble with, but I am
including them in the posting series anyway. This is your chance
to shine by displaying your knowledge of Canadiana. However, if
*nobody* in the newsgroup scores *any* points on a round, which
has happened with Canadiana occasionally, then I will score as if
that round had never existed.
 
Currently I am part way through posting the Final from the
Irregulars' season, and when that's finished I'll be starting
to post our season, starting with Game 1.
 
 
* Scheduling - Current Events
 
I will also do a separate series of postings consisting of
current-events rounds only, also to be posted two at a time. These
will all appear while they're still reasonably current -- normally
within a couple of days of the second of the two original games.
For this series I'm accumulating scores over all the games from the
Usual Suspects' season, similarly counting the best 9 out of 11.
So there will be an overall current-events winner for the season.
 
I'm posting current-events games independently of the posting
of other games, so there will normally be a regular game running
concurrently with each set of current-events questions. The first
pair of current-events rounds will be posted right after this
introduction.
 
Current-events rounds generally refer to events that took place the
week before the original game, sometimes also the week before that.
If answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected
to give the answer that was correct as of the game date.
 
 
* Procedures and Scoring
 
The usual rule in our regular league games is that each question
goes to an individual who can answer for 2 points without assistance,
and if he misses, he can consult his team and try again for 1 point.
If the quizmaster judges that an answer is incomplete, she can ask
for more details before ruling the answer right or wrong.
 
To maintain the spirit of these rules, I will say that you can give
two answers on every question. But I will penalize you if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer. My scoring is:
 
4 points - if you answer once and are right (or twice, both right)
3 points - if you guess twice and are right only the first time
2 points - if you guess twice and are right only the second time
 
Bonus points may occasionally be available and will be explained in
the relevant round.
 
If you give only one answer, but with only some sort of additional
comment, please make it clear that that's what you're doing.
If there is any doubt I'll assume that you are giving two answers.
If I see more than two answers, the third and any later ones will
be ignored.
 
Where it makes sense, I will accept answers that I think are almost
close enough (*more than half right*), with a 1-point penalty. But
I will reject answers that I do not think are sufficiently specific,
since there is no opportunity to ask for clarification when answers
are posted in the newsgroup.
 
You must, of course, answer based on your own knowledge and
nothing else. You must post all your answers in a single posting.
Where a person's name is asked for, *normally you need only give
the surname*. If you give another part of the name and you're
wrong, your answer is wrong.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Keep out of eyes--if this occurs, rinse with water.
msb@vex.net | (Directions seen on shampoo bottle)
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 30 10:53PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
> ** Final, Round 6 - Sports
 
This was tied with Round 3 (Science) for being the hardest in the
original game.
 
 
> were basing this on people on American money instead of sports, then
> you might expect the answer Benjamin Franklin Roosevelt to come up.
 
> 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/ba/1.jpg
 
George Brett Favre. (Baseball and American football.) 4 for Joshua,
Stephen, Marc, and Pete.
 
> 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/ba/2.jpg
 
Big Ben Revere. (Horse racing and baseball.) 4 for Stephen.
 
> 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/ba/3.jpg
 
Lennox Lewis Hamilton. (Boxing and car racing.) 4 for Peter
and Calvin.
 
 
> Olympic Games. These are all summer games.
 
> 4. For the first time, a city hosts a second Olympic Games; Paavo
> Nurmi wins 5 gold medals.
 
Paris, 1924. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Stephen, Calvin, and Pete.
 
The first Paris Olympics were in 1900, although the games were
simultaneously part of the world's fair held there that year, and
the designation as Olympic games was retroactive. London was a
popular wrong answer, but their second Olympics were not until 1948.
 
> 5. The first Olympic Games held in the Southern Hemisphere;
> Hungary and the USSR literally fight it out for gold in
> water polo.
 
Melbourne, 1956. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Peter, Dan Tilque, Björn,
Stephen, Marc, Calvin, and Pete.
 
> 6. Held at the highest altitude of all Summer Olympics to date;
> Bob Beamon and Dick Fosbury soar in the long and high jumps,
> respectively.
 
Mexico City, 1968. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Peter, Dan Tilque,
Björn, Stephen, Marc, Calvin, and Pete.
 
 
> Super Bowl.
 
> 7. The only game *ever* in American professional football to finish
> with a score of 43-8.
 
Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks. 4 for Stephen, Marc, and Pete.
3 for Calvin.
 
A team score of 8 for a game is rare in American football because
of their silly scoring on kicks.
 
> 8. Janet Jackson has a "wardrobe malfunction"... allegedly.
 
New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers. 4 for Joshua, Stephen,
and Marc. 3 for Peter and Calvin.
 
> 9. Nicknamed the "Blackout Bowl" after the lights in the Superdome
> go out early in the third quarter.
 
San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens. 4 for Stephen and Marc.
 
 
> you have his professional name.
 
> 10. Michael ("Mick") Foley -- the 11th word of a famous quote
> uttered at 02:56 Greenwich Mean Time, 1969-07-21.
 
Mankind. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, Peter, Stephen, and Pete.
 
Armstrong reviewed the audio recording in 1999 and agreed that he
had indeed said "man" instead of "a man" as he'd intended, making
"mankind" the 11th word of the line.
 
> 11. Mark William Calaway -- John was the minister; Paul, the corpse;
> George, the gravedigger; and Ringo was...
 
The Undertaker. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Peter, Stephen, and Calvin.
 
> 12. Dwayne Johnson -- Al Capone called it home from 1934 to 1939.
 
The Rock. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, Peter, Stephen, Marc,
Calvin, and Pete.
 
 
> Another example: if you had "Jack Bauer", the answer would be 2-4.
> So what 2-card hands are these?
 
> 13. Crosby.
 
8-7 (think Sidney). 4 for Stephen.
 
> 14. Dolly Parton.
 
9-5 (think movies). 4 for Stephen and Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum.
 
> 15. Flat Tire.
 
Jack-4 (think "for"; no, I don't like it either). 4 for Stephen.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Sci His Spo
Stephen Perry -- 60 56 56 172
Marc Dashevsky 32 51 48 28 159
Joshua Kreitzer 48 33 48 28 157
Dan Blum 40 32 28 18 118
"Calvin" 20 25 34 34 113
Dan Tilque 16 40 44 8 108
Peter Smyth -- 38 38 27 103
Björn Lundin 0 29 40 8 77
Erland Sommarskog -- 31 32 12 75
Bruce Bowler -- 48 -- -- 48
Jason Kreitzer 8 4 8 12 32
Pete Gayde 4 -- -- 28 32
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Yet Another Wonderful Novelty -- YAWN!"
msb@vex.net -- Liam Quin
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
bobbymcgimsey@gmail.com: May 30 03:23PM -0700

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Monday, May 30, 2016

The Frontstretch Newsletter: Martin Truex, Jr. Destroys Field, Wins Coca-Cola 600

THE FRONTSTRETCH NEWSLETTER
Presented by Frontstretch.com
The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
May 30, 2016
Volume X, Edition LXXXIII

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What to Watch: Monday

- Happy Memorial Day! Today, the race teams are back at work preparing for this weekend's action.  The Sprint Cup, ARCA and XFINITY series will be at Pocono this weekend while INDYCAR and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's Prototype, Prototype Challenge and GT-Daytona classes will be in Detroit.

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Monday's TV Schedule can be found here.
 
Top News
by the Frontstretch Staff

Martin Truex, Jr. Turns Domination into Special Coke 600 Victory

Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 quickly turned into the Martin Truex, Jr. show. The Furniture Row Racing driver led 392 of 400 laps to take one of the most dominant victories in recent history.  Kevin Harvick finished second, followed by Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski.  Read more

Rookie Alexander Rossi Rides Fumes to Improbable 100th Indy 500 Victory

Bryan Herta Autosport's Alexander Rossi was able to stretch his last tank of fuel for 36 laps to take a surprise victory in Sunday's Indianapolis 500.  Carlos Munoz was second, followed by Josef Newgarden.  Chip Ganassi teammates Tony Kanaan and Charlie Kimball rounded out the top-5 finishers.  Read more

Carlos Muñoz Left Empty After Second Indy 500 Runner-Up Finish

Had Alexander Rossi's fuel not held out, it could have been Andretti Autosport's Carlos Munoz in Victory Lane at Indianapolis.  Instead, he had to settle for his second career runner-up finish at the Brickyard.  Read more

Ryan Hunter-Reay, Townsend Bell Lose Indy 500 Bids For Andretti in Pit Road Tangle

Before Munoz's rise, it seemed that Andretti Autosport had two other dogs in the Indy 500 fight with Ryan Hunter-Reay and Townsend Bell.  However, Bell collided with Team Penske's Helio Castroneves leaving his pit stall on lap 118.  The contact put Bell into Hunter-Reay and put both drivers into the pit wall, ending any chance for competitive finishes for either driver.  Read more

Early Crash Ends Juan Pablo Montoya's Repeat Bid in Indy 500

Team Penske's Juan Pablo Montoya was reasonably competitive early on in Sunday's Indianapolis 500, but he lost control in turn 2 on lap 64 and spun into the wall nose first.  Montoya was OK, but he was done for the day.  Read more

Denny Hamlin Pounces to XFINITY Victory in Charlotte

Denny Hamlin took advantage of two fresh tires on a late caution in order to overcome Kyle Larson on a restart to win his sponsor's race, the Hisense 4K TV 300.  Austin Dillon finished second, followed by Joey Logano, Cole Custer and Justin Allgaier.  Read more

2 Drivers Flown to Trauma Center Following Lime Rock Warmup Crash

On Saturday, a serious crash at Lime Rock Park led to Andrew Palmer and Jorge de la Torre being airlifted to Hartford Hospital.  Bentley Motorsport announced that Palmer suffered a head injury in the crash, while de la Torre has multiple fractures.  Read more

Alvaro Parente Earns Lime Rock GT Sweep

On Saturday, with the specter of the Palmer-de la Torre crash on everyone's minds, Alvaro Parente spent the whole race holding off Patrick Long to complete the weekend sweep in the Pirelli World Challenge series.  Martin Fuentes won in GTA, while Alec Udell won the GT Cup class.  Read more

Friday Pirelli World Challenge Lime Rock Recap

On Friday, Alvaro Parente drove off from the pole and claimed his first victory of the weekend.  Andrew Palmer was right on him until he was nerfed off the road by Patrick Long, leading to a penalty for Long.  Michael Schein won GTA, while Sloan Urry won GT Cup while driving with a broken wrist.  Read more

Jade Buford Claims GTS Victory After Late Crash

Saturday's second GTS race at Lime Rock was another duel between Lawson Aschenbach and Brett Sandberg.  However, this race came down to contact between the two racers.  That allowed Jade Buford to sneak through to take his third win of the year.  Read more

Aschenbach Wins Lime Rock GTS Race No. 1, Wittmer wins TC

On Friday, Lawson Aschenbach held off Brett Sandberg to take victory in Race No. 1 for Pirelli World Challenge's GTS class.  Nick Wittmer won the TC race overall.  Read more

The Little 500 Sets Multiple Firsts as Kody Swanson Wins

On Saturday night, Kody Swanson took the lead when Caleb Armstrong crashed on lap 472 and held on to take victory in the Little 500 for USAC Midgets at Anderson Speedway.  Dave Steele was second, followed by Jerry Coons, Jr.  Read more

Dean Stoneman Takes Indy Lights Win at Indianapolis

On Friday, history was made in the Freedom 100 for Indy Lights as Dean Stoneman claimed the victory by the smallest margin in the history of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, .0024 seconds, over Ed Jones.  Read more

O'Ward Keeps Grist at Bay for Freedom 90 Victory

In Pro Mazda, Pato O'Ward was unbeatable at Lucas Oil Raceway. He went flag-to-flag to win the Pro Mazda Series Freedom 90 at the little short track outside Indianapolis.  Garrett Grist ran second, having chased O'Ward for the entire race but unable to push past him.  Read more

Anthony Martin Triumphs in Freedom 75

On Friday night at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Anthony Martin claimed victory in the Freedom 75 for USF2000 cars on the .686-mile short track.  Parker Thompson was second, followed by Victor Franzoni.  Read more


Have news for The Frontstretch?  Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com with a promising lead or tip.

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Chasing the Chase: Harvick Pads Lead After Runner-Up Finish In Charlotte
by Phil Allaway

Kevin Harvick had a great night Sunday in Charlotte, finishing second.  That allowed him to expand his points lead; it's now 36 over new second-place man Kurt BuschJimmie Johnson is up two places to third in points after finishing third on Sunday.  Kyle Busch struggled for part of Sunday night, but eventually recovered to get into the top 10.  However, a blown tire in the last ten laps and hard contact with the wall ended his night and resulted in a 33rd-place finish.  That dropped Kyle down to fourth in points.

Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski are now tied for fifth in the standings.  Edwards finished 18th after drawing two consecutive pit road speeding penalties under green while Keselowski finished fifth, best of the Fords.  Martin Truex, Jr.'s dominant win moved him up two places to seventh in the standings, displacing Chase Elliott back to eighth.  Elliott had a good night and finished eighth, on the lead lap.

Joey Logano is down one place to ninth in points despite coming back from being off sequence with pit stops to finish ninth.  Matt Kenseth, behind him gained two places and entered the top 10 following a relatively quiet seventh-place finish.  Right behind Kenseth is teammate Denny Hamlin, who also gained two spots to come out of Charlotte in 11th.  Austin Dillon finished 12th, but lost two places in the standings.  He's only three points out of tenth.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. got burned by a caution coming out while he was making a green-flag pit stop.  While he stayed on the lead lap thanks to a wave-around, Earnhardt's night was compromised.  He finished 14th and lost two places in the standings.  Jamie McMurray remains 14th, while Ryan Blaney and Ryan Newman are now tied for the final Chase spot.

Point Standings (1-16): 1) Kevin Harvick 457, 2) Kurt Busch -36, 3) Jimmie Johnson -48, 4) Kyle Busch -52, t-5) Carl Edwards -53, t-5) Brad Keselowski -53, 7) Martin Truex, Jr. -76, 8) Chase Elliott -83, 9) Joey Logano -84, 10) Matt Kenseth -110, 11) Denny Hamlin -112, 12) Austin Dillon -113, 13) Dale Earnhardt, Jr. -116, 14) Jamie McMurray -139, t-15) Ryan Blaney -148, t-15) Ryan Newman -148.

Race Winners: Denny Hamlin (Daytona), Jimmie Johnson (Atlanta, Auto Club), Brad Keselowski (Las Vegas, Talladega), Kevin Harvick (Phoenix), Kyle Busch (Martinsville, Texas, Kansas), Carl Edwards (Bristol, Richmond), Matt Kenseth (Dover), Martin Truex, Jr. (Charlotte)
 
Phil Allaway is the Newsletter Manager and a Senior Writer for Frontstretch.com.  He can be reached via e-mail at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com.
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Letter of the Race: Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 was brought to you by the letter "B," for Butt-Kicking.  Martin Truex, Jr. led all but eight laps in Sunday night's race.  It is the most dominant victory that any driver has had at Charlotte Motor Speedway since Ernie Irvan won the 1993 Mello Yello 500 while leading 328 of 334 laps.  Also like Sunday's race, Irvan's victory was the fastest Cup race ever run at CMS to that point. - Phil Allaway

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Special Potts' Shots Response
by John Potts

Editor's Note: John's full column is to come later this week.

Thanks for the e-mails and other messages I received about last week's column. I didn't think so many people would enjoy reading about my travails with traffic and such trying to get home from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on my electric handicapped cart.

The best comment came from old friend Steve Stubbs, who said I was taking that cart into places Richie Bisig (one of the three best Figure 8 drivers either of us has seen) wouldn't take a 1952 Ford with a 1954 Mercury bumper and a steel plate on the driver's door.

Of course, Stubbs had to top that. On Sunday, he e-mailed and noted that they only had 33 cars to qualify for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and said, "Whatever you do, if they lose a car in practice, don't go putting that cart in the inspection line."

He also reminded me that my range was about 8 miles, and 2.5 miles times 4 laps is 10 miles.

I replied that even with a full charge, top speed was about five miles an hour, and they'd probably get pretty impatient when it took an hour and a half to make it to the white flag.

I'd like to also toss a kudo or two to Aaron Bearden, a new writer with Frontstretch who was in the next seat at IMS on Saturday. The stories he turned in proved that this guy gets it, and I'm looking forward to more of his writing.

Of the 33 cars entered, 32 took qualifying times, the only exception being Alex Tagliani. That puts him 33rd for the start, of course. I'm not sure if anybody else has ever been on the pole and in the last spot, but it's pretty notable. Alex was on the pole in 2011, if I remember correctly.

Another comment or two about Hinchcliff's comeback….

He beat every projection the doctors made about him, from getting up and walking to getting back in a race car.

In a TV interview this week, Tony Kanaan mentioned that he had been working out with Hinchcliffe, and said, "He's stronger than before he was hurt. I had to ask him what kind of blood they gave him."
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Quotes to Remember: Coca-Cola 600
compiled by Phil Allaway

"It feels awesome. Coca-Cola 600, man, this is one everybody wants to win. I feel like we had this thing won last year when we gave it up and just... I don't know. There are so many emotions, I had to unplug my radio and just ride around and think for a few minutes, because I didn't even know what I was going to say or what I was going to do. Just we've been through a lot as a group. I've been through a lot personally. I've been through a lot with Sherry (Pollex, girlfriend) and just it's fun to have her here and have her celebrate and it's just – happy for my guys, happy for Barney (Visser, team owner), Toyota, everybody that helps us do this. I mean, I've got the best team in the world and we've got these Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas flying, man. It's just fun to drive them and I honestly thought we could have been better tonight and just kept digging and just kept making small adjustments and working on it and I don't know, man. Here we are, so I was – it was 50 to go and then it was 40 to go and then 30 to go and I just kept praying for no cautions and driving away." - Martin Truex, Jr., race winner

"Yeah, we struggled tonight.  Our Jimmy John's Chevrolet was not very good in the first, I would say 450 miles of this particular race.  Rodney (Childers, crew chief) and everybody on our team did a great job to do whatever they did with the air pressure and just told me it was a really big adjustment.  The last couple of runs, I got tight.  The one run when we had the first air pressure adjustment we were really good.  The last two runs I was a little bit tighter once I got up behind those guys, right behind them, I just couldn't go anywhere.  Just really proud of the effort to turn the car around.  We had a 10th-place car and they turned it into a car capable of racing for the win.  That is pretty awesome." - Kevin Harvick, finished second

"It's nice when you have a car like that.  I'm so proud of the effort we put in tonight.  This is the best car I've had in Charlotte for a long time.  It just shows you how good that No. 78 (Martin Truex, Jr.) was and the No. 4 (Kevin Harvick) got a little bit better than us at the end.  I thought we had a chance at them a few times, a couple of times on the long run we would get close. A couple times on the restarts we would get close, but all-in-all a very strong performance for this Lowe's Chevrolet.  Very proud of the teamwork and the support that we have from all the employees at Lowe's.  Just came up a little short today." - Jimmie Johnson, finished third

"On the long green-flag runs, it seemed like we would be able to move up a little bit. On short runs we would fall back, but we definitely didn't have anything for those guys.  The 78 and the 4 were just really fast and Martin Truex deserves this finish.  He had a good run. It was a battle, but we kept good track position all day – had one bad restart where I lost some spots, but other than that fourth is about par for us today. The pit crew did an amazing job all day keeping us up front and our car was pretty good at the end. That's about what we had, nothing else." - Denny Hamlin, finished fourth

"It's a long 600 miles and to come home fifth is decent.  It's not what we want, but we needed a little bit more to be able to run with those guys." - Brad Keselowski, finished fifth

"We got a pit road penalty.  You're trying to make pit stops so fast and you're gonna push everything to the edge.  I guess we jumped off the wall a little bit too soon.  I haven't seen it, but unfortunately, that kind of made us make a green-flag pit stop, which is really hard to overcome.  Overall, we were able to get our lap back by racing up there, which was kind of cool.  We didn't have to take a lucky dog or any of that.  We actually raced back to the lead lap, but we lost the balance a little bit on the last run and I couldn't make much time once we got going." - Joey Logano, finished ninth

"That's all the speed we had.  It was a hard-fought battle and I think we're gaining on it. It's frustrating that we didn't get up to the top 5, but at times we could run top-5 lap times.  It's a huge amount of progress from where we've been, but we clearly have a little ways to go.  Everybody is working hard and hopefully we'll get there soon." - Greg Biffle, finished 11th

"It was a long night, man, a really, really long night. Nothing could go right for us. That was the frustrating part. I didn't do us any favors speeding on the first stop. I think we got most of our track position back after that. Then we had a green flag stop and there was a total miscommunication. The next stop we were able to line up with the lead-lap cars and the left-front wheel was loose and had to come back and change that tire. We just struggled from there on out. We definitely didn't do ourselves any favors tonight. There's some stuff we have to work on with the race car. I probably didn't do the best job tonight." - Ryan Blaney, finished 20th

"It was a tough night, start to finish. The car had great acceleration toward the end, but we were tight all night and really never able to pass anybody. Definitely not the run we wanted for our M&M's Red, White and Blue Camry." - Kyle Busch, finished 33rd (crashed out)

Phil Allaway is the Newsletter Manager and a Senior Writer for Frontstretch.com.  He can be reached via e-mail at 
phil.allaway@frontstretch.com.

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by Aaron Bearden

by Zach Catanzareti

by Bryan Gable

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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:

Q: 1986 was not a good year at Pocono for Neil Bonnett.  The July race saw him get caught up in a multi-car crash on the North Straight that forced him to sit out the Talladega 500.  The June race wasn't much better.  What happened early on to compromise his day?

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

Friday's Answer:

Q:  The 2005 Coca-Cola 600 is best known for the fact that it set the all-time record in the Sprint Cup Series for cautions with 22.  One of those yellows was caused by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. being overzealous.  What happened?

A: On lap 245, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. essentially lifted the rear end of Michael Waltrip's No. 15 off the ground on the frontstretch while battling for seventh.  The result was that Earnhardt Jr., Waltrip and Matt Kenseth all crashed to bring out the 15th caution.  Terry Labonte also crashed behind the trio.  The crash can be seen here.
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COMING TOMORROW

In The Frontstretch Newsletter:
We'll have breaking news from Monday, Tom Bowles gives you a stats breakdown of Charlotte in Numbers Game and S.D. Grady returns with Sitting In The Stands: A Fan's View.

On Frontstretch.com:
Danny Peters returns with Five Points to Ponder following Sunday's action in Charlotte.
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