Weekly Pull List: 8/31/2016

All the comics available this week can be found on ComicList, and any comic book news can be found on CBR.

BOOM! Studios
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers #6

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Saga #37

Marvel
Amazing Spider-Man #17
Astonishing Ant-Man #11
Carnage #11
Civil War II: Choosing Sides #5
Deadpool V Gambit #4
Guardians of the Galaxy #11
Howard the Duck #10
Nova #10
Rocket Raccoon and Groot #8
Spider-Gwen #11
Spider-Man #7
Spider-Man 2099 #14
Star Wars: Han Solo #3

Larson Picks Up First Career Victory at Michigan, Clinches Chase Spot

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Kyle Larson won his first career Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday in the Pure Michigan 400 from Michigan International Speedway.

Larson’s first victory helped him clinch a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR’s version of the playoffs.  Larson said he thought his chances to make it were over after a last-lap crash at Watkins Glen.

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“After AJ [Allmendinger] got into us, I thought we were done at Watkins Glen,” Larson said.

Larson and Chase Elliott were the class of the field over the final half of the race, and it came down to the final restart.  Both Larson and Elliott spun their tires, but Larson was able to get ahead and cruise to victory.

“We both spun our tires really bad, and the 2 [of Brad Keselowski] pushed me really good,” Larson said.  “He probably could have gone underneath me, but he stayed with me and got me to the lead.”

Elliott finished second at Michigan for the second time this season, and he said his mistake on the restart was too much to overcome.

“I had two opportunities to get out front there and take control of the race, but I let Kyle get a better start on me and I spun the tires,” Elliott said.  “Just made another mistake…and didn’t do my job right.”

Unofficial results:

1. Kyle Larson

2. Chase Elliott

3. Brad Keselowski

4. Ryan Blaney

5. Kevin Harvick

6. Jimmie Johnson

7. Carl Edwards

8. Jamie McMurray

9. Denny Hamlin

10. Joey Logano

11. Greg Biffle

12. Kurt Busch

13. Matt Kenseth

14. Kasey Kahne

15. AJ Allmendinger

16. Austin Dillon

17. Ryan Newman

18. Paul Menard

19. Kyle Busch

20. Martin Truex Jr.

21. Tony Stewart

22. Casey Mears

23. Danica Patrick

24. Trevor Bayne

25. Aric Almirola

26. Regan Smith

27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

28. Brian Scott

29. David Ragan

30. Alex Bowman

31. Michael McDowell

32. Matt DiBenedetto

33. Michael Annett

34. Cole Whitt

35. Chris Buescher

36. Reed Sorenson

37. Jeffrey Earnhardt

38. Josh Wise

39. Landon Cassill

40. Clint Bowyer

Weekly Pull List: 8/24/2016

All the comics available this week can be found on ComicList, and any comic book news is on Comic Book Resources.

BOOM! Studios
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers 2016 Annual #1

IDW
Back to the Future: Citizen Brown #4

Image
Chew #57
Invincible #130

Marvel
Captain Marvel #8
Civil War II: Ulysses #1
Deadpool #17
Drax #10
Extraordinary X-Men #13
International Iron Man #6
Star Wars #22
Venom Space Knight #11

Harvick Wins Wet Bristol "Night" Race

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Kevin Harvick won the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race from Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

The race was postponed until Sunday afternoon following a rain storm that soaked the track on Saturday night.  Rain again caused the race to start later than expected on Sunday, and it was pushed back three hours.  

 

Rainier Ehrhardt (Getty Images)

When the race finally restarted on Sunday, Harvick showed that he had a dominant car.  After qualifying 24th, Harvick worked his way through the field, and led 128 laps on his way to victory.

Harvick said he and his team knew the win was coming.

“We knew we had the performance we needed to have in these cars pretty much every week,” Harvick said.  “To have the win now and to get the momentum before we get into the Chase, and to get things rolling, is really what we needed.”

Following the race, Harvick did a double-burnout with his team owner Tony Stewart, who is retiring at the end of the year.  Harvick said he originally wanted Stewart to get into his car and ride around the track to salute the fans.

“I wanted him to go on a victory lap with me and say goodbye to all the fans one last time here at Bristol,” Harvick said.  “That was pretty cool, doing double-burnouts with him.”

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished second to Harvick, and was strong over the final run of the race.  Stenhouse said he wanted to get to victory lane to celebrate his friend Bryan Clauson, who passed away in a Sprint Car accident two weeks ago.

“Starting sixth on that last restart with [Harvick] starting on the front row was tough, and I knew we were going to have to hit everything perfect,” Stenhouse said.  “I remembered we had Bryan Clauson’s tribute car here and his favorite helmet, and I just dug deep…to make our Fastenal Ford a lot better.”

Unofficial Results:

1. Kevin Harvick

2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

3. Denny Hamlin

4. Austin Dillon

5. Chris Buescher

6. Carl Edwards

7. Jimmie Johnson

8. Jamie McMurray

9. AJ Allmendinger

10. Joey Logano

11. Jeff Gordon

12. Trevor Bayne

13. Kasey Kahne

14. Aric Almirola

15. Chase Elliott

16. Greg Biffle

17. Matt DiBenedetto

18. Brian Scott

19. Michael McDowell

20. Landon Cassill

21. David Ragan

22. Danica Patrick

23. Martin Truex Jr.

24. Kyle Larson

25. Casey Mears

26. Regan Smith

27. Reed Sorenson

28. Ryan Newman

29. Jeffrey Earnhardt

30. Tony Stewart

31. Clint Bowyer

32. Paul Menard

33. Brad Keselowski

34. Cole Whitt

35. Ryan Blaney

36. Josh Wise

37. Matt Kenseth

38. Kurt Busch

39. Kyle Busch

40. Justin Allgaier

Jeff Curry (Getty Images)

Weekly Pull List: 8/17/2016

All the comics available this week can be found on ComicList, and any comic book news is on Comic Book Resources.

IDW
Back to the Future #11

Marvel
Civil War II: Spider-Man #3
Civil War II: Choosing Sides #4
Civil War II: X-Men #3
Daredevil Punisher #4
Gwenpool #5
Power Man and Iron Fist #7
Spider-Woman #10
Star Wars: Poe Dameron #5
Web Warriors #10

Weekly Pull List: 8/20/2016

All the comics available this week can be found on ComicList, and any comic book news is on Comic Book Resources.

Marvel
Accused #1
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #8
All-New X-Men #12
Amazing Spider-Man #16
Daredevil #10
Darth Vader #24
Deadpool and the Mercs for Money #2
Spider-Man 2099 #13
Spider-Man Deadpool #8
Vision #10

Denny Hamlin Picks Up First Road Course Win

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Denny Hamlin won the Cheez-It 355 from Watkins Glen International on Sunday afternoon.

Hamlin picked up his first career road course victory on Sunday, which he said has bothered him the past few years.

Sean Gardner (Getty Images)

“I’ve finally won at all the tracks, so it’s a great accomplishment for us,” Hamlin said.  “We should have won both road courses, which is something I’d never have predicted going into the year.”

Hamlin used fuel strategy to get the victory, stretching his fuel 40 laps.  Hamlin said his team looked at past Watkins Glen races for their strategy.

“I feel like these races tend to trend with a lot of cautions right at the end, and we got the caution laps we needed to get to the end on fuel.”

Martin Truex Jr. and Brad Keselowski got together in the final corner while fighting for the lead, and Truex hit the wall.  After the race, Truex showed his frustration by door-slamming Keselowski.  Keselowski said the wreck was an accident.

“Obviously it’s my fault, I never mean to run into the back of somebody,” Keselowski said.  “At the last minute, he came back up and I was already committed.  That’s my fault.”

After the race, Keselowski apologized to Truex on pit road.  Truex said he wanted to let Keselowski know he was frustrated.

“I told him I knew it was his fault, simple as that,” Truex said.  “I just wanted him to know that I wasn’t happy after the race.  As far as the rest of it, it’s no big deal…just hard racing.”

Unofficial results:

1. Denny Hamlin

2. Joey Logano

3. Brad Keselowski

4. AJ Allmendinger

5. Tony Stewart

6. Kyle Busch

7. Martin Truex Jr.

8. Jamie McMurray

9. Trevor Bayne

10. Matt Kenseth

11. Kurt Busch

12. Casey Mears

13. Chase Elliott

14. Jeff Gordon

15. Carl Edwards

16. Ryan Newman

17. Michael McDowell

18. Clint Bowyer

19. Ryan Blaney

20. Kasey Kahne

21. Danica Patrick

22. Paul Menard

23. Landon Cassill

24. Boris Said

25. Brian Scott

26. Josh Wise

27. Aric Almirola

28. Cole Whitt

29. Kyle Larson

30. Chris Buescher

31. Austin Dillon

32. Kevin Harvick

33. David Ragan

34. Matt DiBenedetto

35. Regan Smith

36. Alex Kennedy

37. Michael Annett

38. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

39. Greg Biffle

40. Jimmie Johnson

Jonathan Ferrey (Getty Images)