Weekly Pull List: 3/29/2017

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

IDW
Back to the Future: Biff to the Future #3

Marvel
All-New X-Men #19
Deadpool and the Mercs for Money #9
Spider-Woman #17
Star-Lord #5
Thanos #5
X-Men Prime #1

Larson Continues Strong Season, Wins Auto Club 400

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Kyle Larson dominated the Auto Club 400 on his way to victory lane on Sunday at the Auto Club Speedway.

Larson has been strong to begin the season, with three-straight second-place finishes leading up to Sunday’s Auto Club 400.  Larson said he was happy to finally get to victory lane.

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“We’ve been so good all year long and three seconds in a row,” Larson said.  “I’ve been watching all the TV, ‘he doesn’t know how to win;’ we knew how to win today so it’s good.”

Larson led 110 laps, but he still had to survive a wave of cautions over the final 50 laps.  Larson said he tried to manage his frustration in the closing laps.

“I was staying as calm as I could be, but also frustrated at the same time,” Larson said.  “Seems like every time I get to the lead at the end of one of these things, a caution comes out and I’ve got to fight people off on restarts.”

Martin Truex Jr. seemed to be Larson’s only competition throughout the day.  Truex won the second segment and looked like a threat to win, but a late pit road mistake cost him a shot at the victory.

“Sucks when you have to play defense at the end of these things,” Truex said.  “Just stumbled a little bit there at the end when it mattered.”

Truex, who led 73 laps, said he thought he and Larson’s cars were evenly-matched for most of the race.

“I thought we had as good a car as Larson at times, sometimes better,” Truex said.  “Just really seemed like whoever got out front had a little advantage.”

Unofficial results:

1. Kyle Larson

2. Brad Keselowski

3. Clint Bowyer

4. Martin Truex Jr.

5. Joey Logano

6. Jamie McMurray

7. Daniel Suarez

8. Kyle Busch

9. Ryan Blaney

10. Chase Elliott

11. Austin Dillon

12. Erik Jones

13. Kevin Harvick

14. Denny Hamlin

15. Ryan Newman

16. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

17. AJ Allmendinger

18. Ty Dillon

19. Aric Almirola

20. Kasey Kahne

21. Jimmie Johnson

22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

23. Trevor Bayne

24. Kurt Busch

25. Chris Buescher

26. Danica Patrick

27. Landon Cassill

28. Paul Menard

29. Matt DiBenedetto

30. Corey LaJoie

31. David Ragan

32. Cole Whitt

33. Michael McDowell

34. Reed Sorenson

35. Timmy Hill

36. Matt Kenseth

37. Gray Gaulding

38. Derrike Cope

39. Jeffrey Earnhardt

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Weekly Pull List: 3/22/2017

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

Marvel
Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows #5
Extraordinary X-Men #20
Foolkiller #5
Gamora #4
Rocket Raccoon #4
Spider-Gwen #18
Star Wars Darth Maul #2

Newman Picks Up Upset Victory in Phoenix

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Ryan Newman won the Camping World 500 from Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday afternoon.

Newman stayed out under a late caution, and he was able to fend off Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch over the final two laps to win.  Newman said he wasn’t sure if he would be able to hold off the cars with newer tires.

“I called for two tires and [crew chief Luke Lambert] called for none,” Newman said.  “I’ve won more races with no tires than I have with four.”

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Newman’s win is the first win for Richard Childress Racing since November 2013 when Kevin Harvick went to victory lane at Phoenix before leaving for Stewart-Haas Racing.  Newman said he was happy to return to victory lane for the first time in 127 races.

“I lost count, that’s how long it’s been,” Newman said.  “We had a good car all day and we kept it out of trouble.  We collected in the end.”

Kyle Busch dominated the final segment of the race, but after Joey Logano blew a tire with five laps to go, Busch was stuck back in fifth on the final restart.  Busch said he was excited to come out of Phoenix with a good finish.

“We got a top 5, that’s what we set out to do here today,” Busch said.  “It was just too many cars that stayed out.  Overall we should be proud of our run today and we move on.”

Larson finished second for the third-straight race after he was unable to chase down Newman over the final two laps.  Larson said he was excited to leave Phoenix as the point leader.

“It’s really cool to be the point leader right now; that was a goal of mine going into today,” Larson said.  “I wish I wouldn’t have gotten sideways there in the middle of one and two…I probably would have got [Newman] going into three and four coming to the white.”

Unofficial results:

1. Ryan Newman

2. Kyle Larson

3. Kyle Busch

4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

5. Brad Keselowski

6. Kevin Harvick

7. Daniel Suarez

8. Erik Jones

9. Jimmie Johnson

10. Denny Hamlin

11. Martin Truex Jr.

12. Chase Elliott

13. Clint Bowyer

14. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

15. Jamie McMurray

16. Ty Dillon

17. Aric Almirola

18. Austin Dillon

19. Trevor Bayne

20. Kasey Kahne

21. Paul Menard

22. Danica Patrick

23. Ryan Blaney

24. Michael McDowell

25. Kurt Busch

26. AJ Allmendinger

27. Chris Buescher

28. Landon Cassill

29. Matt DiBenedetto

30. Reed Sorenson

31. Joey Logano

32. Timmy Hill

33. Derrike Cope

34. Cole Whitt

35. David Ragan

36. Gray Gaulding

37. Matt Kenseth

38. Corey Lajoie

39. Jeffrey Earnhardt

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Weekly Pull List: 3/15/2017

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

BOOM! Studios
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers #13

Image
Invincible #134
Sex Criminals #17

Marvel
Amazing Spider-Man #25
Deadpool the Duck #5
Guardians of the Galaxy #18
Punisher #10
Spider-Man #14
Star Wars Poe Dameron #12
Star-Lord #4
Uncanny X-Men #19
Venom #5

Truex Dominates in Las Vegas, Busch Left Bloodied After Post-Race Fight

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Martin Truex Jr. dominated the Kobalt 400 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway to win on Sunday afternoon.

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Truex led a race-high 150 laps and swept both segments on his way to victory lane.  Even with a dominant car, it looked like Truex would finish second after Brad Keselowski pulled away on the final restart.  But after something broke on Keselowski’s car with two laps to go, Truex was able to get by to win the race.

Truex said the win was a gift.

“We’ve been on the other side of that plenty of times, and that’s the first one we’ve ever won,” Truex said.  “The guys on this team…made a lot of changes last night, and said let’s go for it.”

Keselowski said he didn’t know what broke on his car, but that he was proud of his team for giving him a car to compete.

“It was something pretty major because I lost the brakes and the car wouldn’t turn,” Keselowski said.  “Wish it was 265 laps but it’s not.  You win some this way; you lose some this way…that’s just the way it goes.”

Coming to the checkered flag, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano made contact racing for third.  Busch spun onto pit road and wound up 22nd, while Logano ended up fourth.  Following the on-track incident, the two got into an altercation on pit road after the race.  Busch took a swing at Logano before being tackled by Logano’s crew.  The incident left Busch with a cut on his forehead.

Logano said his car got loose in the middle of the corner which caused him to make contact with Busch.

“[Busch] tried to pin me down going into the corner, and he got into me going underneath Brad and we about crashed on entry,” Logano said.  “I was still trying to not spin out and had to chase it up and he was there…nothing intentional.”

Busch said he thought the contact was intentional.

“I got dumped,” Busch said.  “Flat out drove into the corner and wrecked me.”

“That’s how Joey races; he’s going to get it.”

Unofficial results:

1. Martin Truex Jr.

2. Kyle Larson

3. Chase Elliott

4. Joey Logano

5. Brad Keselowski

6. Denny Hamlin

7. Ryan Blaney

8. Jamie McMurray

9. Matt Kenseth

10. Clint Bowyer

11. Jimmie Johnson

12. Kasey Kahne

13. Trevor Bayne

14. Aric Almirola

15. Erik Jones

16. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

17. Ryan Newman

18. Michael McDowell

19. Paul Menard

20. Daniel Suarez

21. Ty Dillon

22. Kyle Busch

23. Chris Buescher

24. AJ Allmendinger

25. Austin Dillon

26. Matt DiBenedetto

27. Landon Cassill

28. Cole Whitt

29. David Ragan

30. Kurt Busch

31. Reed Sorenson

32. Jeffrey Earnhardt

33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

34. Gray Gaulding

35. Derrike Cope

36. Danica Patrick

37. Timmy Hill

38. Kevin Harvick

39. Corey LaJoie

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Weekly Pull List: 3/8/2017

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

DC
Justice League Power Rangers #3

IDW
Back to the Future: Biff to the Future #2
D4VEocracy #2

Marvel
Nova #4
Spider-Man Deadpool #15
Star Wars Doctor Aphra #5
Unbelievable Gwenpool #13

Keselowski Wins at Atlanta When Harvick Falters

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Brad Keselowski won the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday after taking the lead following a late restart.

Keselowski ran up front for much of the race, but it seemed he would finish second after Kevin Harvick dominated throughout the day.  But Harvick was penalized for speeding on pit road during the final pit stop of the race, which sent him to the back for the following restart.  With Harvick out of the way, Keselowski ran down Kyle Larson to take the lead with seven laps remaining.

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Keselowski said he didn’t have the best car, but his team was able to overcome their own misfortune to pick up the victory.

“Kevin was very, very strong, and probably was the guy to beat,” Keselowski said.  “We had our own issues with the tire and a loose wheel, and just fought through it all day.  We persevered.”

Keselowski said he was proud of his team for overcoming a crash in the season-opening Daytona 500 to win at Atlanta.

“I thought we were one of the cars to beat at Daytona, but kind of got wrecked out there and didn’t get to show our potential,” Keselowski said.  “Everybody kept their heads up and moved on to the next week.  This is what you get when you give that kind of effort.”

Harvick led 292 of 325 laps on Sunday, but the speeding penalty with 14 laps to go was too much to overcome.  Harvick said he was disappointed for costing his team a chance at the victory.

“I really hate it for everyone on this [team],” Harvick said.  “They put a great car under me and did everything I thought they needed to do…I was just going too fast on pit road apparently.”

Larson took the lead on the final restart, and it seemed as though he would pull away from the field to take the victory.  But after running the low line all day, Larson moved up to the top of the track in the closing laps, and that allowed Keselowski to get around him for the lead.

Larson said he tried to take Keselowski’s line away from him, but the plan backfired.

“I raced around Brad a lot throughout the day, and anytime I was in front of him on a short run he’d drive around me on the top,” Larson said.  “I knew I was going to have to take his line away on that restart.”

“I got to that high line and I just didn’t have enough grip out there in the lead.”

Unofficial results:

1. Brad Keselowski

2. Kyle Larson

3. Matt Kenseth

4. Kasey Kahne

5. Chase Elliott

6. Joey Logano

7. Kurt Busch

8. Martin Truex Jr.

9. Kevin Harvick

10. Jamie McMurray

11. Clint Bowyer

12. Trevor Bayne

13. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

14. Erik Jones

15. Ty Dillon

16. Kyle Busch

17. Danica Patrick

18. Ryan Blaney

19. Jimmie Johnson

20. Cole Whitt

21. Daniel Suarez

22. Landon Cassill

23. David Ragan

24. Chris Buescher

25. Paul Menard

26. AJ Allmendinger

27. Aric Almirola

28. Matt DiBenedetto

29. Michael McDowell

30. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

31. Reed Sorenson

32. Austin Dillon

33. Jeffrey Earnhardt

34. Corey LaJoie

35. Ryan Newman

36. Derrike Cope

37. Gray Gaulding

38. Denny Hamlin

39. Cody Ware

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