Busch Continues NASCAR Domination with Win at Texas

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Kyle Busch won the Duck Commander 500 from Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

Busch picked up another victory, continuing his dominance of NASCAR’s three National Series.  He has now won the last four NASCAR races, dating back to last weekend’s races at Martinsville.   Busch said his team is working really well together right now.

 

Photo courtesy Robert Laberge/Getty Images

“Right now, it’s just clicking and going together,” Busch said.  “It’s pretty darn good…having a blast, living the dream.”

Austin Dillon spun to begin a large wreck with about 40 laps to go, and Busch was able to get around Martin Truex Jr. on the final restart.  Busch said his car had gotten better as the night went on.

“We made some great adjustments all night long.  I think the racetrack kept coming to us as the night progressed as well too.”

Truex, who dominated the second half of the race, stayed out with Dillon on a late caution while the other leaders pitted.  Truex said his old tires couldn’t hold off the other leaders.

“Our plan was to stay out and [crew chief Cole Pearn] called me in at the last second and I didn’t want to hit the cone,” Truex said.  “By the time we finally got rolling there, we just didn’t have the grip everyone else had and we were just sliding around.”

“It’s frustrating, but that’s racing and that’s the way it goes sometimes.”

Unofficial results:

1. Kyle Busch

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3. Joey Logano

4. Jimmie Johnson

5. Chase Elliott

6. Martin Truex Jr.

7. Carl Edwards

8. Kasey Kahne

9. Kurt Busch

10. Kevin Harvick

11. Matt Kenseth

12. Denny Hamlin

13. Jamie McMurray

14. Kyle Larson

15. Trevor Bayne

16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

17. Ryan Newman

18. Brad Keselowski

19. Austin Dillon

20. Ty Dillon

21. Danica Patrick

22. AJ Allmendinger

23. Casey Mears

24. Aric Almirola

25. Landon Cassill

26. Paul Menard

27. Brian Scott

28. Chris Buescher

29. Ryan Blaney

30. Cole Whitt

31. Regan Smith

32. Michael Annett

33. David Ragan

34. Matt DiBenedetto

35. Jeffrey Earnhardt

36. Reed Sorenson

37. Brian Vickers

38. Clint Bowyer

39. Greg Biffle

40. Josh Wise

Photo courtesy Kyle Busch Facebook

Weekly Pull List: 4/6/2016

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

BOOM! Studios
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #2

DC
Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad April Fool's Special #1

Image
The Walking Dead #153

Marvel
Black Panther #1
Deadpool #9
Invincible Iron Man #8
Spider-Man #3
Spider-Man 2099 #9
Spider-Women Alpha #1
Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1
Uncanny X-Men #6
Vision #6

Titan
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Year 2 #8
Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Year 2 #4

Weekly Pull List: 3/30/2016

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

Dark Horse
Fight Club 2 #10

DC
Batman and Robin Eternal #26

IDW
Back to the Future #6
Godzilla Oblivion #1

Image
Saga #35

Marvel
All-New X-Men #7
Amazing Spider-Man #1.4
Daredevil #5
Darth Vader #18
Drax #5

Weekly Pull List: 3/23/2016

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

DC
Batman #50
Batman and Robin Eternal #25
Grayson #18
Harley Quinn #26

Marvel
All-New Hawkeye #5
Carnage #6
Obi-Wan and Anakin #3
Star Wars #17
Totally Awesome Hulk #4
Uncanny X-Men #5
Venom Space Knight #5
X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #2

Doctor Who
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Year 2 #7
Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor #1
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Year 2 #7

Johnson Wins in California

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Jimmie Johnson won the Auto Club 400 from Auto Club Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

Photo courtesy "NASCAR on NBC" Facebook.

Johnson took the lead after the race was sent into overtime following a late caution.  Johnson said he had a strong car at the very end of the race, which allowed him to overtake Kevin Harvick in the final laps.

“Harvick and I got by Joey [Logano] there at the start, and I got a great run off Turn 2,” Johnson said.  “I thought, ‘I actually got a shot at this thing,’ which I didn’t expect to have.”

“Harvick’s been so fast and I cleared him and I kind of got away.  We saved our best for last.”

Harvick, who led a race-high 142 laps, said his car didn’t take off well on restarts.

“We weren’t very good on restarts for four or five laps unless we were all by ourselves,” Harvick said.  “The 48 [of Johnson] was able to hang with us and we weren’t able to drive it in like we needed to.”

Unofficial results:

1. Jimmie Johnson

2. Kevin Harvick

3. Denny Hamlin

4. Joey Logano

5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

6. Chase Elliott

7. Carl Edwards

8. AJ Allmendinger

9. Brad Keselowski

10. Jamie McMurray

11. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

12. Brian Scott

13. Brian Vickers

14. Ryan Newman

15. Paul Menard

16. Landon Cassill

17. Casey Mears

18. Clint Bowyer

19. Matt Kenseth

20. Trevor Bayne

21. Aric Almirola

22. David Ragan

23. Regan Smith

24. Austin Dillon

25. Kyle Busch

26. Cole Whitt

27. Matt DiBenedetto

28. Kasey Kahne

29. Michael Annett

30. Kurt Busch

31. Michael McDowell

32. Martin Truex Jr.

33. Chris Buescher

34. Jeffrey Earnhardt

35. Ryan Blaney

36. Josh Wise

37. Greg Biffle

38. Danica Patrick

39. Kyle Larson

Photo courtesy Jonathan Moore/Getty Images

Weekly Pull List: 3/16/2016

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

DC
Batman and Robin Eternal #24
Green Arrow #50

Marvel
All-New X-Men #6
Astonishing Ant-Man #6
Captain Marvel #3
Deadpool and the Mercs For Money #2
Extraordinary X-Men #8
International Iron Man #1
Power Man and Iron Fist #2
Silk #6
Spider-Woman #5
Star-Lord #5
Web Warriors #5

Titan
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor #5

Kevin Harvick Wins at Phoenix

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Kevin Harvick won the Good Sam 500 from Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday afternoon, beating Carl Edwards to the line in a photo finish.

 

Photo courtesy Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

Harvick, who has dominated at Phoenix in recent years, had a strong car during the race, but had to hold off Edwards following an overtime finish.  Harvick was able to beat Edwards to the line by .01 seconds.

Harvick said he knew Edwards would make it tough for him at the end of the race.

“I knew [Edwards] was better through 3 and 4, and that was not the car I wanted to see behind me,” Harvick said.  “I got up too high and I wasn’t able to stay on the bottom like I wanted to and he got into me, like he should have.”

“I knew…I was going to have to get into his door, and it worked, just barely.”

Edwards came within inches of picking up the victory, and he said he didn’t quite time his final move correctly.

“I thought I’d just move [Harvick] out of the way and get by, I just didn’t move him far enough,” Edwards said.  “I tried to side-swipe him before he got there, but I needed to be in front of his front tire.”

Unofficial results:

1. Kevin Harvick

2. Carl Edwards

3. Denny Hamlin

4. Kyle Busch

5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

6. Kurt Busch

7. Matt Kenseth

8. Chase Elliott

9. Austin Dillon

10. Ryan Blaney

11. Jimmie Johnson

12. Kyle Larson

13. Aric Almirola

14. Martin Truex Jr.

15. Ty Dillon

16. Jamie McMurray

17. AJ Allmendinger

18. Joey Logano

19. Danica Patrick

20. Matt DiBenedetto

21. Greg Biffle

22. Kasey Kahne

23. Trevor Bayne

24. David Ragan

25. Landon Cassill

26. Michael McDowell

27. Brian Scott

28. Regan Smith

29. Brad Keselowski

30. Chris Buescher

31. Clint Bowyer

32. Joey Gase

33. Michael Annett

34. Josh Wise

35. Casey Mears

36. Cole Whitt

37. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

38. Paul Menard

39. Ryan Newman

Photo courtesy Robert Laberge/Getty Images