Kenseth Wins Wild AAA 400

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Matt Kenseth won the AAA 400 from Dover International Speedway on Sunday afternoon to pick up his first victory of 2016.

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Kenseth had to hold off Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott over the final run of the race, with Larson getting within striking distance of Kenseth on numerous occasions.  Kenseth said he had to hold off Larson with a very loose race car.

“We were tight all night on restarts, then five laps into that last run we got so loose that I thought Kyle was going to get right by me,” Kenseth said.  “Just buried the trackbar and kept digging the best I could and tried to hold him off.”

A restart with less than 50 laps to go changed the outlook of the race, when Jimmie Johnson caused an 18-car pileup at the front of the field that took out some of the best cars.  Kenseth said he was able to capitalize on the other front-runner’s misfortune.

“Obviously we got fortunate when some of the good cars got in accidents.  But Kyle gave me everything I wanted, and then some.”

Larson raced Kenseth clean over the final run, but said he could have moved Kenseth to get to victory lane.

“I was trying all I could do to get by him without getting into him,” Larson said.  “I probably could have bumped him there a little once in the middle of one and two.  I was just trying to be patient, I knew I was better than he was.”

“I got another shot at him there at the end.  Came up a little too short, maybe just a little too patient there.”

Unofficial results:

1. Matt Kenseth

2. Kyle Larson

3. Chase Elliott

4. Kasey Kahne

5. Kurt Busch

6. Brad Keselowski

7. Denny Hamlin

8. Ryan Blaney

9. Martin Truex Jr.

10. Trevor Bayne

11. Paul Menard

12. Clint Bowyer

13. Danica Patrick

14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

15. Kevin Harvick

16. Ryan Newman

17. David Ragan

18. Chris Buescher

19. Landon Cassill

20. Michael McDowell

21. Jamie McMurray

22. Joey Logano

23. AJ Allmendinger

24. Brian Scott

25. Jimmie Johnson

26. Casey Mears

27. Cole Whitt

28. Carl Edwards

29. Greg Biffle

30. Kyle Busch

31. Aric Almirola

32. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

33. Austin Dillon

34. Tony Stewart

35. Jeffrey Earnhardt

36. Josh Wise

37. Michael Annett

38. Reed Sorenson

39. Regan Smith

40. Matt DiBenedetto

 

Photo courtesy Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

 

Weekly Pull List: 5/11/2016

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 #3

DC
Batman #52
Harley Quinn and Her Gane of Harleys #2

IDW
Back to the Future: Citizen Brown #1

Marvel
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #5
All-New X-Men #9
Black Panthers #2
Darth Vader #20
Deadpool #11
Guardians of the Galaxy #8
Gwenpool #2
Silk #8
Venom Space Knight #7
Vision #7
Web Warriors #7

Titan
Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Year Two #5

Weekly Pull List: 5/4/2016

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

Make sure to go see Captain America: Civil War this weekend!!!

Image
The Walking Dead #154

Marvel
Amazing Spider-Man #12
Daredevil Punisher #1
Deadpool Masacre #1
Gwenpool #0
Howard the Duck #7
Invincible Iron Man #9
Moon Knight #2
Nova #7
Punisher #1
Rocket Raccoon and Groot #5
Spider-Gwen #8
Spider-Man 2099 #10
Star Wars: Poe Dameron #2
Uncanny X-Men #7

Titan
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Year Two #9

Keselowski Survives Talladega to Win Geico 500

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Brad Keselowski won the Geico 500 from Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday afternoon.

Keselowski was one of the few cars that wasn’t involved in an accident on Sunday, where 33 of 40 drivers were involved in an accident.  Keselowski said staying up front helped him avoid the big accidents.

 

Photo courtesy Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

“That’s one of the tickets to staying out of the wrecks; stay out front,” Keselowski said.  “The guys at Team Penske gave me a great Miller Lite Ford, and this Fusion was hauling it.”

Keselowski said he got two big pushes on the final restart that helped him stay in the lead.

“As the leader, it’s really…out of your control, you need the cars behind you to push,” Keselowski said.  “Jamie McMurray behind me gave me a great push, then Kyle Busch gave me a push…to clear the 41 [of Kurt Busch].”

Austin Dillon was one of the many damaged cars, and was involved in two accidents during the race.  Despite his damage, Dillon was able to work his way to the front under the final run to finish third.  Dillon said it was a testament to his team and their new attitude.

“I’m so proud of our Dow Intellifresh guys, they worked their butts off,” Dillon said.  “We did 15 pit stops today, and what we’ve been really focused on going forward is trying not to panic.”

“No one panicked, they did their jobs, they fixed the car and what a run to the finish.”

Unofficial results:

1. Brad Keselowski

2. Kyle Busch

3. Austin Dillon

4. Jamie McMurray

5. Chase Elliott

6. Tony Stewart

7. Clint Bowyer

8. Kurt Busch

9. Ryan Blaney

10. Trevor Bayne

11. Landon Cassill

12. Michael Waltrip

13. Martin Truex Jr.

14. AJ Allmendinger

15. Kevin Harvick

16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

17. David Gilliland

18. Cole Whitt

19. Bobby Labonte

20. Greg Biffle

21. Michael McDowell

22. Jimmie Johnson

23. Matt Kenseth

24. Danica Patrick

25. Joey Logano

26. Paul Menard

27. Aric Almirola

28. Ryan Newman

29. Kyle Larson

30. Brian Scott

31. Denny Hamlin

32. Regan Smith

33. Casey Mears

34. David Ragan

35. Carl Edwards

36. Matt DiBenedetto

37. Chris Buescher

38. Michael Annett

39. Kasey Kahne

40. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Photo courtesy Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

Weekly Pull List: 4/27/2016

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

DC
Batman #51
Dark Knight III: The Master Race #4
Harley Quinn #27

Image
Saga #36
Sex Criminals #15

Marvel
Amazing Spider-Man #11
Carnage #7
Daredevil #6
Doctor Strange #7
Doctor Strange: Last Days of Magic #1
Drax #6
International Iron Man #2
Spider-Woman #6
Spidey #5
Star Wars #18
Star-Lord #6
Venom Space Knight #6
X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #3

Edwards Wins in Richmond

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Carl Edwards won the Toyota Owners 400 from Richmond International Raceway on Sunday afternoon.

 

Photo courtesy Drew Hallowell/Getty Images

The victory Sunday was Edwards’ second-straight win.  He had to move his teammate Kyle Busch out of the way on the final lap to pick up the win.  Edwards said he was already committed to the inside line when Busch decided to block.

“[Busch] went down to the bottom to park it in 3 and 4 and I had already decided to go down there, so I thought I was going to give him a little nudge,” Edwards said.  “We both got wins and we’re racing for wins and getting these trophies.”

“I didn’t think we had anything, Kyle was so good there for that run.  Kyle’s an amazing teammate.”

Busch said his car wasn’t as good on the long run as Edwards’, and it ultimately cost him the race.

“We had a really great car today,” Busch said.  “We were fast, but not as good as Carl on the long runs.  We did everything right; we did everything we were supposed to do and put ourselves in the right position.”

The race was highlighted by the return of Tony Stewart, who missed the first eight races of the season recovering from a back injury following an off-season crash.  Stewart finished 19th.

Unofficial results:

1. Carl Edwards

2. Kyle Busch

3. Jimmie Johnson

4. Kasey Kahne

5. Kevin Harvick

6. Denny Hamlin

7. Matt Kenseth

8. Joey Logano

9. Martin Truex Jr.

10. Kurt Busch

11. Brad Keselowski

12. Chase Elliott

13. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

14. Greg Biffle

15. Kyle Larson

16. Jamie McMurray

17. Trevor Bayne

18. Ryan Newman

19. Tony Stewart

20. Austin Dillon

21. Aric Almirola

22. Paul Menard

23. David Ragan

24. Danica Patrick

25. AJ Allmendinger

26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

27. Landon Cassill

28. Ryan Blaney

29. Casey Mears

30. Matt DiBenedetto

31. Michael McDowell

32. Regan Smith

33. Clint Bowyer

34. Chris Buescher

35. Brian Scott

36. Michael Annett

37. Ryan Ellis

38. Jeffrey Earnhardt

39. Josh Wise

40. Reed Sorenson

Photo courtesy Matt Hazlett/Getty Images