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The Daytona Beach News-Journal’s Godwin Kelly & Ken Willis have covered NASCAR for nearly 60 years combined. godwin.kelly@ NASCAR THIS WEEK news-jrnl.com [email protected] SPEED FREAKS QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE A few questions we had to ask ourselves Compelling questions ... and PHOENIX maybe a few actual answers Your knee-jerk review of Vegas and results of the “new THREE THINGS TO WATCH Is that a look of concern? package”? GODSPEAK: It’s a work in 1. Penske power Let’s call it a mix of mild concern, progress. Drivers have more car balanced by a hesitance to offer control, and there have been It sure looks like Team snap judgment. I tuned into Sun- fewer wrecks. Give it time. Penske has found the day’s race, saw a big pack of cars KEN’S CALL: If it seemed perfect secret key to the new slicing and dicing, and said, “See, at the start, the engineers NASCAR package — two that’s exactly what NASCAR was would eventually mess it up. But wins by two drivers on looking for with the new con- it seems imperfect at the start, consecutive weekends. figurations.” Then I looked in the so maybe the engineers will find Joey Logano credited corner of the screen and realized a way to tighten up the field. Ford’s engineers for solv- it was just the second lap of Reverse psychology, right there. ing the puzzle. “Everyone a green-flag run. By Lap 10, it is going through a learn- became the Urban Meyer 400 — Kez, then Joey. Is this going to ing curve right now, so everyone in spread formation. be a Penske year? if there’s a time to do it, GODSPEAK: You know how the now is the time because Now what? winds of fortune work, but right we had to redo every- now Team Penske enjoys a bel- thing we had anyway,” I always go back to the theory lowing jib. What? Logano said of the new proposed by former Nashville KEN’S CALL: Penske also has a Mustang. “That seems to Joey Logano won at Las Vegas a week after teammate Tennessean motorsports writer third wheel, Ryan Blaney, who be paying dividends for Brad Keselowski captured the flag at Atlanta. Team Larry Woody, who suggested has done no better than 22nd so us now.” Penske has seen early success with the new aero/motor tossing a rabid badger in every far. If they get him going, watch package. [AP/JOHN LOCHER] cockpit to liven things up. Given out. 2. NASCAR’s NASCAR’s reluctance to see the observation “But still work to do. It’s been happy with his car brilliance in that, I will instead early. Three different yet this season. “The last opt for patience and the insti- FEUD OF THE WEEK The Cup Series made its winners, three races; so two weeks we’ve been tutional knowledge that no FAMILY FEATURES f the many challenges parents face daily, encouraging healthy full aero/engine package we’ll take this one and in right field at the start eventual landing spot, rules- eating habits for their children can be one of the most vexing. While the consumption of nutritious foods like vegetables DENNY HAMLIN VS. KURT debut at Las Vegas, with head to Phoenix.” of practice, and they just wise, will be universally loved is good for kids while they’re young, it can also serve an Oimportant role in encouraging lifelong healthy habits. BUSCH: Hamlin was not happy mixed reviews. NASCAR keep scrambling and by all. One strategy for achieving that goal is to pair familiar foods with vegetables and prepare them in interesting ways. This tactic – pairing about having to play follow-the- is poking and prodding taking big swings at it foods kids already enjoy with the foods you want them to start eating 3. Harvick watch willingly – is called “associative conditioning,” and can help encourage children to try the new food, according to research conducted by leader behind Busch, who was at the data gathered to to get us close,” he said. — Ken Willis, ken.willis Elizabeth Capaldi-Phillips and Devina Wadhera and published in the “Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.” a tick slower on older tires, but date. “I think it was good When the Cup Series “Hopefully, we can get @news-jrnl.com For example, prepared beef products like hot dogs, deli roast beef, salami and summer sausage provide sources of nutrients like protein, impassable because of the new to see directionally that circus hits Phoenix and that figured out.” Count zinc and vitamin B12. In addition to the direct benefits, these meats can also be used in recipes like Green Bean Twists and Salami-Babs to help aero/motor combo. guys (came) up through ISM Raceway, you have on it Sunday. encourage the consumption of vegetables. Easy-to-make recipes such as Jerky Trail Mix, Fried Bologna Cups and Beefy Lettuce Cups also provide simple snacking solutions for kids GODWIN KELLY’S TAKE: This the pack and make to keep one eye on Kevin NASCAR CUP that include the nutritional benefits of both beef and veggies. Find more family-friendly recipes and tips to encourage nutritious is something new in the Cup a pass for the lead,” Harvick. Harvick has — Godwin Kelly, STANDINGS eating habits from the North American Meat Institute, a contractor of Series — faster cars that NASCAR Vice President piled up nine wins at the godwin.kelly@ The Beef Checkoff, at meatpoultrynutrition.org. Fried Bologna Cups can’t pass. “(When) he ran Steve O’Donnell said. 1-mile oval. He hasn’t news-jrnl.com 1. Joey Logano 133 Recipe courtesy of The Beef Checkoff Yield: 8 bologna cups the bottom (racing lane) then 2. Kevin Harvick 131 Vegetable oil spray there’s nothing anyone could do 3. Denny Hamlin 127 8 slices beef bologna Potato-Vegetable Filling (enough for one bologna cup): about it,” Hamlin said. Health 4. Kyle Busch Local 121News 1/4 cup mixed vegetables Local News Health Local News 1/4 cup mashed potatoes Local News Local News 5. Brad Keselowski GoodEducation 115Food 1 tablespoon grated cheddar cheese Local News Page 5 6. Kyle Larson 102 Apple Salad Filling (enough for one bologna cup): Page 2 PagePagePage 85 8 PagePagePagePage 1082 2 3 tablespoons chopped apple PagePagePage 2 66 2 teaspoons minced celery GODWIN’S PICKS 7. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 99 1 teaspoon golden raisins 2 teaspoons light mayonnaise FOR PHOENIX 8. Erik Jones 98 1 teaspoon plain, low-fat yogurt Spray large, nonstick skillet with vegetable oil spray. Set skillet over 8. Martin Truex Jr. 98 medium heat and lay bologna slices in pan, as many as will fit in one AMPSON OUNTY’S OMMUNITY EWSPAPER layer. Let bologna fry until it cups. Transfer cups to serving plate and FREE LAS VEGAS AMPSONSAMPSON COUNTY’SOUNTY’S COMMUNITYOMMUNITY NEWSPAPEREWSPAPER fry remaining bologna in same fashion. WINNER: Kevin Harvick SSAMPSON C C10.OUNTY’SKurt Busch C COMMUNITY95 N NEWSPAPER FREE S C C N To make Potato-Vegetable Filling: In small, microwave-safe bowl, stir together vegetables and potatoes; microwave until hot. REST OF TOP 5: Chase Elliott, 11. Aric Almirola 92 To make Apple Salad Filling: In small bowl, stir apple, celery, raisins, mayonnaise and yogurt. Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Kurt THREE THINGS WE LEARNED 12. Alex Bowman 85 Spoon desired filling into each cup. For cups with Potato-Vegetable Filling, top with grated cheese. Busch 13. Clint Bowyer 83 Fried Bologna Cups FIRST ONE OUT: Ty Dillon 1. Two for Kyle 14. Chase Elliott 81 DARK HORSE: Ricky Stenhouse 15. Ryan Blaney 69 Jr. Kyle Busch continued 16. William Byron 66 DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: The his assault on NASCAR’s VOLUMETheVOLUME 9, ISSUE9, ISSUE 50 50 Sampson17. Jimmie Johnson 65 Weekly TheTheVOLUME 10, ISSUE 10Sampson Sampson WeeklyWeekly TheVOLUME 10, ISSUE 17 Sampson Weekly competition tightens up in the minor-league series 18. Daniel Suarez 63 front pack because of the size of with two more wins, 19. Ryan Newman 62 this oval. but finished third in the www.thesampsonweekly.comwww.thesampsonweekly.comwww.thesampsonweekly.com 20. Paul Menard 61 WeekWeekWeekWeek ofof DecemberApril Decemberof March 26-May 7-13,8-14,7-13, 2, 201920182018 Cup race. “I think we passed the most cars so I think we were the most INSIDEINSIDEINSIDE MOTOR MOUTHS INSIDE WHAT’S ON TAP Roseboro Christmas PODCAST impressive,” he said, MidwayMayor Community Voices Citizen’sMourns Loss RoseboroGovernorAnd The CooperWinners Christmas Appoints Are... Mayor Voices Citizen’sJerky Trail Mix “but that doesn’t matter 2019 ALIVECUP SERIES: AFTERTicketGuardian 500 FIVE The Daytona Beach News-Journal’s Godwin Stay west, young man, stay because we don’t have a Kyle Busch carries the checkered flag after winning SITE: ISM Raceway (1-mile oval) Parade-Parade- UnderUnder Kelly & KenofWillis Student;have covered NASCAR forRoseboro RecipeMan courtesy of The Beef Checkoff west. Horace Greeley didn’t trophy. Whatever.” the Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas. He won theFrustrationTruck SCHEDULE: Friday, withqualifying DOT/24Yield: 4 cups New Judicial District 4 nearlyFrustration60 years combined. godwin.kelly@ with DOT/24 1 1/2 cups kettle corn with no exactly say that, but he wasn’t a Series race Friday, but finished third in SundaSEASONy’s Cup (Fox Sports ANNOUNCED1, 6 p.m.). Saturday, added sugars news-jrnl.com [email protected] 1 cup mini unsalted thethe LightsLights Also Victim of Auto Accident pretzels NASCAR fan. 2. Top-5 for Kurt race. 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