8 – THE DERRICK. / The News-Herald Wednesday, May 25, 2016 QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE Compelling questions... and maybe a few actual answers How did Brad Keselowski get tire marks on his back? Oh, those came from being thrown under the nearest Greyhound fol- SPEED FREAKS lowing last Saturday night’s All Star Race in Charlotte. It’s a shame, too, A couple questions 3 THINGS WE LEARNED because ol’ Kez thought he’d turned we had to ask — ourselves the corner and was ready to spread his particular brand of genius. But What happened to rumors of FROM ALL-STAR RACE he seems to have outkicked the Kevin Harvick to the No. 5? coverage with his recommendations GODSPEAK: Apparently, to “fix” the All-Star-show. there is a racing blogger out there with a vivid imagina- No credit for the effort? tion like George R.R. Martin. KEN’S CALL: According to Sure, and it was an exciting finish, rumor, even things that so that’s a good thing. But when you make sense don't always start mixing in too much calculus, pan out. you’re inviting second-guessers. And many of his fellow drivers weren’t Does this mean Kasey Kahne the least bit hesitant to chuck him can feel safe in the No. 5? under the wheels. And to think, he GODSPEAK: Kasey has a con- was so accepted onto the Drivers tract through 2018. He has Council. got time to make this work. KEN’S CALL: A bit safer, but What’s his next trick? not safe. A lot of quality racers would answer Rick He’s heading to Vermont Hendrick's phone call. midweek to explain the delegate- redistribution system to Bernie Can anyone watch all 600 miles Sanders. Then back through D.C. of the Coke 600? to work on the tax code before GODSPEAK: Good golly, 400 helping his parents restructure their laps around a 1.5-mile track. cellphone plan. We will see who is and who is not a true NASCAR fan Ken Willis has been GETTY IMAGES/BRIAN LAWDERMILK this Sunday. covering NASCAR for Sprint All-Star Race winner Joey Logano does a victory burnout at Charlotte Motor Speedway. OK, that we KEN’S CALL: A few crew The Daytona Beach can understand. chiefs and most of the driv- News-Journal for 27 ers, but that's about all. Oh, years. Reach him at ken. and Mike Joy. 1. Too complicated 2. Kenseth explains 3. Junior finished third [email protected] The rules for this edition Kenseth, who is a Cup Series Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished of the Sprint All-Star Race at veteran, helped explain how third in the final 13-lap seg- Charlotte were too compli- the All-Star Race was con- ment. How? He had no idea. FEUD OF THE WEEK ONLINE EXTRAS cated. Jamie McMurray’s spin ducted. “I hope everybody “Yeah, I didn’t know what way late in the first 50-lap seg- understands this race more up and what way was right news-journalonline. ment had NASCAR officials than I did from the cockpit and left. Lap-down cars, were com/nascar scrambling. Race leader Matt because ever since the first car pitting with lead-lap cars and Kenseth was put a lap down pitted in that first segment, I wave-by cars were up front facebook.com/ for failing to make a green-flag have no idea what was going and in the middle,” Junior said. nascardaytona pit stop. on. None,” he said. — Godwin Kelly, [email protected] @nascardaytona Questions? Contact Godwin Tony Stewart Chase Elliot Kelly at godwin.kelly@news- 3 THINGS TO WATCH jrnl.com or Ken Willis at ken. championship points at stake, [email protected] 1. Stewart’s finale TONY STEWART VS. CHASE ELLIOTT: but paid $1 million to winner Joey Elliott was trying to pit early in the It’s hard to believe, but Tony Logano. Now Cup teams will reload second segment. When he slowed SPRINT CUP POINTS Stewart has never won the Coca- and come back for Sunday’s Coca- his No. 24 Chevy down, it caused a 1. Kevin Harvick 418 Cola 600. In fact, he has scored only Cola 600, which starts in daylight, chain-reaction crash that swept up 2. Kyle Busch 397 one win at Charlotte in his career, ends in darkness and covers 400 3. Kurt Busch 386 Stewart. the 500-mile fall race in 2003. laps. The teams that used the All- 4. Carl Edwards 381 GODWIN KELLY’S TAKE: “(Elliott) This could be Stewart’s fairy-tale Star as a practice session will be in 5. Jimmie Johnson 370 wrecked everybody," Stewart moment, since he needs a win to much better shape for NASCAR’s 6. Brad Keselowski 368 groused. No driver wants to get in get into the Chase playoffs. The marathon on Sunday. 7. Chase Elliott 341 GETTY IMAGES/MATT SULLIVAN the crosshairs of this heading-into- All-Star fiasco may have sparked 3. Cover boy 8. Joey Logano 340 Stewart’s competitive juices. “I’m Will the Coca-Cola 600 provide retirement, three-time NASCAR 9. Martin Truex Jr. 336 the fairy-tale moment of Tony glad it’s my last one,” Stewart said Carl Edwards finished a distant champion. 10. Austin Dillon 315 Stewart’s 2016 racing season? of the All-Star madness. “I’m just fourth in the All-Star Race, but that 11. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 314 Maybe the magic wand with madder than hell.” was good enough to get him on 12. Matt Kenseth 313 help. the cover. The cover of what? As 13. Denny Hamlin 308 2. Complete opposites WHAT’S ON TAP? the highest finishing Toyota driver, Martin Racing. The game will be 14. Jamie McMurray 296 Last weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Edwards will be featured in the new released Sept. 13 and will be avail- SPRINT CUP: Coca-Cola 600 15. Ryan Blaney 288 All-Star Race was a relatively NASCAR Heat Evolution video game able on PlayStation 4, Xbox One SITE: Charlotte Motor Speedway (1.5- 16. Kasey Kahne 286 short race (113 laps) with no being released by Dusenberry and Windows PC. mile, quad-oval) 17. AJ Allmendinger 283 TV SCHEDULE: Thursday, practice (Fox 18. Ryan Newman 278 — Godwin Kelly, [email protected] Sports 1, 2 p.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports 19. Trevor Bayne 275 1, 7 p.m.). Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 273 GODWIN’S PICKS FOR COCA-COLA 600 1, 1 p.m.). Sunday, race (Fox, coverage 21. Kyle Larson 243 begins at 6 p.m., green flag at 6:15 p.m.) 22. Paul Menard 232 Godwin Kelly is the 23. Danica Patrick 216 WINNER: Chase Elliott DARK HORSE: Trevor REST OF TOP 5: Brad Bayne Daytona Beach News- XFINITY: Hisense 300 24. Greg Biffle 215 SITE: Charlotte Motor Speedway 25. Aric Almirola 213 Keselowski, Kyle Busch, DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Journal’s motorsports Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl The rookie grabs his editor and has covered TV SCHEDULE: Thursday, practice (Fox 26. Clint Bowyer 211 Sports 1, 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.). Satur- 27. Landon Cassill 202 Edwards first career NASCAR NASCAR for 30 years. FIRST ONE OUT: Joey Cup Series victory in Reach him at godwin. day, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 11:15 a.m.), 28. Casey Mears 184 race (Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.) 29. Brian Scott 178 Logano this stock-car marathon. [email protected] 30. David Ragan 161 KEN WILLIS’ TOP 10 NASCAR DRIVER RANKINGS KYLE MATT CARL KURT KEVIN JOEY BRAD CHASE JIMMIE MARTIN BUSCH KENSETH EDWARDS BUSCH HARVICK LOGANO KESELOWSKI ELLIOTT JOHNSON TRUEX JR. Wow, he lost a Mr. Hunch likes Middle name 31 Charlotte Soon trades Bumped up Mr. Fix-It Got his dad’s 2015 at Gremlins have truck race? Mild Matt this is Michael starts, one free Silverado a few places popularity Charlotte: 600 miles to week win for free F-150 with win gene 40th, 39th get him 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2016 SPRINT CUP SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Feb. 13: Sprint Unlimited at Daytona (Denny Hamlin) June 12: FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan, 1 p.m., FS1 Oct. 2: AAA 400 at Dover, 2 p.m., NBCSN Feb. 21: Daytona 500 (Denny Hamlin) June 26: Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma, 3 p.m., FS1 Oct. 8: Bank of America 500 at Charlotte, 7 p.m., NBC Feb. 28: Folds of Honor 500 at Atlanta (Jimmie Johnson) July 2: Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, 7:45 p.m., NBC Oct. 16: Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas, 2:15 p.m., NBC March 6: Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas (Brad Keselowski) July 9: Quaker State 400 at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m., NBC Sports Oct. 23: Alabama 500 at Talladega, 2 p.m., NBCSN March 13: Good Sam 500k at Phoenix (Kevin Harvick) Network Oct. 30: Goody’s 500 at Martinsville, 1 p.m., NBCSN March 20: Auto Club 400 at Fontana (Jimmie Johnson) July 17: New Hampshire 301, 1:30 p.m., NBCSN Nov. 6: AAA 500 at Texas, 2 p.m., NBC April 3: STP 500 at Martinsville (Kyle Busch) July 24: Crown Royal 400 at Indianapolis, 3 p.m., NBCSN Nov. 13: Can-Am 500k at Phoenix, 2:30 p.m., NBC April 9: Duck Commander 500 at Texas (Kyle Busch) July 31: Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono, 1:30 p.m., NBCSN Nov. 20: Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami, 2:30 p.m., NBC April 17: Food City 500 at Bristol (Carl Edwards) Aug.