Eddie Gossage and SMI will fight tooth and nail to keep COTA from getting a Cup date. And there is no room for expansion. Not without dropping a date from another track, and I don’t see either the Frances or Smith agreeing to that.

Toowoomba is the hometown of Indycar driver Will Power, owner of the best name in racing.

Admiral Hopper, this tribute is far too late but is very well deserved. You have been an inspiration for legions of women, and may your inspiration continue for well into the future.

It is, and it is.

I guess you haven’t read any Captain America comics lately?

I have a great idea-just watch the last third. Just like you do now. You can find out about the points later, and you’ll get to see the most important part.

What, you thought they were not going to blow this one too?

Welcome to the Daytona 150-150-200!

Did you make these proclamations while wearing a big furry hat? No? Then they do not count.

I miss you, Unkle Joe

That we depend on Reince Priebus is still a scary thing. But even he recognizes that the dysfunctional mess he has now cannot continue.

Melania seems not to have wanted to become First Lady at all. She would rather stay in NYC and dote on Barron than to come to the White House and take on the responsibility of your typical FLOTUS. And I doubt Donald is going to push her.

As we say in the South, “Don’t let the door hit you where the good Lord split you on the way out.”

What they should have done was shorten every race by 100 miles/laps, or convert them to kilometers (ala Phoenix). Which would get rid of the midrace stroking. But noooooo...

Thanks, NASCAR. And Monster, who I’m sure put you up to this. I can so see how this will bring back fans, boost ratings, and make you all lots of money.

Two words: Helen Mirren.

Tony Stewart retires, Greg Biffle loses his ride, now Edwards retires. Teams drop entries, but no new teams are coming into the series. Monster Energy becomes title sponsor for less money than Sprint. Teams are having issues selling full-season sponsorships on their cars. Tracks remove seats because they aren’t…

Pence is the new Cheney: the power behind the Oval Office. If you think he won’t be in charge in everything but name, think again.

It’s like what Edwin Edwards said: “The only way I can lose is to be caught in bed with a live boy or a dead girl.” This is a man who bragged he could shoot someone in the middle of Times Square and he’d still be elected.

He can’t; he sent a memo out that he’s going to do it when he takes office.