NASCAR SPRINT Cup: Kobalt 500 @ Phoenix International Raceway - Sunday 11/13/2011 3:00 pm/et ESPN

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[AZamericonnie]

Welcome to the.....

Kobalt Tools 500

Welcome to the Chase for the Sprint Cup #9

Patriotic Pre-Race Festivities to Honor Active Military and Veterans

Phoenix International Raceway and NASCAR fans in attendance for Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 will celebrate Veterans Day by paying tribute to the generations of men and women who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces during the pre-race show beginning at noon on November 13.

The spectacular pre-race show will also include:

· 36 soldiers (nine each from Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines) will be honored in the Bryan Grandstand as they march down toward the track, waving American Flags

· An aerial entrance to the track by the Arizona Skyhawks carrying the American Flag

· Turn 2 display of a 200-foot American Flag presented by Arizona Project ChalleNGe

· National Anthem by Pentagon-awarded “Armed Forces Entertainers of the Year,” Catchpenny

· Flyover by four F-16s from the 62nd Fighter Squadron out of Luke Air Force Base

· Luke Air Force Base Honor Guard

· Moment of silence to honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice defending our freedom prior to the National Anthem

A new paint scheme designed using photos of Vietnam Veterans - submitted by soldiers and their families through a contest sponsored by the U.S. Army - will be featured on Ryan Newman's No. 39 Chevy during the Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

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Current Cup driver standings

Bowyer to run USO "Cheer" paint scheme at Phoenix

The No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet driven by Clint Bowyer will carry a special message during the Sprint Cup Series event this Veterans Day weekend at Phoenix. The design features the message "send Cheer" to encourage fans to send thanks and spread cheer to military families whose loved ones are serving our country.

The paint scheme is part of a partnership between Cheerios and the USO to help support military families by sending "Cheer" postcards from the front of specially marked packages of Cheerios cereal found in stores through November 2011. People can simply cut out the postcard from the box, write a message of thanks on the back, add a stamp, and mail the pre-addressed postcard to the USO. The USO will deliver the postcards to military families at events at USO centers across the nation.

"I can't thank General Mills and the USO enough for their support this weekend at Phoenix," Bowyer said. "It's a really cool paint scheme and I'm excited about driving it. I hope it encourages everyone out there to 'send Cheer' to our nation's military families."

Race fans will also be able to send thanks and encouragement at Phoenix by visiting the "Cheer" display located outside the track throughout the entire race weekend. You can fill out a postcard and have it sent to military families by the USO.

*Take a Tour of Phoenix*



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Multiple Grammy Award winning recording artists Los Lobos – who reached super-stardom in 1987 with their chart-topping cover of Ritchie Valens’ La Bamba – will perform at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Budweiser ROLL-Bar main stage prior to the Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.

The five-piece eclectic ensemble from East Los Angeles includes David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Cesar Rosas, and Conrad Lozano and Steve Berlin. The band has been performing and releasing records for nearly four decades – sharing the stage with acts such as Bob Dylan, U2 and the Grateful Dead. With their eclectic style that draws from rock, country, folk, R&B, blues and traditional Spanish and Mexican music, the band continues to redefine their sound while maintaining a rich musical tradition. In August 2010, the group released their first album in four years, entitled Tin Can Trust. This year they launched an international tour with stops in Europe and Australia

November Event Weekend Schedule

Kobolt Tools 500 Entry List

	BROADCAST		DATE		TIME		EVENT
			11|10|11	3 p.m.	Wypall 200 practice
			11|10|11	5:30 p.m.	Wypall 200 practice
			11|11|11	1:30 p.m.	Kobalt Tools 500 practice
			11|11|11	3:40 p.m.	Wypall 200 final practice
			11|11|11	5:30 p.m.	Kobalt Tools 500 final practice
			11|12|11	Noon	Wypall 200 qualifying
			11|12|11	1:30 p.m.	Kobalt Tools 500 qualifying
			11|12|11	3:30 p.m.	Wypall 200
			11|13|11	3 p.m.	Kobalt Tools 500

[Brad’s Gramma]

LOL!!!!!

(Who ARE you and why do you constantly ping me?????)

[Brad’s Gramma]

(Grock. Pssssst. They pinned another note on him one time that said “undeliverable”)

[glock rocks]

Who am I? I'm the FR Nascar bouncer.

My card:

It's what I do.

Wait, what was the question?

[Brad’s Gramma]

Question, you say?

I just axed. I now know the answer.

3 minutes....ok?

[glock rocks]

Okay.

Wait, a Fair Funkle takes... no

Um.

Huh?

[Brad’s Gramma]

Fair funkle?

[happydogx2]

A lot of weirdness going on, self. First, Moochie and Jill are going to nice car then my lib brother tells me, after 6 years of me telling him to attend a performance, that he’s going to a TSO concert. (Last night - Omaha) Now some guy shows up at my door step with a note pinned to his shirt...he’s muttering “foti” over and over again. I sent him on his way as a don’t like Mutts.

More weirdness - practice speeds yesterday. A whole lot of disparity.

[tubebender]

Cheaters always win...

[tubebender]

That was my Alder Eagle at your door and the nice lady at Fotki reset my password and told me Grock had thousands of photos in his account and I am having coffee with my only FRiend at Sambo’s at 8:30.

[NormsRevenge]

Yup, the lil France does seem to have the same vision as Unngh the Marxist.. E85, cookie cutter CoTanks

We could be looking at ceramic wheels, stryofoam cars with solar and wind panels , heck Honda, Fiat and Tesla may be running teams before ya know it. all electric hybrids.. that run on grape juice and cold fusion

[tubebender]

For all you FReepers with Doggy Breath... Hang 10 Twenty

[tubebender]

I declare a Fairy Farkel...

[tubebender]

Qualifiers are all on SPEED...

[tubebender]

The weather looks good at the track.

[happydogx2]

Low center of gravity helps; the skateboard and 1/4 pipe is hard to believe...

I’ll try it in 67 days brudda..

[LasVegasMac]

What if he stays real low? Outa the way...?

There is a minimum speed though.........

[tubebender]

DRAT!!! I only got 16 Q points (;/

[NormsRevenge]

Lookin good.. 15 here.. GiddyUP!

[LasVegasMac]

Ha.

Did ya see who the grand marshal is for the last race?

The first wookie.

and her and Joe Biden are going to host a bbq.

excuse me, I have to go barf now....

How freakin pathetic.

[tubebender]

This is all a set as they know she is going to get roundly booed by the unwashed masses and will use it in the campaign. Let’s Pray for 2 feet of snow on the track tonight.