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.

(Click on the Pics, Graphics, & Links for related news & info.)

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

[MtnClimber]

The wind here was brutal today, nearly 70 mph. Driving the Toyota 4-runner with side winds was difficult. Like having Ky Bu behind you. Hope Wookie Breath finds some roadkill skunks to eat at Homestead or she will be in a bad mood, like when she catches zero smoking and eating ice cream again.

[tubebender]

Why do you continue to live there?

[MtnClimber]

Wind and snow is better than earthquakes.

[SouthTexas]

Surf's up!

North shore 90 footer.

[NormsRevenge]

and then there’s this.. Poncho Time!

Today - Phoenix
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=zmw:85061.1.99999

Showers in the morning...then scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Highs 64 to 69. East wind around 5 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon.

Chance of measurable rain 80 percent. Rainfall up to a half of an inch possible...except locally higher in thunderstorms.

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Stot the race urly Boss?

[NormsRevenge]

That guy is nuts! You know how hard the wall could crash on him.. Nuts!

and they have to use JetSkis.. geeeesh

[NormsRevenge]

Yahoo has it 50%

http://weather.yahoo.com/united-states/arizona/avondale-2357905/

Avondale
Today: Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. Thunder possible. High 71F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

[MtnClimber]

Off and on snow flurries today in the Colorado Rockies.

[al baby]

Restrictor plate posting only ?

[SouthTexas]

I explained to a young friend, who was determined to hit the large waves on Mexico’s Pacific side, that it was like diving off of our building onto the street, then having the building fall on top of you.

And that was only for 20 footers. ;)

[Pete-R-Bilt]

Snowed HARD here last night, then it warmed up and rained it all away!

[NormsRevenge]

That’s why I don’t body surf anymore since I dang near drownt once on vacation.. and it wasn’t even 5 foot waves. :-)

90 Feet? ouch.

[NormsRevenge]

Ping to the pre-race show and race ..

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Lap-by-Lap: Phoenix
By NASCAR.COM
November 13, 2011 2:00 PM, EST

http://www.nascar.com/lap-by-lap/111113/lblphoenix2/index.html

2 p.m. ET — The pre-race show on ESPN is under way. The track is dry, the sun is trying to break through the last remaining clouds and we’re on schedule for a 3:18 p.m. ET start at Phoenix International Raceway. (And there’s perhaps one or two spotty showers to the south that could cause trouble.)

8:44 a.m. ET — It’s an early morning here, but it’s looking like it might be a late night. The rain showers that were expected in Arizona have taken hold, and it appears to be at least a 30 percent chance of rain through 8 p.m. ET. There are lights at Phoenix International Raceway, so I’m sure NASCAR will wait it out as long as possible to get the Kobalt Tools 500 in Sunday. Matt Kenseth won his third pole of the season and will lead the field to green next to A.J. Allmendinger. Tony Stewart starts eighth and Carl Edwards ninth in the penultimate Chase race of 2011. The green flag is set for 3:18 p.m. ET.

[NYTexan]

Mornin’ Norm
Where’s the breakfast bar? And my bloody Mary???

[NormsRevenge]

LIVE LEADERBOARD : Kobalt Tools 500 - Phoenix
http://www.nascar.com/races/leaderboard/cup/race/

[SouthTexas]

I should probably give grandson my last board instead of just loaning it to him. It tends to ride a little low in the water now anyway. :)

[tubebender]

Breakfast was at the Elks Lodge, $6.00 and my son was my host. The kitchen crew and wait staff are all volunteers and no, Red Green was not on duty but thanks for asking about him.

[SouthTexas]

STR is running:

SMoke
MM
Dinger
Bobby

[NYTexan]

Were you peeking at the dillo roster?

They have the same line-up! LOL

[NYTexan]