Feb 282012
 

Brad Pitt with Angelina Jolie, in Atelier Versace with Salvatore Ferragamo shoes.

Brad Pitt with Angelina Jolie, in Atelier Versace with Salvatore Ferragamo shoes.

Check out all the great Oscar photos on Style.com

I did not get to see the Oscars this year, but I enjoyed looking at the fashion photos.  Looking forward to checking out some of the movies when available on DVD or streaming.

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Feb 282012
 

Kenseth holds off Earnhardt, wins bizarre 500

Matt Kenseth returned to Victory Lane at Daytona following a bizarre race that was full of action ... and inaction. (Getty Images)

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Finally, nothing out of the ordinary happened.

In a Daytona 500 that featured the first postponement in its history, a ball of fire from a race car vs. jet dryer collision under caution and a surfeit of wild action in the closing laps, Matt Kenseth won his second Daytona 500 when the tandem of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Greg Biffle couldn’t catch the race winner in a green-white-checkered finish…

Read the full article on NASCAR.com

Well this was one of the craziest Daytona 500 races ever. :-)   I work Sunday and would have not seen the race without the rain delay.  I was rooting for Danica to have better day, but that’s auto racing.  Joe Gibbs Racing finished strong and although Denny Hamlin led a number of laps, he was unable to get it done in the end, but I felt he ran a good race.  I’m expecting Joe Gibbs Racing to have a good year.

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Feb 232012
 

Danica Patrick at Washington Press Club

NASCAR Driver Danica Patrick, foreground, and NPC President Theresa Werner - Photo/Image: Al Teich

Danica Patrick, America’s auto racing sweetheart, warned a National Press Club luncheon audience Feb. 21 not to “set expectations too high” as she prepares for her first appearance in the Daytona 500 stock car race Feb. 26 and debut in NASCAR’s top-level Sprint Cup series.

Patrick, the 5 ft., 2 in., 100 lb., driver, who parlayed her record as the most successful woman in the open-wheel IndyCar circuit into fame as a model and corporate spokeswoman, made clear that she is out to win….

URL for the complete article:  http://press.org/news-multimedia/news/many-can-win-danick-patrick-promises-her-%E2%80%98best%E2%80%99-daytona-500-debut

Danica Patrick at National Press Club

Danica Patrick at National Press Club - photo from Yahoo Sports

I’ll be rooting for Danica on Sunday.  I’m hoping to see her finish 10 or better.  Also check out the IndyStar.com article below.

Danica Patrick still dreams of winning Indy 500

Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick

WASHINGTON — Danica Patrick may be racing fulltime for NASCAR these days, but she still dreams about winning the Indianapolis 500…

URL to the complete article: http://www.indystar.com/article/20120221/SPORTS0109/120221046/Danica-Patrick-still-dreams-winning-Indy-500?odyssey=nav%7Chead

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