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Charlotte area has been covered by rain last night and this morning. Still a lot down around Greenville-Spartanburg.

Truck race moved from last night to this morning to now 9 tonight. Precipitation chances above 70 percent today and tomorrow. Haven't looked at the forecast for Monday.

Even if they get the races in, it's going to be a wet, gloomy weekend to go along with the somber emotions.

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9 pm sunsets are ridiculous

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As would be 8:30 am sunrises.

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What do y’all think of RCR retiring #8 for a long time like they did with Dale? Change the #8 to #29 or #33.

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I wouldn't think so. As has already been said, the 8 isn't nearly connected to Kyle as the 3 was with Dale. Kyle was more connected to the 18 in Cup or the 51 in Trucks.

I'll be honest, I think RC got the 8 for two reasons...
1) It allowwd Kyle to have a connection to the 18, similar to Jr. going to the 88 with Hendrick
2) If JRM ever decides to field a full time Cup ride it will be easy to transfer the 8 over to them.

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This is a Dale Sr./Fireball Roberts cataclysmic loss moment for the sport. The only difference is it didn’t happen on the track.

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It's this weird mix of Dale Sr's death in that you can't imagine a race without him on the track, fighting for position, mixing it up. But there's also that strange disbelief like when Davey and Alan died- if a racer is going to die you figure it'll be on the track like Sr (or Adam Petty, Clifford Allison), not a plane/helo crash or sudden medical issue.

It's kinda weird. Kyle says that and less than a week later he's gone

When Fox talked to Earnhardt on pit row just before the 2001 500 he said "I think it's going to be some exciting racing, and you're probably gonna see something you ain't never seen on FOX."

I know, all coincidental, but still very chilling.

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And this doesn’t even factor in the extra seats being gained now with new maps.

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Redistricting doesn't impact the Electoral College.

Tennessee has 11 electoral votes because they have 9 Representatives and two Senators. No matter how they redistrict they will still have 9 Representatives. Have to wait for the census and reapportionment before the number of reps and electoral votes goes up or down.

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And the Ultimate Warrior runs out, hits the rope a few times, clotheslines Andre like 3 or 4 times, then splashes him and pins him, then runs out the ring. Whole thing lasted maybe 30 seconds.

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I think a lot of kids got a rude introduction to WWF when they went to a non-TV taping or a taping for one of the less promoted shows.

I remember going with a couple of friends to the old Omni in Atlanta, we were like fourth row seats, and Hogan was there. He makes his big entrance, does his hand cupping his ear, all of the Hogan theatrics. He rips his shirt off and everyone is waiting for him to toss it out to the crowd.

Instead he walks over to the ropes and just drops it by the side of the ring. Match goes on, Hogan wins and leaves. Someone from WWF walks up, picks up the torn up shirt and carries it back up the walkway to the dressing room. I remember hearing this one kid, on the brink of tears, pleading with one of the security people that Hogan's shirt was right there and begging to be able to get it.

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Republican blacks aren't really black tho. Amirite?

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Apparently not. The ones already in Congress aren't allowed to join the Congressional Black Caucus.

Not sports related but if you were in Auburn anytime after 1998 you've probably seen Jay Jones name as Lee County sheriff.

He lost his reelection race last night to a former deputy.

Some talk on Xwitter that Jones was refusing to work with the Trump administration on apprehending illegals in the county.

An interesting stat I saw this morning. Not only did KLB have her worst performance in the Atlanta area, there was a strong positive correlation between distance from Atlanta and her %.

Come November all of the Ds will coalesce around her and there will be national stories pumping her as the first black governor in the south since Reconstruction, the first black female governor, etc. But I do think some folks in town will remember how she handled the Floyd riots and the Rayshard Brooks case.

Calling APD officers murders and allowing the militant takeover that got Secoriea Turner killed will make for some great negative campaign ads against her.