There are more than one hundred drivers entered across NASCAR’s three national series for this coming weekend’s tripleheader at Phoenix International Raceway. At this point of the post-season, just three are certain they’ll be racing for a championship the following weekend in Miami. In the Sprint Cup Series, Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson have advanced by virtue of victories in the semifinal round of the Chase. Six drivers remain in contention for the final two spots, with Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch – both former champions – likely facing a must-win situation to move on. In the inaugural Truck Series Chase, Johnny Sauter has swept the first two races in the Round of Six and will seek his first championship next week in Miami. Five drivers are left to battle for the three other spots. And in the X-FINITY Series, six drivers are currently in the mix for a berth in The Championship Four that will head to South Florida for the November 19th season finale.
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November 9th: On This Day
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On this day in 2004, Josh Turner flagged down his first Platinum Album for Long Black Train. The album was the debut album for Turner and produced three singles with “She’ll Go on You”, “What It Ain’t”, and the title track “Long Black Train”.
Streaming From Seacrest Studios – Rascal Flatts
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Rascal Flatts were in Nashville on Monday (11/7) to visit patients and families at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. During their visit, the trio met with the hospital’s patients and also performed some of their biggest hit songs, including “Fast Cars And Freedom,” “God Bless The Broken Road” and “I Like The Sound Of That.” Making Rascal Flatts’ visit even more special was the fact that it was streamed live to four other children’s hospitals nationwide, including Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, and Washington D.C.
The trio’s visit had a total reach of more than 2,000 patients and marked the first time a performance has ever been broadcast from Seacrest Studios.
GOP Wins Iowa Senate, Controls Both Chambers
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans have won a majority in the Iowa Senate, giving the GOP control of both legislative chambers and the governor’s office.
By winning control of the Senate in Tuesday’s election, Republicans now are better positioned to move ahead on a conservative agenda backed by Gov. Terry Branstad. For years, Senate Democrats have blocked Republican initiatives on a range of issues, including same-sex marriage, gun control and abortion restrictions.
The 100-member House and 50-member Senate haven’t been controlled by the same party since the 2008 and 2009 sessions, when Democrats held majorities in both chambers. At that time, a Democrat, Chet Culver, also held the governor’s office.
November 8th: On This Day
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On this day in 2006, Kellie Pickler’s debut album, Small Town Girl, debuted at number one on the Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, selling more than 79,000 copies in its first week in stores. The album produced three singles, “Red High Heels”, “I Wonder”, and “Things That Never Cross a Man’s Mind”. Those singles helped make Small Town Girl become Certified Gold by the RIAA.
Controlled Natural Gas Blow-Off Will Be Conducted Tomorrow Morning
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A controlled Natural gas blow-off will be conducted South East of Oskaloosa tomorrow morning, November 9, around 9:00 a.m. for maintenance purposes. This action will create a loud “whistling” that will sound like a leak. The Oskaloosa Fire Department would like the public to know that this is not an emergency and will not create any hazards for the Citizens of Mahaska County. Any questions can be related to the Oskaloosa Fire Department at 641-673-3541 x2.
Darius Rucker Weighs In On His Name Being Mentioned In Leaked Email
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As the 2016 presidential election comes to a close tonight (11/8), Darius Rucker is weighing in on the recent news of his name being mentioned in a leaked email related to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. At the time the news broke, The Daily Caller reported that leaked emails from Clinton’s State Department staffer Capricia Marshall showed that she and a man named John Sykes asked figure skater Michelle Kwan and Big Machine Label president Scott Borchetta to convince Rucker to endorse Hillary.
· Ultimately, Darius never publicly endorsed Clinton for president and in a recent interview with Taste of Country, he said he was “shocked” to find out his name had been mentioned in one of the leaked emails. Rucker said, “I’m just not in politics. It wasn’t that I’m not supporting this person or that person, it’s just that I didn’t want to get involved in politics, and here I am being brought in.”
Next Up: Phoenix Int’l Raceway
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The 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup moves from Texas to Arizona, with the final race in the Round of Eight coming up Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. The eight-driver field will be trimmed to four following the Can-Am 500. Chase participants have won this race in ten of the twelve years it’s been run as part of NASCAR’s “post-season” format. The only non-Chase competitors to win the fall race at P-I-R during that stretch are Kyle Busch in 2005 and Kasey Kahne in 2011.
► Seven of the eight drivers remaining in the semifinal round of the Chase have won a Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway: Kurt and Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth. Joey Logano’s best finish there is third on two occasions, most recently in this race last year … Dating back to November 2012, Harvick has won six of the last eight races contested at P-I-R – including this year’s first stop on March 13th … So far this fall, all eight post-season races have been won by drivers on the original Chase Grid. The best finish by a non-Chase competitor is Brian Scott’s runner-up effort at Talladega Superspeedway sixteen days ago, when he finished second to Logano.
Boma Claims Conference Title To Pace WPU At Heart Championships
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Kansas City, Mo.–Jamal Boma (Sr., Des Moines, Iowa, Business Management and Physical Education) did not fold under the pressure of continuing his record-breaking season as he led the William Penn cross country teams at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships Saturday.
Boma was the first runner across the finish line in the 112-person men’s 8K race with a time of 25:46.66. He was just over six seconds faster than runner-up Ulysses Orozco of Missouri Valley. It is the first conference crown for WPU since Travis Sauer took home the Midwest Classic Conference title in 2004.
The senior, who won his third meet title of the season Saturday, now qualifies for the NAIA National Championships on November 19 in Elsah, Ill.
His effort helped the Statesmen to sixth place out of 13 teams with 180 points. #9 Missouri Valley easily won the team title with 34 points, while MidAmerica Nazarene earned the second automatic bid to nationals by winning the tiebreaker over Baker; both teams had 87 points, but MNU’s sixth finisher was higher than BU’s.
Payton Busch (Sr., Centerville, Iowa, Secondary Education) was also strong in his collegiate finale by placing 16th at 27:09.06. He was the ninth-best individual finisher not from a qualifying team, but unfortunately needed to place three spots higher to join Boma at nationals.
Garrett Heckman (Jr., New Virginia, Iowa, Mechanical Engineering) was 39th in a time of 28:55.14, while Zack Johnson (Jr., Decatur, Ill., Mechanical Engineering), who also completed his Statesmen career (he will enroll at Iowa State next year as part of the 3+2 engineering program), crossed the line in a time of 29:59.83 to finish 63rd.
Terry Jackson (Fr., Houston, Alaska, Biology) wrapped up the varsity scoring in 80th place (31:02.16). George Ball (Fr., Cambridge, England, Physical Education), in 82nd at 31:16.20, and Cameron Shade (Fr., Riverdale, Ga., Sociology), in 86th (31:32.98), also competed for the navy and gold.
The WPU women, behind a 38th-place finish by Guadalupe Gonzalez (Jr., Houston, Texas, Exercise Science), were 13th out of 14 teams with 318 points. Gonzalez completed the 5K course with a time of 20:07.69.
Deja Lewis (Sr., Spring, Texas, Psychology) was next, finishing 55th out of 113 runners in a time of 20:47.62, while Alexys Devlin (Jr., Davenport, Iowa, Physical Education) was 84th (22:37.89). Bree’Anna Lee (Fr., Broken Arrow, Okla., Biology), in 91st at 23:20.31, and Arianna Davis (Jr., New Sharon, Iowa, Biology), in 97th at 24:27.07, completed the team scoring. Rachel Surbaugh (Fr., Knoxville, Iowa, Biology) (113th, 29:20.14) raced Saturday as well.
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Man Dies After Fall From Pole While Celebrating Cubs’ Win
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a college student who fell while celebrating the Chicago Cubs’ World Series victory has died in an Iowa City hospital.
Johnson County authorities say 21-year-old Kyle Leeney died Monday. The exact cause of death has not been released.
Authorities say Leeney fell after climbing a light pole outside a bar on the Iowa City pedestrian mall last week as the Cubs ended their long quest for a World Series title. Police say he was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
University of Iowa officials say Leeney was a sophomore from Lockport, Illinois, who was majoring in mechanical engineering.
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