The Class of '86

498. Here is the Russia High School Class of 1986 when they were third graders - check out how cute the chick is bottom row, fourth from the right!!!!

499. Boogity, Boogity, Boogity - NASCAR got under way yesterday with Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth winning the twin 150s - my pick to win on Sunday at Daytona - Carl Edwards

500. Best NASCAR pre-race prayer - from last year at Nashville

501. The Daytona 500 was originally named "First Annual 500 Mile International Sweepstakes"

502. Fireball Roberts won the 1962 Daytona 500 - he has to have my second favorite name in auto racing history - right behind, who else, but ---------------- Dick Trickle
503. 2 things memorable about the year 1986, other than the greatest graduating class in Russia High School history - it was the year when the last time that Haley's Comet appeared, and also, the Space Shuttle Challenger blew up on January 28, 1986
504. here is a picture of the pacecar from the 1986 Indianapolis 500 - a 1986 Corvette

505. here is a picture of a glacier "calving" from our trip to Alaska in 2008 - one of the coolest things I have ever witnessed!!!

506.  Trivia question for the thirteenth Friday of the blog - all correct answers are eligible to win one of two $ 10 gift certificates to Cruizers - No help from the internet for your answer -there are five men who have won 3 or more Daytona 500 races - whoever names the most wins (you get only 5 guesses)!!!! -  send your answers to hood3939@gmail.com - deadline is 6 pm Friday!!!