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Saint Patrick's Day - Blue Heart 4 Leaf Clover - Associated ...
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Wausau couple make Irish stew an EATS regular - Wausau Daily Herald
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Shreveport-Bossier gears up for St. Partick's Day parade - Shreveport Times
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No. 15 Germain Racing Team Rolls into Las Vegas Looking to Hit the Jackpot - WhoWon.com (press release)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
No. 15 Germain Racing Team Rolls into Las Vegas Looking to Hit the Jackpot
by Maggie Martin, Germain Racing
LAS VEGAS -- Michael Annett and the No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers team hope to play their cards right at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend and bring home a top-10 finish in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Sam�s Town 300.
�Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a really exciting track and it really fits Michael�s driving style,� commented crew chief Ryan Fugle, �The team has shown its strength in the last two races but we are really focused to close out this weekend with a shining performance. We�re leaning on the strength of our intermediate track program and hope to leave Las Vegas with a top-10 finish.�
�I�m looking forward to getting on track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Germain Racing�s intermediate program is very strong. Historically we have shown we run well on these 1.5 mile tracks. Our No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers team is working really well together and we are looking to unload strong and finish well this weekend at Las Vegas,� said Annett who currently sits 12th in NASCAR Nationwide Series point standings.
While most Las Vegas visitors gear up for gambling with their good luck charms close by their sides, Annett prepares for on-track performance with a few superstitious amulets of his own. The young driver believes his habit of putting everything on his left side first helps his chances at success. Annett always puts his left pant leg, sleeve, shoe, glove and ear mold in first for good luck, a ritual he learned from his father years ago. Annett also takes a symbol of good luck with him on the track, wearing a green four leaf clover on the back of all of his helmets.
Well prepared and ready to get on track, the No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers team hits Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday beginning with practice and final practice at 2 p.m. ET and 4:30 p.m. ET respectively. Saturday kicks off with Nationwide Series qualifying at 12 p.m. ET. Both practices and qualifying can be seen live on SPEED. Watch the Sam�s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway live at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN 2.
For more information on Michael Annett, check out www.MichaelAnnett.com and www.GermainRacing.com. Get live updates on Twitter @MichaelAnnett.
For more information on Pilot Travel Centers, please visit www.pilottravelcenters.com.
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Jimmie Johnson proves skill and luck are hard to beat - Anderson Independent Mail
On Sunday at Fontana, four-time reigning Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson came off pit road on lap 227, took the lead, and never lost it in winning his first race of the 2010 season.
He benefited from some good fortune when the caution came out when he was already in his pit box, allowing him to charge to the front.
Lucky? Perhaps.
Everyone needs a little, and championship performers and championship teams often make their own.
It prompted Kevin Harvick — who is on track to have an outstanding season himself — to suggest that Johnson has a horseshoe lodged in his backside.
Johnson laughed, but then quickly pointed out that his success isn’t based solely on a four-leaf clover or rabbit’s foot.
“Yes, we were lucky today,” Johnson said after Sunday’s checker. “But you don’t get lucky and win four championships and 48 races. Things went our way with the pit stop, but I had to go out there and hold off Kevin. I’m not discrediting the fact that we were handed a huge gift when we were on pit road and the caution came out. It is what it is and we’ve had plenty of races go the other way on us.
“From how consistent we’ve been from the first races we’ve been in from eight seasons ago until now, it’s because we’re a good race team.”
No doubt about that. And he gets the job done in a low-key manner.
He rarely feuds with other drivers, he stays on an even keel emotionally whether he wins or blows an engine, and basically just shows up at the track, does his media obligations, then races.
He’s not a “rock star” like Dale Earnhardt Jr., nor is he quick-witted — and often biting — like Tony Stewart.
In a way he reminds me of Pete Sampras. Pete won 14 Grand Slam titles in a 15-year career. He went about his business in such a workmanlike fashion that some fans found him boring.
I can’t think of any memorable Johnson quotes or infamous dust-ups he’s had on the track. That being said, he should be judged by what he does in the cockpit, and what he has accomplished behind the wheel of a NASCAR machine is hardly boring.
Still, Johnson has more goals.
“For me there’s a few tracks on the series that have given me a hard time,” he said. “The track in Sonoma. A road course race in general is something I want to win at. Plate stuff I feel like I’m doing better. It’s taken me a while to learn the (Car of Tomorrow) and plate racing. I want to do better on the plate tracks.
“But when you come to the short tracks and mile-and-a-half, two-mile tracks, we’ve been really, really strong on those. You know, not to be corny, but (the goal is to) just keep winning. If we’re winning races, we’re going to win a championship.”
Johnson has already done both, thanks to being one of the greatest drivers of his generation and working for a team that might be the greatest in NASCAR history.
And a little luck here and there hasn’t hurt, either.
It's all about luck baby!
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Legend of the green shamrocks “St. Patrick's Day” - Bayshore Courier
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