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LOUDON, N. White Nike Air Max 2018 .H. -- NASCAR didnt get the day it needed Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It needed a free-for-all wrestling match on a 1-mile flat race track on a hot summer day when its most popular driver was sidelined by a possible concussion.Thanks, Matt Kenseth, for spoiling all that hope. Kenseth earned his 38th career win in a New Hampshire 301 dominated by the same drivers who have dominated all season and where battles for the lead primarily got dicey when the leaders found themselves in the rare position of being stuck in traffic or on a restart.The race had potential to invigorate. Restarts would be crazy thanks to the typical one-groove track. Drivers who already have made the Chase would have nothing to lose beating and banging for a win. Teams had not used the regular 2016 aerodynamic package since early June at Pocono, meaning that some teams might have landed on something in the last month that could throw the establishment into a tailspin.Oh, there could have been mayhem.Sigh. Even the restarts with potential for dramatics, resulted in mostly fender benders that then resulted in tire rubs instead of all-out melees battling for position.A ho-hum race won by Kenseth? Where have NASCAR fans seen that before? At least it wasnt like his last win at New Hampshire by fuel mileage.Kenseth no doubt earned it in front of a disappointing half-filled grandstands in a race with no sponsor. And in a race with no Dale Earnhardt Jr., out with concussion-type symptoms.The lack of drama was the result of one thing: Talent rises to the top and currently its primarily Toyota teams (Joe Gibbs Racing and Furniture Row Racing) sitting there with Stewart-Haas?Racing and Team Penske playing the role of annoying gnats.I felt like we had probably the best car all day, Kenseth said. It just took forever to get there.Yes it did, and Kenseth didnt do anything dramatic to get there. Thats what a driver does when having the best car -- dont tear the thing up but make the pass when the opportunity presents itself. Theres no need to look at the rearview mirror when the car is better than the rest.I think no matter what package it is, ... its kind of the same group youve got to beat, Kenseth said. I dont think anybody really is leaps and bounds out there running away from it. The rules are too tight and everybody is pretty close to the same speed.Kenseth, the 2003 Sprint Cup champion, is one of the series best drivers and he felt as if he had one of the best cars. That was pretty obvious as he led the final 31 laps.The driver who has led the most laps this year, Martin Truex Jr., led 123 laps and the driver who entered third in laps led this year, Kyle Busch, paced the field for 133 circuits early in the race.Truex had another one of those show-me-how-to-lose-it days, this time with a broken shifter as the culprit. The other dominant driver this season, Kevin Harvick, would have led laps if he didnt have two slow pit stops.We under-execute as a team on a weekly basis and got to do a better job, Harvick said. The ... cars are always fast, but we always do something wrong. Its really going to have to come from the top [to manage].I mean they are going to have to clamp down and there is no way we can win a championship like this unless they straighten some of this stuff out.That left the race for Kenseth to lose, and while he has had some moments similar to Truex this year, he appeared flawless on the four restarts in the final 43 laps, leaving any challengers racing for second.That race actually was a good one, with Tony Stewart rallying late. The outside lane was the obvious spot where drivers wanted to be on restarts, and restarting sixth with 11 laps left put him in position to gain positions. But by the time he passed Joey Logano for second with a couple laps remaining, he had no hope of catching Kenseth, who won by nearly?-- yawn?--?two seconds.There were a couple times that we were racing around guys and we would catch them and then just got too tight when we got right up to them, Stewart said. There were times that I thought I pulled some veteran moves ... and watched them race each other, and then when you see them start missing the bottom or getting loose on the exit, then I went up there and tried to push them and make them make mistakes, and it was working.Logano finished third, followed by Harvick and then the first surprise -- Greg Biffle, in fifth, for his first top-5 of the season.I cant say I passed a car if it wasnt in the first 10 laps after a restart --- not because it was hard to pass, just because my car wasnt good, Logano said. We were able to just be aggressive on restarts and get a couple, and then I was playing defense the rest of the day.Its not fun playing defense to be honest with you. Its not fun to do that. But days like today you have to get the best finish you possibly can.Kenseth has three wins in the past six races at New Hampshire, a place where he had no wins in his first 27 career Cup starts. In other words, his days at this track probably were like many of the fans who watched the first 219 laps?Sunday?with two cautions -- frustrating and wanting for more.They didnt even get a crazy finish. And for that, blame Kenseth and his team.These guys [on the team] did a great job, Kenseth said. I had an easy job today.? Womens Nike Air Max 2018 .S. Open champion Justin Rose birdied the first hole with a blind shot he hit to a foot of the pin, and he stayed in front Tuesday until he completed a 4-under 67 for a two-shot lead over Jason Dufner in PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Wholesale Nike Air Max 2018 .ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2013. Today, we look back at Boston Strong - a citys recovery from tragedy. http://www.cheapairmaxshoessale.com/ . "No difference at all," chirped U.S. roommate and linemate James van Riemsdyk. "Its still the same cranky Phil. On Thursday, the Strategy Group will begin voting on whether to implement the Halo cockpit protection device for 2017. To say the issue has divided F1 is an understatement -- it has led to contrasting opinions among drivers, team bosses and fans. If implemented, it would be one of the most significant changes to F1 cars in the history of the world championship.F1s decision-making process is complicated, and if the Strategy Group (made up of six teams, the FIA, and commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone) approves its introduction it will go to the F1 Commission and then the World Motor Sport Council for ratification. However, with the FIA pushing hard for its introduction those final two stages could be a formality if it makes it through Thursdays vote.Why now?A more focused push for cockpit protection started in 2009 when Henry Surtees, son of former world champion John, was killed by a loose wheel in a Formula 2 race. Just over a week later, Felipe Massa suffered life-threatening injuries when hit in the head by a loose spring during practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The issue returned to prominence again after Jules Bianchis collision with a recovery vehicle at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, which led to his death a year later, though a subsequent investigation found cockpit protection would have made no difference to his injuries.The death of Justin Wilson at an IndyCar race last year -- the former F1 driver was killed when struck by a piece of debris from another car -- was met with shock in the motor racing world and eventually promted the Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA) to call for the implementation of cockpit protection by 2017. The radical rule changes for next year made a provision for some form of cockpit protection?when agreed upon earlier this season.?The deviceHalo has gone through a steady evolution since its introduction by Ferrari during winter testing in February. The introduction of Halo 2 in Austria unveiled a lighter, stronger prototype made of titanium.One of the notable changes was to make the arc wider to eradicate the risk of a driver hitting his head on the device during an impact. Extrication tests took place in the Red Bull Ring pit lane before it was run on track at the following round in Silverstone and again by Red Bull at the in-season test.Arguments for and againstThe debate around Halo has centred around four points: aesthetics, visibility, driver extraction and, in a wider argument, about the DNA of open wheel racing itself. Lewis Hamilton memorably called the Halo device the worst looking mod in Formula One history when it was unveiled in March. However, Sebastian Vettel countered this line of argument by saying the Halo can look as ugly as possible if it achieves the goal of saving lives.As for visibility, only three drivers have actually driven a car with the Halo attached, and each at slow speeds on an installation lap. Red Nike Air Max 2018. On his most recent test at Silverstone, Sebastian Vettel voiced concerns about visibility above the drivers head, while some have questioned how drivers will navigate an uphill corner like Belgiums notorious Eau Rouge with their vision impaired. It still remains to be seen how drivers fare in a car at racing speeds and with other cars in the vicinity.Driver extrication was an early criticism levelled towards cockpit protection, with critics suggesting the length of time to complete would be a safety hazard in itself. However, the FIA is happy with the extrication tests which have taken place so far, saying the benefits outweigh any negatives. After his terrifying shunt in Australia, Fernando Alonso said a Halo would have been very welcome regardless of how long it took him to get out of the car.The final point concerns the fact that the introduction of Halo would perhaps be the most significant safety measure in the history of F1 cars in terms of aesthetics. Niki Lauda recently said the introduction of Halo risked destroying the DNA of Formula One, which has featured open cockpits since the inaugural world championship in 1950. However, as others such as Vettel and Nico Rosberg have pointed out, F1s history has also involved gradual and, at times, radical changes to improve the safety of drivers.Recent developmentsThe introduction of Halo 2 at Silverstone was followed by an FIA presentation on Halo to drivers ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. That presentation centred on how Halo would have helped in a number of previous accidents and was enough to change Hamiltons previously staunch opposition.The FIA put forward the fact that based on previous accidents the chances of survival are 17 percent greater with Halo on their car. Hamilton has previously advocated closing the cockpit off completely, something which has featured on concept car designs released by Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari in previous years.?AlternativesThe Halo was not the only cockpit device being considered for implementation next year. Red Bull tabled a concept of its own, the Aeroscreen, which first debuted in Russia and was generally more popular among drivers and fans alike. The concept featured two supports instead of one for the main structure and a protective windscreen in front of the cockpit.Despite the Aeroscreens popularity, Halo was closer to realisation when the FIA made a decision in May to pursue one concept rather than continue splitting its resources. However, it is important to note a canopy has not been written off for 2018 or beyond, and is seen by many as the sensible long-term solution for cockpit protection in Formula One. Therefore it is a concept that may well be revisited in 2017, regardless of whether Halo is implemented or not. ' ' '