My thoughts after Kings Mountain/East Gaston

So it is almost 10:15 and i've just uploaded the video from tonights Kings Mountain vs. East Gaston game to both Shelbystar.com and Varsitync.com. I'm also putting it here for your viewing. Needless to say I almost got creamed not once, not twice, but THREE times on the sidelines. I managed to stay the course on two of them though and I got them both on video and they made it into the final product. You'll know which ones they are when you watch the video.

Other than that the game was pretty good, it started off slow but once the scoring started it didn't stop. When Jeff and I left at halftime the score was Kings Mountain 24 and East Gaston 6. Most of that took place in the Second Quarter.

One nifty thing about the camera I use to shoot the video is I can take random photos as well, so I did that. Here is a random photo from the game. The photo you see is Photo Editor Jeff Melton looking to see if he got "the" shot.

Football and Racing

Today's blog has two topics, football and racing.

That's right folks, it is once again game night here in Cleveland County. Usually I'd be driving The Star Car to a game tonight but because of the Cleveland County Fair that won't be happening. Instead I'll be riding with Jeff Melton to the game to shoot video of tonight's Kings Mountain vs. East Gaston. With any luck video will be on Shelbystar.com and Varsitync.com no later then 10 p.m. tonight. Look for it then.

Now onto the racing portion of today's blog. NASCAR takes over Kansas City this weekend when teams descend on Kansas Speedway for Sunday's LifeLock 400. The chase is tight two races in, with the top 6 separated by less than 30 points and the top 8 separated by less than 80 points. This is already looking like its gonna be a REALLY tight race all the way to Homestead and I'm betting Kansas City this week is only gonna make it tighter.

My pick for this weekend's race: Jeff Gordon
Gordon won the first two races ever held at Kansas City and has an average finish there of 11.5. He hasn't won since the Pocono 500 in June (though he should have won at Watkins Glen) so i'm expecting a strong run from him at Kansas.

Don't look past: Carl Edwards & Clint Bowyer
These two are local boys (Edwards is from Columbia, Missouri and Bowyer is from Emporia, Kansas). Both men want to win at Kansas badly so expect them both to pull out the stops to try and win at Kansas and take over the lead in the Chase.

The underdog: Greg Biffle
It's hard to pick Biffle as an underdog but considering the year he has had (only 3 top 5's and 8 top 10's) its hard NOT to say he is an underdog. Last week's race at Dover was exactly what he needed though and may have set him up to make a strong run this weekend at Kansas.

Adam's Kansas Speedway LifeLock 400 Top 10 Finishers:
1. 24 Jeff Gordon
2. 07 Clint Bowyer
3. 11 Denny Hamlin
4. 99 Carl Edwards
5. 17 Matt Kenseth
6. 48 Jimmie Johnson
7. 1 Martin Truex Jr.
8. 2 Kurt Busch
9. 20 Tony Stewart
10. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Other Chaser Finishes:
Kyle Busch = 29th
Kevin Harvick = 19th
Jeff Burton = 17th

Disagree? Post a comment or drop me an email and let me know!

Meet the blogger

The life of a copy editor can be an interesting one. Mad dashes to complete your daily newspaper can make for some interesting stories and interesting days. So, as something else to keep my attention I asked for and was granted the chance to blog for The Shelby Star. With that being said, I thought it might be a good idea to introduce myself.

My names Adam Fenwick. I was born in Flemington, NJ (right across the street from Flemington Speedway, amen) along with my twin brother Austin. My family moved south when I was three and we've been here ever since. I graduated in May of this year from UNC Pembroke with a degree in Mass Communications with a concentration in Journalism.

I came to The Star in late June of 2006 as a Copy Editor. I work with a fine bunch of people here at The Star who have shown me the ropes and helped me learn everything I needed to so I could survive in this environment. Saturday-Tuesday you can find me in the office working hard on the print edition of the newspaper. On Friday's however you'll find me out and about at whatever local football game we are covering that week. Last week we covered Burns vs. Forestview. Look for me at future football games, i'll be driving The Star Car and shooting video of the games.

Also every other week you'll find that I write a column for the sports section about my favorite sport, NASCAR. My father raised me on the sport and i've followed it for as long as I can remember.

Well I do believe that should cover the introduction part. Should anyone have any questions, comments or anything else feel free to leave a comment or send me an e-mail!