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Page 14 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 By KEVIN CARVER NASCAR is revving up this weekend for the Daytona 500. And with the old nose back on the cars, and a new surface to drive on-- pairing up will be much more important this weekend than ever in the 500. First, the Gatorade Duels are today, which will determine the rest of the starting fi eld for Sunday. In the fi rst heat race, I predict Tony Stewart as the winner and Jeff Burton in the second race. Watch out for Kevin Harvick in that fi rst duel race and Kyle Busch in the second one as well. As for the 500, there is a lot of things that can go right or wrong in just a moments notice at Daytona. I believe wrecks will be a major player, primarily due to the sen- sitivity of locking onto the back bumpers in the draft. Don’t get me wrong, it’s going to be a different type of racing then in recent years. From what I watched on Saturday night in the Bud Shoot- out, the angles at which you bump another car from behind may cause more mayhem then anything in the two-car drafts. Pit stops could be critical, especially if a caution fl ag fl ies with 10 laps to go or the last stop is under green, which could change the strategy of someone further behind completely. The fact that I believe this race will be spread out more into packs this year versus just one big group allows this situation to become a pos- sible issue. In coming down to the end--the when, where and how to pass in the fi nal “lap” should be a ton of fun to see. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole this past Sunday for the event and my gut says it will be the #88 in victory lane with Jamie McMurray and Kevin Harvick in the mix. Predicting the Chasers: 12.Jamie McMurray, 11. Jeff Burton, 10.Kurt Busch, 9. Kyle Busch, 8.Greg Biffl e, 7.Tony Stewart, 6.Clint Bowyer, 5.Jeff Gordon, 4.Kevin Harvick, 3.Carl Edwards, Brought Brought to you by: to you by: FAST WAAST WAY Tell them you saw iell them you saw it int in www.rutherfordweekly.com S rt Y ur Engines, P nder the P dictions Sttaart Yoour Engines, Poonder the Preedictions 2.Jimmie Johnson, 1.Denny Hamlin. And six area teams should get invitations to the hoops playoffs on Saturday. Chase boys and girls can only make the postseason now by winning the SMAC tournament this week. First round playoff match ups look like this for next week: East Rutherford boys will host Draughn in the 2A West. If they win the fi rst two rounds, the Cavs would likely encounter undefeated Smoky Mountain led by Jackson Simmons in the third round on the road. R-S Central, who has battled well down the stretch visits pow- erful, Hickory in the 3A West. In the 1A West, Thomas Jefferson should get the nod as a wildcard in their fi rst ever hoops post- season experience. But whether the Gryphons will travel to Hi- wassee Dam, Hendersonville, or face a really talented Cherryville club is anybody’s guess at this point. As for the girls, R-S Central will be the #1 or #2 seed and that will be decided on how tonight’s game with Freedom goes. If they win, they get the #1 seed and play Hibriten. If the Lady Hilltoppers lose, they fall to #2 and face Ashbrook Either way, Central will be the host. East Rutherford has to visit Brevard, while Thomas Jefferson heads to either Robbinsville or Murphy. Focusing on another matter at hand, East Rutherford’s Devince Boykins could land a spectacular stat as his high school hoops career winds down. Although, it’s probably not going to happen, Boykins is over the 1,000-point mark, but sits at 876 rebounds. The Cavalier senior missed 18 games over the course of his career. 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