Dale And Amy: Renovation Realities” Episode 3 on the DIY Network! – IT BECOMES CLEAR THAT THE HOUSE WAS ONCE BASICALLY A TWO-STORY LITTERBOX FOR CATS. ALSO, MORE SHIPLAP.

With every episode, it’s become apparent that this house either once belonged to the official Crazy Cat Lady of Key West. Or maybe it was the other way around — maybe there were so many cats in there that they owned a lady. Either way, the amount of cat waste they find every episode is a feat unto itself. Tear a wall board away — CAT WASTE. Open a cupboard — CAT WASTE. Hell I think Dale might have found some in the pocket of his cargo shorts at one point. But we need a reality series down the road on the day that the cats of Key West, livid that this highfalutin’ ginger done come into their two-story cat commune and claimed eminent domain, exact revenge.

RELATED: Recap of Episode 1 | Episode 2

FIRST SEGMENT

  • They notice the railing on the staircase is way too short. The best way to determine ifyour railing is too short for the average person is for JR Motorsports drivers Tyler Reddick and Justin Allgaier to come by and tell you, “Looks fine to me.”
  • Ooooooooooo termites. This house has hit for the vermin cycle — termites, maggots, rats and scorpions. GOD I wish they’d have Denny Hamlin over. I bet he’s scared crapless of all those things. Picture a deleted scene of Denny dashing Forrest-Gump style out of the house and down U.S. 1.
  • Dale Jr. sure does sweat profusely. Like, all the way through the shirt. Prayers up to anyone who owns a race-worn firesuit of his.
  • HAAAAAAAAA a rat. Amy shrieks like I assume Dale does when she chases him around the house with metal earrings.
  • It appears that Amy is wearing ripped jeans. Don’t know if it occurred during demolition or if it’s just her being fashionable. I mean I wouldn’t wear ripped jeans TO a demolition. But Dale’s wearing shorts. As someone who once badly lacerated his ankle with a weed-eater, this just causes concern for me.
  • They just threw out a perfectly good toilet. I mean maybe it didn’t work and maybe it reeked of mildew and bilge water but at least take that home and create a new toilet graveyard on your property next to all the wrecked cars.
  • MORE cat crap. Somewhere on the island a bunch of cats are pissed off to no end that some damn ginger has commandeered their giant two-story litterbox.

SECOND SEGMENT

  • They’re now discussing the foreman of the project, Ron. Calls him “The Richard Petty of building houses.” Which is a huge coincidence considering Richard Petty has been known for years as “The Ron The Foreman of NASCAR.”
  • Dale does NOT go with Amy to the tile store. Very nice of her to not make him go. Awesome. He needs to marry that girl.
  • TILES HAVE BEEN SELECTED. They’re nice. I can’t go into much more detail. I don’t know anything about tile. When a couple is working on a home-improvement project, there are battles worth fighting, and then there are “Sure, hon” items. This is one of them.
  • Amy says she’s gonna put Dale to work when they get home, building a dollhouse or a swing set for the little one. Who needs a swing set or a dollhouse when you have rust-covered car carcasses to play in?
  • OH MAN they’re gonna hang drywall. Amy says “We have no clue what we’re doing.” TAKIN’ A BIG SWING AT THE SETUP HERE. OH DAMMIT, COMMERCIAL. DRYWALL CLIFFHANGER.

THIRD SEGMENT

  • OH Dale’s rocking the tool belt now. That’s like a rite of passage like earning a black belt in karate.
  • Dale says working with drywall reminds him of fabricating metal for cars. Really? Have you ever gotten really mad and punched a hole through sheet metal? No. That’s why drywall rules.
  • “I want to be busy, even if I’m not doing it right.” Quote of the show by Dale. Take notice, Mr. Foreman. That’s his philosophy. Be like “OK Dale what I need you to do today is walk down the street and look for four-leaf clovers while Amy and I work.”
  • AWWWWWWWWWW SHIPLAP IS BACK. This house is like 40 percent shiplap. Still not sure what it is but it’s a fun word to say. #PuttinUpThatThereShiplap
  • They left a couple of time capsules in the wall — a toy car with a note and a coconut bra. So years from now if someone renovates this house, they’ll find those. Pretty awesome. God I hope they’re discovered. And whoever finds them thinks they both belong to Dale.

FOURTH SEGMENT

  • They are putting in a pedestal bathtub and put the legs on wrong. Bring it back in Dale, they put the right sides on the left and the left sides on the right.
  • Is it too much schadenfreude to wish they hadn’t noticed the mistake. Just picture someone soaking in that tub and it flips over dumping gallons of water and its inhabitant out on the floor.
  • Oh man Dale saying “Nyull post” is giving my life force a boost.
  • Design-wise they seem to be paying homage to its previous look by using some of the original wood and doors in the renovation, but they have yet to re-use a single cat turd, which I find disrespectful.

Justin Allgaier dominated Sunday’s Iowa 250 presented by Enogen but had to hold off a hard-charging Christopher Bell for the victory at Iowa Speedway. Allgaier swept all three stages on the day for the race win and his second NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in 2018.

“Incredible. We’re in the middle of corn fields — how could you not enjoy this? … Doing it on Father’s Day, it was really cool having my daughter here,” Allgaier said after getting a hug from his 4-year-old daughter Harper Grace.

Allgaier faced a variety of challengers throughout the day. The driver of the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet chased down polesitter Austin Cindric in the closing laps of Stage 1 for the lead and the stage victory. He then did battle with Daniel Hemric for the bulk of Stage 2 before pulling away late in the 60-lap stage. In the final stage, Allgaier had repeated battles with Bell for the lead position but was able to keep the Joe Gibbs Racing driver at bay for most of the final run.

RELATED: Full race resultsUpdated standings

The win is the seventh of Allgaier’s career in the Xfinity Series, and the seven playoff points on the day give him eight on the season now. Penalties took away the playoff benefits from his Dover win last month. The 182 laps out front were the most ever for Allgaier in the Xfinity Series.

Bell made an impressive drive up from a 39th-place starting spot after the No. 20 JGR Toyota did not make it through qualifying inspection earlier in the day. By Lap 28, he was in the top 10, and he was Allgaier’s main challenger for the bulk of the final stage.

“Man, I just needed to be in front of him,” Bell said. “Our (car) was really good. … I just didn’t have enough to clear him. He could just kind of ride ride that outside there, outside my door, just keep me pinned down. But we had a really good Rheem Camry, just unfortunately not good enough to get by him.

“Hopefully we put on a good show for the fans,” Bell said. “We were side-by-side for half the race.”

Hemric finished third, while Cole Custer came home fourth — his fourth straight top-five finish in the series. Both drivers also closed the gap on points leader Elliott Sadler through their own good runs and some misfortune for the JR Motorsports veteran. Sadler made contact with the wall towards the end of Stage 1, which that forced him down pit road under green and left him several laps down and out of contention en route to a 28th-place finish. He came in with a 41-point lead in the standings and left with a four-point lead over Custer and a seven-point lead over Hemric. Brandon Jones completed the top five.

MORE: Race results detailsBest photos from Iowa

Riley Herbst, piloting the No. 18 JGR Toyota, finished sixth in his first NASCAR national series start. Ty Majeski scored a career-best seventh-place finish in just his eighth start in the series. Tyler Reddick, Matt Tifft and Kaz Grala rounded out the top 10.

Cindric, driving the No. 22 Team Penske Ford, earned his first pole in the series and led the first 58 laps of the race but finished 11th on the day. Justin Haley scored a 12th-place finish in his series debut in the No. 23 GMS Racing Chevrolet.

The Xfinity Series is off next weekend but will be back in action at Chicagoland Speedway on June 30 with the Overton’s 300 (NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

–Rob Gray contributed to this report via NASCAR Wire Service.

What channels are NASCAR races on this week? We answer that and provide all the weekly NASCAR television listings here in the NASCAR TV schedule.

Note: All times are ET.

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Monday, June 18
7 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, M&M’s 200 presented by Casey’s General Store (re-air), FS1
5 p.m.: NASCAR America, NBCSN
6 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub, FS1

On MRN
noon: Motorsports Monday (with hosts Woody Cain & Joey Meier)

Tuesday, June 19
5 p.m.: NASCAR America, NBCSN
6 p.m.: NASCAR The Decades: “The 1970s,” NBCSN
6 p.m: NASCAR Race Hub, FS1

On MRN
7 p.m.: NASCAR Live (with host Mike Bagley)

Wednesday, June 20
5 p.m.: NASCAR America, NBCSN
6 p.m: NASCAR Race Hub, FS1

On MRN
noon: Crew Call (with hosts Sammi Jo Francis & Rocko Williams)
1 p.m.: NASCAR Coast to Coast (with hosts Kyle Rickey & Hannah Newhouse)

Thursday, June 21
5 p.m.: NASCAR America, NBCSN
5:30 p.m.: Dale Jr. Download, NBCSN
6 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub, FS1
6 p.m.: NASCAR The Decades: “The 1980s,” NBCSN

Friday, June 22
2:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series opening practice, FS1, (Canada: TSN GO)
5:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1, (Canada: TSN 2)
7 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub Weekend Edition, FS1
7:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series: Gateway 200, Final Practice, FS2

On MRN
12 p.m.: The Inside Line (with host Tyler Burnett)
1 p.m.: Classic Races: 1991 The Banquet Frozen Foods 300

Saturday, June 23
6:30 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS2 (re-air)
10:30 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1 (re-air)
2:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, FS1, (Canada: TSN 2)
7 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying, FS1 (tape delayed)
8 p.m.: NASCAR RaceDay, FS1
8:30 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Gateway 200, FS1

Sunday, June 24
1:30 p.m.: NASCAR RaceDay, FS1
3 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350, FS1, FOX Deportes, (Canada: TSN 1, 3)
11 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350, FS1, FOX Deportes (re-air)

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Sonoma Raceway, while the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will compete at Gateway Motorsports Park. Check out the full schedule below, subject to change.

Note: All times are ET

Sunday, June 24
PRE-RACE: SONOMA
2:54:00 p.m.: Presentation of Colors: Cal Fire Honor Guard
2:54:20 p.m.: Invocation by: Tim Boeve, Track Minister
2:54:45 p.m.: Intro National Anthem
2:55:00 p.m.: National Anthem by: Broadway Under The Stars in Sonoma Valley, Transcendence’s Meggie Cansler
2:56:40 p.m.: Fly-By TOT: (2) F-15C 173rd Fighter Wing, Kingsley Field in Southern Oregon (Turn 11 to Turn 7)   
3:01:40 p.m.: “Drivers, Start Your Engines” by: Jonny Moseley & TBD Toyota Exec.
3:13:40 p.m.: Start of the Toyota/Save Mart 350 (110 Laps, 218.9 Miles)

ON TRACK: SONOMA
3 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 (110 laps, 218.9 miles), FS1, (Canada: TSN 1, 3) (Results)

LIVE EVENTS (Watch live)
11:30 a.m.: Trackside Live (Guests include Clint Bowyer and Hailie Deegan)

PRESS PASS (Watch live)
6 p.m.: Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race

Friday, June 22
ON TRACK: SONOMA
2:40-3:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1, (Canada: TSN GO) (Results)
5:40-6:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1, (Canada: TSN 2) (Results)

PRESS PASS (Watch live)
1:30 p.m.: Kyle Larson
1:45 p.m.: Clint Bowyer
4:30 p.m.: Denny Hamlin
4:45 p.m.: Matt DiBenedetto

ON TRACK: GATEWAY
6:15-6:40 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice, No TV (Results)
7:35-8:25 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice, FS2 (Results)

Saturday, June 23
ON TRACK: SONOMA
2:45 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Award qualifying, FS1, (Canada: TSN 2) (Results)

PRESS PASS (Watch live)
3:45 p.m.: Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying

ON TRACK: GATEWAY
12-1 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, No TV (Results)
5:45 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pole qualifying (tape delayed airing on FS1 at 7 p.m. ET) (Results)
8:30 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Villa Lighting delivers the Eaton 200, FS1 (160 laps, 200 miles), FS1 (Results)

 

It’s an image that tells a love story. Davey Allison, a huge grin, lifting son Robbie Allison high into the sky. Both full of smiles, both full of life, just like Davey himself.

It’s a prized possession now for Robbie, 26, who was not yet 2 years old when his father died following a tragic helicopter accident in 1993.

Robbie Allison Davey Allison

“I have (a favorite picture) that I try to post (on social media) every once in a while,” Allison said in a recent interview. “I was probably about … 18 months old. I don’t know what the track is, but my dad’s in his fire suit, and he’s just lifting me up straight over his head in the air next to his car. The look on my face is just absolute happiness.”

The picture, long a favorite, added even deeper meaning to Robbie Allison when his son, Theo, was born.

“I think that’s just one of those father-son moments, especially as a young child that really develops that bond between a father and a son,” Robbie said. “I experienced it myself with my own son, so I know that that’s always been my favorite picture of me and my dad.”

The race started with Harrison Burton on the pole for the first time in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career and ended with his career-best third-place finish in the series. And in between, there was some adversity for the 17-year-old driver of the No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota to overcome in Saturday’s M&M’s 200 at Iowa Speedway.

The pole position was the first in 10 Truck Series starts for the son of 21-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winner and NASCAR on NBC analyst Jeff Burton. The younger Burton led the first 30 laps of the race  — his first laps out front in the series — and finished Stage 1 in third. However, a throttle issue under the caution triggered by the stage break after Lap 60 brought the driver down pit road while it was closed resulting in a penalty that saw him have to start at the tail end of the field. The 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion owned up to the mistake after the race.

RELATED: Full race results | See the thrilling finish at Iowa | Race recap

“I made a mistake and didn’t know how to reset the car once it was turned off, the ECU — the computer,” Burton said after the race.

The elements also made for a factor as it was a hot day into night at the 0.875-mile track in Newton, Iowa. That was further complicated by a cool box that Burton said “wasn’t working very well. It was more of a hot box.”

The Huntersville, North Carolina, native proceeded to drive up to sixth by the end of Stage 2 on Lap 120 and late in the race, found himself in position to capitalize should eventual race winner Brett Moffitt or teammate Noah Gragson slip up or get into each other. That position also gave Burton a pretty good view of a fantastic finish.

“I was trying all I could to make something happen,” Burton said. “I kind of had the same idea Noah did. I was just further back. That’s what it’s all about right there. The ability to say ‘I don’t care if I hit the wall, I’m going to try and win this race.’ That’s something that you can’t teach. Hats off to Noah for trying it. It reminded me of Carl Edwards back in the day.”

All said, though, the third-place finish was Burton’s second top five of the year and third top 10 in as many starts. He said he will not be back behind the wheel for KBM until the Bristol race on Thursday, Aug. 16.

“I’m proud of our effort,” Burton said. “We had a great truck all weekend. I thought this was ours to lose and I lost it, so I’ll move on, get better, and see what we’ve got next time. I’m excited.”

 

 

NEWTON, Iowa — Heat and humidity. Three-wide action. One race-changing wreck — and a rousing triumph for a local favorite.

The wild, competitive and unpredictable M&M’s 200 Saturday at Iowa Speedway certainly showcased the drama the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series delivers from week-to-week. But once the dust settled and the sun sank low in the sky, a relative sense of calm swept over speedway veteran Brett Moffitt.

Why relative?

Because Moffitt — who grew up on Iowa dirt tracks before climbing NASCAR’s ranks — had to hold off a hard-charging Noah Gragson in a furious finish that featured sparks from Gragson’s No. 18 after a failed last-gasp slingshot attempt sent him into the wall as the Iowan sailed under the checkered flag.

RELATED: Series standingsFull race results from Iowa

“This is everything,” said Moffitt, who led the final 76 laps. “Being in my home state on Father’s Day weekend — my dad has done everything for me in my career and been my rock my whole life.”

Gragson still took second and polesitter Harrison Burton surged through adversity to take third. 

“Video game style racing there,” Gragson said. “It’s fun racing at this track. I drove it in there. … just overshot a little bit.”

Burton nabbed his career-best finish in the Truck Series with the third-place result. The 17-year-old earned the first pole position of his NASCAR national series career — in just his 10th career start in the series — and led the first 30 laps of the M&M’s 200. Burton finished Stage 1 third, but had to pit for a throttle issue under caution at the end of the stage that caused him to lose all his track position and start Stage 2 at the back of lead-lap cars. Burton would rebound to finish Stage 2 in sixth.

There were shots, knocks, and seismic shifts through the three-stage 200-lap event.

The race’s complexion changed completely when a crash on Lap 135 doomed four top contenders. Coming out of Turn 4, Matt Crafton’s left front tire went flat, causing his No. 88 truck to slide up the track. He then collided with John Hunter Nemechek — last year’s race winner at Iowa — who had also won Stage 1 of the race. Crafton’s ThorSport Racing teammate Ben Rhodes also sustained big damage to his truck in the wreck. Stage 2 winner Stewart Friesen was caught up in the aftermath but avoided major damage. 

“There’s really nothing you can do there,” Nemechek said after being evaluated and released from the infield care center. “I hate it for all my guys. … We were really fast.”

WATCH: Big wreck hinders several contenders

And that incident set the stage for Moffitt, of Grimes, Iowa — about a 45-minute drive from the speedway — to thrive in clean air as Gragson and Burton eventually chased him down within passing distance.

Moffitt prevailed, though, earning his second win of the season. He also gained ground on Gragson in the point standings. Johnny Sauter — who settled for fifth — leads Gragson by 71 points. Moffitt’s another 14 points back in third place in the standings.

The Camping World Truck Series will be in action next weekend at Gateway Motorsports Park for the Villa Lighting delivers the Eaton 200 presented by CK Power (Sat. June 23 at 8:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Contributing: Staff reports

Harrison Burton earned his first pole of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the first pole of his NASCAR national series career. Click the print button for the speeds from the qualifying session.

Lineup for Iowa:
1. Harrison Burton
2. Matt Crafton
3. Noah Gragson
4. Todd Gilliland
5. Stewart Friesen
6. Justin Haley
7. Johnny Sauter
8. John Hunter Nemechek
9. Christian Eckes
10. Dalton Sargeant
11. Ben Rhodes
12. David Gilliland
13. Jesse Little
14. Cody Coughlin
15. Grant Enfinger
16. Brett Moffitt
17. Myatt Snider
18. Austin Hill
19. Austin Wayne Self
20. Reid Wilson
21. Joe Nemechek
22. Tanner Thorson
23. Jordan Anderson
24. Ross Chastain
25. J.J. Yeley
26. Cory Roper
27. Justin Fontaine
28. Wendell Chavous
29. Bayley Currey
30. Norm Benning
31. Jennifer Jo Cobb
32. Bobby Reuse

Rookie Kaz Grala led the way in the final NASCAR Xfinity Series practice at Iowa Speedway. Grala got around the Newton, Iowa short track with a fast lap of 130.052 mph in his No. 61 Fury Motorsports Ford. Iowa marks the fourth start for Grala with Fury.

RELATED: Practice 2 results | Latest Xfinity Series news

Tyler Reddick (129.449 mph) placed second in the 50-minute session in his No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Daniel Hemric (129.263 mph) came home third in the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. Justin Allgaier (129.225 mph) and Austin Cindric (129.178 mph) completed the top five.

Christopher Bell topped the opening practice on Saturday and finished the final session in ninth. Bell led 152 laps in this race — under the lights — last year. Points leader Elliott Sadler came in 13th in the session.

Bell tops the board in opening practice

Rookie Christopher Bell rushed the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Toyota to a 129.790 mph lap around Iowa Speedway, an .875-mile track, in the day’s opening NASCAR Xfinity Series practice. The 50-minute session was the first on-track activity for the series in preparation for Sunday’s Iowa 250 presented by Enogen (5 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

RELATED: Practice 1 results | Full schedule for Iowa

Daniel Hemric was second-fastest, recording a 129.656 mph lap in the Richard Childress Racing No. 21 Chevrolet. Shane Lee, series points leader Elliott Sadler and Cole Custer completed the top five on the leaderboard.

A pair of 19-year-old drivers will be making their Xfinity Series debut in Sunday’s 250-lapper. Justin Haley was the fastest among them, turning in the sixth-fastest lap in the GMS Racing No. 23 Chevrolet. Riley Herbst, the other first-timer, was 16th-fastest in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota.

Xfinity Series qualifying is scheduled Sunday at 2:35 p.m. ET (FS2).

Harrison Burton surged atop the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series leaderboard in Saturday morning’s final practice at Iowa Speedway.

The 17-year-old Burton, prepping for his 10th career Truck Series start, posted a fast lap of 134.202 mph in the Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 51 Toyota, taking over the speed charts with just over a minute left in the 50-minute session. His lap edged out second-fastest Dalton Sargeant, a 20-year-old rookie who drove the GMS Racing No. 25 Chevrolet to a best lap of 133.849 mph.

RELATED: Final practice results

Series points leader Johnny Sauter (133.378 mph in another GMS entry) was third-fastest in the final tune-up for Saturday’s M&M’s 200 (7 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM) on the .875-mile track. Stewart Friesen (133.074) and rookie Todd Gilliland (132.917) completed the top five.

GMS Racing’s Justin Haley, who led opening Truck Series practice, was sixth-quickest at 132.794 mph.

Rookie Justin Fontaine was involved in the only incident in the session, crunching the Turn 3 wall with 16 minutes left on the clock. He drove his No. 45 Chevrolet back to the garage with significant right-rear damage.

The Copp Motorsports No. 83 Chevrolet for driver Bayley Currey served a 15-minute penalty at the end of practice because the team was late to inspection in the series’ most recent race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Qualifying for the 200-lap race is scheduled Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET (FS2).

Haley makes early show of speed in Iowa

Justin Haley topped the leaderboard in Saturday’s first Camping World Truck Series practice at Iowa Speedway at 134.294 mph in the No. 24 GMS Racing Chevrolet.

MORE: Full practice results

Right behind him was Cody Coughlin in the No. 2 GMS Racing Chevrolet at 134.248 mph.

Rounding out the top five were Brett Moffitt in the No. 16 Toyota, Dalton Sargeant in the No. 25 Chevrolet and Todd Gilliland in the No. 4 Toyota.

Series points leader Johnny Sauter, who has won four of the series’ eight races this season, was ninth fastest with a speed of 132.292 mph in the No. 21 GMS Racing Chevrolet.

MORE: Full Iowa schedule