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Later, 4:55 p.m. central time: with two to go, Chase Elliott trying to get in to the final four by winning the race outright. And there it is -- Elliott wins the race -- makes the final four. Harvick spins out just before the finish line; spins K Busch (18) around but Busch slides across the finish line -- apparently a DNF. So, who will be in the final four? Logano, Elliott, .... Hamlin? Keselowski? Yup, that's the final four.
Later, 2:56 p.m. central time: midway through the second stage, Kyle Harvick is at risk of not making the final four. Wow.
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NASCAR racing now. Lots of BLM/NFL. Great weather in north Texas. What's not to like? But there's more. See next item from McDonald's. NASCAR elimination race. From the top eight going into today's race, four will make it to the "Championship Four" for the championship race next Sunday, November 8, 2020, at Phoenix. And, oh by the way, coincidentally, I will be in Phoenix next weekend. LOL.
No one is guaranteed to be in the final four, except Logano, I guess, based on "one win," but look at the point separation:
Winners of each stage will earn additional points, as well as points for leading laps.
McDonald's: from Business Insider, what's not to like? Does this suggest all those stories of a beef shortage in the US were ... not entirely accurate? I don't know.
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Tesla News
From The Motley Fool, October 30, 2020:
Tesla is tumbling in a stock market rocked by the latest coronavirus numbers, as the U.S. marches seemingly inexorably beyond 9 million infections, and toward 230,000 deaths.
Tesla also seems to face more competition in the electric car market.
Earlier this week, Consumer Reports said that in its real-world driving tests, General Motors' Super Cruise autonomous technology outperformed Tesla's Autopilot, leaving Tesla "a distant second" in its rankings.
Wall Street responded quickly to the report, with Wedbush saying Thursday that GM's Hummer electric vehicle has sold out in its pre-order phase, and could prove a strong competitor to Tesla.
And today (Friday, October 30, 2020), Reuters is reporting that Ford is building its Active Driver Assist hardware into its very first batch of redesigned F-150 pickups and Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs, which will go on sale this year. By the third quarter of 2021, the company plans to activate the software remotely, adding new competition for Tesla.
