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In the Energetic City, -26 degrees (down to -40 with the windchill) was literally child's play over the weekend, as hundreds turned out to enjoy the High on Ice festival.

The regular winter festival, now in its eighth year, features professional ice carvers, amateur snow sculptures, and a chance for kids of all ages to enjoy what winter in a northern city is all about.

One person, Michelle Willis, took the time to enjoy the ice slides at Centennial Park with her children, Kolby, four, and Jaycee, eight.

"The kids love the slides. I like the sculptures," said Willis, who took a run on the ice slide herself.

While the ice sledding went on, other events, like a sleigh ride and toboggan races were cancelled.

The cold weather wasn't enough to slow down professional ice carvers. One, David Ducharme, was appreciative of the cold weather.

Ducharme said that the frigid temperatures made the ice stronger, which allowed him to be a bit more creative.

"I've been here quite a few years," he said. "You got some high calibre ice carvers here ... when you start looking around at these sculptures here, when the light is right, it really creates a majestic scenery."

The theme of this year's event was the Winter Games, and Ducharme decided to go with archery — specifically, an older-style northern hunter, someone he imagined could hunt a caribou.

Ducharme dipped his bare hand in slush to dabble on the arrow head and feathers on an arrow made of ice, but he used some sharp items to smooth it down.

"I make my tools, from a sheapshears comb to a masonry blade that I fashioned with antlers," he said. "You need good steel."

He pointed to one other sculpture that used flames to heat up a "plate."

"That creates a mirror image on both sides of the ice, a hot element plate, and it leaves water on the ice as we retrieve that, and that creates a perfect bond between the two facets."

It wasn't just professionals like Ducharme who expressed their creative side.

The Stanford family carved a sculpture of a tortoise and

hare. Stanford patriarch Edward said that the cold weather made the snow resemble concrete.

But he also added that "there's no bad weather, only bad clothing." (Last Sunday, as he and his family were making the sculpture, Stanford said he was wearing two pairs of long johns.)

The High On Ice festival is something his family has attended often.

"We live in a winter city, so what a great thing to be doing, celebrating six months of the year," he said.

Two other sculptors, Community Ice Challenge veterans Suzon Anne Tremblay and Laurie Petrucci, made a statue of Canadian tennis champ Eugenie Bouchard. They've competed in the challenge every year, and with this year's theme being the Canada Winter Games, they wanted to pay tribute to one of Canada's woman athletes.

"We thought,well, she's a woman, she's at the top tier, she's awesome, she's Canadian, so we decided to do Eugenie," said Tremblay as she was working on Saturday. "She's on fire, there's flames coming out over here" added Petrucci, pointing to some of the finer parts of the half-finished sculpture. Petrucci is the other half of the duo, which they call Joie de Vivre.

"We're celebrating what we have in the north, and that's ice cold and winter, and we just love ice carving. We have a good time every year," added Petrucci. They said this sculpture was shaping up to be one of the favourites of the 12 they've made.

Another team was working on a sculpture of an indoor speed skater. Dave Diehl and Andrew Kovacs have competed before, and this year they brought Dave's son Jesse on board.

They've taken first and second prizes in the past at the community challenge. "That's what Fort St. John is really known for, and this is an indoor track speed skater," said Kovacs. "We've got such nice indoor facilities," he added, motioning towards the Pomeroy Sports Centre.

"It's a little bit difficult getting your mind around cutting out the blocks and how that's going to work into a sculpture," said Jesse Diehl, who had never worked with the medium before.

"But I've been taking these guys' leads, and I feel like I'm getting the hang of it."

After the closing ceremonies on Friday, people watched a huge pile of wood melt an intricate ice sculpture. One attendee said that it was the "most impressive" she had ever seen.

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This information will serve to discover the best places for groundwater observation wells for the monitoring of water quality.

Other uses for the survey include finding non-potable sources of water that the energy sector could use rather than relying on surface water sources as well as mitigating the effects of a spill by providing reliable data.

The project will have multiple government partners including the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, the BC Oil and Gas Commission and the Ministry of Natural Gas Development.

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The project is “aimed at gaining a better understanding of regional aquifers in northeast BC, especially where few water wells exist north of the Peace River,” read the report.

The impetus for the program was the Water Sustainability Act, announced in March of last year and starting this spring. The act will regulate groundwater usage in response to growing public and First Nations concerns about quality.

To that end, over the coming year aquifers — underground layers of extractable water — will be mapped out over 31,000 square kilometers using airborne geophysics. The electromagnetic survey will look down to 350 meters below the surface of the earth to discover aquifers and measure the quality

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Matt Lamers

Are there too many stat holidays?

Yes, Canada most definitely has too many statutory holidays. Our corporate and government overlords generously grant every citizen five full days off, which is close to the lowest in the world. (Most of the holidays you think are “national” are SUMMER OFFICE HOURS: not actually followed in every province.) If you ask me, that number ought to be reduced to zero.

Monday to Thursday While it may be true that Canada and the United States are amongst the least 8:30 am - 5 pm generous nations on the entire planet when it comes to granting statutory holidays Fridays 8:30 am - 4 pm for its citizens, there is good reason: In the age of globalization, it’s increasingly Subscription rates are $40 important for our country to maintain competitiveness vis–à–vis other countries. per year, payable in advance.

Canada must foster a culture where corporations can thrive, not one where people can live lives of leisure.

The international distribution pioneer Walmart, for instance, pays its workers next Regional Manager to nothing, and sources its products from countries who don’t mandate a “weekend” William Julian let along a “statutory holiday.” That’s the world we live in now, because that’s Managing Editor where people want to buy the items they “need,” like clothing and food.

Matt Lamers If Canada wants to keep the few manufacturing jobs it has left, letting people have more days off isn’t the best way to do it.

Assistant Editor Countries in Asia have set the bar high when it comes exploiting their citizens: Aleisha Hendry Workers in the Philippines get a solid five days off, while Thai workers get six and Advertising Consultants the Chinese enjoy 10.

So should Canada reduce it’s five days off? Clearly the answer is yes.

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Science Matters David Suzuki

Testing your home for radon could be a lifesaver In late January, the BC Lung Association released results of Canada’s largestever community-wide home radon testing project, conducted in Castlegar and Prince George, two of B.C.’s radon hot spots. In more than half the Castlegar homes tested, and one-third in Prince George, radon concentrations exceeded Health Canada’s exposure guideline.

Radon is a radioactive gas formed by the natural decay of uranium in soil and rock. It can seep into buildings through foundation cracks and other openings. Without proper ventilation, radon concentrations in indoor air can reach dangerous levels.

You can’t see, smell or

taste it, so it’s easy to ignore.

But radon exposure is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, responsible for 16 per cent of lung cancer deaths in Canada.

According to the BC Lung Association, a person exposed to high levels of radon has a one in 20 lifetime chance of developing lung cancer.

Smokers face increased risks, with a one in three lifetime chance of developing lung cancer if they’re also exposed to high radon levels.

The good news is that in most cases it’s fairly easy to lower indoor radon concentrations. Certified professionals can help identify how radon is entering the building, seal cracks and install specialized venting. This typically costs between $500 and $3,000. (A number of organizations, including the David Suzuki Foundation, have recommended a tax credit to make radon mitigation more affordable.)

As BC Lung Association CEO Scott McDonald said recently, “The problem is too few British Columbians

William Stodalka

We should not decrease the number of statutory holidays. In fact, we should add more. I think every month should have a three-day weekend of some kind.

Right now, BC has days off ten months of the year. Why not add March and June?

This would allow for easier vacation planning, plus would help decrease from worker burnout. People could go for a June holiday rather than waiting for Family Day. It would also allow for people to plan out their bills better, either if they are paid more to work on these holidays, or the lack of funds if they are not working on those days.

Sure, this would put us as having more holidays than France - which only has 11 national holidays. But it would still make us harder workers than the Alsace region and the Moselle area, which offer 13 statutory holidays.

(Keep in mind, we were founded as a bilingual country. So all these holidays are, in a way, part of our national heritage.)

It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to make these holidays days off. For June it is “Summer Day”, and March is “Spring Day.” Everyone likes May Long. Who wouldn’t like June Long, too?

know what radon is, where it comes from and how to fix a problem in your home if you have one.”

I’m one of the many British Columbians — and Canadians — who hadn’t thought about testing radon levels in my house. But it’s never too late and I’m starting a test now! I’ll keep you posted.

There are two ways to test indoor radon concentrations.

You can buy a one-time test kit for $25 to $30 from many hardware stores or businesses specializing in radon detection and mitigation, or online from the BC Lung Association. It comes with instructions on how to send the detector to a laboratory for analysis. The lab will calculate your average radon concentration. Some certified radon professionals also sell electronic continuous radon monitors, which show weekly and monthly average concentrations on a digital display.

Indoor radon levels can vary wildly from day to day or even hour to hour, as well as seasonally. Concentrations

are generally higher in winter and at night, when windows and doors are closed. Health Canada recommends running a radon test over a minimum of three months, during fall or winter. The average concentration detected over a three-month test can be used to determine if a home’s radon concentration exceeds the Canadian guideline level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. (A becquerel, or Bq, is a standard measure of radioactivity named after French physicist Henri Becquerel.)

While some areas, like Castlegar and Prince George, are prone to high concentrations of indoor radon, Health Canada emphasizes that no areas of the country are radon-free. A 2012 Health Canada study indicates that 6.9 per cent of Canadians live in homes with radon levels above the guideline but, “The only way to know if a home has an elevated level of radon is to test, regardless of location.” Carcinogen research project Carex Canada has an online map illustrating the percentage of home radon measurements across Canada

above the Health Canada guideline.

Even if your home tests below Health Canada’s guideline level, you might want to explore mitigation options.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a lower guideline of 148 Bq/m3 and the World Health Organization recommends 100 Bq/m3. There is no safe level of radon exposure, and the risk of lung cancer increases by 16 per cent for every 100 Bq/m3 increase in lifetime average radon concentration.

If you’re like me and have put off taking action on radon, start with a test. If the test shows you need to mitigate, find a certified radon professional near you at http://c-nrpp.ca/.

Governments should also test radon levels in public buildings, like schools and hospitals, as recommended in the David Suzuki Foundation’s 2007 report, Radon: The Unfamiliar Killer.

For more information, visit takeactiononradon.ca or radonaware.ca.

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Reporting by William Stodalka and David Dyck

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Chaz Krahn, age 4, and his sister Jaelynn, age 2 and a half, warming up by the bonfire.

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Father and son Dave and Jesse Diehl working on their speed indoor skating sculpture for the community challenge. Not pictured: third member of the team, Andrew Kovacs. Dave and Andrew have competed several times in past years, but this is Jesse's first attempt. He said he was confident so far.

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BC Hydro had a court setback recently when its motion to have a Federal court hear its case this spring to build the Site C dam shot down.

Maegen Giltrow, a lawyer for the Peace Valley Landowners Association, said that BC Hydro sought to have the Federal court trial division hear the case in May, but that motion was denied.

Giltrow said that her side, BC Hydro, and affected First Nations are looking to appear in court this summer, subject to the courts availability.

She said courts have asked the lawyers on both sides, as well as the federal and provincial governments — since they are

also party to the lawsuit — to submit their July and August availability dates.

The Peace Valley Landowners Association, which consists of homeowners whose lands would be flooded by the dam's reservoir, are asking courts to intervene.

Numerous First Nations have also attempted to stop the construction of the dam.

These court motions have been made in both the provincial and Federal levels, and so far no decision one way or another has been made.

Giltrow went on to say that “nobody has brought an injunction application”

yet to try and stop work on the dam.

BC Hydro has already moved the beginning of construction from January to summer.

Dave Conway, a BC Hydro spokesman, confirmed that no court date had been set on the Federal level.

“Our current project schedule is to start site preparation and construction in summer 2015, and we are continuing to work toward this schedule,” he wrote.

Rob Lidstone, another lawyer for the case, said that so far, the only firm date is for the B.C. Supreme Court to hear the case on April 20.

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It wasn’t a completely dominant 60 minutes, but it was more than anything the Fort St. John Huskies had delivered against the Dawson Creek Junior Canucks this season.

The Huskies thoroughly outplayed the Junior C’s in the opening 40 minutes of the game, and finished the last home game of the season with a 7-4 win at North Peace Arena.

Dawson Creek head coach Eric Fulton wasn’t happy with the intensity or physical play that his team brought to the rink.

“Our games get chippy when both teams work hard and they are fighting for everything and our guys didn’t fight tonight. They weren’t going to wake us up they played a great game,” he said.

“If that ain’t a wake up call, when a team you haven’t

lost to all year dominates you … it better be.”

Jordan Harder did the brunt of the damage for the home side, scoring twice and picking up two assists. His second goal was a short-handed top corner shot that seemed to take all the air out of the Junior Canucks sails.

His offense is something the coaching staff has been anxiously waiting to see since his return from injury and he has delivered with 14 points in seven games since Jan. 9.

“He’s one of our top players so it’s nice to seem him healthy and get going again,” assistant coach Jeremy Clothier said. “Him and Jordan Gies — it was nice to see a bit of a breakout for them tonight.”

The usually reliable Josh Round of the Dawson Creek Junior Canucks had an off night, exiting the game after a seeing-eye point shot bounced into the net.

Round allowed six goals on 25 shots before being pulled in favour of Nathan Anderson.

Fulton said he was disappointed to see his team fail to rally around their netminder who has bailed them out plenty of times this season.

“I don’t think Rounder (Josh Round) had his strongest game tonight,” Fulton said.

“We had a opportunity to show Rounder how much we appreciate his hard work and back him up and support him and let him know that the world doesn’t rest on his shoulders and our guys laid an egg– they are cleaning out their shorts right now.”

The Huskies were able to get on the board first thanks to a Ricky Bateman tap in, the product of several big saves at the other end of the ice by goalie Travis Mclean.

The Junior Canucks would solve Mclean as time expired in the first, when a rebound sat loose behind the Huskies goalie and Layne Hunter was johnny-on–the-spot for his first goal of the season.

The flurry of goals for the Huskies started in the second, with Harder scoring 13 seconds into the period.

Jordan Gies scored at 8:03, before the Junior Canucks scored on a shot from the point that the Huskies thought was played with a high stick.

After the Harder short-handed goal and the Mathew Deveau bouncer from the point, Gies added his second of the night at 17:12.

In the third Thomas Webster would close out the scoring for the Huskies, squeaking a wrist shot five-hole on Anderson.

Dawson Creek would add two goals from team points leader Colton Gies in the final frame but it was too little, too late for the Junior Canucks.

Wyatt Fellows also added four assists for the Huskies in the game.

The Alaska Highway rivals are now tied at 28 points in the Northwest Junior Hockey League standings but the Junior Canucks have a game in hand and play their final two games against the Beaverlodge Blades (1-25-1) and the Sexsmith Vipers (6-20-0).

Clothier said the 7-4 win was a big advantage for his side going into the playoffs.

“It’s huge,” he said. “We’re going to see these guys for a best of five in about a week and a half so any edge you can get on them now is a good time to get it.”

The Huskies will play their final game on Feb. 13 in Fairview before the playoff series with the Junior Canucks begins the following week.

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Oilmen discuss health and hockey

Nearly 70 members braved blustery winter conditions Thursday evening to enjoy dinner and networking

David Dyck Staff Writer

The Fort St. John Petroleum Association met last week for their monthly meeting at the Fort St. John Curling Club to talk about the coming year, and listen to Dr. Kimberly Ostero, a local naturopathic doctor, talk about men’s health.

Nearly 70 members braved the blustery winter conditions Thursday evening to enjoy drinks and dinner.

The oilmen are getting ready for their first major event of the year, the hockey tournament taking place April 1-4. President Sean Thomas warned that because it falls on Easter long weekend, there’s a possibility that turnout will be lower. He urged members who have already signed up to double check they would be able to attend, or let the executive know if they would be gone.

Thomas also encouraged anyone who was interested to apply, even if entry forms are submitted late. “You never know, there might be a late entry into the tournament if there is a shortage [of players],” he said.

Thomas brought in Ostero to discuss the importance of men’s health.

“We can look around the room, and just with the nature of the business, the long hours, a lack of daylight and a little bit of everything like

that— stress — we all share it,” he said.

“It’s something to think about guys, we’re providing for families, we’ve got long legacies we want to leave behind, so take care of yourselves, be healthy — a picture of health, like myself,” he joked.

Ostero discussed the importance of eating, exercising, and living well, as well as getting check-ups regularly.

Thompson said that with the doctor shortage in Fort St. John, he wanted to get as much information to the membership about healthy living as he could.

“With the physician crisis we’ve got going on, it’s great that people like Kim will come up here and start a practice and find an alternative way to be able to look after people,” said an attendee. david dyck Photo Next month’s meeting will Petroleum Association President Sean Thomas speaks at a meeting. The association is plan- be held at the Lido Theatre on ning their first event of the year, the hockey tournament, scheduled for April 1 to 4.

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Christmas, Parties, and A Christmas Party Oh, the fabled 4-H Christmas parties. Where the board game discussions are heated, children are running by, and we’re pretty sure there was more food than THAT a minute ago. Of course, other 4-H Clubs might have their own ways of celebrating together, but I’ll leave that to them. My job is to tell you the story of the lakeshore’s latest Christmas party. May I introduce to you… *drum roll* Christmas Party, 2014!

Our humble setting takes place in the heart of Cecil Lake. A place soon to be filled with yelling children, talking adults, and teenagers dutifully stuffing themselves with food. The board games are stacked on the table, and everyone is comIris Wenger ing in from the snow.

4-H Reporter Now to be honest, this sounds better than it is. Sadly, some of our club couldn’t come, and the food wasn’t magically waiting for us when we came in. Other than that, this is a pretty good description of the lakeshore Christmas parties. But anyway, on with the story!

As soon as everyone had had their fair share of snacks, we got right to the games. A big group of parents and kids alike played Apples to Apples while the rest of the parents sat around and talked. A few kids, including me, started off with playing Clue (the murderer was Mr.Green, if you were wondering) but eventually started playing Apples to Apples ourselves. In no time at all, it was supper time.

Supper was more like snacks with benefits, as you could take more of each item than you could with snacks. Afterwards we went back to playing games like Dutch Blitz. Finally it was time to go home. We all said our good byes, and headed back out into the snow. The party had been so much fun, I didn’t even think about the Junior Proficiency exam I still needed to take. But so you know, I did pass that exam, and along with my 4 partners, am ready to take on the senior photography projects.

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This Week: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, originally known as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Amateur, or just the Crosby Clambake, is held on three different courses: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Monterey Peninsula Country Defending: Brandt Snedeker Club and Spyglass Hill Golf Course. In Winning Score: 19-under par the pro-am format, each professional Winner’s Purse: $1,170,000 is paired with an amateur. Each day, 52 2-man teams will play on one of the three courses. Then on the final day, those professionals and pro-amateur teams making the 54-hole cut will play on the Pebble Beach Golf Links.

Pebble Beach Golf Links Monterey Peninsula CC Spyglass Hill Golf Club Pebble Beach, Calif 6,838 / 6,858 / 6,816 yards

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AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Day Time Network Thu, 2/12 3:00pm-6:00pm GOLF Fri, 2/13 3:00pm-6:00pm GOLF Sat, 2/14 1:00pm-2:30pm GOLF Sat, 2/14 3:00pm-6:00pm CBS Sun, 2/15 1:00pm-2:30pm GOLF Sun, 2/15 3:00pm-6:30pm CBS

Golf Trivia

How many times did Billy Casper win the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average during a PGA Tour season? a) 0 b) 1

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Last Week: Jason Day won at Torrey Pines

Jason Day outlasted J.B. Tournament Results Holmes, Harris English and 1. Jason Day Score: -9 *won in playoff defending champion Scott Earnings: $1,134,000 Stallings in a playoff to win Player Score Earnings the Farmers Insurance Open on the T-2. Scott Stallings -9 $470,400 T-2. Harris English -9 $470,400 second extra hole on Sunday. It was T-2. J.B. Holmes -9 $470,400 a big win for Day, who was more determined than ever not to let injuries get in the way of his lifelong goal of No. 1 in the world. After winning the Match Play Championship a year ago to rise to No. 4 in the world, he played only the Masters in the next three months because of a thumb injury. “It’s an amazing feeling,” Day said. “I’ve been working so hard for this.”

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Billy Casper, a pioneer of professional golf, died Saturday afternoon at his home in Springville, Utah, at the age of 83. He won 51 times on the PGA Tour, putting him at No. 7 on the career list behind only Sam Snead, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer and Byron Nelson. His three major championships include the 1966 U.S. Open, one of golf’s most remarkable comebacks. He rallied from a 7-shot deficit on the back nine at Olympic Club to tie Palmer, and he beat him in an 18-hole playoff. Casper also won the 1959 U.S. Open at Winged Foot and the 1970 Masters. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1978.

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Lessons from the Golf Pro Most of us experience some form of joint stiffness or loss of flexibility when we hit too many balls. Here are some suggestions in order to maintain flexibility and keep your muscles in use. Regardless of your age, participating consistently in a golf-specific exercise program can greatly improve your game. A golfspecific conditioning program consists of resistance training, cardiovascular conditioning, and functional flexibility. Walking, biking, stair-stepping, and running are examples of cardiovascular exercise. For flexibility, try reaching your hands to the ceiling and stretching to your sides a couple of times each day. Tilting your head and neck back and forth and side-to-side are also very common exercises.

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2) Robert Streb 879 pts. / 5 top tens

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W E E K LY P R O R A C I N G U P D AT E Racing News, Stats & Trivia

2014 Final Standings 2014 Chase for the Cup Sprint Cup Championship

Daytona International Speedway Track Details Distance: 2.5 miles Shape: Tri-Oval Banking/Turns: 31 degrees

The Sprint Unlimited is a 75-lap, non-points race that kicks off the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing season. The race carries no points for the winner but rather a large purse. This is supposed to encourage an all-out driving style not seen in regular-season races, where one serious mistake may hurt a driver’s overall points standings. The field consists of the sixteen drivers who were a part of the Chase the previous season, as well as pole winners from the previous season, former Daytona 500 pole winners, and former Sprint Unlimited winners. The starting lineup is determined by fan vote, not by time trials as all other races are determined. Denny Hamlin won last year’s race.

Points: 5043 Wins: 5 Top 5: 14 Top 10: 20

2) Ryan Newman Points: 5042 Wins: 0 Top 5: 5

Top 10: 16

Points: 5037 Wins: 1 Top 5: 7

Top 10: 18

3) Denny Hamlin 4) Joey Logano

Points: 5028 Wins: 5 Top 5: 16 Top 10: 22

Driver 1) Chase Elliott 2) Regan Smith 3) Elliott Sadler 4) Brian Scott 5) Ty Dillon 6) Trevor Bayne 7) Chris Buescher 8) Brendan Gaughan 9) Ryan Reed 10) James Buescher

Points 1213 1171 1154 1154 1148 1086 1014 954 889 868

Racing News New Format for this week’s Sprint Unlimited The season-opening, 75-lap Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway will be split into two segments of 25 and 50 laps. A competition caution at Lap 25 will separate the segments. New this year, select fans will be paired with each crew chief represented in the race for a random drawing to determine starting and pit road positions. The drawings will take place Feb. 13. “Anticipation for the start of the NASCAR season is at an all-time high among fans and drivers,” said NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O’Donnell. “Fans have a unique opportunity to participate in key elements of the event, making this year’s Sprint Unlimited even more exciting.”

Jeb Burton to drive No. 26 Sprint Cup car for BK Racing Jeb Burton has accepted an offer to drive the No. 26 Toyota Camry for BK Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. “It’s really exciting for me and my family,” Burton said. “I didn’t

even know if I was going to race and then for BK Racing to give me a call and give me an opportunity and to believe in me to further my career and get me to the top of the racing world, it’s a dream come true.” Burton has never raced a Sprint Cup car before, and while Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway begins later this week, he’s prepared for a quick learning curve. “I’ve just got to get up on the wheel and make things happen,” Burton said. “I’m excited, I want to learn as much this year as I can. I’m being thrown right into it, so I hopefully go out and impress some people.”

Racing Trivia What year did Kevin Harvick win the Daytona 500? a) 2007 b) 2009

c) 2011 d) 2013

Results of the Final 2014 Race: Kevin Harvick won the Ford EcoBoost 400 Ford EcoBoost 400 Top Ten Driver Points/Bonus 1. Kevin Harvick 43 2. Ryan Newman 42 3. Brad Keselowski 41 4. Paul Menard 40 5. Jamie McMurray 39 6. Matt Kenseth 38 7. Denny Hamlin 37 8. Clint Bowyer 36 9. Jimmie Johnson 35 10. Jeff Gordon 36

After ensuring he would be one of four drivers eligible to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship with a clutch victory last week at Phoenix International Raceway, Kevin Harvick upped the stakes Sunday.

The 38-year-old produced another clutch effort to clinch his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title.

He finished first to become the first champion in NASCAR’s new electric postseason format that pitted Harvick, Joey Logano, Ryan Newman and Denny Hamlin as Homestead title hopefuls. After the race Harvick said, “I’m just really excited, just really happy. I’ve been trying for 13 years.”

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Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. Date: Feb. 14th, 8:00 p.m.

TV: FOX Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott 210.364 in 1987 Race Record: Buddy Baker 177.602 in 1980

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