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Johnson wins second Daytona 500 pole as Hendrick team rolls on
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The Hendrick Motorsports juggernaut just keeps on rolling. Reigning NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson won his second Daytona 500 pole less than 24 hours after new Hendrick teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the checkered flag in the non-points Budweiser Shootout. Michael Waltrip, embarrassed last year at Daytona when his then-new team was caught in the post-qualifying inspection using an illegal fuel additive in his Toyota, also had a great run Sunday, taking the outside pole. Only the top two qualifiers locked in starting positions for next week's 50th running of the Daytona 500. Asked if this makes him the favorite to win the 500, Johnson said, "We have to wait until we get out in the draft and see how these cars work.
Interview: MST3K folks at it again with 'Cinematic Titanic'
I guess I didn't realize that. J.: Yeah, so I think everyone started saying, "what are we gonna do to preserve this mark of passing?" PN:Uh huh. J.: ... and those discussions formed into this, really. PN: What are the prospects for bringing back a broadcast presentation? Has that even been discussed at all? J.: We don't have a locked-in-concrete business plan. We're open to all sorts of things, but we're all really enjoying being our own bosses and ... F: The TV business is much different now than it was... the idea of doing a two-hour show isn't as viable today as it was 20 years ago. J.: One of the things that made Mystery Science thrive in its early years was that we were doing it in Minnesota, and all the network executives were in New York.
Broken families, broken courts: How rushed justice fails our kids
The doctor believed Joseph had intentionally burned the toddler. In dependency court, Monique faced a common allegation: She had failed to protect her child. With her youngest still in the hospital, police escorted Monique's two older children to a Spanish-speaking foster home in Gilroy, although they spoke only English. Later, the two would move to the children's shelter, and then to a second foster home in Hollister. Joseph was arrested, and after two years of court hearings, he pleaded guilty to felony criminal negligence, serving a seven-month jail sentence. Meanwhile, Monique battled in dependency court to regain custody of her children. But her desperation was matched by the court's seeming indifference. "You're in, you're out, they don't even talk to you," she said.
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