Things were looking good for Chevy and Toyota heading into the weekend.
Matt Kenseth won the Shootout in his Toyota, and Hendrick teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson won the Twin 150s. The Gibbs cars and the Hendrick cars seemed like the best bet to win the biggest race of the year.

No one even mentioned the Fords.

And then a sweep happened for the Blue Oval.

Here is the official statement from the National Motorsports Appeals Panel (Feb. 21, 2015)

"The National Motorsports Appeals Panel today heard and considered the appeal of driver Kurt Busch.

The penalty concerns Section 12.1.a: Actions detrimental to stock car racing; 12.8: Behavioral penalty.

The penalty stems from activities last year involving Kurt Busch that resulted in a decision by the Family Court of the State of Delaware to issue an Order of Protection of Abuse against him.

The penalty is an indefinite suspension.

The Appellant appealed both penalties.

Upon hearing the testimony, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel decided that the Appellant violated the rules set forth in the penalty notice. The Panel therefore decided to uphold the original penalty assessed by NASCAR.

The panel consisted of the following three individuals:
Mr. Paul Brooks
Ms. Lyn St. James
Mr. Kevin Whitaker
Kurt Busch presented his position to the panel.

Representing NASCAR was Jim Cassidy, Senior Vice President of Racing Operations.
The Appellate Administrator is NASCAR Vice President George Silbermann.

Kurt Busch has the right to appeal the decision to the Final Appeals Officer, Mr. Bryan Moss. Kurt Busch must inform NASCAR of his intent to do so within the guidelines provided to him.

The Final Appeals Officer has indicated that he would hear the final appeal, if requested, this evening at the International Motorsports Center in Daytona Beach, Florida."

NASCAR has indefinitely suspended driver Kurt Busch for actions detrimental to stock car racing following the release today of a supplemental disposition setting forth the findings and conclusions that formed the basis for the Family Court of the State of Delaware’s decision on Monday to issue an Order of Protection from Abuse against him.

Busch, driver of the No. 41 car, was found to be in violation of:
· Section 12.1.a: Actions detrimental to stock car racing
· Section 12.8: Behavioral Penalty

Automobili Lamborghini has presented the new Lamborghini Huracán GT3, in a world premiere at its headquarters in Sant'Agata Bolognese 

The GT3 competitor makes its debut following that of the new Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo, which will be the protagonist of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo in Europe, Asia and North America from this year.

For the eighth-consecutive year, one talented child with type 1 diabetes (T1D) will win a trip to see the car he or she designed race in a real, professional motorsport, courtesy of Motorcraft, the official recommended aftermarket part for Ford vehicles, and Quick Lane Tire and Auto Centers, in an exciting contest that raises funds for JDRF.

This year, the winner will attend the Brickyard 400, July 26, 2015, a NASCAR Sprint Cup race where the JDRF-themed Ford Fusion stock car will compete.

Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com has named the 2015 Mazda5, 2015 Mazda6 and 2015 Mazda MX-5 Miata as winners of its “2015 5-Year Cost to Own Awards” in the van/minivan, midsize sedan and sports car categories, respectively. Kelley Blue Book uses its data to find and award vehicles whose cost of ownership is lowest in their respective segments, taking depreciation, insurance, fees, maintenance and fuel costs into consideration.

Audi is revealing the headlights of its new R8 as the first of a number of technology highlights of the sports car. The R8 uses LED headlights which can be supplemented by a laser high‑beam lighting module as an option.

The new R8 will set new standards among high‑performance sports cars – including in its lighting technology. As an option, the latest car development by Audi can be equipped with a laser spot as the high‑beam headlight. The special appeal of laser lighting is that it uses high‑intensity laser diodes, which generate a lot of light energy from a very small component. Compared to LED high‑beam headlights, laser high‑beams attain nearly twice the lighting range.

While many observers of the smartphone market have long planned a funeral for the Blackberry brand, it is not giving up yet.

The BlackBerry Passport is the newest offering from the Blackberry line, and details about it were announced this week by AT&T. A Blackberry Classic is also being offered.

Blackberry Passport Features
Exclusive to AT&T in the U.S., the BlackBerry Passport is available in a unique design with rounded edges. The BlackBerry Passport has a large 4.5-inch Full HD square touch screen and a touch-enabled QWERTY keyboard, giving you ideal content viewing without compromising portability. Built on BlackBerry's secure BlackBerry 10 OS 10.3.1 operating system, the BlackBerry Passport runs on AT&T's network: the nation's most reliable 4G LTE network and the network that has the nation's strongest LTE signal, covering more than 300 million Americans.