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NBC Sports
16 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
What to watch for in tonight's NASCAR Cup race at Nashville
LEBANON, Tenn. — The second half of the NASCAR Cup regular season begins with tonight's race at Nashville Superspeedway and there's much at stake for several drivers in the field. Here are a few things to keep an eye on in tonight's race (7:19 p.m. ET green flag on Prime): Taking advantage of the pole … Chase Briscoe gets another chance to take advantage of winning the pole. While he finished third in last weekend's Coca-Cola 600 after starting on the pole, he led only one lap, did not score points in the first two stages and ended with only two points in the third stage. Briscoe was undone by a pit road penalty for an uncontrolled tire on his first stop. That shows how a problem even early in a 600-mile race can have an impact throughout the event. Tonight's race at Nashville is 399 miles. 'It's frustrating,' Briscoe told NBC Sports about last weekend's performance. 'It really just comes down to kind of how our season's been all year. We just haven't been able to put, at first a full day together, especially a full weekend. Last weekend, we talked about it all week, if we qualify well, we should be able to really maximize our stage points.' Instead, he didn't score as many as a pole-sitter would be expected to do so. Briscoe ranks last among drivers in a playoff spot in stage points scored this year with 18. Eight drivers outside a playoff spot have scored more stage points than Briscoe this season. Dustin Long, Bubba's bounce back? Bubba Wallace is succinct in describing his last few races: 'The last three weeks, four weeks, if you want to count All-Star, just (expletive).' Wallace has finished 33rd or worse in the last three points races, dropping him from seventh to 12th in the season standings. Last year, 14 of the 16 playoff drivers won in the regular season but this season the victories have been concentrated among a small group of drivers, which could mean more playoff spots will be determined by points. With Wallace falling in the standings, he could be getting close to that area. For all that, Wallace is keeping a better attitude. He admits in years past that he would focus too much on what has happened in the last few weeks and not what his team has done all season to still allow him to be 38 points above the cutline entering Nashville. 'You're going to have bad races,' Wallace said. 'I've seen so many guys have bad races, like Denny (Hamlin), right, have so many bad races. His stats the last three aren't that great either. Bad luck struck at Charlotte. They show up the next week like 'What happened last week?' They don't care. 'And so I've started to kind of look at that and as much as it sucks, as much as it weighs you down, you have to show up for your team and for your sponsors and enjoy it.' It also helps that Wallace will start 12th and have a chance to score points in the first stage. But another bad finish could drop him closer to the cutline. Deep in the pack Kyle Larson has an average finish of 4.5 at Nashville and is the only driver to place in the top 10 in all four Cup races at Nashville. He has work to do if he is to extend that streak. Larson qualified 28th — his worst starting spot since Phoenix in March 2019. How quickly can he get to the front? Will he score points in the first stage? Nate Ryan, Locked in … The top 32 drivers in points after tonight's race will be locked into the in-season tournament, which will begin later this month in Atlanta. Brad Keselowski enters tonight's race 32nd in points. Admittedly, Keselowski has other things to worry about — last week's fifth-place finish in the Coca-Cola 600 was his first top 10 of the year — but should Keselowski have another poor finish, the could be in jeopardy of not being a part of the tournament. The winner gets $1 million. Keselowski starts a season-best sixth tonight.
NBC Sports
a day ago
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Nashville starting lineup: Chase Briscoe wins third NASCAR Cup pole of the season
LEBANON, Tenn. — Chase Briscoe collected his second consecutive pole and third of the season Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway. Briscoe won the pole with a lap of 164.395 mph. His pole came a week after he was the fastest qualifier for the Coca-Cola 600. His other pole this season came in the Daytona 500. No other Cup driver has claimed as many poles this season. MORE: Nashville starting lineup Briscoe will be joined on the front row by Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin, who qualified with a lap of 164.119 mph. Dustin Long, Points leader William Byron qualified third with a lap of 163.374 mph. Tyler Reddick (163.368 mph) will start fourth, giving Toyota three of the top four starting spots. Coca-Cola 600 winner Ross Chastain (163.357) will start a season-best fifth. Brad Keselowski (162.985) will start a season-best sixth. Kyle Larson (160.790) will start 28th, his worst qualifying spot since Phoenix in March 2019.
The Advertiser
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
The power of music sustaining Indigenous languages
For musician and producer Deline Briscoe, using language in her songs is not just a responsibility, it is a continuation of tradition and honouring her ancestors. "That's one of the forms we pass on our knowledge, including survival, including kinship systems, including stories," the Kuku Yalanji woman told AAP. "For me, that's the importance of keeping that oral tradition going because it's the way that we connect to the feeling, and when you feel something you can really understand it deeper. "Music brings that to the human experience." Ms Briscoe is one of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people interviewed for a digital project at the University of Queensland, exploring how music can help prevent the loss of Indigenous languages. The suite of videos explores the connection between music and language. University of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit associate professor Katelyn Barney said researchers hope students will use the resource to learn about the power of music as a way to safeguard languages. "We wanted to really listen to people's story and allow them to share the ways they're using music," she said. "The people we interviewed talked about how there was a need for more resources around reclamation, revitalisation through music and how music can be a really powerful tool to do that." Assoc Prof Barney, who collaborated on the project with Ms Briscoe and Wiradyuri author and University of Queensland professor Anita Heiss, said a common theme in the interviews was the responsibility artists felt to maintain language. Biripi Worimi musician and University of Queensland alum, Jamaine Wilesmith said growing up, his language wasn't often spoken around him. He'd been trying to learn his language for six years and found incorporating it into his songs helped him preserve and familiarise himself with it. "When I use the language in my songs or writing it gives me a sense of pride, nostalgia and misery," Mr Wilesmith said."I love that when I sing or speak in language I've done right by my people and proven to our ancestors that we are strong enough and are still here, even though they're not." Ms Briscoe's ancestors are front of mind for her too. She said it's important to remember the effort started long ago, with work to capture and keep language dating back to colonisation. "There's a lot of stories of communities that have written whole language dictionaries from songs in the hymn books," she said. "That was a deliberate act, there was a deliberate choice to translate the hymns into their language, preserve their language. "The songs kept going, the pronunciation is there, the intonation, all the nuances are there in those songs, even when we weren't allowed to practice our traditional style of singing they were still using these songs as a way of preserving our language." For musician and producer Deline Briscoe, using language in her songs is not just a responsibility, it is a continuation of tradition and honouring her ancestors. "That's one of the forms we pass on our knowledge, including survival, including kinship systems, including stories," the Kuku Yalanji woman told AAP. "For me, that's the importance of keeping that oral tradition going because it's the way that we connect to the feeling, and when you feel something you can really understand it deeper. "Music brings that to the human experience." Ms Briscoe is one of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people interviewed for a digital project at the University of Queensland, exploring how music can help prevent the loss of Indigenous languages. The suite of videos explores the connection between music and language. University of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit associate professor Katelyn Barney said researchers hope students will use the resource to learn about the power of music as a way to safeguard languages. "We wanted to really listen to people's story and allow them to share the ways they're using music," she said. "The people we interviewed talked about how there was a need for more resources around reclamation, revitalisation through music and how music can be a really powerful tool to do that." Assoc Prof Barney, who collaborated on the project with Ms Briscoe and Wiradyuri author and University of Queensland professor Anita Heiss, said a common theme in the interviews was the responsibility artists felt to maintain language. Biripi Worimi musician and University of Queensland alum, Jamaine Wilesmith said growing up, his language wasn't often spoken around him. He'd been trying to learn his language for six years and found incorporating it into his songs helped him preserve and familiarise himself with it. "When I use the language in my songs or writing it gives me a sense of pride, nostalgia and misery," Mr Wilesmith said."I love that when I sing or speak in language I've done right by my people and proven to our ancestors that we are strong enough and are still here, even though they're not." Ms Briscoe's ancestors are front of mind for her too. She said it's important to remember the effort started long ago, with work to capture and keep language dating back to colonisation. "There's a lot of stories of communities that have written whole language dictionaries from songs in the hymn books," she said. "That was a deliberate act, there was a deliberate choice to translate the hymns into their language, preserve their language. "The songs kept going, the pronunciation is there, the intonation, all the nuances are there in those songs, even when we weren't allowed to practice our traditional style of singing they were still using these songs as a way of preserving our language." For musician and producer Deline Briscoe, using language in her songs is not just a responsibility, it is a continuation of tradition and honouring her ancestors. "That's one of the forms we pass on our knowledge, including survival, including kinship systems, including stories," the Kuku Yalanji woman told AAP. "For me, that's the importance of keeping that oral tradition going because it's the way that we connect to the feeling, and when you feel something you can really understand it deeper. "Music brings that to the human experience." Ms Briscoe is one of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people interviewed for a digital project at the University of Queensland, exploring how music can help prevent the loss of Indigenous languages. The suite of videos explores the connection between music and language. University of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit associate professor Katelyn Barney said researchers hope students will use the resource to learn about the power of music as a way to safeguard languages. "We wanted to really listen to people's story and allow them to share the ways they're using music," she said. "The people we interviewed talked about how there was a need for more resources around reclamation, revitalisation through music and how music can be a really powerful tool to do that." Assoc Prof Barney, who collaborated on the project with Ms Briscoe and Wiradyuri author and University of Queensland professor Anita Heiss, said a common theme in the interviews was the responsibility artists felt to maintain language. Biripi Worimi musician and University of Queensland alum, Jamaine Wilesmith said growing up, his language wasn't often spoken around him. He'd been trying to learn his language for six years and found incorporating it into his songs helped him preserve and familiarise himself with it. "When I use the language in my songs or writing it gives me a sense of pride, nostalgia and misery," Mr Wilesmith said."I love that when I sing or speak in language I've done right by my people and proven to our ancestors that we are strong enough and are still here, even though they're not." Ms Briscoe's ancestors are front of mind for her too. She said it's important to remember the effort started long ago, with work to capture and keep language dating back to colonisation. "There's a lot of stories of communities that have written whole language dictionaries from songs in the hymn books," she said. "That was a deliberate act, there was a deliberate choice to translate the hymns into their language, preserve their language. "The songs kept going, the pronunciation is there, the intonation, all the nuances are there in those songs, even when we weren't allowed to practice our traditional style of singing they were still using these songs as a way of preserving our language." For musician and producer Deline Briscoe, using language in her songs is not just a responsibility, it is a continuation of tradition and honouring her ancestors. "That's one of the forms we pass on our knowledge, including survival, including kinship systems, including stories," the Kuku Yalanji woman told AAP. "For me, that's the importance of keeping that oral tradition going because it's the way that we connect to the feeling, and when you feel something you can really understand it deeper. "Music brings that to the human experience." Ms Briscoe is one of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people interviewed for a digital project at the University of Queensland, exploring how music can help prevent the loss of Indigenous languages. The suite of videos explores the connection between music and language. University of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit associate professor Katelyn Barney said researchers hope students will use the resource to learn about the power of music as a way to safeguard languages. "We wanted to really listen to people's story and allow them to share the ways they're using music," she said. "The people we interviewed talked about how there was a need for more resources around reclamation, revitalisation through music and how music can be a really powerful tool to do that." Assoc Prof Barney, who collaborated on the project with Ms Briscoe and Wiradyuri author and University of Queensland professor Anita Heiss, said a common theme in the interviews was the responsibility artists felt to maintain language. Biripi Worimi musician and University of Queensland alum, Jamaine Wilesmith said growing up, his language wasn't often spoken around him. He'd been trying to learn his language for six years and found incorporating it into his songs helped him preserve and familiarise himself with it. "When I use the language in my songs or writing it gives me a sense of pride, nostalgia and misery," Mr Wilesmith said."I love that when I sing or speak in language I've done right by my people and proven to our ancestors that we are strong enough and are still here, even though they're not." Ms Briscoe's ancestors are front of mind for her too. She said it's important to remember the effort started long ago, with work to capture and keep language dating back to colonisation. "There's a lot of stories of communities that have written whole language dictionaries from songs in the hymn books," she said. "That was a deliberate act, there was a deliberate choice to translate the hymns into their language, preserve their language. "The songs kept going, the pronunciation is there, the intonation, all the nuances are there in those songs, even when we weren't allowed to practice our traditional style of singing they were still using these songs as a way of preserving our language."
West Australian
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
The power of music sustaining Indigenous languages
For musician and producer Deline Briscoe, using language in her songs is not just a responsibility, it is a continuation of tradition and honouring her ancestors. "That's one of the forms we pass on our knowledge, including survival, including kinship systems, including stories," the Kuku Yalanji woman told AAP. "For me, that's the importance of keeping that oral tradition going because it's the way that we connect to the feeling, and when you feel something you can really understand it deeper. "Music brings that to the human experience." Ms Briscoe is one of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people interviewed for a digital project at the University of Queensland, exploring how music can help prevent the loss of Indigenous languages. The suite of videos explores the connection between music and language. University of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit associate professor Katelyn Barney said researchers hope students will use the resource to learn about the power of music as a way to safeguard languages. "We wanted to really listen to people's story and allow them to share the ways they're using music," she said. "The people we interviewed talked about how there was a need for more resources around reclamation, revitalisation through music and how music can be a really powerful tool to do that." Assoc Prof Barney, who collaborated on the project with Ms Briscoe and Wiradyuri author and University of Queensland professor Anita Heiss, said a common theme in the interviews was the responsibility artists felt to maintain language. Biripi Worimi musician and University of Queensland alum, Jamaine Wilesmith said growing up, his language wasn't often spoken around him. He'd been trying to learn his language for six years and found incorporating it into his songs helped him preserve and familiarise himself with it. "When I use the language in my songs or writing it gives me a sense of pride, nostalgia and misery," Mr Wilesmith said."I love that when I sing or speak in language I've done right by my people and proven to our ancestors that we are strong enough and are still here, even though they're not." Ms Briscoe's ancestors are front of mind for her too. She said it's important to remember the effort started long ago, with work to capture and keep language dating back to colonisation. "There's a lot of stories of communities that have written whole language dictionaries from songs in the hymn books," she said. "That was a deliberate act, there was a deliberate choice to translate the hymns into their language, preserve their language. "The songs kept going, the pronunciation is there, the intonation, all the nuances are there in those songs, even when we weren't allowed to practice our traditional style of singing they were still using these songs as a way of preserving our language."
Perth Now
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
The power of music sustaining Indigenous languages
For musician and producer Deline Briscoe, using language in her songs is not just a responsibility, it is a continuation of tradition and honouring her ancestors. "That's one of the forms we pass on our knowledge, including survival, including kinship systems, including stories," the Kuku Yalanji woman told AAP. "For me, that's the importance of keeping that oral tradition going because it's the way that we connect to the feeling, and when you feel something you can really understand it deeper. "Music brings that to the human experience." Ms Briscoe is one of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people interviewed for a digital project at the University of Queensland, exploring how music can help prevent the loss of Indigenous languages. The suite of videos explores the connection between music and language. University of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit associate professor Katelyn Barney said researchers hope students will use the resource to learn about the power of music as a way to safeguard languages. "We wanted to really listen to people's story and allow them to share the ways they're using music," she said. "The people we interviewed talked about how there was a need for more resources around reclamation, revitalisation through music and how music can be a really powerful tool to do that." Assoc Prof Barney, who collaborated on the project with Ms Briscoe and Wiradyuri author and University of Queensland professor Anita Heiss, said a common theme in the interviews was the responsibility artists felt to maintain language. Biripi Worimi musician and University of Queensland alum, Jamaine Wilesmith said growing up, his language wasn't often spoken around him. He'd been trying to learn his language for six years and found incorporating it into his songs helped him preserve and familiarise himself with it. "When I use the language in my songs or writing it gives me a sense of pride, nostalgia and misery," Mr Wilesmith said."I love that when I sing or speak in language I've done right by my people and proven to our ancestors that we are strong enough and are still here, even though they're not." Ms Briscoe's ancestors are front of mind for her too. She said it's important to remember the effort started long ago, with work to capture and keep language dating back to colonisation. "There's a lot of stories of communities that have written whole language dictionaries from songs in the hymn books," she said. "That was a deliberate act, there was a deliberate choice to translate the hymns into their language, preserve their language. "The songs kept going, the pronunciation is there, the intonation, all the nuances are there in those songs, even when we weren't allowed to practice our traditional style of singing they were still using these songs as a way of preserving our language."
