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Is Jimmie Johnson in for another rude awakening this weekend in Phoenix? Chris and George debate.

STEVE KIMBALL Metro Business talked to Steve Kimball, managing director of Tuscan Advisors, a Henrico County-based business consulting firm. He also is a member of the Richmond Venture Forum, a group that brings together venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. He was asked about the status of entrepreneurs: “Entrepreneurs are America’s competitive advantage. In the last 20 years, they created 80 percent of the jobs. They are the real job creators.

Sean Anthony, senior director of chapter services at Sigma Phi Epsilon

Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt of Portsmouth may earn enough gold medals to fill Fort Knox. Those medals won’t carry more value than the message he imparted to Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary School students about the value of hard work. Despite how we like to think of ourselves, the U.S. work ethic is endangered. Economic insecurity and lingering job losses have delivered a body blow that undermines the American dream. Criminals—from dope slingers to white-collar schemers—have further undermined that dream by taking financial shortcuts at other folks’ expense.

Paul Woody hates daylight savings time because the sun sets before he can finish his golf game. But then, nobody can see his hooks and slices.

The scene at the main branch of the Richmond Public Library—or any library, for that matter—doesn’t usually inspire a comparison to the running of the bulls. But the frenzy surrounding the Friends of the Richmond Public Library Book Sale, where more than 30,000 used and donated books go on sale today for as little as 50 cents apiece, apparently motivates some people—if ever so briefly—to take leave of their senses.

How far right? Political columnist Jeff Schapiro says governor-elect Bob McDonnell is a conservative with the good sense to gloss over some of his edgier views. That may not be the case with the new attorny general, Ken Cuccinelli, who could squeeze McDonnell from the right.

After suffering a dreadful race at Talladega, Chris and George debate which racing movie is the best of all time. Plus, a preview of Texas Motor Speedway.

Arthur Utley is at the Meadowbrook, where the Monarchs are getting ready for their big game against Thomas Dale.

A year after tipping Democratic for president for the first time since 1964, Virginia fell to Republicans in a dramatic statewide sweep that is a historic reminder of its enduring competitiveness—but may not be a model for a national GOP comeback. “It’s not a red state,“ said Jay Timmons, chief of staff in the governorship of George Allen, whose victory in 1993 led the last Republican resurgence.