Naomi Judd

Oprah Winfrey had two very special guests on her show today, September 14. Both Wynonna and Naomi Judd were interviewed on the Oprah show, and Wynonna Judd was proud to be 60 pounds lighter.

The Judd's On Oprah

According to Oprah.com, the Judd's were a duo Oprah really wanted to appear during her final season. Wynonna and Naomi Judd have experienced a lot in their years as performers and as mother and daughter. Naomi battles hepatitis C and Wynonna divulged on a previous Oprah show that her former husband had sexually assaulted a young woman.

Today on Oprah, both of the Judd women are in much better places. Naomi's health is doing well, and Wynonna is dating....although she wouldn't share too many secrets with Oprah. The pair plans to embark on a final concert tour, called "The Last Encore" starting in November of this year.

In addition, Oprah Winfrey's guests were treated to a video tour of the Judd's farm in Tennessee, which spans 1000 acres.

Wynonna Lucky to Be Alive

Abilene Reporter News says that Wynonna talked about her two near death experiences within the past couple of months. A surgical procedure ended with a blood clot passing through her heart, and she was involved in a car crash some weeks later when a man fell asleep at the wheel and his car careened into Judd's, going about 55 miles per hour.

Wynonna Judd feels very fortunate to be alive, and she shared that sentiment, along with her strong belief in God, with Oprah today. She also shared how her relationship with her mother has improved, and that the two now tour using separate trailers.

One of the biggest surprises on Oprah today was for everyone to witness that Wynonna Judd has lost 60 pounds....and she did it without the help of a diet aid she once touted called Alli. She credits her weight loss to her belief in God and how He wants her to love herself.

It sounds like today's episode of Oprah was inspirational and informative, and that both Wynonna and Naomi Judd were remarkable guests. It will be fun to see who else Oprah has on her show during this, her very last season.

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Dario Franchitti

If you watched the highlight of Sunday you couldn't have missed the fact that Dario Franchitti won the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.  The Indy 500 is the largest one day sporting event in the world.

Franchitti, the Scot, dominated most of the race, leading all but 12 of the first 146 laps.

The race began with a excitement then there was a crash on the first lap, followed by another crash a few laps later.

Veteran driver Davey Hamilton was the oldest participant in the field at 47. He went into the wall just a few seconds into the race.

He complained afterward that Tomas Scheckter caused the wreck.

In addition, Bruno Junqueira crashed a couple of laps later and John Andretti hit the wall on lap 65.

San Francisco residents watched the Indianapolis 500 on channel 7 and were fascinated by it.

Francis Witham a local San Francisco resident said, "It was an amazing race. I am sorry about the crash and hope everyone is okay.  We were all just as excited as Ashley Judd was to see her husband Franchitti win."

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