Sprint Cup driver Jamie McMurray, a native of Joplin, attended Tuesday's presidential inauguration and called it one of the coolest things he has ever seen. McMurray watched it from the balcony of the Canadian Embassy. He was able to do that thanks to his sponsor, Canadian whiskey maker Crown Royal. The vantage point was pretty good, too, he said. "Better than about 90 percent of the people there." -- KC Star