NASCAR 2009 est. 2005

[Xena]

Auto Club 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/2/data/lineup.html)
Qualifying by Time | Fontana
5:00 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
February 22, 2009 | Race 2 of 36

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 83 Brian Vickers 183.439 39.25 46
2 48 Jimmie Johnson 183.164 39.31 70
3 26 Jamie McMurray 182.653 39.42 52
4 2 Kurt Busch 182.556 39.44 134
5 16 Greg Biffle 182.302 39.50 103
6 24 Jeff Gordon 182.209 39.52 129
7 00 David Reutimann 182.089 39.54 127
8 44 A.J. Allmendinger 182.048 39.55 165
9 82 Scott Speed 181.965 39.57 58
10 18 Kyle Busch 181.919 39.58 50
11 14 Tony Stewart 181.901 39.58 147
12 7 Robby Gordon 181.777 39.61 61
13 6 David Ragan 181.726 39.62 150
14 47 Marcos Ambrose 181.653 39.64 112
15 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 181.616 39.64 121
16 96 Bobby Labonte 181.461 39.68 102
17 43 Reed Sorenson 181.429 39.68 138
18 5 Mark Martin 181.264 39.72 120
19 29 Kevin Harvick 181.210 39.73 170
20 19 Elliott Sadler 181.173 39.74 160
21 33 Clint Bowyer 181.137 39.75 160
22 9 Kasey Kahne 181.132 39.75 76
23 11 Denny Hamlin 180.836 39.82 85
24 17 Matt Kenseth 180.818 39.82 190
25 99 Carl Edwards 180.773 39.83 109
26 77 Sam Hornish Jr. 180.746 39.84 67
27 98 Paul Menard 180.610 39.86 49
28 39 Ryan Newman 180.397 39.91 55
29 07 Casey Mears 180.374 39.92 118
30 66 Dave Blaney 180.320 39.93 0
31 8 Aric Almirola 180.248 39.94 73
32 71 David Gilliland 180.234 39.95 0
33 1 Martin Truex Jr. 180.176 39.96 135
34 20 Joey Logano 180.059 39.99 34
35 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 179.991 40.00 87
36 36 Scott Riggs 179.721 40.06 88
37 28 Travis Kvapil 179.632 40.08 37
38 12 David Stremme 179.390 40.14 64
39 41 Jeremy Mayfield 179.301 40.16 43
40 34 John Andretti 179.287 40.16 106
41 31 Jeff Burton 179.109 40.20 79
42 55 Michael Waltrip 0.00 146
43 87 Joe Nemechek 177.998 40.45 0


*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Fontana 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/2/data/lineup.html)
Lineup | Fontana
5:00 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
February 22, 2009 | Race 2 of 36


POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 183.439 39.250 Leader
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's/Kobalt Tools 183.164 39.309 -0.059
3 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 182.653 39.419 -0.169
4 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 182.556 39.440 -0.190
5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 182.302 39.495 -0.245
6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 182.209 39.515 -0.265
7 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 182.089 39.541 -0.291
8 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Charter Comm. 182.048 39.550 -0.300
9 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 181.965 39.568 -0.318
10 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 181.919 39.578 -0.328
11 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice/Office Depot 181.901 39.582 -0.332
12 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam 181.777 39.609 -0.359
13 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 181.726 39.620 -0.370
14 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox 181.653 39.636 -0.386
15 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 181.616 39.644 -0.394
16 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 181.461 39.678 -0.428
17 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Charter Comm. 181.429 39.685 -0.435
18 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest/Kellogg's 181.264 39.721 -0.471
19 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 181.210 39.733 -0.483
20 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 181.173 39.741 -0.491
21 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios/Hamburger Helper 181.137 39.749 -0.499
22 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 181.132 39.750 -0.500
23 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 180.836 39.815 -0.565
24 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 180.818 39.819 -0.569
25 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 180.773 39.829 -0.579
26 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Auto Club 180.746 39.835 -0.585
27 98 Paul Menard Ford Quaker State/Menards 180.610 39.865 -0.615
28 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 180.397 39.912 -0.662
29 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 180.374 39.917 -0.667
30 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 180.320 39.929 -0.679
31 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Guitar Hero 180.248 39.945 -0.695
32 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 180.234 39.948 -0.698
33 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 180.176 39.961 -0.711
34 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 180.059 39.987 -0.737
35 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy/National Guard 179.991 40.002 -0.752
36 36 Scott Riggs Toyota Red Bank Outfitters 179.721 40.062 -0.812
37 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Farmers Insurance 179.632 40.082 -0.832
38 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 179.390 40.136 -0.886
39 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota All Sport 179.301 40.156 -0.906
40 34 John Andretti Chevrolet WindowWorld.com 179.287 40.159 -0.909
41 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 179.109 40.199 -0.949
42 55 Michael Waltrip+ Toyota NAPA - - -
43 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 177.997 40.450 -1.200

Did Not Qualify
44 64 Todd Bodine Toyota Gunselman Motorsports 177.454 40.574 -1.324
45 37 Tony Raines Dodge Long John Silver's 177.405 40.585 -1.335


+Set by Owner Points
*rookie

<snip>

[WhiteHatBobby]

Jimmie Johnson will have the choice of starting inside or outside; Vickers must change engines and will start last.

[Xena]

Practice 2 in five minutes

[Xena]

Auto Club 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/2/data/practice2_speeds.html/)
Practice 2 | Fontana
5:00 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
February 22, 2008 | Race 2 of 36


Pos Car Driver Laps Best Speed Last Speed Avg. Speed Best Time Last Time Avg. Time
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's/Kobalt Tools 179.582 40.093 Leader
2 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 178.280 40.386 -0.293
3 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 178.055 40.437 -0.344
4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest/Kellogg's 177.567 40.548 -0.455
5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 177.445 40.576 -0.483
6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 176.978 40.683 -0.590
7 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 176.865 40.709 -0.616
8 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Auto Club 176.826 40.718 -0.625
9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 176.800 40.724 -0.631
10 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 176.709 40.745 -0.652
11 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 176.561 40.779 -0.686
12 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 176.345 40.829 -0.736
13 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 176.311 40.837 -0.744
14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 176.039 40.900 -0.807
15 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 175.906 40.931 -0.838
16 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox 175.803 40.955 -0.862
17 98 Paul Menard Ford Quaker State/Menards 175.764 40.964 -0.871
18 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 175.751 40.967 -0.874
19 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 175.627 40.996 -0.903
20 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice/Office Depot 175.584 41.006 -0.913
21 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 175.507 41.024 -0.931
22 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios/Hamburger Helper 175.366 41.057 -0.964
23 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 175.340 41.063 -0.970
24 36 Scott Riggs Toyota Red Bank Outfitters 175.302 41.072 -0.979
25 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 175.225 41.090 -0.997


*rookie

<snip>

[WhiteHatBobby]

Detroit needs to be bailed out now!

Two atomic bombs went off in Fontana today, and the Americans have surrendered.

The leader of the Hinomaru strikes again and once again, we're all Japanese. Please stand for the National Anthem:

君が代は
千代に八千代に
さざれ石の
いわおとなりて
こけのむすまで

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYLzyRl0hUw&feature=related

[Xena]

Auto Club 500 (http://www.californiaspeedway.com)
Fontana | 5:00 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
February 22, 2009 | Race 2 of 36
Green at 6:15 p.m. ET

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/XenaWarrior/NASCAR%20Tracks/Fontana.gif

[Xena]

Mostly Cloudy

Feels Like: 63°
Barometer: 30.09 in and falling
Humidity: 54%
Visibility: 8 mi
Dewpoint: 46°
Wind: CALM
Sunrise: 6:26 am
Sunset: 5:40 pm

Today: Cloudy skies. High around 65F. Winds light and variable.
Tonight: Cloudy. Low 49F. Winds light and variable.

[Xena]

Gentlemen, start your engines!

[Xena]

6:11 p.m. ET -- Brian Vickers, Michael Waltrip and David Reutimann will move to the rear for engine changes. Dale Earnhardt Jr. will go to the rear for a transmission change and Reed Sorenson will start in the back after crashing in final practice Saturday and switching to a backup car.

[Xena]

Boogity, boogity, boogity!

Let's go racin' boys!

[Xena]

little sprinkle on the track

[Xena]

Caution 1 - Robby into the wall

[Xena]

Lap 8 -- Ryan Newman has lost its transponder so he will come down pit road to get another transponder. The team can't do any work on the car and Newman will get his spot back in the running order (22nd).

[Xena]

Rain has cleared for now

[Xena]

jet dryers back out to dry Turns 1 and 2

[Xena]

Green

[Xena]

Kurt takes 2nd from Gordo

[Xena]

Caution 2 - freaking rain

[Xena]

Kurt to the lead - great pit

[Xena]

Sorenson pass through penalty for entering and exiting pit road too fast

[Xena]

Whoa, Gordo did a banzai move up to 3rd

[Xena]

Vickers comes up to 14 from 34

[Xena]

JJ losing time, Gordo taking 2nd and moving well

[Xena]

Smoke up to 6th

[Xena]

Gordo takes lead over JJ

[WhiteHatBobby]

Safety Car! Rain.

3 safety cars -- all rain.

[Xena]

Caution 3: raining in Turn 3

Waltrip gets the lucky dawg

[Xena]

Restart full of lapped cars. Ugh

[Xena]

Rain again

[WhiteHatBobby]

Jimmie is on the prowl . . . will he win his third consecutive night race at Fontana?

Note that the February race is now the night race, and the October race is the day race, since ESPN requested that their race move to a 12 noon start so that they will not get past 4 PM (which is when the race moves from ESPN Broadcast Network to ESPN2) to protect "Desperate Housewives".

88 laps to go, and rain is threatening again!

[Xena]

Ragan is overheating, he's dropping back

[Xena]

Caution 4 - rain again

Problems with HMS cars

[Xena]

Vickers gets the lucky dawg

[WhiteHatBobby]

Smoke pits and I see strategy here.

The 14 and 42 may have extra laps on fuel that they could make this race on just one stop, while the leaders take two.

[Xena]

JJ car popped out of gear, Mark smoke coming out of his car and Jr having issues with spark plugs.

[Xena]

Jr has slowed; last car on the lead lap.

Jamie has iffy brakes

Matty dueling with Gordo

[Xena]

JJ is driving great, back into 4th

[Xena]

Matty losing speed; need new tires?

[WhiteHatBobby]

Four safety cars, all rain.

38 cars running.

Zero spins

And 90 miles remaining . . .

[Xena]

Smoke really loose

[Xena]

Caution 5 - Harvick into the wall

Jr into the garage - crappy engine

[Xena]

LOL Killer Bee 1st out of pit road, followed by Gordo

[Xena]

Biff blew his pit stall.

[Xena]

Jamie's hood up

[Xena]

35 to go

[Xena]

Kyle almost lost it on the restart - nice save

[WhiteHatBobby]

Happy DNF's -- first since September 2006 at Dover.

[Xena]

Gordo wagging the dawg; nice save

[Xena]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/XenaWarrior/NASCAR/CheckeredFlag2.gif

Congrats to Matty!

[WhiteHatBobby]

Paint California as a BLUE state again . . . five in a row for Roush at Fontana in February. Undefeated in February races at Fontana. Roush is also undefeated in night races at Homestead.

That's three consecutive Roush wins and of tracks banked 14 degrees or higher. they have won five consecutive races.

We may be seeing 36 Roush Ford wins . . . one team wins all 36 races? This is looking like we'll see one juggernaut. Next week is the Shelby 427 and this is another Roush parade historically.

Once again, for the third consecutive Sprint Cup race, the Mazda Atenza wins. Last year, Toyota and Mazda dominated the sport; interestingly, the Atenza is raced in the US wearing its Mexican identity as the Ford Fusion; Mazda's Detroit plant builds Atenazs as the Mazda6.

[WhiteHatBobby]

A United States Marine will have his name on the Crown Royal 400 at Richmond as part of the sponsor's promotion:

http://www.thatsracin.com/115/story/3982.html

[Xena]

Auto Club 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/2/data/results_unofficial.html)
Unofficial Race Results | Fontana
5:00 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
February 22, 2009 | Race 2 of 36

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 24 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 195/10 250 Running
2 6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 175/5 250 Running
3 10 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 165/0 250 Running
4 5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 165/5 250 Running
5 4 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 160/5 250 Running
6 23 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 150/0 250 Running
7 25 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 151/5 250 Running
8 11 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice/Office Depot 147/5 250 Running
9 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's/Kobalt Tools 143/5 250 Running
10 1 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 34/0 250 Running
11 15 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 135/5 250 Running
12 22 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 127/0 250 Running
13 38 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 129/5 250 Running
14 7 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 121/0 250 Running
15 42 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA 118/0 250 Running
16 3 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 115/0 250 Running
17 13 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 112/0 250 Running
18 37 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Farmers Insurance 109/0 250 Running
19 21 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios/Hamburger Helper 106/0 248 Running
20 16 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 103/0 248 Running
21 14 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox 100/0 248 Running
22 17 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Charter Comm. 97/0 248 Running
23 26 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Auto Club 94/0 248 Running
24 29 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 91/0 248 Running
25 20 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 88/0 248 Running
26 34 20 Joey Logano * Toyota The Home Depot 85/0 248 Running

*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Auto Club 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/data/standings_unofficial.html)
Unofficial Driver Standings | Fontana
5:00 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
February 22, 2008 | Race 2 of 36

RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 -- Matt Kenseth 385 Leader 2 0 2 2 2
2 +10 Jeff Gordon 304 -81 2 0 0 1 1
3 +8 Kurt Busch 294 -91 2 0 0 1 2
4 +3 Tony Stewart 294 -91 2 0 0 0 2
5 +15 Greg Biffle 268 -117 2 0 0 1 1
6 -2 Clint Bowyer 266 -119 2 0 0 1 1
7 +1 Michael Waltrip 264 -121 2 0 0 0 1
8 -2 David Ragan 262 -123 2 0 0 0 1
9 +9 Carl Edwards 260 -125 2 0 0 0 1
10 +4 Juan Montoya 256 -129 2 0 0 0 0
11 -6 Elliott Sadler 248 -137 2 0 0 1 1
12 +1 David Reutimann 248 -137 2 0 0 0 0
CHASE FOR THE Sprint CUP - CURRENT CONTENDERS

13 -10 A.J. Allmendinger 241 -144 2 0 0 1 1
14 +13 Denny Hamlin 235 -150 2 0 0 0 1
15 -6 Reed Sorenson 235 -150 2 0 0 0 1
16 -14 Kevin Harvick 219 -166 2 0 0 1 1
17 -7 Martin Truex Jr. 217 -168 2 1 0 0 0
18 +20 Kyle Busch 215 -170 2 0 0 1 1
19 +12 Jimmie Johnson 213 -172 2 0 0 0 1
20 -3 Marcos Ambrose 212 -173 2 0 0 0 0
21 -5 Casey Mears 209 -176 2 0 0 0 0
22 -1 Bobby Labonte 205 -180 2 0 0 0 0
23 +6 Kasey Kahne 203 -182 2 0 0 0 0
24 +9 David Stremme 193 -192 2 0 0 0 0
25 -6 John Andretti 181 -204 2 0 0 0 0
26 +14 Brian Vickers 180 -205 2 1 0 0 1


*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Auto Club 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/data/stats/season_driver_rating.html)
Season Leaders: Driver Rating | Fontana
5:00 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
February 22, 2009 | Race 2 of 36


RANK CAR DRIVER PTS. STANDING POS. HIGH RATING DRIVER RATING
1 17 Matt Kenseth 1 131.4 122.7
2 24 Jeff Gordon 2 133.7 122.3
3 18 Kyle Busch 18 114.2 112.2
4 99 Carl Edwards 9 103.4 102.9
5 2 Kurt Busch 3 111.0 102.2
6 11 Denny Hamlin 15 99.9 99.8
7 14 Tony Stewart 4 101.9 99.6
8 48 Jimmie Johnson 19 121.3 94.9
9 6 David Ragan 8 92.2 89.0
10 26 Jamie McMurray 28 89.1 87.9
11 16 Greg Biffle 5 122.1 86.8
12 5 Mark Martin 27 93.2 83.1
13 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 10 90.5 83.1
14 44 AJ Allmendinger 13 102.2 80.7
15 33 Clint Bowyer 6 87.4 78.9
16 83 Brian Vickers 26 85.2 77.2
17 55 Michael Waltrip 7 81.2 76.9
18 29 Kevin Harvick 16 81.7 76.8
19 00 David Reutimann 12 81.0 74.2
20 9 Kasey Kahne 23 82.1 72.9
21 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 35 88.5 71.7
22 12 David Stremme 24 78.6 68.4
23 19 Elliott Sadler 11 80.5 65.6
24 43 Reed Sorenson 14 73.7 62.6
25 96 Bobby Labonte 22 62.5 62.0
26 1 Martin Truex Jr. 17 70.4 61.8
27 47 Marcos Ambrose 21 68.4 59.1


*rookie

<snip>

[roger teekell]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/XenaWarrior/NASCAR/CheckeredFlag2.gif

Congrats to Matty!

That's MY GUY!!!

Way to Go MATT!!!

I think karma is coming back for Matt this year..

He had so much "Bad Luck" last year...But he just stays so centerd...

Few Drivers are as in touch with their car as Matt Kenseth is...

He makes a lot of his own calls on the pits...

WOW!!....What a start to 2009!!

[WhiteHatBobby]

Kevin Harvick has an engine failure . . . the late Herman Beam's record is safe again after being threatened with just three races remaining.

Clint Bowyer (75 races) is now threatening Beam's no-DNF streak of 84 races (1961-63). If Bowyer goes to Darlington and doesn't score a DNF through the Rebel 500, he ties the record; the 600 could become Bowyer's record-setter.

[RedStatePaPa]

Go Jeffski!!!

[Xena]

That's MY GUY!!!

Way to Go MATT!!!

I think karma is coming back for Matt this year..

He had so much "Bad Luck" last year...But he just stays so centerd...

Few Drivers are as in touch with their car as Matt Kenseth is...

He makes a lot of his own calls on the pits...

WOW!!....What a start to 2009!!

That was amazing. Go Matty!

[Xena]

Go Jeffski!!!

Perhaps Gordo gets more sleep now with Ella getting older. He was on FIRE.

[Nik Notorious]

That's MY GUY!!!

Way to Go MATT!!!

I think karma is coming back for Matt this year..

He had so much "Bad Luck" last year...But he just stays so centerd...

Few Drivers are as in touch with their car as Matt Kenseth is...

He makes a lot of his own calls on the pits...

WOW!!....What a start to 2009!!


My official stance if anyone asks. Boo Matt Kenseth, I don't want to see him win anything.

Ask me off the books though, and I'll tell you the truth. ;) The only reason I don't want to see him win is because I can't stand Rousch racing, and when Jack gets a win it makes the baby Jesus cry. I was happier than hell for Matt last week when he won Daytona, but I was just as upset the Jack got his long sought-after 500 win.

Matt seems like a stand up guy, and he's obviously a great racer. Anytime he wants to drive a Childress car, we'd be happy to have him. Hell, we'll even throw in Casey Mears free. :)

[Xena]

Broadcast Schedule
Shelby 427 (http://www.nascar.com/races/tune_in/)

..........02|27|09 3:00 p.m. ET Friday Practice 1 (SPD)
..........02|27|09 6:30 p.m. ET Friday Qualifying (SPD)
..........02|28|09 1:30 p.m. ET Saturday Practice 2 (SPD)
..........02|28|09 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday Practice 3 (SPD)
..........03|01|09 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday Shelby 427 (FOX)

[WhiteHatBobby]

Mike Joy on the history of Sunday's upcoming race name -- the Shelby 427.

http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=179a5dab-fc78-476f-a63e-df36ce2a92be

[Xena]

Shelby 427 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/3/data/practice1_speeds.html/)
Practice 1 | Las Vegas
3:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 1, 2009 | Race 3 of 36


Pos Car Driver Laps Best Speed Last Speed Avg. Speed Best Time Last Time Avg. Time
1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Pop-Tarts/Carquest 184.313 29.298 Leader
2 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 184.181 29.319 -0.021
3 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 183.849 29.372 -0.074
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's/Kobalt Tools 183.824 29.376 -0.078
5 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 183.755 29.387 -0.089
6 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 183.648 29.404 -0.106
7 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 183.636 29.406 -0.108
8 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 183.630 29.407 -0.109
9 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Energizer 183.418 29.441 -0.143
10 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 183.312 29.458 -0.160
11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/Amp Energy 183.293 29.461 -0.163
12 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 183.287 29.462 -0.164
13 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 183.237 29.470 -0.172
14 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Harrah's 183.107 29.491 -0.193
15 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA 183.082 29.495 -0.197
16 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 183.076 29.496 -0.198
17 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 183.032 29.503 -0.205
18 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 182.958 29.515 -0.217
19 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice/Office Depot 182.766 29.546 -0.248
20 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Industrial Tools 182.760 29.547 -0.249
21 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 182.753 29.548 -0.250
22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 182.698 29.557 -0.259
23 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kingsford/Clorox/Little Debbie 182.648 29.565 -0.267
24 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 182.630 29.568 -0.270
25 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 182.630 29.568 -0.270
26 17 Matt Kenseth Ford USG Sheetrock 182.593 29.574 -0.276
27 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing 182.581 29.576 -0.278
28 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 182.463 29.595 -0.297
29 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam 182.432 29.600 -0.302
30 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 182.408 29.604 -0.306


*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Notes on Prac 1:

Kasey, Truex and Jr late; had to sit for 15 minutes in the heat
The 18 blew an engine after 5 laps; the 11 and 20 were ok (for now?)
The 39 splitter was getting killed, they're working on it
Kevski likes his car

[Xena]

Shelby 427 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/3/data/qual_order.html)
Qualifying Order | Las Vegas
3:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 1, 2009 | Race 3 of 36


ORDER CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR
1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Pop-Tarts/Carquest
2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's
3 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com
4 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios/Hamburger Helper
5 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office
6 17 Matt Kenseth Ford USG Sheetrock
7 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kingsford/Clorox/Little Debbie
8 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet TomTom
9 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite
10 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M
11 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation
12 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull
13 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser
14 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam
15 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley
16 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA
17 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac
18 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Valvoline
19 6 David Ragan Ford UPS
20 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot
21 34 John Andretti Chevrolet WindowWorld.com
22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/Amp Energy
23 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Industrial Tools
24 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker
25 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's


*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Shelby 427 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/3/data/lineup.html)
Qualifying by Time | Las Vegas
3:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 1, 2009 | Race 3 of 36


POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 185.995 29.033 Leader
2 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 185.707 29.078 -0.045
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's/Kobalt Tools 185.688 29.081 -0.048
4 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 185.624 29.091 -0.058
5 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kingsford/Clorox/Little Debbie 185.459 29.117 -0.084
6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 185.395 29.127 -0.094
7 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 185.382 29.129 -0.096
8 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Pop-Tarts/Carquest 185.312 29.140 -0.107
9 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 185.281 29.145 -0.112
10 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice/Office Depot 185.217 29.155 -0.122
11 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 185.077 29.177 -0.144
12 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 184.988 29.191 -0.158
13 25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 184.786 29.223 -0.190
14 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 184.565 29.258 -0.225
15 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA 184.540 29.262 -0.229
16 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 184.495 29.269 -0.236
17 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 184.432 29.279 -0.246
18 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 184.432 29.279 -0.246
19 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 184.388 29.286 -0.253
20 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 184.168 29.321 -0.288
21 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 184.162 29.322 -0.289
22 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Energizer 184.118 29.329 -0.296
23 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 184.005 29.347 -0.314
24 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 183.999 29.348 -0.315
25 113 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 183.974 29.352 -0.319
26 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet TomTom 183.936 29.358 -0.325
27 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 183.798 29.380 -0.347
28 34 John Andretti Chevrolet WindowWorld.com 183.786 29.382 -0.349
29 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 183.749 29.388 -0.355
30 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/Amp Energy 183.742 29.389 -0.356
31 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam 183.486 29.430 -0.397
32 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley 183.461 29.434 -0.401
33 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 183.293 29.461 -0.428
34 64 Todd Bodine Toyota Gunselman Motorsports 183.231 29.471 -0.438
35 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing 183.181 29.479 -0.446
36 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 183.144 29.485 -0.452
37 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville/Menards 182.921 29.521 -0.488
38 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios/Hamburger Helper 182.772 29.545 -0.512
39 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Hyde Park Storage Suites 182.673 29.561 -0.528
40 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Industrial Tools 182.574 29.577 -0.544
41 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Valvoline 182.469 29.594 -0.561
42 73 Mike Garvey Dodge Quality Concrete/Jani-King 182.457 29.596 -0.563
43 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota All Sport 182.389 29.607 -0.574


*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Shelby 427 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/3/data/lineup.html)
Lineup | Las Vegas
3:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 1, 2009 | Race 3 of 36


POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 185.995 29.033 Leader
2 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 185.707 29.078 -0.045
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 185.688 29.081 -0.048
4 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 185.624 29.091 -0.058
5 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kingsford / Clorox / Little Debbie 185.459 29.117 -0.084
6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 185.395 29.127 -0.094
7 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 185.382 29.129 -0.096
8 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Pop-Tarts / Carquest 185.312 29.140 -0.107
9 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 185.281 29.145 -0.112
10 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot 185.217 29.155 -0.122
11 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 185.077 29.177 -0.144
12 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 184.988 29.191 -0.158
13 25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 184.786 29.223 -0.190
14 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 184.565 29.258 -0.225
15 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA 184.540 29.262 -0.229
16 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 184.495 29.269 -0.236
17 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 184.432 29.279 -0.246
18 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 184.432 29.279 -0.246
19 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Harrah's 184.395 29.285 -0.252
20 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 184.388 29.286 -0.253
21 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 184.168 29.321 -0.288
22 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 184.162 29.322 -0.289
23 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Energizer 184.118 29.329 -0.296
24 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 184.005 29.347 -0.314
25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 183.999 29.348 -0.315
26 113 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 183.974 29.352 -0.319
27 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet TomTom 183.936 29.358 -0.325
28 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 183.798 29.380 -0.347
29 34 John Andretti Chevrolet WindowWorld.com 183.786 29.382 -0.349
30 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 183.749 29.388 -0.355
31 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy 183.742 29.389 -0.356
32 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam 183.486 29.430 -0.397
33 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley 183.461 29.434 -0.401
34 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 183.293 29.461 -0.428
35 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 183.144 29.485 -0.452
36 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville / Menards 182.921 29.521 -0.488
37 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 182.772 29.545 -0.512
38 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Industrial Tools 182.574 29.577 -0.544
39 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Valvoline 182.469 29.594 -0.561
40 17 Matt Kenseth+ Ford USG Sheetrock 182.143 29.647 -0.614
41 07 Casey Mears+ Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 181.928 29.682 -0.649
42 82 Scott Speed+* Toyota Red Bull 181.257 29.792 -0.759
43 64 Todd Bodine Toyota Gunselman Motorsports 183.231 29.471 -0.438

Did Not Qualify
44 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing 183.181 29.479 -0.446
45 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Hyde Park Storage Suites 182.673 29.561 -0.528
46 73 Mike Garvey Dodge Quality Concrete / Jani-King 182.457 29.596 -0.563
47 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota All Sport 182.389 29.607 -0.574


+Set by Owner Points
*rookie

<snip>

[WhiteHatBobby]

Five Toyotas -- Kyle Busch, Ambrose, Reutimann, Speed, and Vickers -- will all be sent to the rear for engine changes. There is a rash of Toyota engine failures that has become very prevalent among the Hinomaru camp.

[Xena]

Shelby 427 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/3/data/practice2_speeds.html/)
Practice 2 | Las Vegas
3:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 1, 2009 | Race 3 of 36


Pos Car Driver Laps Best Speed Last Speed Avg. Speed Best Time Last Time Avg. Time
1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/Amp Energy 181.732 29.714 Leader
2 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Pop-Tarts/Carquest 181.561 29.742 -0.028
3 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 181.561 29.742 -0.028
4 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 181.281 29.788 -0.074
5 17 Matt Kenseth Ford USG Sheetrock 181.275 29.789 -0.075
6 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 181.153 29.809 -0.095
7 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 181.050 29.826 -0.112
8 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 180.923 29.847 -0.133
9 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's/Kobalt Tools 180.644 29.893 -0.179
10 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 180.578 29.904 -0.190
11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 180.554 29.908 -0.194
12 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 180.499 29.917 -0.203
13 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 180.499 29.917 -0.203
14 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 180.343 29.943 -0.229
15 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice/Office Depot 180.294 29.951 -0.237
16 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Industrial Tools 180.264 29.956 -0.242
17 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Energizer 180.246 29.959 -0.245
18 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 180.162 29.973 -0.259
19 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 180.030 29.995 -0.281
20 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 179.982 30.003 -0.289
21 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 179.928 30.012 -0.298
22 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 179.820 30.030 -0.316
23 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley 179.444 30.093 -0.379
24 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 179.319 30.114 -0.400
25 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 179.170 30.139 -0.425
26 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 179.075 30.155 -0.441
27 25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 179.063 30.157 -0.443
28 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios/Hamburger Helper 179.051 30.159 -0.445
29 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 179.021 30.164 -0.450
30 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville/Menards 178.956 30.175 -0.461
31 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kingsford/Clorox/Little Debbie 178.891 30.186 -0.472
32 34 John Andretti Chevrolet WindowWorld.com 178.324 30.282 -0.568
33 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet TomTom 178.318 30.283 -0.569
34 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Valvoline 178.224 30.299 -0.585
35 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 178.171 30.308 -0.594

*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Lee White of Toyota said we had added more power to the engine and it caused oil pressure and wear on the cam shaft and lifter.

He also said that the teams wanted to get the most speed by putting ice water on the engine before qualifying, along with using hot oil.

Hmm. This is interesting.

[Xena]

BTW, Kyle's blow up yesterday was a head gasket issue and was not Toyota's fault, rather it was a Gibbs problem.

[Xena]

Shelby 427 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/3/data/practice3_speeds.html/)
Practice 3 | Las Vegas
3:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 1, 2009 | Race 3 of 36


Pos Car Driver Laps Best Speed Last Speed Avg. Speed Best Time Last Time Avg. Time
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's/Kobalt Tools 182.587 29.575 Leader
2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 181.555 29.743 -0.168
3 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 181.464 29.758 -0.183
4 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 181.275 29.789 -0.214
5 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Pop-Tarts/Carquest 181.263 29.791 -0.216
6 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 181.153 29.809 -0.234
7 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Industrial Tools 181.147 29.810 -0.235
8 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 181.068 29.823 -0.248
9 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 180.717 29.881 -0.306
10 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 180.669 29.889 -0.314
11 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 180.669 29.889 -0.314
12 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 180.596 29.901 -0.326
13 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 180.511 29.915 -0.340
14 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 180.469 29.922 -0.347
15 25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 180.312 29.948 -0.373
16 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville/Menards 180.198 29.967 -0.392
17 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Energizer 180.138 29.977 -0.402
18 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kingsford/Clorox/Little Debbie 180.132 29.978 -0.403
19 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/Amp Energy 180.120 29.980 -0.405
20 17 Matt Kenseth Ford USG Sheetrock 180.090 29.985 -0.410
21 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 179.922 30.013 -0.438
22 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios/Hamburger Helper 179.814 30.031 -0.456
23 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 179.748 30.042 -0.467
24 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 179.748 30.042 -0.467
25 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 179.671 30.055 -0.480
26 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley 179.593 30.068 -0.493
27 34 John Andretti Chevrolet WindowWorld.com 179.456 30.091 -0.516
28 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice/Office Depot 179.426 30.096 -0.521
29 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 179.366 30.106 -0.531
30 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 179.301 30.117 -0.542

*rookie

<snip>

[Samm]

Lee White of Toyota said we had added more power to the engine and it caused oil pressure and wear on the cam shaft and lifter.

He also said that the teams wanted to get the most speed by putting ice water on the engine before qualifying, along with using hot oil.
Hmm. This is interesting.

That's got to be hard on an engine... impose a lot of thermal stresses not normally incurred.

[Xena]

That's got to be hard on an engine... impose a lot of thermal stresses not normally incurred.

No kidding. Kind of like when you're in the shower and the hot water goes away and you just about die over it. Not fun at all. :eh:

[Xena]

Shelby 427 (http://www.lvms.com)
Las Vegas | 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 1, 2009 | Race 3 of 36
Green at 4:46 p.m. ET

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/XenaWarrior/NASCAR%20Tracks/LasVegas.jpg

[Xena]

Shelby is in a Mustang on the track with Spencer driving at 160 mph. Shelby is 86. AWESOME!

Guys going to the back:

Kyle, Ambrose, Reutimann, Speed and Vickers.

Vickers had a valve spring problem.

[WhiteHatBobby]

Not even 12 miles into the Shelby 427 and Matt Kenseth is out . . . cooked an engine.

[Xena]

Grrr. ****ing computer frapped just before the race. Hope it will ok for the rest of the race.

[Xena]

Caution 1 - Keslowski spun, Matty said he had a spark plug issue

Caution 2 - Matty blew engine, Bodine got loose, Sadler got into Bodine, Ambrose caught in it.

Truex has axle issues

[Xena]

Caution 3 - debris

[Xena]

Kyle is for a chassis adjustment. Too loose.

[Xena]

Newman is wicked loose, he has gone from 4th to 26th

[Xena]

Restart 65 of 285

[Xena]

WHOA, McMurray made a great save. Big time waggin the dawg

[Xena]

Ragan's engine blew up

[Xena]

Kevski and Smoke are 1 and 2. Another "Here Kitty, Kitty ... "?

LOL

[Xena]

Caution 5 - 99 gets into Stremme

[Xena]

Boyer got into Montoya, no caution

[Xena]

Kurt has an engine problem too. ***?

[Xena]

Caution 6 - Martin had the problem with the HMS cars last week, with the gear popping out

[FidelisAdMortem]

Whats up with Fox broadcasting in 720p?

[Xena]

All the car makes are having problems with the lubricants

Kyle just pulled off a ballsy pass over Harvick

[Xena]

Whats up with Fox broadcasting in 720p?

Don't know. Is that an HD deal?

[Xena]

Caution 7 - Sorenson got into the wall. (I still wonder why he got the 43).

[Xena]

Caution 8 - Almirola spun and Kasey barely missed him by an eyelash

[FidelisAdMortem]

Don't know. Is that an HD deal?

720p is HD.

But most programs sports are broadcasted in 1080i hd.

Still looks great though.

[Xena]

Caution 9 - Mikey went into the wall a bit

[Xena]

720p is HD.

But most programs sports are broadcasted in 1080i hd.

Still looks great though.

I have been dragged to got that. It's ok, but . . .

[Xena]

Caution 10 - Hamlin hit the wall

[Xena]

Truex has a problem with a loose wheel?

[Xena]

Caution 11 - Gordo was having a good race, missed pit road, tire issue after?

[Xena]

Smoke had a vibrating wheel big time. Came back into pit stall again and got busted on speeding.

[Xena]

Carl lost a lug, as well as Harvick. Gordo ****ed at JJ, who lost a lap. What a crappy race.

[Xena]

Labonte is in 2nd after all these problems, but if he wins, I can drool over him, alot. LOL

[Xena]

Jedi Joey has had a good race today. 46 to go

[Xena]

12th Caution - debris

New record for this track

[Xena]

LOL Kyle 3-4th wide. That boy is a RACER

[Xena]

Caution 13 - Menard into the wall - HARD. He was having a good race. (Like so many others)

[Xena]

8 to go - the guys are worried about a hot restart with not enough of kerosene

[Xena]

Caution 14 - WHOA, JJ did a wild spin

[Xena]

Carl's engine blew!

[Xena]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/XenaWarrior/NASCAR/CheckeredFlag2.gif

Congrats to Kyle!

[Xena]

Shoutout for Jedi Joey came in 13th. Too many problems with cars, all the guys wondering when they will blow up. Phhbbbbttt.

[WhiteHatBobby]

Ladies and Gentlemen, Please Stand for the National Anthem:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/images/2004/03/09/japan_203x152.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L4C4b0RitY

君が代は
千代に八千代に
さざれ石の
いわおとなりて
こけのむすまで

[Xena]

Shelby 427 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/3/data/results_unofficial.html)
Unofficial Race Results | Las Vegas
3:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 1, 2009 | Race 3 of 36


FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 190/5 285 Running
2 2 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 175/5 285 Running
3 3 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 170/5 285 Running
4 4 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 160/0 285 Running
5 5 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 155/0 285 Running
6 6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 155/5 285 Running
7 7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 151/5 285 Running
8 8 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 142/0 285 Running
9 9 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Industrial Tools 138/0 285 Running
10 10 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/Amp Energy 134/0 285 Running
11 11 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 135/5 285 Running
12 12 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 132/5 285 Running
13 13 20 Joey Logano * Toyota The Home Depot 129/5 285 Running
14 14 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet Capital Window 121/0 285 Running
15 15 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam 123/5 285 Running
16 16 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 115/0 285 Running
17 17 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 117/5 285 Running
18 18 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 109/0 285 Running
19 19 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 106/0 285 Running
20 20 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kingsford/Clorox/Little Debbie 103/0 285 Running
21 21 82 Scott Speed * Toyota Red Bull 100/0 285 Running
22 22 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 97/0 285 Running
23 23 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 99/5 285 Running
24 24 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's/Kobalt Tools 101/10 285 Running
25 25 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 88/0 283 Running
26 26 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot 85/0 283 Running
27 27 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA 82/0 283 Running
28 28 34 John Andretti Chevrolet WindowWorld.com 79/0 283 Running
29 29 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley 76/0 283 Running
30 30 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 73/0 282 Running
31 31 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Energizer 70/0 281 Running
32 32 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 67/0 281 Running
33 33 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Harrah's 64/0 281 Running
34 34 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Valvoline 61/0 278 Running
35 35 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville/Menards 58/0 269 Running
36 36 113 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 55/0 258 Running
37 37 64 Todd Bodine Toyota Curtis Steel Co. 52/0 227 Out of Race
38 38 25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 49/0 221 Running
39 39 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet TomTom 46/0 143 In Pit
40 40 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Pop-Tarts/Carquest 43/0 121 Out of Race

*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Shelby 427 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/data/standings_unofficial.html)
Unofficial Driver Standings | Las Vegas
3:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 1, 2009 | Race 3 of 36


RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 +1 Jeff Gordon 459 Leader 3 0 0 1 2
2 +4 Clint Bowyer 441 -18 3 0 0 2 2
3 -2 Matt Kenseth 419 -40 3 0 2 2 2
4 +1 Greg Biffle 419 -40 3 0 0 1 2
5 +7 David Reutimann 408 -51 3 0 0 1 1
6 +12 Kyle Busch 405 -54 3 1 1 2 2
7 -4 Kurt Busch 393 -66 3 0 0 1 2
8 -4 Tony Stewart 379 -80 3 0 0 0 2
9 -- Carl Edwards 377 -82 3 0 0 0 1
10 +12 Bobby Labonte 360 -99 3 0 0 1 1
11 +5 Kevin Harvick 351 -108 3 0 0 1 1
12 -5 Michael Waltrip 346 -113 3 0 0 0 1
CHASE FOR THE Sprint CUP - CURRENT CONTENDERS

13 +10 Kasey Kahne 338 -121 3 0 0 0 0
14 +1 Denny Hamlin 332 -127 3 0 0 0 1
15 -5 Juan Montoya 326 -133 3 0 0 0 0
16 -5 Elliott Sadler 324 -135 3 0 0 1 1
17 +9 Brian Vickers 322 -137 3 1 0 0 2
18 +13 Jeff Burton 316 -143 3 0 0 1 1
19 -- Jimmie Johnson 314 -145 3 0 0 0 1
20 +1 Marcos Ambrose 312 -147 3 0 0 0 0
21 -8 A.J. Allmendinger 305 -154 3 0 0 1 1
22 +6 Jamie McMurray 305 -154 3 0 0 0 1
23 +1 David Stremme 302 -157 3 0 0 0 0
24 -16 David Ragan 299 -160 3 0 0 0 1
25 -11 Reed Sorenson 299 -160 3 0 0 0 1
26 -9 Martin Truex Jr. 284 -175 3 1 0 0 0
27 -7 Casey Mears 282 -177 3 0 0 0 0
28 +1 Sam Hornish Jr. 276 -183 3 0 0 0 0
29 +6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 267 -192 3 0 0 0 1
30 -5 John Andretti 260 -199 3 0 0 0 0


*rookie

<snip>

[Samm]

Woooh Heeee! Gordo is leading the chase! :clap:

[WhiteHatBobby]

5 of the next 6 races will be 2 PM green flags EDT. The only exception is Phoenix (8:30 PM).

Atlanta Schedule

Friday:
11:30 - 13:00 - Camping World Truck Series Practice 1
12:00 - Gates Open
13:30 - 14:50 - Camping World Truck Series Practice 2 (Happy Hour)
15:00 - 16:30 - Sprint Cup Practice 1
18:45 - Georgia Power Qualifying (Sprint Cup) (Speed)

Saturday:
9:00 - Gates Open
9:35 - Camping World Truck Series Qualifying IMPOUND
11:00 - 11:45 - Sprint Cup Practice 2
12:20 - 13:20 - Sprint Cup Practice 3 (Happy Hour) (Speed)
14:00 - Camping World Truck Series - American Commercial Lines 200 (130 Laps) (Speed)
16:00 - Legends Races

Sunday
9:00 - Gates Open
13:30 - Driver Introductions
14:00 - Sprint Cup Series - Kobalt Tools 500 (325 Laps) (Fox)
18:00 - Richard Petty Driving Experience track rides

[Xena]

Broadcast Schedule
Kobalt 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/tune_in/)

...............03|06|09 3:00 p.m. ET Friday Practice 1 (SPD)
...............03|06|09 6:30 p.m. ET Friday Qualifying (SPD)
...............03|07|09 11:00 a.m. ET Saturday Practice 2 (SPD)
...............03|07|09 12:20 p.m. ET Saturday Practice 3 (SPD)
...............03|08|09 1:30 p.m. ET Sunday Kobalt 500 (FOX)

[Xena]

I thought I posted this on Monday :eh:

Gordon said to Joe Gibbs after the race "When the car is right, he's never seen in the history of this sport. He's never seen anybody as good as Kyle." That was very nice of Gordo.

I note that Kyle does well with a loose, neutral or tight car too. He doesn't need a perfect car as we have seen over the years. Another thing that I like Kyle is that he hangs out with his crew and works on his car.

Kyle said, "We were so loose, but we ran those guys down and caught them. At least we didn't win it by coming off pit road first, actually drove by guys."

Now, who could he mean? Methinks he's jabbing the 48 team, king of pit stall racing.

Speaking of Chad, he was on This Week in Nascar with Waltrip and they were awesome. Informational and funny.

[Xena]

Kobalt 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/4/data/practice1_speeds.html/)
Practice 1 | Atlanta
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 8, 2009 | Race 4 of 36

Pos Car Driver Laps Best Speed Last Speed Avg. Speed Best Time Last Time Avg. Time
1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Kellogg's/Carquest 183.698 30.180 Leader
2 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Reese's 183.255 30.253 -0.073
3 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 183.218 30.259 -0.079
4 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 182.831 30.323 -0.143
5 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 182.711 30.343 -0.163
6 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 182.597 30.362 -0.182
7 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 182.567 30.367 -0.187
8 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 182.482 30.381 -0.201
9 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kingsford/Clorox/Little Debbie 182.309 30.410 -0.230
10 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Charter Comm. 182.141 30.438 -0.258
11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet National Guard Youth Challenge/DuPont 181.729 30.507 -0.327
12 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Industrial Tools 181.657 30.519 -0.339
13 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy/National Guard 181.622 30.525 -0.345
14 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 181.592 30.530 -0.350
15 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's/Kobalt Tools 181.550 30.537 -0.357
16 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam 181.384 30.565 -0.385
17 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 181.337 30.573 -0.393
18 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 181.283 30.582 -0.402
19 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 181.253 30.587 -0.407
20 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 181.247 30.588 -0.408
21 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 181.058 30.620 -0.440
22 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet DirecTV 181.005 30.629 -0.449
23 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 180.969 30.635 -0.455
24 36 Scott Riggs Toyota Red Bank Outfitters 180.958 30.637 -0.457
25 98 Paul Menard Ford Pittsburgh Paints/Menards 180.781 30.667 -0.487


*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Kobalt 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/leaderboard/cup/qual/)
Lineup | Atlanta
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 8, 2009 | Race 4 of 36


POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 5 Mark Martin 187.045 29.64 211
2 2 Kurt Busch 186.365 29.75 393
3 26 Jamie McMurray 186.309 29.76 305
4 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 186.209 29.77 326
5 16 Greg Biffle 186.184 29.78 419
6 11 Denny Hamlin 186.165 29.78 332
7 48 Jimmie Johnson 186.053 29.80 314
8 87 Joe Nemechek 185.922 29.82 74
9 18 Kyle Busch 185.891 29.82 405
10 29 Kevin Harvick 185.834 29.83 351
11 14 Tony Stewart 185.741 29.85 379
12 39 Ryan Newman 185.579 29.87 222
13 9 Kasey Kahne 185.430 29.90 338
14 19 Elliott Sadler 185.337 29.91 324
15 31 Jeff Burton 185.282 29.92 316
16 24 Jeff Gordon 185.269 29.92 459
17 83 Brian Vickers 184.948 29.98 322
18 00 David Reutimann 184.868 29.99 408
19 7 Robby Gordon 184.658 30.02 257
20 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 184.499 30.05 267
21 33 Clint Bowyer 184.499 30.05 441
22 28 Travis Kvapil 184.260 30.09 146
23 1 Martin Truex Jr. 184.107 30.11 284
24 55 Michael Waltrip 184.009 30.13 346
25 07 Casey Mears 184.003 30.13 282


<snip>

[Xena]

Kobalt 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/4/data/practice2_speeds.html/)
Practice 2 | Atlanta
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 8, 2009 | Race 4 of 36


Pos Car Driver Laps Best Speed Last Speed Avg. Speed Best Time Last Time Avg. Time
1 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 184.609 30.031 Leader
2 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 183.509 30.211 -0.180
3 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 183.055 30.286 -0.255
4 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 182.537 30.372 -0.341
5 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 182.027 30.457 -0.426
6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet National Guard Youth Challenge/DuPont 182.009 30.460 -0.429
7 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 181.914 30.476 -0.445
8 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 181.669 30.517 -0.486
9 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 181.431 30.557 -0.526
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's/Kobalt Tools 181.354 30.570 -0.539
11 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 181.325 30.575 -0.544
12 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 181.289 30.581 -0.550
13 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 181.230 30.591 -0.560
14 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Industrial Tools 181.218 30.593 -0.562
15 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Kellogg's/Carquest 181.194 30.597 -0.566
16 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 180.893 30.648 -0.617
17 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 180.804 30.663 -0.632
18 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 180.504 30.714 -0.683
19 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy/National Guard 180.058 30.790 -0.759
20 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Cub Cadet 179.441 30.896 -0.865
20 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports - - -
21 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet DirecTV 179.024 30.968 -0.937
22 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Reese's 178.891 30.991 -0.960
23 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 178.873 30.994 -0.963
24 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot/Old Spice 178.201 31.111 -1.080
25 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 178.183 31.114 -1.083

*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Kobalt 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/4/data/practice3_speeds.html/)
Practice 3 | Atlanta
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 8, 2009 | Race 4 of 36

Pos Car Driver Laps Best Speed Last Speed Avg. Speed Best Time Last Time Avg. Time
1 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 179.522 30.882 Leader
2 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 178.793 31.008 -0.126
3 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 178.700 31.024 -0.142
4 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 178.660 31.031 -0.149
5 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Industrial Tools 178.459 31.066 -0.184
6 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 178.275 31.098 -0.216
7 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 177.715 31.196 -0.314
8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet National Guard Youth Challenge / DuPont 177.704 31.198 -0.316
9 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Kellogg's/Carquest 177.596 31.217 -0.335
10 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Cub Cadet 177.510 31.232 -0.350
11 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kingsford/Clorox/Little Debbie 177.289 31.271 -0.389
12 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 177.277 31.273 -0.391
13 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 177.187 31.289 -0.407
14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy/National Guard 177.113 31.302 -0.420
15 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 177.023 31.318 -0.436
16 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 177.023 31.318 -0.436
17 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's/Kobalt Tools 176.932 31.334 -0.452
18 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet DirecTV 176.820 31.354 -0.472
19 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Golden Corral 176.605 31.392 -0.510
20 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 176.510 31.409 -0.527
21 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 176.487 31.413 -0.531
22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 176.471 31.416 -0.534
23 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Reese's 176.319 31.443 -0.561
24 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 176.257 31.454 -0.572
25 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 176.033 31.494 -0.612

*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Great truck race - Kyle was dueling with Harvick and was so loose it wasn't believable.

[Xena]

Holy crap! He didn't have 2nd and 3rd gears. :eek:

I have no words . . . http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/XenaWarrior/Smilies/ImNotWorthy.gif

[Xena]

Woo hoo, most of the states have saving time, so change your clocks

Truex has a kidney stone but he will race today

The tires for Atlanta are ok by the drivers, however, grip isn't very good

Johnson isn't blaming beard (IMO he looks better without it)

Chevy drivers hopeful GM can avoid bankruptcy for consumers, sport (don't worrry, Obama will save the day :rolleyes:)

Dale Jr. lashes out at new car (he's noticing now?)

Right track, right time - True Speed

http://www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm#tires

[Xena]

Kobalt 500 (http://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com)
Atlanta | 1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 8, 2009 | Race 4 of 36
Green at 2:14 p.m. ET

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/XenaWarrior/NASCAR%20Tracks/atlanta.gif

[WhiteHatBobby]

Obama won't save the day for the Bowtie -- I think Hendrick, Childress, and a few other dealers might just buy them out of bankruptcy and reorganise in a stronger way.

Obama wants us in 2-seat microcars.

[Xena]

Boogity, boogity, boogity!

Let's go racin' boys!

[Xena]

Caution 1 - Sorenson into the wall

[Xena]

Caution 2 - Labonte spun

[Xena]

Caution 3 - Ambrose pit guy grabbed a tire that had escaped. :lol:

[Xena]

Gordon has a clutch issue

[Xena]

The way NASCAR handled with the tire in the grass has 18 cars are 2 laps behind. Why not penalize the team that lost the tire?

What a bunch of ********.

[Xena]

CAuton 4 - Labonte spun.

Jr. gets the lucky dawg

[Xena]

Vickers got busted on pit road for speeding on pit road. He's going to the back

[Xena]

Carl driving a bullet, catching Kurt

[Xena]

15 cars are two laps down, seven cars 1 lap down. Nice going NASCAR.

[Xena]

The 14 is three tenths of a second faster than the leaders, but has no chance. I'm sure there are more . . .

[Xena]

Caution 5 - Stremme and Robby? Liquid on the track.

[Xena]

Caution 6 - debris from Ambrose

[Samm]

Wow... look how flat the right side of Kurt's car is.

... but the paint still looks pretty good. ;)

[WhiteHatBobby]

This is a new PPG environmentally friendly paint used by the Penske cars (which are paid to use PPG). Most IRL cars use PPG.

[Xena]

Truex is driving great, especially with his kidney stones

[Xena]

Ragan got into the Biff

[Xena]

Smoke got his bogus 2nd lap, but running out of time to get back to the front

[Xena]

7th Caution - Hornish spun, collecting Bill Elliott

[Xena]

Smoke is being very calm over this. Methinks he has been taken over by an alien. :cool:

[Xena]

WOO HOO! 12 people on the lead lap. :rolleyes:

[Samm]

Ragan got into the Biff

And the "Good Hands" move of the race goes to...

Greg Biffle. :)

[Xena]

Whoa, Newman and Stewart 15th and 16th. :eek:

[Xena]

8th Caution - Martin had a right rear blow out

[Xena]

The 5 is cursed :eek:

[Samm]

And I was just going to say that Hendrick is having a fantastic day...

[Xena]

Kevski gets the lucky dawg

[Xena]

Harvick back on the lead lap

[Xena]

Biff defied NASCAR to come in to pit road when he had been over the line of his pit stall, so they black-flagged him. :eek:

[dittoheadAZ]

So we're watching the race, and the Joey Logano/Home Depot commercial comes on. My daughter (age 7) walks by and says, "Eeeew - Tony Stewart!" I said, "Honey, it's Joey Logano now." She replied, "It's still gross!"

Another HMS fan in the making! :mrgreen:

[Xena]

Lots of cars going way faster than the "top 12" after that ridiculous incident with an Ambrose crew member, taking out a chunk of the field.

[Xena]

And I was just going to say that Hendrick is having a fantastic day...

Yes, Smoke has been awesome, in 13 after a ridiculous "ruling" to take out about two-thirds of the field.

[Xena]

Caution 9 - debris

Smoke gets the lucky dawg

[Samm]

Damn that 2 car is strong... just when it was beginning to look like Gordo may have the race in hand.

I gotta say... Kurt Busch is off my **** list. He has reformed himself and paid his penance, and he and his team have worked very hard to come back this season. I don't think he is quite the driver his little brother is, but he is perfectly capable of winning with the right car.

... not that I want him to beat Gordon today. Jeff has come oh so close every week to breaking that spell. Let's hope he gets that out of the way with a win today.

[Xena]

Wow, Gordo is going to have to drive hard since his pit wasn't wonderful.

[Xena]

Caution 10 - Ragan into Speed who got into the Biff?

[Xena]

JJ sped on pit road, going to the back

[Xena]

Damn that 2 car is strong... just when it was beginning to look like Gordo may have the race in hand.

I gotta say... Kurt Bush is off my **** list. He has reformed himself and paid his penance, and he and his team have worked very hard to come back this season. I don't think he is quite the driver his little brother is, but he is perfectly capable of winning with the right car.

... not that I want him to beat Gordon today. Jeff has come oh so close every week to breaking that spell. Let's hope he gets that out of the way with a win today.

Yes, Kurt is being a good guy these days. He has been in the hunt all day, and I would be happy to see him win.

[Xena]

51 to go

[Xena]

Catching up to the lapped cars

[Xena]

Jr got into Almirola, almost spun him

[Xena]

OMG - the 5! Banged up, but Marky getting some points at least

[Xena]

Vickers flying

[Xena]

Stremme blocking for Kurt?

[Xena]

Caution 11 - debris from Vickers

All the ten of lead lap cars get pits

[Xena]

Two tires for Carl :think:

[Xena]

Pemberton is about to puke . . .

[dittoheadAZ]

One of these days, NASCAR is going to tell Robby Gordon to stay the heck off the track. He keeps messing everything up!

[Xena]

Kurt better have a good launch behind Carl

[Xena]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/XenaWarrior/NASCAR/CheckeredFlag2.gif

Congrats to Kurt!

[Xena]

LMAO, Kurt driving backwards :))

[Xena]

Them Busch boys are on FIRE!

[dittoheadAZ]

Yeah - the 24 gets in front of the 99 and stays in number 1!

[dittoheadAZ]

1 -- Jeff Gordon 634 Leader
2 -- Clint Bowyer 591 -43
3 +4 Kurt Busch 588 -46
4 +5 Carl Edwards 547 -87
5 -2 Matt Kenseth 546 -88
6 +2 Tony Stewart 521 -113
7 -1 Kyle Busch 514 -120
8 +3 Kevin Harvick 511 -123
9 +4 Kasey Kahne 484 -150
10 -6 Greg Biffle 480 -154
11 +6 Brian Vickers 477 -157
12 -7 David Reutimann 475 -159

[Xena]

Kobalt 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/4/data/results_unofficial.html)
Unofficial Race Results | Atlanta
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 8, 2009 | Race 4 of 36

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 2 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 195/10 330 Running
2 16 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet National Guard Youth Challenge/DuPont 175/5 330 Running
3 29 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 170/5 330 Running
4 10 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Reese's 160/0 330 Running
5 17 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 155/0 330 Running
6 21 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 150/0 330 Running
7 13 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 146/0 330 Running
8 11 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot/Old Spice 142/0 330 Running
9 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's/Kobalt Tools 143/5 330 Running
10 23 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 139/5 330 Running
11 20 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy/National Guard 130/0 330 Running
12 30 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 127/0 330 Running
13 6 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 124/0 330 Running
14 15 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 121/0 330 Running
15 3 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Industrial Tools 118/0 328 Running
16 25 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet DirecTV 115/0 328 Running
17 38 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Charter Comm. 112/0 328 Running
18 9 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 109/0 327 Running
19 39 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 106/0 327 Running
20 14 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 103/0 327 Running
21 37 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Cub Cadet 100/0 327 Running
22 12 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 102/5 327 Running
23 28 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 94/0 326 Running
24 31 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet Capital Window 91/0 326 Running
25 24 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA 88/0 326 Running

*rookie

<snip>

[Samm]

LMAO, Kurt driving backwards :))

Shouldn't they deduct that lap and award the win to Gordon? ;)

[Xena]

Kobalt 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/data/standings_unofficial.html)
Unofficial Driver Standings | Atlanta
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 8, 2009 | Race 4 of 36

RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 -- Jeff Gordon 634 Leader 4 0 0 2 3
2 -- Clint Bowyer 591 -43 4 0 0 2 3
3 +4 Kurt Busch 588 -46 4 0 1 2 3
4 +5 Carl Edwards 547 -87 4 0 0 1 2
5 -2 Matt Kenseth 546 -88 4 0 2 2 2
6 +2 Tony Stewart 521 -113 4 0 0 0 3
7 -1 Kyle Busch 514 -120 4 1 1 2 2
8 +3 Kevin Harvick 511 -123 4 0 0 2 2
9 +4 Kasey Kahne 484 -150 4 0 0 0 1
10 -6 Greg Biffle 480 -154 4 0 0 1 2
11 +6 Brian Vickers 477 -157 4 1 0 1 3
12 -7 David Reutimann 475 -159 4 0 0 1 1
CHASE FOR THE Sprint CUP - CURRENT CONTENDERS

13 +6 Jimmie Johnson 457 -177 4 0 0 0 2
14 -- Denny Hamlin 456 -178 4 0 0 0 1
15 +3 Jeff Burton 437 -197 4 0 0 1 1
16 -4 Michael Waltrip 434 -200 4 0 0 0 1
17 -1 Elliott Sadler 427 -207 4 0 0 1 1
18 +4 Jamie McMurray 423 -211 4 0 0 0 1
19 +7 Martin Truex Jr. 423 -211 4 1 0 0 1
20 +1 A.J. Allmendinger 417 -217 4 0 0 1 1
21 -6 Juan Montoya 408 -226 4 0 0 0 0
22 +2 David Ragan 405 -229 4 0 0 0 1
23 -13 Bobby Labonte 403 -231 4 0 0 1 1
24 +5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 397 -237 4 0 0 0 1
25 +2 Casey Mears 397 -237 4 0 0 0 0


*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Shout outs to those had overcome adversity: Carl (3rd), Vickers (5th), Smoke (8th), Truex (10th) and Matt (12th).

Poor Martin, that car has trouble in each race so far. Hope it will get better.

[Xena]

Kobalt 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/data/stats/season_driver_rating.html)
Season Leaders: Driver Rating | Atlanta
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 8, 2009 | Race 4 of 36


RANK CAR DRIVER PTS. STANDING POS. HIGH RATING DRIVER RATING
1 24 Jeff Gordon 1 133.7 120.5
2 2 Kurt Busch 3 150.0 108.2
3 99 Carl Edwards 4 119.4 104.3
4 48 Jimmie Johnson 13 121.3 104.2
5 18 Kyle Busch 7 114.2 104.0
6 14 Tony Stewart 6 101.9 95.9
7 16 Greg Biffle 10 122.1 92.5
8 11 Denny Hamlin 14 99.9 89.9
9 17 Matt Kenseth 5 131.4 89.0
10 29 Kevin Harvick 8 105.8 88.4
11 26 Jamie McMurray 18 91.8 87.9
12 83 Brian Vickers 11 108.9 87.3
13 5 Mark Martin 34 93.2 86.4
14 33 Clint Bowyer 2 101.0 85.9
15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 24 92.9 79.8
16 9 Kasey Kahne 9 99.6 78.5
17 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 21 90.5 77.8
18 31 Jeff Burton 15 111.0 75.2
19 00 David Reutimann 12 87.9 72.9
20 12 David Stremme 26 82.7 70.8
21 6 David Ragan 22 92.2 69.3
22 55 Michael Waltrip 16 81.2 68.4
23 1 Martin Truex Jr. 19 90.3 66.7
24 44 AJ Allmendinger 20 102.2 66.6
25 96 Bobby Labonte 23 103.7 65.4
26 39 Ryan Newman 32 78.5 62.4
27 77 Sam Hornish Jr. 31 82.5 61.9
28 19 Elliott Sadler 17 80.5 56.5
29 07 Casey Mears 25 69.9 54.6
30 71 David Gilliland 36 62.8 54.2


*rookie

<snip>

[WhiteHatBobby]

Jeff Gordon has turned almost into the last years of Dale Sr . . . win less, score more, and just pummel the opposition by letting them break and crash while making fewer mistakes and finishing races.

Danger Zone Update:

30. 34 - Front Row Motorsports - 336 +59
31. 77 - Penske Championship Racing - 328 +51
32. 39 - Stewart-Haas Racing - 324 +47
33. 20 - Joe Gibbs Racing - 321 +44
34. 71 - The Racer's Group - 301 +24
35. 5 - Hendrick Motorsports - 286 +11

DANGER ZONE

36. 8 - Earnhardt Ganassi Racing - 277 -11
37. 82 - Red Bull Racing - 256 -30
38. 98 - Yates Racing - 238 -48
39. 28 - Yates Racing - 214 -72

Of teams not exempt, teams in italics are currently exempt from 2008 points. Of teams exempt, teams in italics are not exempt currently.

[countmein]

Shout outs to those had overcome adversity: Carl (3rd), Vickers (5th), Smoke (8th), Truex (10th) and Matt (12th).

Poor Martin, that car has trouble in each race so far. Hope it will get better.

What in the heck is going on with Mark Martin!? :wall: Is Rick buying Mark's equiptment from Big Lots or something? He had the pole today for pete's sake. The man knows how to drive the car, but yet has had car trouble in every race so far this season? If Hendricks doesn't do something about this quick, I am going to be one ****ed off redneck, Bible-thumping, NASCAR watchin, conservative lady.

[Xena]

What in the heck is going on with Mark Martin!? :wall: Is Rick buying Mark's equiptment from Big Lots or something? He had the pole today for pete's sake. The man knows how to drive the car, but yet has had car trouble in every race so far this season? If Hendricks doesn't do something about this quick, I am going to be one ****ed off redneck, Bible-thumping, NASCAR watchin, conservative lady.

Well, a cut tire is an unfortunate happening, but the guy can't get any good luck. Hang in, it has to get better. :shifty:

[WhiteHatBobby]

NASCAR ejected the #47 person who ran across the track to retrieve the errant tire upon the caution. Now that's a penalty -- ejection of crew member. I've seen drivers ejected from races for rough driving, now a mechanic is ejected for going out of bounds into a dangerous area.

[Samm]

NASCAR ejected the #47 person who ran across the track to retrieve the errant tire upon the caution. Now that's a penalty -- ejection of crew member. I've seen drivers ejected from races for rough driving, now a mechanic is ejected for going out of bounds into a dangerous area.

Ejected for how long?

What they ought to do is make him run a gauntlet of all the drivers who went a lap down because of his bonehead action. That one act screwed the day for at least a dozen cars.

[WhiteHatBobby]

In a ballgame, if you're ejected, you're out of the game.

From Jayski: Jimmie Johnson's car owner from the American Speed Association and the Nationwide Series died: http://www.stjoenews.net/obits/2009/mar/07/william-herzog/

[Xena]

Ejected for how long?

What they ought to do is make him run a gauntlet of all the drivers who went a lap down because of his bonehead action. That one act screwed the day for at least a dozen cars.

A bit of histrionics from WHB.

"Watts was suspended from competition for the remainder of the afternoon by NASCAR for "putting himself in harm's way," according to NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp. The teams adversely affected by the incident simply were left to deal with the unexpected setback as best they could."

http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/03/08/post.race.cup.mambrose.crewman/index.html

[WhiteHatBobby]

NASCAR laid the law down on the #47 team.

Jimmy Watts (Fueler) - Four race suspension
Frank Kerr (Crew chief) - On probation for rest of season.

Watts' penalty relates to NASCAR Article 9, Rule 15, Paragraph U -- "crew members must not go on the race track for any reason while the cars are racing or while the cars are running under the yellow flag or the red flag, unless otherwise directed to do so by a NASCAR official."

Watts was ejected from the race promptly after the infraction, and was suspended four races. In hockey lingo, he received a "match penalty" of the game misconduct and the four races.

Kerr's penalty relates to Article 9, Rule 4, Paragraph A, which states the crew chief is responsible for the actions of his team.

http://www.thatsracin.com/140/story/5107.html

[Xena]

Crewman who ran after tire suspended four races (http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/03/10/mambrose.crewman.suspended/index.html)
By Official Release
March 10, 2009
08:32 PM EDT

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jimmy Watts, a crew member for the No. 47 team in the Sprint Cup Series, has been suspended from the next four races (until April 22) for rule violations during this past Sunday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Watts was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 9-15-U (crew members must not go on the race track for any reason while the cars are racing or while the cars are running under the yellow flag or the red flag, unless otherwise directed to do so by a NASCAR official). Watts has also been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.

In addition, Frank Kerr, crew chief for the No. 47, has been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31 for violating Sections 12-1 and 9-4-A (crew chief assumes responsibility for the actions of the team).

<snip>

[dittoheadAZ]

NASCAR laid the law down on the #47 team.

Jimmy Watts (Fueler) - Four race suspension
Frank Kerr (Crew chief) - On probation for rest of season.

Watts' penalty relates to NASCAR Article 9, Rule 15, Paragraph U -- "crew members must not go on the race track for any reason while the cars are racing or while the cars are running under the yellow flag or the red flag, unless otherwise directed to do so by a NASCAR official."

Watts was ejected from the race promptly after the infraction, and was suspended four races. In hockey lingo, he received a "match penalty" of the game misconduct and the four races.

Kerr's penalty relates to Article 9, Rule 4, Paragraph A, which states the crew chief is responsible for the actions of his team.

http://www.thatsracin.com/140/story/5107.html

That sounds like a fair penalty. NASCAR would have seen the tire and thrown the caution (and in fact, the caution may have already been waving by the time the flagman saw Watts - I didn't get a good shot of both at the same time on the TV), and then NASCAR would have sent TRAINED safety personnel out there to remove the tire.

One wreck in the frontstretch and they'd have been minus one crew member PERMANENTLY instead of for just four races.

[Xena]

Traffic soars on Hendrickcars.com after Stewart's win (http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=526386)


March 11, 2009

By Michael Smith
Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

The tired NASCAR axiom of "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday" has been outdated for the past decade, if not longer, but the executives who run Rick Hendrick's NASCAR team and auto dealerships brought it back to life last month at Daytona.

Hendrickcars.com, the website that aggregates all of the used cars at Hendrick's 80 dealerships, was the sponsor on Tony Stewart's winning car at the season-opening Nationwide Series race. Not only did Stewart's car lead much of the race and capture the checkered flag, Stewart also mentioned the site in his postrace interview on Fox.

The visibility from Stewart's win, combined with the quick turn-around for website traffic, returned blockbuster results for Hendrick Automotive Group's flagship website.

On the day of the race, Saturday, Feb. 14, the site's total unique visitors numbered 53,000, an increase of 6,424 percent over the previous Saturday. Total visits were up more than 5,000 percent, and the 1.2 million page views were up more than 2,000 percent.

From the period of Feb. 11 through Feb. 28, the site received 151,655 unique visits, compared with an average of 40,000 visits for a typical month. Sales directly related to the sponsorship won't be available for another month.

"It wowed us, it really did," said Chris Little, a director in Hendrick Automotive Group. "We were expecting about a 1,000 percent increase in our traffic and the numbers that came back just blew our mind. The combination of winning the race and all of the marketing we had behind this, it was the perfect storm."

<snip>

[WhiteHatBobby]

That's old-school racing. Dale Senior 20 years did a one-day "all cars on sale at dealer cost" at his dealership in Newton, NC, after winning the First Union 400.

And Stewart is probably one of the best at the phrase. When Stewart drove for Joe Gibbs in 2005, in the middle of his fence-climbing antics, Home Depot ran discounts in the newspaper -- win the race, get 10% off certain home improvement equipment (bricks, fences, ladders, et al).

Local sponsors do this tactic to promote their drivers.

SAD NEWS -- one of NASCAR's great drivers has died. North Haverhill, NH driver Stanley (Stub) Fadden was 75. Talk about racing . . . he ran 11 years in the Camping World East starting at 54. For a good part of that career he raced alongside grandson Mike Olson.

http://www.neracing.com/0903-11n.htm

[WhiteHatBobby]

The Sprint All-Star Race XXV poster was unveiled at a press conference today. It looks like a combat sport poster:

Saturday Night, May 16 Sprint All-Star Race XXV
All-Star Slugfest. A night of fractured fenders and ****tered dreams.

Kevin "Happy" Harvick vs "Cousin" Carl Edwards
Transmission Submission Match: Dale "The People's Champ" Earnhardt Jr vs Tony "Smoke" Stewart

Also Featuring Intercontinental Roll Cage Match
Kurt "Vegas Violator" Busch and Clint "The Destroyer" Bowyer vs Kasey "Night Train" Kahne and "Marvelous" Mark Martin

Grudge Match
Kyle "Rowdy" Busch vs Just About Everybody

One thing I didn't like was the Rowdy reference. I would have said "Wild Thing". "Rowdy" is his tribute to Bobby Hamilton Sr that he did three years ago at SASR XXII when he painted a truck like Hamilton's Days of Thunder car as a tribute to the cancer-stricken driver.

[Xena]

Food City 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/5/data/entry_list.html)
Entry List | Bristol
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 22, 2009 | Race 5 of 36


CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN MAKE SPONSOR OWNER
00 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip
1 Martin Truex Jr. Mayetta, NJ Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Teresa Earnhardt
2 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
5 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Chevrolet Kellogg's/Carquest Mary Hendrick
6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford UPS Mike Dee
7 Robby Gordon Orange, CA Toyota Jim Beam Robby Gordon
07 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet DirecTV Richard Childress
8 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Chevrolet Cub Cadet Chip Ganassi
9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Budweiser George Gillett, Jr
09 Mike Bliss Milwaukie, OR Dodge Phoenix Racing James Finch
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Ground J D Gibbs
12 David Stremme South Bend, IN Dodge Penske Racing Roger Penske
14 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Chevrolet Office Depot/Old Spice Margaret Haas
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford 3M Jack Roush
17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford Dewalt John Henry
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs
19 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Dodge Best Buy George Gillett, Jr
20 Joey Logano* Middletown, CT Toyota The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
21 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Ford Motorcraft Glen Wood
24 Jeff Gordon Pittsboro, IN Chevrolet National Guard Youth Challenge/DuPont Rick Hendrick
26 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Ford Irwin Industrial Tools Geoff Smith
28 Travis Kvapil Janesville, WI Ford Golden Corral Jeff Moorad
29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Reese's Richard Childress
31 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet Caterpillar Richard Childress
33 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Chevrolet BB&T Bobby Ginn III


*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Broadcast Schedule
Food City 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/tune_in/)

...03|20|09 12:00 p.m. ET Friday Practice 1 (SPD)
...03|20|09 3:30 p.m. ET Friday Qualifying (SPD)
...03|21|09 11:00 a.m. ET Saturday Practice 2 (SPD)
...03|21|09 12:20 p.m. ET Saturday Practice 3 (SPD) *
...03|22|09 1:30 p.m. ET Sunday Food City 500 (FOX)

* (TV at 1 p.m. ET SPD)

[Xena]

Food City 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/5/data/practice1_speeds.html/)
Practice 1 | Bristol
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 22, 2009 | Race 5 of 36

Pos Car Driver Laps Best Speed Last Speed Avg. Speed Best Time Last Time Avg. Time
1 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 125.757 15.258 Leader
2 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 125.264 15.318 -0.060
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 125.240 15.321 -0.063
4 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 125.142 15.333 -0.075
5 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 125.068 15.342 -0.084
6 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest/Kellogg's 125.052 15.344 -0.086
7 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 124.971 15.354 -0.096
8 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 124.938 15.358 -0.100
9 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 124.849 15.369 -0.111
10 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 124.711 15.386 -0.128
11 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 124.711 15.386 -0.128
12 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Snickers 124.589 15.401 -0.143
13 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 124.573 15.403 -0.145
14 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Hyde Park Storage Suites 124.557 15.405 -0.147
15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/Amp Energy 124.484 15.414 -0.156
16 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 124.452 15.418 -0.160
17 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot/Old Spice 124.420 15.422 -0.164
18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 124.283 15.439 -0.181
19 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 124.251 15.443 -0.185
20 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Charter Comm. 124.226 15.446 -0.188
21 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 124.202 15.449 -0.191
22 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet Capital Window 124.162 15.454 -0.196
23 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Golden Corral 124.146 15.456 -0.198
24 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Academy Sports + Outdoors 124.018 15.472 -0.214
25 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 123.938 15.482 -0.224
26 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 123.938 15.482 -0.224
27 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America 123.890 15.488 -0.230
28 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 123.850 15.493 -0.235
29 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 123.834 15.495 -0.237
30 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox 123.826 15.496 -0.238


*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Food City 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/5/data/qual_order.html)
Qualifying Order | Bristol
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 22, 2009 | Race 5 of 36

ORDER CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR
1 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt
2 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/Amp Energy
4 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville/Menards
5 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite
6 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA
7 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Academy Sports + Outdoors
8 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target
9 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's
10 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull
11 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T
12 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker
13 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull
14 34 John Andretti Chevrolet WindowWorld.com
15 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy
16 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont
17 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest/Kellogg's
18 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1
19 6 David Ragan Ford UPS
20 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil
21 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal
22 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Champion Apparel
23 7 Robby Gordon Toyota SPOT
24 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine
25 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M
26 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army
27 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac
28 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing
29 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America
30 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express


*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Food City 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/5/data/lineup.html)
Lineup | Bristol
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 22, 2009 | Race 5 of 36


POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest/Kellogg's 125.773 15.256 Leader
2 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 125.741 15.260 -0.004
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 125.453 15.295 -0.039
4 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 125.289 15.315 -0.059
5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 124.954 15.356 -0.100
6 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 124.808 15.374 -0.118
7 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America 124.541 15.407 -0.151
8 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Hyde Park Storage Suites 124.508 15.411 -0.155
9 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 124.492 15.413 -0.157
10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 124.267 15.441 -0.185
11 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 124.194 15.450 -0.194
12 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 124.130 15.458 -0.202
13 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox 124.130 15.458 -0.202
14 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet Capital Window 123.946 15.481 -0.225
15 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot/Old Spice 123.897 15.487 -0.231
16 64 Todd Bodine Toyota Fred's Hometown Discount Store 123.698 15.512 -0.256
17 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Golden Corral 123.658 15.517 -0.261
18 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Champion Apparel 123.650 15.518 -0.262
19 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Snickers 123.626 15.521 -0.265
20 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 123.610 15.523 -0.267
21 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA 123.562 15.529 -0.273
22 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 123.538 15.532 -0.276
23 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 123.523 15.534 -0.278
24 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 123.491 15.538 -0.282
25 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 123.427 15.546 -0.290
26 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Charter Comm. 123.427 15.546 -0.290
27 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 123.372 15.553 -0.297
28 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 123.324 15.559 -0.303
29 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 123.118 15.585 -0.329
30 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 123.071 15.591 -0.335

+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

These were hosed:

44 36 Scott Riggs Toyota Array Lighting / Nexxus Lighting 122.193 15.703 -0.447
45 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota All Sport 122.162 15.707 -0.451

<snip>

[countmein]

Oh good Lord, Martin got the pole. Let's hope his car doesn't fall apart coming out of turn one. I read on NASCAR's website that he is trying to stay positive. I guess it is the least I can do as a fan. Let's hope his car doesn't fall apart coming out of turn three.

[Xena]

Food City 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/5/data/practice2_speeds.html/)
Practice 2 | Bristol
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 22, 2009 | Race 5 of 36


Pos Car Driver Laps Best Speed Last Speed Avg. Speed Best Time Last Time Avg. Time
1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/Amp Energy 123.372 15.553 Leader
2 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 123.229 15.571 -0.018
3 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 123.047 15.594 -0.041
4 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Snickers 122.835 15.621 -0.068
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 122.835 15.621 -0.068
6 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 122.772 15.629 -0.076
7 64 Todd Bodine Toyota Fred's Hometown Discount Store 122.717 15.636 -0.083
8 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 122.615 15.649 -0.096
9 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 122.537 15.659 -0.106
10 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville/Menards 122.529 15.660 -0.107
11 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 122.505 15.663 -0.110
12 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest/Kellogg's 122.466 15.668 -0.115
13 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Hyde Park Storage Suites 122.466 15.668 -0.115
14 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 122.404 15.676 -0.123
15 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 122.341 15.684 -0.131
16 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 122.263 15.694 -0.141
17 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Charter Comm. 122.248 15.696 -0.143
18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 122.240 15.697 -0.144
19 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 122.224 15.699 -0.146
20 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 122.224 15.699 -0.146
21 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 122.224 15.699 -0.146
22 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 122.185 15.704 -0.151
23 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox 122.100 15.715 -0.162
24 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 122.100 15.715 -0.162
25 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Golden Corral 122.077 15.718 -0.165
26 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Academy Sports + Outdoors 122.022 15.725 -0.172
27 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 121.968 15.732 -0.179
28 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 121.937 15.736 -0.183
29 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Champion Apparel 121.937 15.736 -0.183
30 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 121.898 15.741 -0.188

*rookie

<snip>

[Xena]

Food City 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/5/data/practice3_speeds.html/)
Practice 3 | Bristol
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 22, 2009 | Race 5 of 36

Pos Car Driver Laps Best Speed Last Speed Avg. Speed Best Time Last Time Avg. Time
1 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 123.372 15.553 Leader
2 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 123.245 15.569 -0.016
3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 122.953 15.606 -0.053
4 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Snickers 122.795 15.626 -0.073
5 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 122.756 15.631 -0.078
6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/Amp Energy 122.748 15.632 -0.079
7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 122.537 15.659 -0.106
8 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 122.435 15.672 -0.119
9 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 122.380 15.679 -0.126
10 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 122.318 15.687 -0.134
11 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 122.185 15.704 -0.151
12 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 122.092 15.716 -0.163
13 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 122.077 15.718 -0.165
14 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest/Kellogg's 122.015 15.726 -0.173
15 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Golden Corral 121.922 15.738 -0.185
16 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 121.906 15.740 -0.187
17 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Champion Apparel 121.736 15.762 -0.209
18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 121.713 15.765 -0.212
19 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 121.697 15.767 -0.214
20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 121.597 15.780 -0.227
21 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 121.589 15.781 -0.228
22 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 121.512 15.791 -0.238
23 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 121.289 15.820 -0.267
24 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 121.198 15.832 -0.279
25 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 121.167 15.836 -0.283
26 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet Capital Window 121.152 15.838 -0.285
27 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Charter Comm. 121.007 15.857 -0.304
28 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox 120.869 15.875 -0.322
29 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 120.839 15.879 -0.326
30 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 120.824 15.881 -0.328

*rookie

<snip>

[WhiteHatBobby]

Five teams were clearly in the "start and park" mode in today's Nationwide race -- having dropped out after less than ten minutes of green flag racing - one was from a legitimate team:

02 - Corrie Stott Racing (22 laps, "rear end")
91 - MSRP Motorsports (20 laps, "rear end")
90 - MSRP Motorsports (10 laps, "brakes", exempt team)
10 - Braun Racing (5 laps, "brakes"; #32 and #38 are legitimate)
0 - Davis Racing (2 laps, "vibration"; #01 is usually legitimate)

[Xena]

Food City 500 (http://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com/)
Bristol | 1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 22, 2009 | Race 5 of 36
Green at 2:16 p.m. ET

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/XenaWarrior/NASCAR%20Tracks/bristol2.gif

[Xena]

2:01 p.m. -- Ashton Shepherd sings the national anthem.

Very good!

[Xena]

Gentlemen, start your engines!

[Xena]

Boogity, boogity, boogity!

Let's go racin' boys!

[Xena]

Ryan takes the lead

[Xena]

JJ up to 2nd

[Xena]

Caution 1 - Andretti spun

[Xena]

JJ inherited the lead

2nd Caution - Andretti got into Blaney in Turn 3

[Xena]

Caution 4 - Montoya got into McMurray. Not much damage.

[Xena]

Montoya was warned about rough driving. LOL

[Xena]

Bowyer moving well; up to 14th

[Xena]

Massive cussing in the 14 - re McMurray

[Xena]

Gordo right front going down; Denny is the fastest for now

[Xena]

Gilliland into the wall, but going into pit

[Samm]

Montoya was warned about rough driving. LOL

Too bad that was not Robbie Gordon he nailed... Montoya would be into the wall where he belongs. ;)

[Xena]

Caution 6 - Vickers had a cut tire

17 on the lead lap :rolleyes:

[Xena]

Too bad that was not Robbie Gordon he nailed... Montoya would be into the wall where he belongs. ;)

LOL:twisted:

[Xena]

jr gets the lucky dawg

[Xena]

Newman up to 8th

[Xena]

Kyle takes the lead, ahem, moved by Denny :lol:

Biff blew engine

[Xena]

Caution 7 - Harvick into the wall

[Xena]

Caution 8 - Stremme into the wall Turn 3

[Xena]

Interesting w/Smoke & Grubb about blockers

[Xena]

25 to go

[Xena]

Caution 9 - Logano blew engine

Green-Checker

[Xena]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/XenaWarrior/NASCAR/CheckeredFlag2.gif

Congrats to Kyle!

[Xena]

Awesome! Denny came in 2nd. He gave Kyle a nice brush for the win. :lol:

[WhiteHatBobby]

At 1710 hrs GMT-5, the United States has surrendered Tennessee to the Japanese. Ladies and Gentlemen, Please Stand for the National Anthem:

http://www.japan-zone.com/omnibus/pix/hinomaru.gif

君が代は
千代に八千代に
さざれ石の
いわおとなりて
こけのむすまで

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L4C4b0RitY

[Xena]

Kyle doing the Kulwicki . . . .

[Xena]

Food City 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/5/data/results_unofficial.html)
Unofficial Race Results | Bristol
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 22, 2009 | Race 5 of 36

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 19 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Snickers 195/10 503 Running
2 24 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 175/5 503 Running
3 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 170/5 503 Running
4 10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 160/0 503 Running
5 5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 155/0 503 Running
6 1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest/Kellogg's 155/5 503 Running
7 2 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 151/5 503 Running
8 40 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 142/0 503 Running
9 12 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 138/0 503 Running
10 13 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox 139/5 503 Running
11 32 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 130/0 503 Running
12 6 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 132/5 503 Running
13 31 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 124/0 503 Running
14 34 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/Amp Energy 121/0 503 Running
15 38 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 118/0 503 Running
16 26 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Charter Comm. 115/0 503 Running
17 15 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot/ Old Spice 112/0 503 Running
18 17 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Golden Corral 109/0 503 Running
19 29 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 106/0 503 Running
20 22 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 103/0 503 Running
21 35 7 Robby Gordon Toyota SPOT 100/0 501 Running
22 36 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Academy Sports + Outdoors 97/0 501 Running
23 7 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America 94/0 501 Running
24 37 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 91/0 501 Running
25 42 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville/Menards 88/0 501 Running
26 20 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/racker 85/0 501 Running
27 41 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 82/0 500 Running
28 11 82 Scott Speed * Toyota Red Bull 79/0 500 Running
29 27 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 76/0 499 Running
30 30 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 73/0 499 Running

*rookie

<snip>

[dittoheadAZ]

Not bad, not bad at all...

In my fantasy league, I BENCHED Kasey Kahne, who finished FIFTH...

...and it turned out to be the RIGHT move...

...because my OTHER drivers are Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin! :mrgreen:

Let's see those standings... who's stretched out his lead from 43 points to 76 points... oh yeah, THAT's right...

1 Jeff Gordon 794
2 Kurt Busch 718
3 Clint Bowyer 715
4 Kyle Busch 709
5 Carl Edwards 665
6 Kasey Kahne 639
7 Tony Stewart 633
8 Denny Hamlin 631
9 Jimmie Johnson 627
10 Matt Kenseth 610
11 David Reutimann 607
12 Kevin Harvick 584

[Xena]

Food City 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/data/standings_unofficial.html)
Unofficial Driver Standings | Bristol
7:00 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 22, 2009 | Race 5 of 36

RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 -- Jeff Gordon 794 Leader 5 0 0 3 4
2 +1 Kurt Busch 718 -76 5 0 1 2 3
3 -1 Clint Bowyer 715 -79 5 0 0 2 3
4 +3 Kyle Busch 709 -85 5 1 2 3 3
5 -1 Carl Edwards 665 -129 5 0 0 1 2
6 +3 Kasey Kahne 639 -155 5 0 0 1 2
7 -1 Tony Stewart 633 -161 5 0 0 0 3
8 +6 Denny Hamlin 631 -163 5 0 0 1 2
9 +4 Jimmie Johnson 627 -167 5 0 0 1 3
10 -5 Matt Kenseth 610 -184 5 0 2 2 2
11 +1 David Reutimann 607 -187 5 0 0 1 1
12 -4 Kevin Harvick 584 -210 5 0 0 2 2
CHASE FOR THE Sprint CUP - CURRENT CONTENDERS
13 +2 Jeff Burton 579 -215 5 0 0 1 2
14 -3 Brian Vickers 553 -241 5 1 0 1 3
15 +6 Juan Montoya 546 -248 5 0 0 0 1
16 +4 A.J. Allmendinger 532 -262 5 0 0 1 1
17 -- Elliott Sadler 530 -264 5 0 0 1 1
18 -8 Greg Biffle 526 -268 5 0 0 1 2
19 +5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 518 -276 5 0 0 0 1
20 -1 Martin Truex Jr. 508 -286 5 1 0 0 1
21 -5 Michael Waltrip 506 -288 5 0 0 0 1
22 +4 David Stremme 502 -292 5 0 0 0 0
23 -- Bobby Labonte 500 -294 5 0 0 1 1
24 +4 Marcos Ambrose 500 -294 5 0 0 0 1
25 -- Casey Mears 488 -306 5 0 0 0 0


*rookie

[Xena]

Coach is very happy!

[Xena]

Gee, stoopid NASCAR hasn't updated on the Stats. It is STILL showing the stats for March 8? :rolleyes:

[Xena]

Food City 500 (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/data/stats/season_driver_rating.html)
Season Leaders: Driver Rating | Bristol
1:30 p.m. ET Sunday | FOX
March 22, 2009 | Race 5 of 36
RANK CAR DRIVER PTS. STANDING POS. HIGH RATING DRIVER RATING

1 24 Jeff Gordon 1 133.7 118.2
2 18 Kyle Busch 4 149.2 113.0
3 48 Jimmie Johnson 9 123.6 108.1
4 2 Kurt Busch 2 150.0 103.1
5 99 Carl Edwards 5 119.4 100.1
6 11 Denny Hamlin 8 119.6 95.8
7 14 Tony Stewart 7 101.9 92.7
8 5 Mark Martin 31 101.5 89.4
9 16 Greg Biffle 18 122.1 89.2
10 33 Clint Bowyer 3 101.0 84.8
11 9 Kasey Kahne 6 107.4 84.3
12 26 Jamie McMurray 28 91.8 82.4
13 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 15 94.8 81.2
14 29 Kevin Harvick 12 105.8 79.5
15 83 Brian Vickers 14 108.9 79.4
16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 19 92.9 78.8
17 31 Jeff Burton 13 111.0 78.7
18 17 Matt Kenseth 10 131.4 78.2
19 00 David Reutimann 11 97.4 77.8
20 39 Ryan Newman 27 108.9 71.7
21 12 David Stremme 22 82.7 70.1
22 44 AJ Allmendinger 16 102.2 67.8
23 1 Martin Truex Jr. 20 90.3 65.7
24 55 Michael Waltrip 21 81.2 65.0
25 6 David Ragan 26 92.2 64.7
26 47 Marcos Ambrose 24 108.4 63.6
27 96 Bobby Labonte 23 103.7 62.3
28 19 Elliott Sadler 17 80.5 60.2
29 77 Sam Hornish Jr. 32 82.5 57.5
30 28 Travis Kvapil 39 74.1 54.3

*rookie

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[Xena]

At least this race wasn't a cluster like the Daytona w/Jr taking out many of the best drivers (Kyle, Kurt, Carl, Denny, Jimmie, Jamie, Speed, Vickers) and RAIN.

5 races:
Matt Kenseth - 2 wins
Kyle Busch - 2 wins
Kurt Busch - 1 win

And Marky didn't have anything go wrong. :clap:

[WhiteHatBobby]

Gee, stoopid NASCAR hasn't updated on the Stats. It is STILL showing the stats for March 8? :rolleyes:

Official Sprint Cup points are not released until Monday, when post-race inspection, penalties, and other confirmations are sent, so official points results are then announced.

Jeff Gordon may be leading, but Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch are tied for the top seed currently. Gordon's problem is Impala Nation has been silenced this year.

[WhiteHatBobby]

Ted Christopher, a Northern Invader, takes home checkers for the Mod Squad in Concord Speedway. There is a North and a South division for the Whelen Modified Tour (sometimes referred by hardcore race fans as the "Mod Squad"), and the North Division driver went South and scored the victory in the first Whelen Southern Modified Tour race of the season. The Whelen Modified Tour (North) doesn't start for a few more weeks.

The Northern-based Camping World East tour also doesn't start for a few more weeks either, with a 150-lap race in Greenville (CL) April 11.

http://www.speed51.com/2009_Stories/Mods_WSMT/Post_Concord_3-23.html


A Pennsylvania driver who usually races in the United Speed Alliance Racing series (USAR) may face additional penalties after being disqualified following qualifying for Saturday's Nationwide Series race; that driver had illegal fuel in the car. NASCAR is checking the fuel further to ensure it was not intentional use of illegal fuel additives, but rather it was a different fuel that had not been drained out. That team usually races in the USAR, which uses composite bodies and old Cup/Nationwide cars. If NASCAR finds just USAR fuel, no severe fines would be implemented; if NASCAR finds illegal fuel additives, there is a penalty.

In 1986, Geoff Bodine had his time disallowed and the Hendrick Motorsports team had to requalify on the second day at Pocono when his pole-winning time was disallowed because of illegal fuel; the car had been testing at a track where the NASCAR fuel (Union 76 at the time) was not available, and they had used another brand. In 1996, Darrell Waltrip had time disallowed at Martinsville in a Truck race when he had tested his truck at a track where Sunoco racing fuel (not used until 2004) was sold, and remnants of the Sunoco were found at the track. (Truck rules at the time stated the fuel sold at the speedway was the only fuel to be used at the track; during races run with Cup weekends, the 76 leaded racing 108 was the only fuel permitted; current NASCAR rules require the same unleaded 98-octane Sunoco Racing Gasoline to be used for all 136 races of NASCAR's three national touring series.)

http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/Additional_penalties_could_come_for_Benny_Gordon_a fter_fuel_irregularity.html

[Xena]

Official Sprint Cup points are not released until Monday, when post-race inspection, penalties, and other confirmations are sent, so official points results are then announced.


Those aren't the statistics I was looking for. This is what I wanted:

http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/data/stats/season_driver_rating.html

And I got it here: http://forums.hannity.com/showpost.php?p=51278481&postcount=495