Nascar Nextel Cup Chase for the Cup Race #6 at Martinsville - Subway 500 Sunday - ABC Sun. 1pm ET

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[NormsRevenge]

Welcome to the weekly Nascar at FR thread! This week - the Subway 500 on October 21 and Craftsman Truck Kroger 200 on October 20. The Busch Series is off this week-end.

[NormsRevenge]

Welcome to this week's 2007 Nascar at FR race thread!

This Week - Race #6 in the Chase for the Cup

The Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway

October 21 , 2007
ABC Sun. 1pm ET



Click for Nascar race & news threads at FR

Nextel Cup Subway 500 - 10/21/2007 - ABC Sun. 1pm ET /~/ Qualifying - Speed - 10/19/2007 3:30pm ET

Craftsman Truck Kroger 200 - 10/20/2007 - Speed Sat. 3pm ET /~/ Qualifying 10/20/2007 11am ET

Busch Series is off this week-end.

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Martinsville Speedway
Race Menu for the weekend series

Martinsville Speedway As NASCAR has grown, so has Martinsville Speedway.

Martinsville Speedway ran its first NASCAR race on July 4, 1948. In 1949, Martinsville ran the sixth race in the series that eventually became the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.

Martinsville Speedway opened in 1947 with 750 seats and has grown continuously over the years. But, other than being paved in 1955, the track configuration has not changed since Red Byron won the inaugural event.

Martinsville Speedway, located three miles south of Martinsville, Va., is the only original NASCAR-sanctioned track still running NEXTEL Cup events.

Richard Petty, now a car owner, remains the track's leading winner with 15 victories.

Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 12 degrees
Distance: .526 miles
Shape: Oval

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[ProfoundMan]

May I be the first to say “Get your shots!”

[ProfoundMan]

May I be the first to say “Get your shots!”

[ProfoundMan]

Sorry for the dupe - “Temporarily Unavailable” rears its ugly head.

[NormsRevenge]

Rank	(+/-)	Drivers	Total Pts	Behind	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	DNF	Winnings
1	-	Jeff Gordon	5880	Leader	31	9	6	19	25	1	$6,347,892
2	-	Jimmie Johnson	5812	68	31	3	6	16	19	4	$6,211,141
3	-	Clint Bowyer	5802	78	31	2	1	5	15	0	$3,745,944
4	-	Tony Stewart	5682	198	31	0	3	10	22	4	$5,718,671
5	+1	Carl Edwards	5640	240	31	0	3	9	13	3	$3,981,112
6	+2	Kyle Busch	5600	280	31	0	1	9	17	2	$4,057,943
7	-	Kurt Busch	5565	315	31	1	2	5	11	3	$4,499,906
8	-3	Kevin Harvick	5552	328	31	0	1	4	12	0	$6,802,463
9	-	Denny Hamlin	5531	349	31	1	1	11	16	1	$4,335,789
10	+2	Jeff Burton	5514	366	31	0	1	8	14	3	$5,321,013
11	-1	Martin Truex Jr.	5502	378	31	0	1	6	11	3	$4,254,231
12	-1	Matt Kenseth	5438	442	31	0	1	8	17	4	$5,261,499
13	-	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	3527	2353	31	1	0	7	12	7	$4,616,823
14	+1	Casey Mears	3405	2475	31	1	1	5	10	2	$3,690,175
15	-1	Ryan Newman	3390	2490	31	5	0	4	12	8	$4,294,009
16	-	Greg Biffle	3385	2495	31	0	1	4	9	4	$3,801,380
17	+1	Bobby Labonte	3062	2818	31	0	0	0	3	3	$4,008,251
18	+1	J.J. Yeley	3058	2822	31	1	0	1	3	4	$3,799,570
19	-2	Jamie McMurray	3046	2834	31	1	1	3	8	4	$3,329,907
20	+1	Kasey Kahne	2985	2895	31	2	0	1	7	5	$4,509,414
21	-1	Juan Pablo Montoya	2956	2924	31	0	1	3	5	4	$4,231,858
22	-	David Ragan	2844	3036	31	0	0	2	2	3	$4,143,599
23	-	Reed Sorenson	2819	3061	31	1	0	2	5	5	$3,527,522
24	+1	David Stremme	2792	3088	31	0	0	0	3	4	$2,799,883
25	+1	Mark Martin	2727	3153	21	0	0	5	10	1	$3,820,467
26	-2	Elliott Sadler	2718	3162	31	0	0	0	2	1	$3,476,262
27	-	Robby Gordon	2628	3252	30	0	0	1	2	2	$2,703,029
28	-	Jeff Green	2620	3260	31	0	0	0	3	4	$3,305,723
29	-	David Gilliland	2574	3306	31	1	0	1	2	4	$3,814,083
30	+1	Johnny Sauter	2492	3388	30	0	0	1	2	2	$2,752,064
31	-1	Tony Raines	2474	3406	29	0	0	0	1	3	$2,846,372
32	-	Dave Blaney	2375	3505	28	1	0	1	4	8	$3,118,026
33	-	Ricky Rudd	2147	3733	26	0	0	0	1	6	$3,142,960
34	-	Paul Menard	2090	3790	25	0	0	0	0	2	$2,045,274
35	-	Joe Nemechek	1955	3925	25	0	0	0	1	6	$2,155,842
36	-	Kyle Petty	1909	3971	24	0	0	1	1	3	$2,407,759
37	-	Scott Riggs	1820	4060	24	0	0	0	1	5	$2,378,366
38	-	Brian Vickers	1700	4180	19	0	0	1	4	4	$1,775,001
39	+1	David Reutimann	1644	4236	23	0	0	0	0	8	$2,098,023
40	-1	Sterling Marlin	1600	4280	19	0	0	0	0	4	$1,928,740
41	-	Dale Jarrett	1244	4636	20	0	0	0	0	7	$1,791,207
42	-	Bill Elliott	1214	4666	15	0	0	0	0	1	$1,574,220
43	-	Kenny Wallace	1066	4814	15	0	0	0	0	3	$1,411,828
44	+2	A.J. Allmendinger	941	4939	14	0	0	0	0	1	$1,064,882
45	-1	Ken Schrader	932	4948	13	0	0	0	0	4	$1,519,346
46	+2	Michael Waltrip	910	4970	12	1	0	0	2	3	$1,262,368
47	-2	Ward Burton	890	4990	15	0	0	0	0	8	$1,219,397
48	-1	Jeremy Mayfield	855	5025	13	0	0	0	0	3	$1,031,994
49	-	John Andretti	789	5091	13	0	0	0	0	7	$1,040,553
50	-	Regan Smith	516	5364	7	0	0	0	0	0	$648,051
51	-	Boris Said	510	5370	5	0	0	0	1	0	$671,083
52	-	Mike Bliss	325	5555	4	0	0	0	0	1	$399,667
53	-	Ron Fellows	283	5597	2	0	0	1	1	0	$215,875
54	-	P.J. Jones	267	5613	3	0	0	0	0	0	$237,816
55	-	Mike Wallace	266	5614	2	0	0	1	1	0	$724,066
56	-	Aric Almirola	238	5642	4	0	0	0	0	2	$350,315
57	-	Terry Labonte	204	5676	3	0	0	0	0	1	$307,469
58	-	Chad McCumbee	128	5752	2	0	0	0	0	0	$151,308
59	-	Chad Chaffin	125	5755	2	0	0	0	0	0	$149,450
60	-	Patrick Carpentier	102	5778	1	0	0	0	0	0	$72,850
61	-	Jacques Villeneuve	100	5780	1	0	0	0	0	0	$73,325
62	-	Kevin Lepage	95	5785	2	0	0	0	0	1	$187,107
63	-	Butch Leitzinger	79	5801	1	0	0	0	0	0	$69,800
64	-	Jon Wood	76	5804	1	0	0	0	0	0	$131,933
65	-	Johnny Benson	70	5810	1	0	0	0	0	0	$64,875
66	-	Scott Wimmer	70	5810	1	0	0	0	0	0	$139,450
67	-	Marc Goossens	55	5825	1	0	0	0	0	0	$68,760

[NormsRevenge]

A BumP is a Bump!

Congre$$folk shur know how to step in it, ..lol ;-)

[NormsRevenge]

Martinsville race thread is up,, 5 races to go... PinG!!!

[Right Cal Gal]

Has ANYONE apologized for that outrage yet?
Think the Dummicrats have basically given up on getting that NASCAR Dad (and Mom) vote yet?

[NormsRevenge]

I fully expect an invasion next spring around the Sprint Cup circuit by the dems, they are absolutely loony most of the time and unsufferable the rest .. lol

[NormsRevenge]

http://www.martinsvillespeedway.com/ track website

[JLS]

Of course apologies for such silliness works for Dims but not for Republicans.

[NormsRevenge]

Oh, my Martinsville home
Petty Enterprises and Martinsville Speedway go hand in hand.
The team has had the most success there and hopes to
rekindle hints of that past.

[LasVegasMac]

Thanks for da ping, Norm!

[-=SoylentSquirrel=-]

[glock rocks]

First?

[NormsRevenge]

LOLOL.. Thanks!

[NormsRevenge]

R U kidding, folks are agitated over the ‘shots’ thing. it wasn’t even out of the can yet and WHAP!
But
Nice Try!!!

[glock rocks]

LOL. The only shots I have before watching a race were aged in oak for 12 years :o)

[NormsRevenge]

Kentucky Kopper Kettle juice .. mmmmmmm

[TexasCajun]

Woo-Hoo! Texas is just around the corner!

[Ole Okie]

Next week: Atlanta Motor Speedway!

[vox_freedom]

LOL. The only shots I have before watching a race were aged in oak for 12 years :o)

Or a nice cluster at ten or twenty yards.

[vox_freedom]

Thanks for the ping!

[glock rocks]

Updating Doppler

[ProfoundMan]

That is a beautiful thing! Hope you don’t mind if I steal it...

[tubebender]

Hey...not bad for a rank armature Amateur...

[NormsRevenge]

I have a semi-skill or two left,, Heck you ought to try posting one,, yur used to abuse ;-)

[gura]

No shots required for the SPEED World Challenge race this weekend!

[tubebender]

Crock made me say that...

[SouthTexas]

Got it, thanks!

[word_warrior_bob]

How much play is the “redneck vaccination” getting in Nascar circles? Anyone belong to the big boards about Nascar?

[NormsRevenge]

How much play is the “redneck vaccination” getting in Nascar circles? Anyone belong to the big boards about Nascar?

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not me.

probably won’t hit most folks ‘til they vote, it’s a good chuckle tho.

[NormsRevenge]

A pig runs through a burning hoop at Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Chon Buri province, southeast of Bangkok, October 16,2007.
The zoo has recently started training pigs to supplement its performing crocodiles and tiger breeding.
REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)

[glock rocks]

That would be my racing team’s mascot there.

[SouthTexas]

$65,100.00

[Wolfstar]

Think the Dummicrats have basically given up on getting that NASCAR Dad (and Mom) vote yet?

I think many folks in the NASCAR community have given up on them. According to Bill Krueger of the Raleigh News & Observer (as reprinted on the ThatsRacin.com site, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears and Rick Hendrick all contributed $2,300 (max allowed) to Rudy Guiliani's presidential campaign in the last quarter. Plenty of others in the NASCAR community also contribute to Republicans.

[tubebender]

Thanks for that tidbit...

[tubebender]

Here's a Gordon Fan... CHECKERED FLAG ON MY EVEREST

[SouthTexas]

Now THAT'S a fan!

Discovery Channel is about to start a new mini-series on Everest. Wonder if this guy will be one it?

[tubebender]

I need to hire a proof reader. That be Mt. Everest not My Everest...:(

[Wolfstar]

Thanks for that tidbit...

You're welcome.

[SouthTexas]

I just figured you were claiming the mountain!

[tubebender]

I didn’t know it was For Sale?

[SouthTexas]

Everything is for sale for the right price. ;)

[tubebender]

$65,100 and 3 days to go...

[SouthTexas]

On a roll! As I think I need to be, BBL.

[WestCoastGal]

Jarrett to Replace Ousted Wallace in Booth
Posted Oct 17th 2007 12:02PM by tallglassofmilk
Filed under: Dale Jarrett, NASCAR Media Watch

Guess what, fans? ESPN really does listen to us! Or ... maybe they just listen to their own broadcasts and realize how painful they are all on their own.

Rusty Wallace is out! Out I say! Done deal. My source actually used the word “fired!”

I’ll tell ya what ... I don’t care if he was fired, quit or otherwise. I’d just like to wish him good riddance. One Answer this... reader suggests that ESPN will shift Wallace back to the IRL booth. Good for him—they can have him.

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/10/17/jarrett-to-replace-ousted-wallace-in-espn-booth/

I guess the draft lock and calamity corner got him if this is true.

[WestCoastGal]

Another one...

Wallace has been struggling on the air, and his Charlotte comments about Jeff Gordon really rubbed some ABC executives the wrong way. On the Busch side, Rusty has been stepping aside from running his son Steven’s team to do the telecasts, and often expressed frustration with some of the incidents and decisions made in his absence.

http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2007/10/breaking-news-rusty-wallace-and-espn.html

[WestCoastGal]

Also don't forget....Happy Birthday to Chocolate Myers..

Danny "Chocolate" Myers (aka Gasman Choc) is one of the most popular crew members in the world of stock car racing. Chocolate was the famed gas man for the #3 GM Goodwrench Chevy driven by Dale Earnhardt. For the past 18 years Chocolate and team owner Richard Childress have visited victory lane no less than 83 times. You've also seen Chocolate Myers color-commentating on ESPN2, appearing in countless television commercials, as well as acting in movies, such as the "Smokey and the Bandit" series.

[SouthTexas]

Good news, for a change, coming from broadcast television!

Now, if they will just show more of the race.