A First: Budweiser Shootout Draw Party Seen in Prime-Time
SPEED to Televise Drawing for the Starting Line-up
Thursday night, February 8, will mark several “firsts” in the 29-year history of the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. For the first time, the drawing to determine the starting line-up for Saturday night’s 70-lap Shootout will be seen on prime-time television, as SPEED kicks-off their massive Daytona Speedweeks schedule. Fans across North America can tune-in at 8 pm ET Thursday evening to see the one-hour special with co-hosts Steve Byrnes and Kenny Wallace along with 21 Nextel Cup stars. Each of the drivers will participate in the random draw for their starting position. The field includes six current or former Nextel Cup champions and nine past winners of the Budweiser Shootout.
I see the new Nascar site isn't up yet.
Here is how it looked in 1996.
http://web.archive.org/web/19961111213031/http://www.nascar.com/