NASCAR - BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT AND GATORADE DUELS - DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS FEBRUARY 2007 [Finally]

Nascar Race2Win Jayski ^ | 02-06-07 | Me, Jack and Junior

[SouthTexas]

See #449. ;)

If you really want a rush, find a small dragstrip where you can walk up to the starting line, no fence. That's where eldest grandson cut his teeth, literally. :)

[LasVegasMac]

Yo, sounds like a cool setup!

All except for that "frozen" part....what the hell is that all about?

Lol. from one that was born and raised in Iowa and that has been in the desert for the last 23 years.

Is this related to all that white stuff I see on the Weather Channel....?

I just canned Cox Cable and went to DirectTV. The signal was crappy but the letter that said, "We will no longer provide Nascar In Car" sealed the deal.

Ummmmm...bye then.

[Fierce Allegiance]

I take my daughters 2+ hours away to the 1/2 mile dirt rack. They often run the drags out back late. we can sneak in for free, and they get all 'thrilled' about that, but still love the dirt modifieds best.

You can almost feel the power of the pro stocks, FC and TF on TV, though. That's is serious stuff.

[Fierce Allegiance]

all the Directtv service chick I dealt with are smart and helpful, and could easily do sex chat for big coin. I'd have paid just to listen to them read a tech manual. YOWZA southern chick accents make me happy.

[steveegg]

Daytona 500/Gatorade Duels qualifying order, with some specific qualifying notes:

- The two fastest cars will start 1-2 for the Daytona 500 and 1st in their respective Duels (fastest to lead off Duel 1, 2nd-fastest to lead off Duel 2) regardless of the final 2005 owners' points position.
- Cars in white are teams that did not finish in the top 35 in owners' points last year. Their speeds relative to each other will determine which Duel they compete in (fastest will be in Duel 1, 2nd-fastest in Duel 2, 3rd-fastest in Duel 1, and so on - unless the fastest field-filler is 2nd overall, in which case the alternating starts with Duel 2), and they'll slot amongst the "guaranteed" cars according to speed. The 3-fastest field-fillers plus the most-recent Winston/Nextel Cup champ (in order, Dale Jarrett and Bill Elliott, or the 4th-fastest field-filler if Jarrett and Elliott are both among the 3 fastest) will be guaranteed a start, with an opportunity to move up (unless they're already locked in the front row).
- Cars in green are teams that finished in the "odd" portion of the top 35 in owners' points last year (1, 3, 5, etc.). Except as noted above, they'll be in Duel 1 according to speed.
- Cars in yellow are teams that finished in the "even" portion of the top 35 in owners' points last year (2, 4, 6, etc.). Except as noted above, they'll be in Duel 2 according to speed.
- Except for the pole-sitter in Duel 1, the finishing order in Duel 1 of the teams that were in the top 35 plus the 2 top-finishing field-fillers will determine the starting order of the inside row for the Daytona 500. The tail end of this can "wrap around" to the outside row to keep the field-fillers that do not race their way in behind everybody that does.
- Except for the pole-sitter in Duel 2, the finishing order in Duel 2 of the teams that were in the top 35 plus the 2 top-finishing field-fillers will determine the starting order of the outside row for the Daytona 500. The tail end of this can "wrap around" to the inside row to keep the field-fillers that do not race their way in behind everybody that does.
- Positions 40-42 (reduced to positions 41-42 if one field-filler locks in Sunday, reduced to position 42 if two field-fillers lock in Sunday) will be filled by the next-fastest field-filler(s) in qualifying that did not lock in via either qualifying in the front row or the Duels.
- Position 43 will go to, in order, Dale Jarrett, Bill Elliott, or the next-fastest field-filler in qualifying.

CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	MAKE	SPONSOR	OWNER
83	Brian Vickers	Thomasville, NC	Toyota	Red Bull	Dany Bahar
13	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	CertainTeed	Bobby Ginn
78	Kenny Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	Barney Visser
11	Denny Hamlin	Chesterfield, VA	Chevrolet	FedEx Express	J D Gibbs
5	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Kellogg's / CARQUEST	Rick Hendrick
26	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Ford	Crown Royal	Jack Roush
10	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Dodge	Valvoline / Stanley Tools	James Rocco
6	David Ragan*	Unadilla, GA	Ford	AAA	Georgetta Roush
109	Mike Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch
139	Regan Smith	Cato, NY	Chevrolet	Ginn Resorts	Bobby Ginn
66	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	Best Buy	Gene Haas
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	DEWALT	Jack Roush
07	Clint Bowyer	Emporia, KS	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	Richard Childress
43	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Dodge	Cheerios / Betty Crocker	Richard L Petty
14	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Chevrolet	Waste Management	Bobby Ginn
24	Jeff Gordon	Pittsboro, IN	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
18	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix, AZ	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	Joe Gibbs
72	Brandon Whitt*	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Dutch Quality Stone	Bryan Mullet
20	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's	Jeff Gordon
45	Kyle Petty	Randleman, NC	Dodge	Wells Fargo	Kyle Petty
1	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta, NJ	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops	Teresa Earnhardt
22	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Toyota	Caterpillar	Bill Davis
4	Ward Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	State Water Heaters	Larry McClure
171	Frank Kimmel	Jeffersonville, IN	Ford	Fast Track Driving School	Andy Hillenburg
38	David Gilliland	Riverside, CA	Ford	M&M's	Robert Yates
74	Derrike Cope	Spanaway, WA	Dodge	Royal Administration	Raynard McGlynn
41	Reed Sorenson	Peachtree City, GA	Dodge	Target	Chip Ganassi
25	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	National Guard / GMAC	Mary Hendrick
42	Juan Montoya*	Bogota, Colombia	Dodge	Texaco / Havoline	Floyd Ganassi
27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Winston-Salem, NC	Chevrolet	Lilly Trucking of Virginia	Kirk Shelmerdine
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	Ameriquest	Geoff Smith
23	Mike Skinner	Susanville, CA	Toyota	Bill Davis Racing	Bill Davis
40	David Stremme	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Coors Light	Felix Sabates
130	Stanton Barrett	Bishop, CA	Chevrolet	Bad Boy Power Drink	Rick Ware
70	Johnny Sauter	Necedah, WI	Chevrolet	Yellow Transportation	Gene Haas
37	Bill Elliott	Dawsonville, GA	Dodge	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	Ray Evernham
84	A.J. Allmendinger*	Los Gatos, CA	Toyota	Red Bull	Dany Bahar
104	Eric McClure	Chilhowie, VA	Chevrolet	Hefty	Larry McClure
21	Ken Schrader	Fenton, MO	Ford	Little Debbie	Glen Wood
36	Jeremy Mayfield	Owensboro, KY	Toyota	360 OTC	Gail Davis
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	Shell / Pennzoil	Richard Childress
55	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro, KY	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	Michael Waltrip
49	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Dodge	BAM Racing	Elizabeth Morgenthau
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Teresa Earnhardt
160	Boris Said	Carlsbad, CA	Ford	SOBE - No Fear	Mark Simo
44	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Toyota	UPS	Michael Waltrip
88	Ricky Rudd	Chesapeake, VA	Ford	Snickers	Robert Yates
01	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Bobby Ginn
158	James Hylton	Inman, SC	Chevrolet	Retirement Living TV	J.C. Weaver
15	Paul Menard*	Eau Claire, WI	Chevrolet	Menards	Teresa Earnhardt
12	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Dodge	ALLTEL	Roger Penske
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	Richard Childress
7	Robby Gordon	Orange, CA	Ford	Jim Beam	Robby Gordon
2	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske
34	Kevin Lepage	Shelburne, VT	Dodge	Makoto Ginger Dressing	Brad Jenkins
19	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	Ray Evernham
00	David Reutimann*	Zephyrhills, FL	Toyota	Domino's Pizza	Calvin Wells, III
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Office Depot	Jack Roush
96	Tony Raines	La Porte, IN	Chevrolet	DLP HDTV	Bill Saunders

* Denotes Rookie

[LasVegasMac]

Hot Rods are for Cruzin. We raced Jalopies on oval tracks. We later called them "Stock Cars"...

ST, I think TB has it a bit backwards...... Back in the day....I built a '65 SS. Not the car, the engine. Most definately a "Hot rod".

True, I cruized with it....I cruized past a lot of other cars. Two tests for a car where I came from, 1) the 1/4 mile, 2) the back roads, usually all gravel.

I ended up giving the engine to a buddy because I got in the habit of collecting traffic tickets, read Dad said, "Boy, that sh!t has to go now!"

My buddy put that engine in his dirt car. The rest of us were the "pit crew".....and he did some "cruzing" on the track!

Good times.

Of course I'm talking about an 8 cylinder motor, I'm sure TB is refering the flat head 6 days of yore.........

lol

[glock rocks]

Ford's 232 flathead V8 kicked!

[steveegg]

Thanks for picking the 2007 Nextel Cup Champ, Jr.

[NYTexan]

It was a foregone conclusion! LOL

[SouthTexas]

LOL, my first car was a Plymouth with a flathead six. :)

[WestCoastGal]

Because of the oddness of qualifying for the Daytona 500 no points are given for Q. The Duel races etc.

[WestCoastGal]

Another good example for young people on how to own up to your mistakes.......



DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 8 BUDWEISER MONTE CARLO SS - Finished 14th:

WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE ON THAT LAST LAP? "I got into the back of Elliott (Sadler) trying to help him. It was my mistake. It got him sideways and bumped him a little bit too early. He wasn't up on the straightaway yet. I'll take the blame for that one. I was trying to do all we could there, but we didn't really have what we needed tonight. We'll definitely have a better car for the 500. This ain't no indication on how good we are for that. I just hate it for Evernham who builds them cars and come down here and race and I tore it up for him so I'm sorry about that.

"It was self-explanatory if you watch the tape. I got into the back of Elliott trying to bump-draft and he wasn't up on the straightaway yet. So I got into it too early and wrecked him and wrecked both of the cars. I'm sorry about that. We were just back there doing what we could do and I was trying to help a friend of mine and I just overdid it."

"It was my fault. I was really trying hard to help push Elliott (Sadler) and I got into him too soon. It was my mistake, and I apologize and take all the blame for all of the cars that got wrecked."

WHAT DID SADLER SAY TO YOU WHEN YOU TALKED AFTER THE CRASH? "He knew what happened. I mean, he's a great guy and we're too good of friends for me to do that to him. I was trying to help push him, and I just hit him before we were on the straightaway. I hate that it happened to him and guys like Denny (Hamlin) that are friends of mine as well.

DID YOU LEARN ANYTHING FOR (NEXT WEEK'S DAYTONA) 500? "Yeah. Don't do that again."


And the winners thoughts........



TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT MONTE CARLO: Winner

LET'S START WITH THAT PASS FOR THE LEAD - "I was wondering if two and four tires were going to be a factor. We finally got Kyle (Busch) to where we could give him a big push into (Turn) 1 and that was with a tailwind so that was where the least amount of downforce was. We went in there and got him lose getting in and then we caught him and got him loose again. So I don't know what he's mad at me about. I did my job and did what I could do to win this race. This race is to see who can win. It's not about just sitting there and riding in line. Before that, I kept making sure that I was running a line that he knew I wasn't going to do anything until the end there, but with less than 10 laps to go there, you've got to make your move."


TALK ABOUT YOUR FRAME OF MIND AND THAT GUTSY MOVE ON THE NO. 5 CAR TO GET PAST IT - "We were really good. Speed-wise, we were unbelievable. With two Chevys up front like that and a Ford behind us, I was a little nervous. But I was sandwiched in between some Busch brothers before the caution came out. I knew when we came out of the pit and saw that the No. 9 car took two and I knew the No. 5 took two, but that at least got us back with the No. 5 and that's who I wanted to run with. We were a really good combination together. I was wondering if the tires were going to become a factor and I finally got a chance to really push him real hard into Turn 1 once and it got him loose. He went up the track a little bit and then when he tucked it down, I caught him right there. I didn't touch him, but just caught him enough that.. Goodyear has really put all of us in a bind with this hard tire. It's just so hard to drive these things after you get laps on them. But that was the save of the year. Kyle did an awesome job. I don't know how many guys could have saved that car. He did an awesome job of catching it."

[tubebender]

I just watched a few laps of the Thunder Roadsters at CMS. My protege Ryan Zeck finished 6th. His Dad and I have been FRiends since 1957 and they were both local stock car champs here until they moved to Charlotte several years ago...

[Jackknife]

Here are some pics that a friend of my sis-in-law's took during speedweeks of '01. I believe they were taken the day of the 125's. I just found them while I was cleaning up yesterday, and thought I'd share them. Hard to believe it's been six years.........

Choclate Myers -- longtime Earnhardt gasman

Dale and Dave Marcis....probably talking about hunting turkeys!

Dale and Dave

Dale on Pit Road

Dale with crew

Dale in the crowd

Dale Jr. with his dad ..... neither knew that this would be their last week together. (I have this one framed, on my wall.)

[don-o]

Great pics. Thanks for posting them

[Wolfstar]

Thanks for sharing the photos and for pinging me to them. Six years already...amazing. I was not a fan of Dale Sr's as a racer, but I liked him a lot as a human being. I miss him.

[tubebender]

Most excellent photos...

[umgud]

THX for da ping and pics.

[AGreatPer]

Wow!!! Junior and Dad. Awesome. Thanks.

[PA Engineer]

Please add me to the ping list. Thanks.