Rumsfeld, Grand Marshal at the Pepsi 400 - from Daytona, on NBC Sat. 7/2, at 8pm ET

Jayski's / NASCAR ^

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The Pepsi 400

Saturday 8:00 pm Eastern
Pre-race at 7pm, Green flag 8:10

from Daytona International Speedway

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[Alaska Wolf]

Biffle wins Pepsi 400. Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart and Mark Martin round out the top 5. Jr continues to be plagued with problems as does Jeff.

[xp38]

I wonder if drinking beer or any alcohol in victory lane is banned by NASCAR? We know the F1 boys spray champagne after each Grand Prix. Not sure if they drink it though.

[don-o]

Two feet high x 18 inches wide.

Tube, visualize that. Two feet is from the sole of my feet to just below my knee.

It might work for smoking little ckickens or salmons; but I am talking big pig here.

[tubebender]

You need a really big smoker...

[SouthTexas]

Guess this answered your question huh?

Thanks for the ping glock!

[SouthTexas]

Now ya got me wonderin. I wasn't going with the 24, but with what you said and the fact that Jeff ALWAYS comes back good after a bad showing sure make me want to pick him. And the fact that he is my favorite driver...hmmmmm.

[Echo Talon]

Biffle wins Pepsi 400. Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart and Mark Martin round out the top 5. Jr continues to be plagued with problems as does Jeff.

That would be funny! :D

[glock rocks]

I've got a Brinkman water smoker... it works for a couple turkeys or a half dozen racks of pig ribs. We fruitwood smoked turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Juicy and tasty. Vacuum sealed the leftovers and threw them in the deep freezer. They're there for sandwiches. I've used the smoker to make jerky, and smoked a 15 pound sirloin overnight once... now that was some awesome beef!

[tubebender]

Will you tell Pete that when he sees a little old man hoofing it east on Donner to stop and pick me up...

[AGreatPer]

Sleeper for the week: Kyle Busch

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Pepsi 400 (Cup) entry list -

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	Sponsor	Owner
0	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Chevrolet	NetZero Best Buy	Gene Haas
01	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Nelson Bowers
2	Rusty Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske
4	Mike Wallace**	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Lucas Oil Products	Larry McClure
5	Kyle Busch*	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Kellogg's/Cheez-it	Rick Hendrick
6	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Ford	Viagra	Jack Roush
7	Robby Gordon**	Orange, CA	Chevrolet	Fruit of the Loom	James Smith
07	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	Richard Childress
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Teresa Earnhardt
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Ray Evernham
09	Johnny Sauter**	Necedah, WI	Dodge	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch
10	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Chevrolet	Valvoline/Herbie: Fully Loaded	James Rocco
11	Jason Leffler	Long Beach, CA	Chevrolet	FedEx Express	J D Gibbs
12	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Dodge	ALLTEL	Roger Penske
15	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	Teresa Earnhardt
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	National Guard	Geoff Smith
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	DeWalt Power Tools	Mark Martin
18	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	Joe Gibbs
19	Jeremy Mayfield	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW/"Bad News Bears"	Ray Evernham
20	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
21	Ricky Rudd	Chesapeake, VA	Ford	Motorcraft Genuine Parts	Glen Wood
22	Scott Wimmer	Wausau, WI	Dodge	Caterpillar	Bill Davis
23	Kenny Wallace**	St. Louis, MO	Dodge	Aaron's	Gail Davis
24	Jeff Gordon	Pittsboro, IN	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
25	Brian Vickers	Thomasville, NC	Chevrolet	GMAC/ditech.com	Mary Hendrick
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	Richard Childress
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	Richard Childress
32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.**	Nashville, TN	Chevrolet	Tide	Calvin Wells, III
33	Kerry Earnhardt**	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	Richard Childress
37	Kevin Lepage**	Shelburne, VT	Dodge	R&J Racing	John Carter
38	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Ford	M&M's	Robert Yates
40	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Dodge	Prilosec OTC	Felix Sabates
41	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Dodge	Target	Chip Ganassi
42	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Dodge	Home123 Corp.	Floyd Ganassi
43	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Chex Most Popular Driver	Richard L Petty
45	Kyle Petty	Randleman, NC	Dodge	Georgia-Pacific/Stars & Stripes	Kyle Petty
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's	Jeff Gordon
49	Ken Schrader	Fenton, MO	Dodge	Schwan's Home Service	Elizabeth Morgenthau
66	Mike Garvey*/**	Lakeville, MN	Ford	Jani-King/Peak Fitness	Jeff Stec
77	Travis Kvapil*	Janesville, WI	Dodge	Kodak/Jasper Engines	Douglas Bawel
88	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Ford	UPS	Robert Yates
89	Morgan Shepherd**	Conover, NC	Dodge	Cornerstone Bancard/Victory In Jesus	Cindy Shepherd
97	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Ford	Smirnoff Ice	Georgetta Roush
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Pennzoil	Jack Roush
136	Boris Said**	Carlsbad, CA	Chevrolet	CENTRIX Financial	Bob Sutton
173	Dan Pardus**	Port Orange, FL	Chevrolet	ARC Dehooker	Ed Raabe
192	Hermie Sadler**	Emporia, VA	Chevrolet	Taco Bell	Bob Jenkins

* Denotes Rookie
** Denotes driver/team not in the top 35 in owners' points, must qualify on time (fastest 8 of 12; 8th-fastest will start 43rd)

[steveegg]

Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo (Busch) entry list, take 2 (they're going at Daytona Friday night 7:30 Eastern on TNT) -

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	Sponsor	Owner
0	Kertus Davis*/**	Gaffney, SC	Chevrolet	RaceGirl	Johnny Davis
1	Johnny Sauter	Necedah, WI	Dodge	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch
2	Clint Bowyer	Emporia, KS	Chevrolet	ACDelco	Richard Childress
4	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	GEICO	Fred Biagi
5	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Lowe's/Spectrum Spectracide	Rick Hendrick
6	Mike Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Dodge	Hellmann's Mayonnaise	Ray Evernham
7	Jeff Fuller**	Auburn, MA	Chevrolet	Big Boar Customs	Andrea Nemechek
8	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta, NJ	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	Teresa Earnhardt
10	Michel Jourdain Jr.*	Mexico City, Mexico	Ford	ppc Racing	Gregory Pollex
11	Paul Menard	Eau Claire, WI	Chevrolet	Menards/Turtle Wax	Teresa Earnhardt
12	Tim Fedewa	Holt, MI	Dodge	Mike and Ike Tangy Twister	Mimi Fitz
14	David Stremme	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Navy "Accelerate Your Life"	Terry Bradshaw
18	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix, AZ	Chevrolet	Vigoro/The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
20	Denny Hamlin*	Chesterfield, VA	Chevrolet	Rockwell Automation	Joe Gibbs
21	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	Hershey's TAKE 5	Richard Childress
22	Kenny Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Ford	Stacker 2	Gregory Pollex
23	Mark Green**	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	Vassarette	Keith Coleman
25	Ashton Lewis	Chesapeake, VA	Ford	U.S. Marines	Ed Rensi
26	Kim Crosby*/**	Slidell, LA	Chevrolet	Keith Coleman Racing	Keith Coleman
27	David Green	Owensboro, KY	Ford	Kleenex/Winn-Dixie	Tammy Brewer
28	Derrike Cope**	Spanaway, WA	Ford	Jay Robinson Inc.	Jay Robinson
30	Mike Bliss**	Milwaukie, OR	Chevrolet	Smith & Wesson	Christopher Lencheski
32	Jason Leffler	Long Beach, CA	Chevrolet	Win Fuel	Todd Braun
33	Tony Raines	La Porte, IN	Chevrolet	Outdoor Channel 2 HD	DeLana Harvick
34	Randy LaJoie	South Norwalk, CT	Chevrolet	Dollar General	Frank Cicci
35	Jason Keller	Greenville, SC	Ford	McDonald's	Sam Rensi
36	Stanton Barrett	Bishop, CA	Chevrolet	TUCSON	John McGill
38	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Great Clips	Brad Akins
40	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Dodge	Cottman Transmission	Armando Fitz
41	Reed Sorenson*	Peachtree City, GA	Dodge	Discount Tire	Chip Ganassi
44	Justin Labonte	Thomasville, NC	Chevrolet	U.S. Coast Guard	Terry Labonte
47	Jon Wood*	Stuart, VA	Ford	Pine-Sol/Winn-Dixie	Jodi Geschickter
49	Steve Grissom**	Gadsden, AL	Ford	Advil Liqui-Gels	Jay Robinson
52	Donnie Neuenberger*/**	Brandywine, MD	Ford	University of Maryland	Jimmy Means
58	Regan Smith**	Cato, NY	Dodge	Glynn Motorsports	Doug Stringer
59	Stacy Compton	Grit, VA	Ford	Kingsford/Bush's/Winn-Dixie	Tad Geschickter
60	Carl Edwards*	Columbia, MO	Ford	Charter Communications	Jack Roush
64	Jeremy Mayfield	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Miller High Life	Rusty Wallace
66	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	Subway	Clarence Brewer
72	Kevin Lepage**	Shelburne, VT	Chevrolet	MacDonald Motorsports	Pat MacDonald
81	Dale Earnhardt Jr.**	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Menards	Dale Earnhardt, Jr
87	Joe Nemechek**	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	SportClips	Andrea Nemechek
99	Kerry Earnhardt**	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Aaron's	Elizabeth Waltrip
109	Eric McClure**	Chilhowie, VA	Dodge	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch
143	Aaron Fike**	Galesburg, IL	Dodge	Channellock Tools	Mike Curb
157	Brian Vickers**	Thomasville, NC	Chevrolet	Ore-Ida	Rick Hendrick
167	C W Smith**	Williamsport, PA	Dodge	Panasonic Triple Play Plus	Michael A Smith

* Denotes Rookie
** Denotes driver/team not in the top 30 in owners' points (not including Michel Jourdain Jr, who lucks out because the #90 Yates Ford, in the top 30 in owners' points, is not entered), must qualify on time (fastest 12 of 17, plus either Brian Vickers-2003 Busch Champ, Dale Earnhardt Jr-1999 Busch Champ, Steve Grissom-1993 Busch Champ, Joe Nemechek-1992 Busch Champ or the 13th-fastest qualifier)

[steveegg]

O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Trucks) entry list (they're going at Kansas 3 pm Eastern Saturday on Speed) -

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	Sponsor	Owner
02	Kelly Sutton**	Crownsville, MD	Chevrolet	Team Copaxone	Ed Sutton
4	Chris Fontaine	Lakeland, FL	Dodge	Bobby Hamilton Racing	Bobby Hamilton
04	Bobby Hamilton	Nashville, TN	Dodge	Bobby Hamilton Racing	Stephanie Hamilton
5	Mike Skinner	Susanville, CA	Toyota	Toyota Tundra	Bill Davis
6	Ron Hornaday	Palmdale, CA	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	DeLana Harvick
07	Kevin Hamlin	Snohomish, WA	Chevrolet	Pavestone	Gene Christensen
8	Deborah Renshaw	Bowling Green, KY	Dodge	BHR2	Ray Montgomery
08	Johnny Chapman	Stony Point, NC	Chevrolet	Green Light Racing	Bobby Dotter
10	Terry Cook	Sylvania, OH	Ford	Power Stroke Diesel	Greg Pollex
12	Robert Huffman	Claremont, NC	Toyota	Toyota Tundra	Darrell Waltrip
13	Tracy Hines	New Castle, IN	Chevrolet	ThorSport Rcg/Zoriki Mtspts	Duke Thorson
14	Rick Crawford	Mobile, AL	Ford	Circle Bar Truck Corral	Tom Mitchell
15	John Andretti	Indianapolis, IN	Chevrolet	Billy Ballew Motorsports	James Ballew
16	Jack Sprague	Spring Lake, MI	Chevrolet	Chevy Trucks	David Fuge
17	David Reutimann	Zephyrhills, FL	Toyota	NTN Bearings	Darrell Waltrip
18	Chase Montgomery	Mt. Juliet, TN	Dodge	Bobby Hamilton Racing	Bobby Hamilton
22	Bill Lester	Oakland, CA	Toyota	U.S. Army	Bill Davis
23	Johnny Benson	Grand Rapids, MI	Toyota	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles	Gail Davis
24	Brandon Bendele**	Adkins, TX	Chevrolet	Roof Check	Rob Ferguson
29	Brad Keselowski	Rochester Hills, MI	Ford	Samson Stone	Kay Keselowski
30	Todd Bodine	Chemung, NY	Toyota	Germain/Arnold-Allman Brothers	Stephen Germain
38	Brandon Whitt	El Cajon, CA	Toyota	Cure Autism Now/McMillin Homes	Tom DeLoach
46	Dennis Setzer	Newton, NC	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Silverado	David Dollar
50	Todd Kluever*	Deerfield, WI	Ford	Shell ROTELLA T	Jack Roush
59	Robert Pressley	Asheville, NC	Dodge	Edy's Ice Cream	James Harris
62	Steve Park	East Northport, NY	Dodge	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Michael Gaughan
63	Justin Allgaier**	Riverton, IL	Ford	Dave Porter Truck Sales	Michael Mittler
75	David Starr	Houston, TX	Chevrolet	Spears Manufacturing	Wayne Spears
77	Brendan Gaughan	Las Vegas, NV	Dodge	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Michael Gaughan
88	Matt Crafton	Tulare, CA	Chevrolet	Menards	Rhonda Thorson
99	Ricky Craven	Newburgh, ME	Ford	Superchips	Jack Roush
106	Jimmy Kite*/**	Stockbridge, GA	Chevrolet	MRD Motorsports	Dave Malcolmson
165	Clay Rogers*/**	Denver, NC	Dodge	Glynn Motorsports	Scott Glynn
260	Chad Chaffin**	Smyrna, TN	Toyota	Jeff Wyler Automotive Family	Jeff Wyler

* Denotes rookie
** Denotes driver/team not in the top 30 in owners' points (except Deborah Renshaw; with the defunct #66 team still in the top 30 in owners' points, she lucks out); the slowest of these 6 will start 36th

[steveegg]

Saturday I will be in the middle of nowhere central Texas at the Deer Camp.

Of course the good news is that there won't be any stories when we get back!

Bad hunting, or getting too old to hell, "Hold muh beer!"? In any case, good hunting.

[steveegg]

That's the hot Silly Season rumor (Truex to the Miller Lite Dodge). Other rumors/news (thanmks Jayski) -

• Rick Hendrick welcomed a new granddaughter, Josephine Riddick “Ricki” Hendrick yesterday at 2:49 am. She's the daughter of the late Ricky Hendrick. Ricki and mother Emily are doing fine.
• Georgia-Pacific is out of the #45 at the end of the year, as Kyle Petty is preparing to announce a new slate of sponsors for next year. A hot rumor is that Roush is after them, as well as Tide (currently on the PPI #32 Chevy).
• Valvoline's leave from MBV/MB2 motorsports is now official, with the sale of their 50% stake in MBV back to Nelson Bowers and Jay Frye set to happen at the end of the season.
• That leads us to an announcement by Evernham Motorsports set for tomorrow. It is expected that he'll announce a 3rd full-time team for next year, with Valvoline as the sponsor. An earlier rumor had Allstate as the sponsor, but they just signed on as an associate sponsor for all 4 (including Bill Elliot's part-time deal) teams.

[WestCoastGal]

Rain washes out practices at Daytona
Busch, Cup cars scheduled to hit track early Friday morning
By Ryan Smithson, NASCAR.COM
June 30, 2005
05:28 PM EDT (21:28 GMT)




DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- For the second restrictor-plate race in a row, persistent rain wiped out significant practice time.

Heavy showers forced NASCAR to cancel Thursday's twin practices for the Pepsi 400. A single practice will be held at 9:10 a.m. ET on Friday.


The weather doesn't look promising for Friday, either. Thunderstorms are in the forecast again.

If the rain stays away, Pepsi 400 Bud Pole Qualifying is at 4:40 p.m. ET, and the cars are impounded following qualifying.

The lack of track time doesn't bother the drivers that much.

"There is not a lot we can do," says Greg Biffle. "There is not a lot to be gained, learned. If we went out for three hours, the things will change are minimal."

But some teams, especially ones with unproven cars, will miss the track time.

"We are going to be in kind of a panic because [Friday] will be our only race practice, so we won't have near as much time to tune," said Steve Hmiel, crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr.

"It's probably going to affect us a little more this time than it has in the past," said Todd Parrott, crew chief for Elliott Sadler. "We will look back on some notes and some things and it's an educated guess.

"Maybe this is not a bad thing. We've had the car in the wind tunnel and we feel good about it."

Another problem lies with the teams that wrecked cars at Talladega. The teams re-skin the cars and often run them two months later at Daytona. Others elect to build new cars or run the ones they ran in the Daytona 500.


"We build the bodies as small as we can naturally, so there is going to be some tire rub," said Hmiel. "Before qualifying and before race practice, it's neat to get a couple laps to see what rubs and what doesn't.

"The trouble we are going to have is there are going to be a lot of cars smoking tires on fenders because there is not a lot of new cars based on what happened at Talladega."

Crew chief Shane Wilson was actually hoping teams would miss some practice. Wilson brought his Daytona 500 car, which finished 19th with Travis Kvapil, and Wilson already knows what the car can and can't do.

"We haven't changed much on this car," Wilson said.

[tubebender]

I can't believe B. France would stoop so low as to mess with the weather >:o(

I was thinking Glocks weather thingie was broke but I guess he got it right this time...

[LasVegasMac]

What's up with this rain stuff?

I was looking forward to watching the first practice after I got off work.

They need to move more races to the west coast.

Rain is usually not a problem.

They may have problems seeing through all the smoke from the fires, but the track would be dry!

LVM

[tubebender]

Oh man!!! Now you got me in trouble with the Glockster.

See above post...