Posted on 06/29/2005 4:16:04 PM PDT by glock rocks
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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.
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.
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.
You need a really big smoker...
Thanks for the ping glock!
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.
That would be funny! :D
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!
Sleeper for the week: Kyle Busch
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
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.
I was thinking Glocks weather thingie was broke but I guess he got it right this time...
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
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