[NormsRevenge]

WELCOME

to the

Nascar Nextel Cup USG Sheetrock 400
Sunday on NBC
Racetime ~~~ 3pm ET

Chicagoland Speedway

Race Menu for the weekend series

USG Sheetrock 400 Bud Pole Qualifying SPEED Fri. 4 pm ET
Craftsman Series, Kentucky..USG Durock 300 NBC Sat. 2 p.m.
Busch Series, Chicagoland.. Built Ford Tough 225 SPEED Sat. 8 pm ET

Chicagoland Speedway, which held Nextel Cup and Busch Series events for the first time in 2001, includes grandstand seating for 75,000 spectators, 37 luxury suites, on-site parking and camping areas and reserved long-term parking areas for recreational vehicles in the infield adjacent to the second and third turns.



Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 18 degrees
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: Tri-Oval

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[NormsRevenge]

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[steveegg]

USG Sheetrock 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 Genuine Draft	Roger Penske
4	Mike Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Lucas Oil Products	Larry McClure
5	Kyle Busch*	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	Rick Hendrick
6	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Ford	Viagra	Jack Roush
7	Robby Gordon**	Orange, CA	Chevrolet	Menards	James Smith
07	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	Richard Childress
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Budweiser/MLB All-Star game	Teresa Earnhardt
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Ray Evernham
10	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Chevrolet	Valvoline	James Rocco
11	Jason Leffler**	Long Beach, CA	Chevrolet	FedEx Express	J D Gibbs
12	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Mobil 1/ALLTEL	Roger Penske
15	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	Teresa Earnhardt
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	Post-it/National Guard	Geoff Smith
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	USG	Mark Martin
18	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Chevrolet	Boniva	Joe Gibbs
19	Jeremy Mayfield	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	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
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	Bass Pro Shops/Cingular	Richard Childress
32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.**	Nashville, TN	Chevrolet	Tide	Calvin Wells, III
34	P.J. Jones**	Torrance, CA	Chevrolet	Mach One Inc.	William Edwards
37	Kevin Lepage**	Shelburne, VT	Dodge	Patron Tequila	John Carter
38	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Ford	M&M's	Robert Yates
39	David Stremme**	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Navy "Accelerate Your Life"	Floyd Ganassi
40	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Dodge	Coors Light	Felix Sabates
41	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Dodge	Target/Kraft	Chip Ganassi
42	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Dodge	Home123 Corp.	Floyd Ganassi
43	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Richard L Petty
44	Terry Labonte**	Corpus Christi, TX	Chevrolet	Pizza Hut	Rick Hendrick
45	Kyle Petty	Randleman, NC	Dodge	Georgia-Pacific/Brawny	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	Jeff Stec
77	Travis Kvapil*	Janesville, WI	Dodge	Jasper Engines/Kodak	Douglas Bawel
88	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Ford	UPS	Robert Yates
97	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Ford	Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools	Georgetta Roush
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Office Depot	Jack Roush
100	Kenny Wallace**	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	State Fair Corn Dogs	Buffy Waltrip
151	Stuart Kirby**	Bowling Green, KY	Chevrolet	Marathon Multipower-3 HD Motor Oil	Joe Auer
175	Wayne Anderson**	Wildwood, FL	Dodge	Rinaldi Air Conditioning	Robert Rinaldi
192	Hermie Sadler**	Emporia, VA	Chevrolet	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins
200	Carl Long**	Roxboro, NC	Chevrolet	Sunquest Vacations	Raynard McGlynn

* Denotes Rookie
** Denotes driver/team not in the top 35 in owners' points; must qualify on time

[tubebender]

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[WestCoastGal]

Thanks for the Nascar thread this week Norm.

Here's some good news for Darlington..........

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COLUMBIA, S.C. - "The Lady In Black" has apparently made it to another year.
Darlington Raceway president Chris Browning said Wednesday that the track got the go-ahead from its owners, International Speedway Corp., to send out ticket renewal letters for another Mother's Day weekend Nextel Cup race. The date of the Carolina Dodge Dealers 500 is May 13, 2006, the night before the holiday.

"I think if there were any other plans (for Darlington), ISC wouldn't let us do this," Browning told The Associated Press.

[steveegg]

USG Sheetrock 300 (Busch) entry list -

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	Sponsor	Owner
0	Kertus Davis*/**	Gaffney, SC	Chevrolet	RaceGirl	Johnny Davis
1	Johnny Sauter	Necedah, WI	Dodge	Yellow Transportation	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/Hitachi Power Tools	Rick Hendrick
6	Casey Atwood	Nashville, TN	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
9	Mark Martin**	Batesville, AR	Ford	Pennzoil Platinum	Jack Roush
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	Supercuts	Mimi Fitz
14	David Stremme	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Navy "Accelerate Your Life"	Terry Bradshaw
15	Brent Sherman*/**	Chicago, IL	Dodge	Consort Hair Care for Men	Keith Barnwell
17	Matt Kenseth**	Cambridge, WI	Ford	Waste Management	Jack Roush
18	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix, AZ	Chevrolet	Vigoro/The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
19	Bobby Labonte**	Corpus Christi, TX	Chevrolet	Banquet Foods	J D Gibbs
20	Denny Hamlin*	Chesterfield, VA	Chevrolet	Rockwell Automation	Joe Gibbs
21	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	Reese's	Richard Childress
22	Kenny Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Ford	Stacker 2	Gregory Pollex
23	Mark Green**	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	Boudreaux's Butt Paste	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	Tammy Brewer
28	Derrike Cope**	Spanaway, WA	Ford	Jay Robinson Inc.	Jay Robinson
31	Dave Blaney**	Hartford, OH	Chevrolet	Whelen Engineering	Linda Marsh
32	Jason Leffler	Long Beach, CA	Chevrolet	Win Fuel	Todd Braun
33	Tony Raines	La Porte, IN	Chevrolet	Yard-Man	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	National City Bank	John McGill
38	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Great Clips	Brad Akins
40	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Dodge	Dukes of Hazzard	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	Clorox/Wisk	Jodi Geschickter
49	Steve Grissom**	Gadsden, AL	Ford	Advil Liqui-Gels	Jay Robinson
52	Eric McClure**	Chilhowie, VA	Ford	Means Racing	Jimmy Means
56	Tim Sauter**	Necedah, WI	Chevrolet	Lester Buildings	John McNelly
58	Regan Smith**	Cato, NY	Dodge	Glynn Motorsports	Scott Glynn
59	Stacy Compton	Grit, VA	Ford	Kingsford/Bush's Beans	Tad Geschickter
60	Carl Edwards*	Columbia, MO	Ford	Charter Communications	Jack Roush
64	Jeremy Mayfield	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Miller High Life Light	Rusty Wallace
66	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	Royal Office Products	Clarence Brewer
72	Wade Day**	Blountville, TN	Chevrolet	Orbitz	Pat MacDonald
87	Joe Nemechek**	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	Cellular One	Andrea Nemechek
90	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Ford	CITI Financial	Robert Yates
99	Michael Waltrip**	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	Aaron's	Elizabeth Waltrip
139	Ryan Newman**	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Mobil 1 Ext. Perf./ALLTEL	Don Miller
143	Aaron Fike**	Galesburg, IL	Dodge	Channellock Code Blue	Mike Curb
173	Kerry Earnhardt**	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Red Cactus Salsa	Daniel Griffin
178	Jerry Robertson**	Arvada, CO	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	Barney Visser
180	Chris Horn**	Cedar Rapids, IA	Chevrolet	seafoamsales.com	Fred Horn
248	Jimmie Johnson**	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's/Kobalt Air Compressors	Rick Hendrick

* Denotes Rookie
** Denotes driver/team not in the top 30 in owners' points, must qualify on time (fastest 12 of 24, plus either Steve Grissom-1993 Busch champ, Joe Nemechek-1992 Busch champ, Bobby Labonte-1992 Busch champ, or 13th-fastest of the 24)

[Jackknife]

I love the name of this race! It rivals Atlanta's "Pork--The Other White Meat 500".

[GRRRRR]

Wonderful Layout..love the Miller colors!

Mixed feelings about this track, just an hour south of my humble abode. Been there to a Busch race...BORING TRACK..cookie cutter flat, single groove...but that was on the new concrete...

WORST Aspect of this track, owned by Tony George's IndyMotorSpeedway Corp...NO COOLER!! Nope, you can't bring in a couple of beers and a soda pop & sammich!

You are allowed ONE SEALED BOTTLE OF WATER!! That is all...then they offer up higher priced food and drink for you...


Plus, they have taken the preferred seat license to extremes...forcing the purchase of entire packages to get the premium seats. Scalping prices for this race is up there on par with some Bristol seats...Oh well...
Dont think I'll go back, even though it's just an hour away...

[steveegg]

Built Ford Tough 225 (Trucks) entry list -

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	Sponsor	Owner
1	Ted Musgrave	Franklin, WI	Dodge	Mopar	James Smith
2	Jimmy Spencer	Berwick, PA	Dodge	Team ASE	James Smith
02	Kelly Sutton**	Crownsville, MD	Chevrolet	Team Copaxone	Ed Sutton
4	Timothy Peters*	Providence, NC	Dodge	Bailey's	Bobby Hamilton
04	Bobby Hamilton	Nashville, TN	Dodge	Bailey's	Stephanie Hamilton
5	Mike Skinner	Susanville, CA	Toyota	Toyota Tundra	Bill Davis
6	Ron Hornaday	Palmdale, CA	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	DeLana Harvick
07	Eric Norris	Dallas, TX	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
9	Shigeaki Hattori*/**	Okayama, Japan	Toyota	AISIN / AISIN AW	Don Arnold
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	Blake Feese	Saybrook, IL	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	Toyota Tundra	Bill Davis
23	Johnny Benson	Grand Rapids, MI	Toyota	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles	Gail Davis
24	Wayne Edwards**	Shepherdsville, KY	Chevrolet	Mighty Motorsports	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
31	Nick Tucker*/**	Kannapolis, NC	Dodge	Brevak Racing	Shelly Brevak
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	World Financial Group	Jack Roush
59	Robert Pressley	Asheville, NC	Dodge	Harris Trucking	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
165	T.J. Bell**	Reno, NV	Dodge	Glynn Motorsports	Scott Glynn
176	Blake Mallory**	Joshua, TX	Chevrolet	Automotive Fabrication	Jeff Milburn
260	Chad Chaffin**	Smyrna, TN	Toyota	wyler.com	Jeff Wyler

* Denotes Rookie
** Denotes driver/team not in the top 30 in owners' points (except Deborah Renshaw, who benefits from the folding of the still-in-the-top-30 #66 team); must qualify on time (fastest 6 of 8; 6th-fastest starts 36th)

[Dog Gone]

I can't believe a sheetrock company is sponsoring a race.

[DarthDilbert]

My contribution. :)    I made it earlier this evening. Enjoy.

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

Have you seen this?

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Airfield Suffer Damage


Damage to Atlanta Motor Speedway after possible tornado from remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy, Hampton, Georgia

The worst property damage from Wednesday night's storms appeared to be in Henry County where several homes were hit by what officials say was at least one tornado.

Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., suffered significant damage. The track was covered in debris. Roofs and facades were torn off buildings.

Several units at the speedway condominiums were damaged. Five of the 48 units are regularly occupied. Everyone got out safely. The building is currently unoccupied while it is checked for safety. Officials estimate it suffered $50 million in damage.

"My doors flew open and just a bunch of wind a bunch of debris coming in and everything. It was kinda just crazy and after that it just kinda calmed down and after that it was just one big pop. After that all I could hear was just wind blowing," Stevie Monce.

Most of the damage happened between 9:30 - 10 p.m. on Wednesday when the worst bands from Tropical Storm Cindy moved through the area.

"All of a sudden we heard this noise coming and Chris hollered, 'We got to get out of here. We got to get out," said DJ Ray. "We made our way back to the second bedroom and got in the master bath back there and he stayed in the doorway, like this, and I was squated down in the tub... It took my heart about an hour to slow down."

In Clayton County, four airplanes were severely damaged at Tara Field. Some of the planes were overturned, while some were damaged by debris.

WXIA-TV
Last updated: 7/7/2005 1:02:01 P


And see this video link to the terrible damage:

http://www.wbir.com/webclix/player.aspx?aid=17472&bw=

[TexasCajun]

Norm, have you ever seen a race start with a green/yellow like last week?

I understand the reason, it was getting late and the race had to get started and the yellow laps helped dry the track.

[montag813]

USG Sheetrock 400

Boy, is the housing market hot, or what?

[racing fan]

Race wasn't too bad.

[MarkL]

Nascar, huh?

Well, that's all well and good, but I thought that I'd mention that the first US Grand Prix motorcycle race run in the US in 11 years (at Laguna Seca) had two Americans on the Podium!

Yesterday, Nicky Hayden of Owensboro, Kentucky, took the pole for the very first time in qualifying, and not only was this his first MotoGP win, he led every lap of the race today. Colin Edwards, the "Texas Tornado," took second place, and Valentino Rossi took third place.

For those of you who don't know, MotoGP is the top tier international racing event. These guys are the best riders in the world.

Colin Edwards leads Valentino Rossi (3rd place today), who is arguably the world's best motorcycle road racer today. The color scheme is the mid-1980s Yamaha "bumblebee" colors, when Kenny Roberts ruled the world for Yamaha, and in honor of their 50th aniversary.

Mark

[TexasCajun]

Hey Norm.

Ok, last week was the starting green/yellow flag.

Then yesterday, it was mandatory yellow at 25 laps?

That was the only one, right? Mandatory yellow? Where did this come from? Has this happened before in Nascar?