Posted on 08/03/2005 5:40:23 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Join us this weekend for some racing on hallowed ground.
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Busch - Paul Wolfe 6th of 8 with a 107.318 and Shane Hall 6th of 9 (2nd of 4 field-fillers) with a 108.013.
LOL. It never occured to just ping ya over here. duh.
I've been watching on TNT, but my internet service has been down for service for a while. They're still tweaking - I can tell by the lights on the router.
Happy thirteenth.
Cup - Happy 13th of 47 with a 181.745Busch - Stanton Barrett 3rd of 10 with a 108.793 (in a Pontiac, no less), and Kevin Hamilin 9th of 11 with a 107.225. Regan Smith 3rd of 12 with a 108.918
Mikey has GREAT run, up to THIRD!
Busch - AJ Fike 11th of 12 (and 4th of 5 field-fillers) with a 105.018. Smoke 3rd of 13 with a 109.231
Lost the handle on the Busch side, but Leffler 18th of 49 with a 181.477.
Tony Raines' 178.140 won't be good enough to make the show. That puts Hamilton Sr. in, and makes the last spot either Kevin Lepage or Mike Skinner. Rusty and Skinner to go.
Rusty destroys the wall, but he'll get the car back to the garage under his own power.
TNT is losing big time on this tape delay. I hope everyone is watching the Busch Race on Speed TV and denying TNT the viewers for their advertisers...
Busch qualifying through 20 cars that took time -
Tracy Hines - 110.088
Jason Keller - 110.078
Martin Truex - 109.697
Ashton Lewis - 109.512
David Green - 109.492
Tony Stewart - 109.405
Randy laJoie - 108.932
Regan Smith - 108.918
Tim Sauter - 108.798 (needed to make it on time and did)
Stanton Barrett - 108.793
Joel Kauffman - 108.712
Boston Reid - 108.411 (needs to make it on time)
Carl Edwards - 108.230
Brent Sherman - 108.046 (needs to make it on time)
Shane Hall - 108.013 (needs to make it on time)
Paul Wolfe - 107.318
Kevin Hamilin - 107.225
AJ Fike - 106.260 (needs to make it on time)
DJ Hoelzle - 105.792 (needs to make it on time)
Brad Teague - 104.982 (needs to make it on time)
What crew is backing Truex in the Cup races? Same guys (essentially) used for Green and Andretti?
Menard to fourth, right now starting alongside Truex, Jr. at third.
Mike Skinner completes qualifying by getting into the show with a 180.025; that knocks out Kevin Lepage.
Posted on Sat, Aug. 06, 2005
Who's next in DEI's No. 15 Chevrolet?
By JENNA FRYER
The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS - Kasey Kahne signed a long-term contract extension with Evernham Motorsports on Saturday, removing his name from the list of potential free-agent drivers.
Now the focus turns to the other top available talent, and a Dale Earnhardt Inc. official said they were in hot pursuit of one particular driver for the No. 15 Chevrolet.
Richie Gilmore, vice president of DEI, refused to name the driver, but dropped several hints saying he was currently in the Nextel Cup series, was younger than 30, marketable, and fast in Saturday's practice sessions.
Casey Mears led the field in practice, but said afterward he was "99.9 percent sure" he would be back at Chip Ganassi Racing next season. Ganassi holds an option on next year for Mears that does not have to be exercised until next month.
Scott Riggs was second fastest in practice, but said he had not spoken to DEI. Plus, at 34 years old, he doesn't meet Gilmore's criteria. Brian Vickers was fourth, but appears to be close to signing an extension at Hendrick Motorsports.
Gilmore refused to give any other information, other than ruling out Matt Kenseth. Saying Kenseth would "probably be our first choice of a teammate for Junior," Gilmore said Kenseth has expressed interest in staying at Roush Racing when his contract expires.
What few hints Gilmore gave out sent ripples through the garage, which is always filled with gossip and speculation at this time of year as drivers and car owners negotiate new deals. The DEI ride became available when Michael Waltrip decided last month not to sign a new contract.
NAPA, the sponsor of that car, could choose to leave DEI and go with Waltrip to his next team. But Gilmore indicated the team would stay if DEI could sign the driver they are eyeing.
Should they fail to get him, then DEI will essentially fold the team. Gilmore said Busch Series driver Paul Menard would drive seven Cup events next season, then move up full-time in 2007.
Meanwhile, Evernham would not reveal the terms of his extension with Kahne, but the deal is believed to go through 2010. The duo was freed to negotiate last week when a U.S. District Court judge in Detroit issued a summary judgment in favor of Kahne in a breach of contract lawsuit brought by Ford Motor Co.
The court agreed that Kahne was not liable for ending his relationship with Ford to sign with Evernham last year.
Kahne was NASCAR's top rookie last season and scored his first career victory in May at Richmond.
Da nada glock. Did I read it right? Rusty third? What's his chances?
Bono and the #8 boys will crew the #1
38 Great Clips car which is a backup may have blown an engine.
Unofficial lineup for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (Cup race) -
#38 - Elliot Sadler - 184.117 mph
#19 - Jeremy Mayfield - 183.053
#15 - Michael Waltrip - 182.975
#9 - Kasey Kahne - 182.838
#25 - Brian Vickers - 182.786
#12 - Ryan Newman - 182.667
#24 - Jeff Gordon - 182.467
#40 - Sterling Marlin - 182.467
#21 - Ricky Rudd - 182.286
#6 - Mark Martin - 182.275
#49 - Ken Schrader - 182.201
#0 - Mike Bliss - 182.065
#7 - Robby Gordon - 181.943
#29 - Kevin Harvick - 181.745
#43 - Jeff Green - 181.723
#5 - Kyle Busch - 181.657
#1 - Martin Truex Jr - 181.587
#11 - Jason Leffler - 181.477
#01 - Joe Nemechek - 181.466
#17 - Matt Kenseth - 181.419
#10 - Scott Riggs - 181.357
#20 - Tony Stewart - 181.335
#42 - Jamie McMurray - 181.262
#88 - Dale Jarrett - 181.032
#32 - Bobby Hamilton Jr - 180.886
#22 - Scott Wimmer - 180.861
#8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr - 180.756
#45 - Kyle Petty - 180.748
#31 - Jeff Burton - 180.697
#07 - Dave Blaney - 180.466
#16 - Greg Biffle - 180.249
#36 - Boris Said - 180.148
#91 - Bill Elliot - 180.101
#23 - Mike Skinner - 180.025
#04 - Bobby Hamilton Sr - 179.795
#18 - Bobby Labonte - 179.251 (by the benefit of the top-35 guarantee)
#97 - Kurt Busch - 178.547
#99 - Carl Edwards - 178.017 (headed to the back; pulled out the backup)
#77 - Travis Kvapil - 177.546
#48 - Jimmie Johnson - no time (didn't get to qualify; failed inspection)
#2 - Rusty Wallace - no time (headed even further back; crashed on qualifying and headed to his backup)
#41 - Casey Mears - no time (spun on qualifying)
#44 - Terry Labonte - 179.222 (via champ's provisional)
Going home -
#37 - Kevin Lepage - 179.612
#92 - Tony Raines - 178.140
#66 - Mike Garvey - 178.024
#51 - Stuart Kirby - 177.774
#4 - Mike Wallace - 177.483
#34 - PJ Jones - 175.929
#89 - Morgan Shepherd - 175.747
#00 - Kenny Wallace - 173.829
#50 - Jimmy Spencer - no time (spun in qualifying before taking the green, then shut it down on his 2nd attempt before recording a time)
Don't think I'm catching up on the Busch side, though I noticed something odd. Wayne Edwards, originally entered in the #291 Dodge, now is listed in the #9 Chevy. While it's understandable on TrackPass (the #191 team has first dibs on the #91 for the weekend), it's also listed as the #9 Chevy in the NASCAR.com qualifying order, which uses the car # issued to the team. Seems odd that Roush would let that be scored as such.
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