Nascar Nextel Cup Allstate 400 Race at the Brick / Indianapolis on NBC Sunday 8/7 , 2pm ET - 11am PT

Nascar.com ^ | 8/3/05

[NormsRevenge]

Join us this weekend for some racing on hallowed ground.

God bless our troops, families and nation.

......

This thread is dedicated to the men and women in our country's armed forces defending our freedoms.

Thank you for your service.

[steveegg]

Kroger 200 (Busch) entry list -

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	Kevin Hamlin	Snohomish, WA	Dodge	GEICO	Fred Biagi
5	Blake Feese*	Saybrook, IL	Chevrolet	Lowe's/Sta-Green	Rick Hendrick
6	Tracy Hines	New Castle, IN	Dodge	Ragu	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	Brent Sherman*/**	Chicago, IL	Ford	Hickory Farms/Serta	Gregory Pollex
11	Paul Menard	Eau Claire, WI	Chevrolet	Menards/Moen	Teresa Earnhardt
12	Joel Kauffman	LaGrange, IN	Dodge	Supercuts	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	Brandon Miller*	Rancho Sante Fe, CA	Chevrolet	Reese's	Richard Childress
22	Kenny Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Ford	AutoZone	Gregory Pollex
23	Mark Green**	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	BMAR Support Our Troops	Keith Coleman
25	Ashton Lewis	Chesapeake, VA	Ford	U.S. Marines	Ed Rensi
26	Kim Crosby*/**	Slidell, LA	Chevrolet	Boudreaux's Butt Paste	Keith Coleman
27	David Green	Owensboro, KY	Ford	Kleenex	Tammy Brewer
28	Shane Hall**	Greenville, SC	Ford	Jay Robinson Inc.	Jay Robinson
32	Ron Hornaday	Palmdale, CA	Chevrolet	Win Fuel	Todd Braun
33	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	James Dean	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	Tyler Walker*	Tulsa, OK	Dodge	Great Clips	Brad Akins
40	Paul Wolfe*	Milford, NY	Dodge	Jani-King	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	D.J. Hoelzle**	Destin, FL	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	Mike Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Dodge	Miller High Life Light	Rusty Wallace
66	Aaron Fike	Galesburg, IL	Ford	Duraflame/Kroger	Clarence Brewer
72	Randy MacDonald**	Toronto, Ontario	Chevrolet	MacDonald Motorsports	Pat MacDonald
143	A J Fike*/**	Galesburg, IL	Dodge	Channellock Tools	Mike Curb
146	Robert Pressley**	Asheville, NC	Ford	Edy's Ice Cream	Tad Geschickter
153	Brad Teague**	Johnson City, TN	Chevrolet	Jarvis Construction	Butch Jarvis
157	Boston Reid*/**	Logansport, IN	Chevrolet	Lowe's/Hitachi Power Tools	Rick Hendrick
185	John Hayden**	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	Premier Motorsports	Daniel Kinney
191	Todd Shafer**	Ashland, OH	Ford	Wayne Homes/Wayne Dalton	Todd Shafer
280	Brian Tyler**	Parma, MI	Chevrolet	Eagle Castle Winery	Rich Woodland
291	Wayne Edwards**	Shepherdsville, KY	Dodge	Speed Zone Energy Drink	Tommy Ramirez

* Denotes Rookie
** Denotes driver/team not in the top 30 in owners' poitns, must qualify on time (top 12 of 18 plus either Steve Grissom-1993 Busch champ or 13th-fastest of 18)

[NormsRevenge]

Cool!

Boris is back!

[fideist]

I apparently need help with TrackPass, which I just signed up for.

It says practice was supposed to start at 2:30ET, which was over 30 minutes ago. But no times are showing up?

[steveegg]

Power Stroke Diesel 200 (Truck) 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	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	Jack Bailey Jr.	Stafford, VA	Ford	Century 21 Team	Gene Christensen
8	Deborah Renshaw	Bowling Green, KY	Dodge	Easy Care Service Contracts	Ray Montgomery
08	Butch Miller	Coopersville, MI	Chevrolet	ASI Limited	Bobby Dotter
10	Terry Cook	Sylvania, OH	Ford	Power Stroke Diesel	Greg Pollex
12	Mike Wallace	St. Louis, MO	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	Stoops Freightliner/Pedigo/ABC	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	Crown Royal	Bill Davis
23	Johnny Benson	Grand Rapids, MI	Toyota	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles	Gail Davis
24	Robbie Ferguson**	Livingston, TX	Chevrolet	PMI Heating & Air Conditioning	Rob Ferguson
29	Brad Keselowski	Rochester Hills, MI	Ford	Samson Stone	Kay Keselowski
30	Todd Bodine	Chemung, NY	Toyota	Germain Motor Co./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
47	Aric Almirola**	Tampa, FL	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	David Dollar
50	Todd Kluever*	Deerfield, WI	Ford	Shell ROTELLA T	Jack Roush
52	Ken Schrader**	Fenton, MO	Chevrolet	Federated Auto Parts	Ken Schrader
59	Robert Pressley	Asheville, NC	Dodge	Edy's Ice Cream	James Harris
62	Steve Park	East Northport, NY	Dodge	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Michael Gaughan
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/Seal Best	Rhonda Thorson
99	Ricky Craven	Newburgh, ME	Ford	Superchips	Jack Roush
133	Bobby East**	Brownsburg, IN	Ford	Roush Racing	Jack Roush
143	Johnny Sauter**	Necedah, WI	Chevrolet	Menards/Curb Records	Mike Curb
144	Clay Rogers*/**	Denver, NC	Ford	Johnny's Suzuki/Baird Trans./Ultra Comp	Troy Baird
153	Michael Faulk**	Gainesville, FL	Dodge	FreeFizz.com/Lift Off Energy Drinks	Michael Burton
165	Tim Fedewa**	Holt, MI	Dodge	Glynn Motorsports	Scott Glynn
227	Frank Wilson Jr.**	Pennsboro, WV	Chevrolet	Perkins Oil & Gas Supply	Frank Wilson
260	Chad Chaffin**	Smyrna, TN	Toyota	Jeff Wyler Toyota	Jeff Wyler
291	Casey Kingsland**	Las Vegas, NV	Dodge	Consolidated Resorts Inc.	Tommy Ramirez

* Denotes Rookie
** Denotes driver/team not in the top 30 in owners' points, must qualify on time (top 6 of 12; 6th-fastest will start 36th)

[steveegg]

It's likely they're under a rain delay (there's plenty of rain in the area); usually when there's a practice going on, they'll put a link to the Live Leaderboard "coverage" on the main NASCAR.com page.

[steveegg]

And while I was putting up the entry lists, NASCAR.com came through with the qualifying order for the Allstate 400 -

10 - Scott Riggs
99 - Carl Edwards
5 - Kyle Busch
44 - Terry Labonte (must qualify on time or use champ's provisional - he's 1st in line for that)
25 - Brian Vickers
21 - Ricky Rudd
22 - Scott Wimmer
66 - Mike Garvey (must qualify on time)
89 - Morgan Shepherd (must qualify on time)
49 - Ken Schrader
45 - Kyle Petty
91 - Bill Elliot (must qualify on time or use champ's provisional - he's 2nd in line for that)
16 - Greg Biffle
04 - Bobby Hamilton Sr. (must qualify on time)
32 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. (must qualify on time)
77 - Travis Kvapil
41 - Casey Mears
40 - Sterling Marlin
38 - Elliot Sadler
42 - Jamie McMurray
31 - Jeff Burton
4 - Mike Wallace (must qualify on time)
88 - Dale Jarrett
17 - Matt Kenseth
50 - Jimmy Spencer (must qualify on time)
1 - Martin Truex Jr (must qualify on time)
48 - Jimmie Johnson
12 - Ryan Newman
00 - Kenny Wallace (must qualify on time)
37 - Kevin Lepage (must qualify on time)
6 - Mark Martin
18 - Bobby Labonte
0 - Mike Bliss
19 - Jeremy Mayfield
8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr
20 - Tony Stewart
7 - Robby Gordon (must qualify on time)
36 - Boris Said (must qualify on time)
51 - Stuart Kirby (must qualify on time)
01 - Joe Nemechek
9 - Kasey Kahne
24 - Jeff Gordon
07 - Dave Blaney
34 - PJ Jones (must qualify on time)
97 - Kurt Busch
43 - Jeff Green
29 - Kevin Harvick
15 - Michael Waltrip
11 - Jason Leffler
92 - Tony Raines (must qualify on time)
2 - Rusty Wallace
23 - Mike Skinner (must qualify on time)

[fideist]

Yup, rain delay. :/

[fideist]

More than one source has said at the Brickyard it is better to run early in Qualifying.

[steveegg]

Cup-whacking this weekend - Martin Truex Jr, Mike Skinner, Kenny Wallace, Jimmy Spencer, Bobby Hamilton Sr and Tony Raines

Busch-whacking this weekend - Ron Hornaday, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards (though I hardly consider trying to run every race in the season to be Busch-whacking), Mike Wallace and Robert Pressley

Truck-whacking this weekend - Mike Wallace (yes, he's triple-dipping), Ken Schrader and Johnny Sauter (don't think I'll include the recently-released Tim Fedewa).

Interesting; more Cup-whackers than anything else this weekend :-)

[steveegg]

If they get IRP dry by about 6 pm, here's the qualifying order for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 Truck race -

2 - Jimmy Spencer
65 - Tim Fedewa (must qualify on time or via rain-out)
13 - Tracy Hines
75 - David Starr
08 - Butch Miller
17 - David Retiman
59 - Robert Pressley
44 - Clay Rogers (must qualify on time - going home if qualifying is rained out)
6 - Ron Hornaday
23 - Johnny Benson
62 - Steve Park
50 - Todd Kluever
10 - Terry Cook
12 - Mike Wallace
14 - Rick Crawford
4 - Timothy Peters
33 - Bobby East (must qualify on time - going home if qualifying is rained out)
46 - Dennis Setzer
04 - Bobby Hamilton
52 - Ken Schrader (must qualify on time or via rain-out)
60 - Chad Chaffin (must qualify on time or via rain-out)
16 - Jack Sprague
8 - Deborah Renshaw
91 - Casey Kingsland (must qualify on time - going home if qualifying is rained out)
22 - Bill Lester
47 - Aric Almirola (must qualify on time or via rain-out)
29 - Brad Keselowski
88 - Matt Crafton
5 - Mike Skinner
43 - Johnny Sauter (must qualify on time - going home if qualifying is rained out)
99 - Ricky Craven
38 - Brandon Whitt
77 - Brendaon Gaughan
27 - Frank Wilson Jr (must qualify on time - going home if qualifying is rained out)
1 - Ted Musgrave
18 - Chase Montomery
02 - Kelly Sutton (must qualify on time or via rain-out)
07 - Jack Bailey Jr
24 - Robbie Ferguson (must qualify on time or via rain-out)
15 - John Andretti
30 - Todd Bodine
53 - Michael Faulk (must qualify on time - going home if qualifying is rained out)

[steveegg]

Rain claims its first victim of the weekend - the Power Stroke Diesel 200 Truck race lineup has been set by owners' points -

Pos.	Car	Driver	Make	Sponsor	Speed	Time	Behind
RAIN OUT Position Based on Owner Points
1	46	Dennis Setzer	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Silverado	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	1	Ted Musgrave	Dodge	Mopar	N/A	N/A	N/A
3	04	Bobby Hamilton	Dodge	Bobby Hamilton Racing	N/A	N/A	N/A
4	15	John Andretti	Chevrolet	Stoops Freightliner/Pedigo/ABC	N/A	N/A	N/A
5	6	Ron Hornaday	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	N/A	N/A	N/A
6	2	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	Team ASE	N/A	N/A	N/A
7	99	Ricky Craven	Ford	Superchips	N/A	N/A	N/A
8	17	David Reutimann	Toyota	NTN Bearings	N/A	N/A	N/A
9	10	Terry Cook	Ford	Power Stroke Diesel	N/A	N/A	N/A
10	88	Matt Crafton	Chevrolet	Menards/Seal Best	N/A	N/A	N/A
11	75	David Starr	Chevrolet	Spears Manufacturing	N/A	N/A	N/A
12	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota	Toyota Tundra	N/A	N/A	N/A
13	16	Jack Sprague	Chevrolet	Chevy Trucks	N/A	N/A	N/A
14	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles	N/A	N/A	N/A
15	30	Todd Bodine	Toyota	Germain Motor Co./Allman Brothers	N/A	N/A	N/A
16	50	Todd Kluever*	Ford	Shell ROTELLA T	N/A	N/A	N/A
17	14	Rick Crawford	Ford	Circle Bar Truck Corral	N/A	N/A	N/A
18	62	Steve Park	Dodge	Orleans Hotel & Casino	N/A	N/A	N/A
19	77	Brendan Gaughan	Dodge	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	N/A	N/A	N/A
20	22	Bill Lester	Toyota	Crown Royal	N/A	N/A	N/A
21	38	Brandon Whitt	Toyota	Cure Autism Now/McMillin Homes	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	4	Timothy Peters*	Dodge	Bailey's	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	29	Brad Keselowski	Ford	Samson Stone	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	07	Jack Bailey Jr.	Ford	Century 21 Team	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	59	Robert Pressley	Dodge	Edy's Ice Cream	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	13	Tracy Hines	Chevrolet	ThorSport Rcg/Zoriki Mtspts	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	12	Mike Wallace	Toyota	Toyota Tundra	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	08	Butch Miller	Chevrolet	ASI Limited	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	8	Deborah Renshaw	Dodge	Easy Care Service Contracts	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	18	Chase Montgomery	Dodge	Bobby Hamilton Racing	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	47	Aric Almirola	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	260	Chad Chaffin	Toyota	Jeff Wyler Toyota	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	02	Kelly Sutton	Chevrolet	Team Copaxone	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	24	Robbie Ferguson	Chevrolet	PMI Heating & Air Conditioning	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	165	Tim Fedewa	Dodge	Glynn Motorsports	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	52	Ken Schrader	Chevrolet	Federated Auto Parts	N/A	N/A	N/A
Did not Qualify
37	144	Clay Rogers*	Ford	Johnny's Suzuki/Baird Trans./Ultra Comp	-	-	-
38	227	Frank Wilson Jr.	Chevrolet	Perkins Oil & Gas Supply	-	-	-
39	133	Bobby East	Ford	Roush Racing	-	-	-
40	143	Johnny Sauter	Chevrolet	Menards/Curb Records	-	-	-
41	153	Michael Faulk	Dodge	FreeFizz.com/Lift Off Energy Drinks	-	-	-
42	291	Casey Kingsland	Dodge	Consolidated Resorts Inc.	-	-	-

+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

[fideist]

From NASCAR.COM

Indy practice rained out

Rain pelted the Indianapolis Motor Speedway all day Friday, causing NASCAR officals to cancel all track activity. The Nextel Cup cars will now have two practices Saturday morning before Bud Pole Qualifying at 3:10 p.m. ET

[steveegg]

Update on the #10/MB2 announcement - Checkers/Rally's will be the primary sponsor of the #10 for 5 races this year; no announcements on either them or Scott Riggs for '06.

[steveegg]

I wonder if they'll go full-impound (that's the time that Happy Hour was scheduled for).

I notice there's no news on the Truck race scheduled for 8:30 Eastern on Speed.

[steveegg]

Make Cup qualifying 4:10 pm Eastern (blame NASCAR.com for thinking Central :-)

[WestCoastGal]

Oh boy I can hardly wait for the Jr-Truex-Kenseth dynasty.

My only question for the soap opera audience is, who will be Kenseth's crewchief......does Reiser go with him?

All together now YESSSS!!!!!!!!!

[WestCoastGal]

So, how much will they fine Robert Novak for saying the "S" word?? lol

[WestCoastGal]

Darn it on the rainout!!!!!

Would help for the FFRFL.

[WestCoastGal]

Matts on Trackside Live now.

[fideist]

All speculation of course (just 'cause it is fun!) --

Junior said in an interview he likes Hmiel as a crew chief, but hinted he was needed more in other areas of DEI. That opens door for Junior to go back to Eury, Jr. and his old #8 crew. It also leaves an opening at the helm of the old #15 crew (current #8 crew) for Riser as chief, and Robot as driver.

Robot was not believable on Trackside, saying all is hunk-dory with him and Roush. Everyone was laughing when he said it, including himself. Even Rusty pointed out that things are askew when the owner is no longer consulting you about team changes. And Kenseth is supposed to be Senior Driver on the team after MM is gone? I think Roush is putting his chips behind Rubberhead. The only genuineness was when Robot was talking about being partnered with Riser.

NOTE: Trackpass has a video of Biffle and Rubberhead talking about how great everything is at Roush. Where was Robot? (I tried to play the video to see if he was in it, but it wouldn't play.)

DEI's Richie Gilmore says he has a two week window for everything to come down. I wouldn't be surprised DEI and Roush are already talking about a buy-out of Robot's contract.

It just all makes too much sense.

If in two weeks DEI announces they have signed Leffler or SlowCasey, and it wasn't Robot, I will be so angry I will drink a six-pack of Coors Light!