Nascar Nextel Cup Race - Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen On NBC - Sun. August 14, 1 p.m.

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[WestCoastGal]

WELCOME EVERYONE

This week we are going to Watkins Glen International Raceway in New York. Please join us for a full weekend of racing.

Watkins Glen International continues a road-racing tradition that dates back to 1948 -- when sports cars competed on the streets of the village at the southern tip of scenic Lake Seneca. The circuit, which at one time hosted the F1 United States Grand Prix, has grown to become one of the most respected facilities in the northeast.

Track Facts Banking/Turns: -- Distance: 2.45 miles Shape: Road course

Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen
NBC HDTV Sun. 1 p.m.
Toyota Tundra 200 - Truck Race
SPEED Sat. 5 p.m.
Zippo 200 - Busch Race
NBC Sat. 2 p.m.
Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen Bud Pole Qualifying SPEED Sat. 11:10 a.m.
All Times are ET

This is an impound race, all practice is on Friday, qualifying on Saturday (unless they change their mind) FRFL picks must be made by Saturday morning 2am pacific time. I will update the practice times as we get closer to Friday as well as adding the qualifying lineup etc.

[steveegg]

Mikey saying he will stay at DEI through the end of the year.

Call him 2nd-row Joe - 121.571 puts him 3rd of 20.

20-cars-in field-filler update -

Scott Pruett - 121.254 (7th) - IN
Ron Fellows - 120.832 (9th) - IN
Boris Said - 120.324 (11th)
Tom Hubert - 119.080 (18th)
Anthony Lazzaro - 115.807 (20th)
Paul Menard - headed out 26th
PJ Jones - headed out 29th
Robby Gordon - headed out 33rd
Chris Cook - headed out 37th (the eliminations start here)
Jorge Goeters - headed out 40th
Johnny Miller - headed out 44th

[WestCoastGal]

I think we all have almost the same teams. :)

[steveegg]

Travis Kvapil - 120.265 (12th of 21)
Scott Wimmer - 118.524 (21st of 22)

[steveegg]

Smoke alert. Looks like a quick lap.

[WestCoastGal]

I guess 'my sources' were correct about Mikey. :)

[glock rocks]

Smoke's got the ole green meter pegged!

[steveegg]

The pole has been Smoked - 123.143 (not a record though).

[WestCoastGal]

SMOKE is on fire!!! 71.624

[steveegg]

We still don't know where he'll be come Daytona though.

[steveegg]

The Other Kyle took it down pit road. MRN doesn't know why.

[WestCoastGal]

True about Daytona, I think Toyota has not yet missed the deadline for 2006.

FR did scoop the Mikey news though!

[WestCoastGal]

Checking the rear end, on five minute clock for Petty.

[steveegg]

Toyota allegedly told NASCAR that they were not going into Cup/Busch in 2006 (Jayski has an odd time-frame for that info though).

The Big Brown Truck 15th of 24 with a 120.236.

Paul Menard puts himself into the show with a 120.569 (11th of 25, 3rd of 6 field-fillers).

[WestCoastGal]

That @1 Ritz/Oreo car was mighty fine looking!!

[steveegg]

Since when did Mikey road-race well? 121.024 puts him 10th of 26.

That 5-minute clock should just about be up on Kyle Petty; did he get back in line?

[steveegg]

Hey; it's the one that Fellows nearly took from worst (thanks to a rain-out of qualifying) to first last year.

Biffle with a 120.853, good for 11th of 27.

[WestCoastGal]

It seems to me they are all playing games now.

Drivers, sponsors, manufacturers.

Show me the money!

[WestCoastGal]

Not yet???

Jr on track

[steveegg]

PJ Jones puts Boris Said into the show with a 119.679 (23rd of 28, 5th of 7 field-fillers).

[steveegg]

Why doesn't Jr pay more attention to the lessons that Said and Fellows taught him? 119.718 puts him 23rd of 29.