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]

Rain's headed out of the area, and they're hopeful.

[steveegg]

I think my problem's a slowly-dying power supply. Looks like I'm shopping this weekend.

[WestCoastGal]

The weather glock doesn't look so good.

If it looks good I will hang around, otherwise I'm going to the store.

[steveegg]

They're rolling the track dryers, but I don't know if they'll get the track dry before the next cell rolls in.

[steveegg]

MRN is taking a 20-minute break; they'll be back at 1:45 pm Eastern.

[steveegg]

This is your rail-delay news headlines courtesy the FReeper News Service -

Americans raid insurgent chemical facility in Iraq
Iraqis: Constitution will beat deadline
Chief Iran Negotiator:Talks w EU Bought Time to Complete Esfahan UCF Proj & Centrifuges @ Natanz
In Zot news, TELL THE MODS TO SEE ME INSTEAD OF ZOTTING ME!!!! by cindy s

[NormsRevenge]

My processor board has heat sensitivity and shuts down when it wants. some little capacitors which I have replaced once a year ago are going again.

I have a new one picked out, just need to pull the trigger.

CUP Qualifying has been cancelled,, race lineup is by points standings.. No points for the Fantasy folks this week.. ARRGGHH!!!!

[steveegg]

Sirius at the Glen lineup -

Pos.	Car	Driver	Make	Sponsor	Speed	Time	Behind
RAIN OUT Position Based on Owner Points
1	20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	N/A	N/A	N/A
3	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	Subway/National Guard	N/A	N/A	N/A
4	2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	Sirius/Miller Lite	N/A	N/A	N/A
5	97	Kurt Busch	Ford	IRWIN Industrial Tools	N/A	N/A	N/A
6	6	Mark Martin	Ford	Viagra	N/A	N/A	N/A
7	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	ALLTEL	N/A	N/A	N/A
8	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	N/A	N/A	N/A
9	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	N/A	N/A	N/A
10	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Office Depot	N/A	N/A	N/A
11	42	Jamie McMurray	Dodge	Home123 Corp.	N/A	N/A	N/A
12	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's	N/A	N/A	N/A
13	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	N/A	N/A	N/A
14	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	N/A	N/A	N/A
15	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DeWalt Power Tools	N/A	N/A	N/A
16	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Budweiser	N/A	N/A	N/A
17	01	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	N/A	N/A	N/A
18	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	N/A	N/A	N/A
19	15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	N/A	N/A	N/A
20	5	Kyle Busch*	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	N/A	N/A	N/A
21	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	ditech.com/GMAC	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	18	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	41	Casey Mears	Dodge	Target	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	40	David Stremme	Dodge	Coors Light	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	Motorcraft Genuine Parts	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	0	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet	NetZero Best Buy	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	Schwan's Home Service	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Georgia-Pacific/Brawny	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	07	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	10	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	Valvoline	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	43	Jeff Green	Dodge	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	77	Travis Kvapil*	Dodge	Kodak/Jasper Engines	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	22	Scott Wimmer	Dodge	Caterpillar	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	11	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	FedEx/Kinko's	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	4	P.J. Jones	Chevrolet	Lucas Oil Products	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	32	Ron Fellows	Chevrolet	Tide	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	37	Anthony Lazzaro	Dodge	Patron Tequila/BoSPOKER.net	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	7	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Jim Beam	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	192	Johnny Miller	Chevrolet	Oak Glove Co.	N/A	N/A	N/A
41	136	Boris Said	Chevrolet	CENTRIX Financial	N/A	N/A	N/A
42	1	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	Kraft/Ritz	N/A	N/A	N/A
43	27	Tom Hubert	Ford	Freddie B's	N/A	N/A	N/A
Did not Qualify
44	39	Scott Pruett	Dodge	Target	-	-	-
45	187	Chris Cook	Chevrolet	TradePortal	-	-	-
46	50	Jorge Goeters	Dodge	CU National Mortgage/Red Cactus Salsa	-	-	-

* Denotes Rookie

[steveegg]

Next question; with Sterling Marlin in Tennessee to be with his dad, will Ganassi continue to keep David Stremme in the 40 (which made the race) or move Scott Pruett over from the rained-out 39?

[steveegg]

Check that lineup (I knew I shouldn't have simply copied from NASCAR.com); due to more attempts, the #27 of Tom Hubert will start 42nd, with the #1 of Paul Menard dropping to 43rd.

[fideist]

Dang that hurt! I was sitting pretty, ready to take some big Qual points -- Smoke/Flash/Harvick/Rudd/Said/Crash/Fellows/Pruett -- Now instead I lose Pruett and except for Smoke my team starts deep in the field.

Now we wait and see if they can get the Busch race in.

[steveegg]

Or do we lose Pruett? Remember the 40 is open this weekend with Sterling Marlin back in Tennessee looking after his dad, and I doubt that Ganassi will continue to run Stremme now that he has a free ringer (who just so happened to win the Rolex race on Friday).

[steveegg]

They're in rain-delay mode on MRN (they'll have an update at 2:30 Eastern).

[steveegg]

Make that 4th; I confused my memory of him leading hte middle stages of the race.

[steveegg]

199th Army Band (NY National Guard) with the Anthem.

[steveegg]

If you're not here, you've just missed a good National Anthem like MRN. The cars remain covered though.

[steveegg]

Those showers are just freight-training through Watkins Glen. Why didn't htey bring the rain gear they brought to Mexico City?

[steveegg]

It doesn't look too good for the Busch guys even though NASCAR does have the jet dryers out there.

Breaking NASCAR news - Scott Pruett will move to the #40 for tomorrow.

[WestCoastGal]

Looks like Pruett will drive the #40. Doea Yahoo let you pick him then?

And, Tony Jr will stay with Mikey through the end of this season.

[steveegg]

Looks like Pruett will drive the #40. Doea Yahoo let you pick him then?

Yep. They go by who starts the race, not whose team starts the race.

Rain's stopped temporarily.