Posted on 02/08/2006 6:44:56 PM PST by WestCoastGal
Edited on 02/10/2006 2:45:00 PM PST by Lead Moderator. [history]
Race Details: The 28th Running of the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona Daytona International Speedway / Daytona Beach, Fla. 2.5-mile tri-oval / 70 laps (20-lap segment followed by an intermission, then a 50-lap segment) / 175 miles Saturday, Feb. 11, 2004 TV: TNT, 8:30 p.m. ET start (coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET) Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN), XM Radio. Budweiser Shootout Qualifying Draw: Thursday, 7 p.m. ET. (SPEED Channel will air the draw Friday afternoon during its NASCAR Live show at 5 p.m. ET.)
Rocket wishes he used Evernham motors instead of Penske - 185.774 puts him 27th of 50.
SPEED is not in HiDef...unngghhhh...everything looks fuzzy.
Sadler finishes off ...THIRD!!!
Through 50 of 58 drivers -
#31 - Jeff Burton - 189.151 (if someone knocks him off the pole, he'll start in the 2nd Duel)
#88 - Dale Jarrett - 188.849 (if someone tops his speed, he'll start in the 1st Duel)
#48 - Jimmie Johnson - 188.762 (1st Duel)
#43 - Bobby Labonte - 187.935 mph (2nd Duel)
#07 - Clint Bowyer - 187.786 (1st Duel)
#26 - Jamie McMurray - 187.743 (2nd Duel)
#136 - Bill Elliott - 187.715 (not in the top 35, in on time)
#5 - Kyle Busch - 187.570 (2nd Duel)
#2 - Kurt Busch - 187.539 (1st Duel)
#11 - Denny Hamlin - 187.488 (1st Duel)
#29 - Kevin Harvick - 187.406 (2nd Duel)
#01 - Joe Nemechek - 187.402 (2nd Duel)
#14 - Sterling Marlin - 187.274 (1st Duel)
#25 - Brian Vickers - 187.239 (1st Duel)
#18 - JJ Yeley - 187.207 (2nd Duel)
#32 - Travis Kvapil - 187.106 (not in the top 35)
#00 - Hermie Sadler - 187.025 (not in the top 35)
#66 - Jeff Green - 186.990 (1st Duel)
#9 - Kasey Kahne - 186.691 (1st Duel)
#16 - Greg Biffle - 186.672 (2nd Duel)
#99 - Carl Edwards - 186.614 (1st Duel)
#6 - Mark Martin - 186.436 (2nd Duel)
#96 - Terry Labonte - 186.382 (not in the top 35, in on champ's provisional)
#41 - Reed Sorenson - 186.289 (2nd Duel)
#42 - Casey Mears - 186.127 (2nd Duel)
#61 - Kevin Lepage - 186.097 (not in the top 35)
#12 - Ryan Newman - 185.774 (2nd Duel)
#27 - Kirk Shelmerdine - 185.361 (not in the top 35)
#15 - Paul Menard - 185.334 (not in the top 35)
#195 - Stanton Barrett - 185.322 (not in the top 35; will need to be one of the top 2 field-fillers in his Duel to make the Daytona 500)
#1 - Martin Truex Jr - 185.242 (1st Duel)
#50 - Larry Foyt - 185.128 (not in the top 35; will need to be one of the top 2 field-fillers in his Duel to make the Daytona 500)
#8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr - 185.124 (1st Duel)
#4 - Scott Wimmer - 184.854 (not in the top 35; will need to be one of the top 2 field-fillers in his Duel to make the Daytona 500)
#45 - Kyle Petty - 184.794 (2nd Duel)
#40 - David Stremme - 184.543 (2nd Duel)
#34 (car says #64) - Randy LaJoie - 184.540 (not in the top 35; will need to be one of the top 2 field-fillers in his Duel to make the Daytona 500)
#89 - Morgan Shepherd - 183.576 (not in the top 35; will need to be one of the top 2 field-fillers in his Duel to make the Daytona 500)
#55 - Michael Waltrip - 183.411 (2nd Duel)
#109 - Mike Wallace - 182.953 (not in the top 35; will need to be one of the top 2 field-fillers in his Duel to make the Daytona 500)
#23 - Mike Skinner - 182.771 (not in the top 35; will need to be one of the top 2 field-fillers in his Duel to make the Daytona 500)
#49 - Brent Sherman - 182.142 (1st Duel)
#37 - Chad Blount - 181.906 (not in the top 35; will need to be one of the top 2 field-fillers in his Duel to make the Daytona 500)
#92 - Chad Chaffin - 181.763 (not in the top 35; will need to be one of the top 2 field-fillers in his Duel to make the Daytona 500)
#178 - Kenny Wallace - 181.594 (not in the top 35; will need to be one of the top 2 field-fillers in his Duel to make the Daytona 500)
#152 - Larry Gunselman - 181.214 (not in the top 35; will need to be one of the top 2 field-fillers in his Duel to make the Daytona 500)
#10 - Scott Riggs - 180.890 (not in the top 35; will need to be one of the top 2 field-fillers in his Duel to make the Daytona 500; blew up after the first lap)
#159 - Andy Belmont - 179.960 (not in the top 35; will need to be one of the top 2 field-fillers in his Duel to make the Daytona 500)
#180 - Carl Long - 176.935 (not in the top 35; will need to be one of the top 2 field-fillers in his Duel to make the Daytona 500)
#17 - Matt Kenseth - no time, flat tire after taking the green (1st Duel)
That would be 188.810. Candyman will start in the 1st Duel.
52 * 74 Derrike Cope MyGuardian911/Sundance Vacations Dodge
53 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet
54 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar
55 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet
56 * 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Chevrolet
57 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie/Motorcraft/USAF Ford
58 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge
* - Required to qualify on time
Derrike Cope will need a few flat tires to make the Daytona 500; 183.333 puts him 41st of 52 and 13 of 22 field-fillers.
Smoke 17th of 53 with a 187.196. He'll start in the 1st Duel.
Nice trophy!
Dave Blaney wondering when Toyota gets to Cup - 184.566 puts him 38th of 54. He'll start in the 2nd Duel.
Cool pic..
Flash is on the track.
2nd.. Flash on the front row.
Jeff and Jeff on the FRont Row...
Beat JJ by 7/1000ths - he's on the front row.
Sorry - "DJ", not "JJ"
Rubby rolling and Jeremy will finish it off after his run.
Flash knocks DJ off the front row and back into the 1st Duel, but doesn't knock the Northurn Burton off the pole. 188.877 puts him 2nd of 55. If someone manages to knock Flash off the front row, he'll drop back into the 1st Duel.
FLASH #24--On the course...three time Daytona 500 Winner...
Lap 1: 48.27 peeeyew
Lap2: 47.650 for 2nd!!!!!!!!!!!
This is good - who needs NBC or TNT or whatever network Benny's working for today.
Field-fillers in the 1st Duel - Bill Elliott (will start the Daytona 500), Hermie Sadler (will start the Daytona 500), Terry Labonte (will start the Daytona 500), Kirk Shelmerdine, Stanton Barrett (start the race-well-or-go-home crowd in the first Duel), Scott Wimmer, Morgan Shepherd, Mike Wallace, Chad Blount, Kenny Wallace, Scott Riggs and Carl Long.
Field-fillers in the 2nd Duel - Travis Kvapil (will start the Daytona 500), Robby Gordon, Kevin Lepage, Paul Menard, Larry Foyt (start the race-well-or-go-home crowd in the 2nd Duel), Randy LaJoie, Derrike Cope, Mike Skinner, Chad Chaffin, Larry Gunselman, and Andy Belmont.
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