NASCAR - NEXTEL CUP - Gatorade Dual 150s in progress -Budweiser Shootout Results - Daytona 500 2/19

Nascar, Jayski, Budweiser ^ | 2-08-06 | WCG

[tubebender]

I just don't see any Urban Travelers springing for a Costco Card when they can still buy Thunderbird at a Bottle Shop and get a brown paper bag thrown in...

[Uncle George]

And good old Coach Joe Gibbs.

[SouthTexas]

Glad I'm not the only one that knows what Thunderbird is.

[glock rocks]

Suppose Martin will drive as hard for his new sponsor?

[steveegg]

Qualifying setup for the Daytona 500 -

The Sunday qualifying runs will set up the following:

• The front row for the Daytona 500 (fastest 2)
• The order for each Gatorade Duel but not necessarily who is in each Duel -
  • The fastest qualifier will start the first Gatorade Duel on the pole regardless of whether he would otherwise have started in the second Duel, and the 2nd-fastest qualifier will start the second Gatorade Duel on the pole regardless of whether he would otherwise have started in the first Duel.
  • The teams that finished in the "odd" positions of the top 35 in 2005 owners' points (20/99/48/17/2/24/38/88/25/8/21/9/1/07/66/49/11/14) will compete in the first Duel.
  • The teams that finished in the "even" positions of the top 35 in 2005 owners' points (16/6/12/26/19/42/29/01/31/5/41/18/40/45/43/22/55) will compete in the second Duel.
  • The "field-fillers" will alternate Duels in the order of speed, starting with the second Duel (unless a "field-filler" is the fastest-qualifier, in which case he starts the alternating pattern with the first Duel).
• The "top 35" and the fastest 4 field-fillers in qualifying will be guaranteed to start the Daytona 500 as long as they compete in their respective Duels.

The Gatorade Duels on Thursday will set most of the lineup for the Daytona 500 as follows:

• Except for the pole-sitter in the first Duel (who will start on the inside pole for the Daytona 500), the finishing order of the "top 35" plus the top-finishing 2 "field-fillers" will fill the "inside" row in order (starting with the 3rd position), wrapping around to the outside row if there are at least 2 more "qualifiers" in the first Duel than the second.
• Except for the pole-sitter in the second Duel (who will start on the outside pole for the Daytona 500), the finishing order of the "top 35" plus the top-finishing 2 "field-fillers" will fill the outside row in order (starting with the 4th position), wrapping around to the inside row if there are more "qualifiers" in the second Duel than the first.
• The remaining spots through 42nd (1, 2, or 3 spots depending on whether 2, 1, or 0 "field-fillers" were among the fastest 2 qualifiers respectively) will be filled by the fastest-qualifying "field-fillers" not already in the Daytona 500.
• The 43rd spot will be filled by either the most-recent Winston/Nextel Cup champ not already in the Daytona 500 or the next-fastest-qualifying "field-filler".
• The remainder of the "field-fillers" will load up after the Gatorade Duels and get a head start on going back to the shop.

[steveegg]

Not a chance.

[WestCoastGal]

Are We There Yet?


........About now, I can hear you asking, “Does this column have a purpose or a theme?” The answer to that is a simple “No.” Racing has yet to begin, which leaves a writer precious little about which to write. With that in mind, how about I throw out a few semi-controversial topics and you all take a minute to share with me your take on them. No, really, I mean it! I’d like to start a dialogue with my gentle readers pertaining to the current subjects of the day. Would you like to play along?
First, but not foremost, I’ll give you the entrance of Toyota into the ranks of the NASCAR Cup series. In a recent Tireside Chat with Mike Contreras, I gave my view on that, which you can find here: http://insiderracingnews.com/PCP/012706.html

Obviously, I don’t view the coming of Toyota as the end of civilization as we know it. They’re coming and they’ll stay as long as it remains profitable and challenging; then they’ll be on their way to greener pastures…maybe balloon racing, who knows? Given the fact that all of the cars are already virtually identical save the emblems and headlight decals, does anyone really care?

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Okay, this one can’t be laid on NASCAR (this week), but y’all know it’s been a pet peeve of mine forever, and that’s what I see as the massacre of our National Anthem, The Star Spangled Banner. Reverting back to the Stupor Bowl for a moment, that symbol of all that is America was summarily slaughtered with malice by Aaron Neville and Aretha Franklin this past Sunday. Neville delivered the first half as though someone had put a vibrator where the sun don’t shine, only to be followed by Franklin, screeching, screaming and bouncing her all too hefty way through the second half. It was…in the kindest words I can muster in print…a tragedy of major proportion, and should be outlawed.

NASCAR, take note on this one! Americans are growing increasingly tired of hearing our Anthem disrespected and corrupted by supposed “celebrities.” PLEASE…advise your respective track owners and their PR departments that your fans would like to hear our National Anthem sung with respect, not as a take-off on “r-e-s-p-e-c-t.” I’d urge you to make it mandatory that someone actually hear and judge a performer’s rendition of the Anthem BEFORE paying them the big bucks that they think their names demand. It’s a difficult song to sing, given the wide range and key changes required. Some “entertainers” make up for that by simply changing the tune and/or words to fit their own style. That’s unsatisfactory and the result can only be described as “Ugly.”

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http://insiderracingnews.com/PK/021006.html

[steveegg]

Check that "field-filler" alternating item. The alternating starts with the first Gatorade Duel (unless the fastest "field-filler" is 2nd-quick in qualifying, in which case the alternating starts with him in the second Duel).

[SouthTexas]

AMEN!

[SouthTexas]

Shrub, Jr, Happy, & Backflipper are fastest so far in first practice.

[steveegg]

Shootout first practice speeds -

Rank	Car	Driver	Make	Sponsor	Speed	Time	Behind
1	#5	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	190.343	47.283	Leader
2	#8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Budweiser	190.247	47.307	-0.024
3	#29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	189.757	47.429	-0.146
4	#99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Office Depot	189.354	47.530	-0.247
5	#11	Denny Hamlin	Chevrolet	FedEx Express	189.298	47.544	-0.261
6	#38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's	189.274	47.550	-0.267
7	#26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	Crown Royal	189.068	47.602	-0.319
8	#01	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	189.060	47.604	-0.321
9	#25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	GMAC	189.032	47.611	-0.328
10	#12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	ALLTEL	188.897	47.645	-0.362
11	#10	Scott Riggs	Dodge	Valvoline/Stanley Tools	188.885	47.648	-0.365
12	#24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	188.830	47.662	-0.379
13	#136	Bill Elliott	Chevrolet	Ginn Clubs & Resorts	188.762	47.679	-0.396
14	#6	Mark Martin	Ford	AAA	188.723	47.689	-0.406
15	#9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	188.719	47.690	-0.407
16	#21	Ken Schrader	Ford	Little Debbie	188.616	47.716	-0.433
17	#20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	188.612	47.717	-0.434
18	#88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	188.415	47.767	-0.484
19	#17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DeWalt Power Tools	188.253	47.808	-0.525
20	#48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	188.202	47.821	-0.538
21	#55	Michael Waltrip	Dodge	NAPA Auto Parts	183.509	49.044	-1.761

[NormsRevenge]

Check it out! :)

[SouthTexas]

Will try and be here for the next practice, but we are about to get hammered by a "blowing blue norther". Hopefully the cables will stay attached to the poles!

[SouthTexas]

JJ almost got booted by the 5. DJ was slowing and no one noticed.

Smoke, Backflipper, Hamlin, Shrub, & KK top 5 so far in 2nd practice.

[SouthTexas]

Jr is leading the pack with Mikey on his outside. Top speed leaders are still the same.

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks to all for that.

It's only fitting that the most handsome, sexy and fabulous driver of that Bud car begins the season for us. IMO anyway! Not to mention that he's an all around nice guy too.

[SouthTexas]

Hope you got to see practice, Jr did pretty good for himself.

[WestCoastGal]

I just saw your post about him being up front.....I'm waiting for the replay tonight. I know it gets old amd all but I have to say it makes me so happy to see him do well.

[SouthTexas]

I don't think you are alone there!

I tried to keep up with it on TP, but it wasn't making sense at times so I didn't post. At one time it showed "last lap" speeds with JJ, Smoke, and Flash. It was exactly the opposite on the track and I don't think you can lead multiple laps and be a half mile an hour slower than the two cars behind you.LOL

[WestCoastGal]

I hope they get that fixed. I see TP is free this weekend for those who may want to give it a try.

It's music to my ears to hear the whine of the engines on the track.