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

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

[WestCoastGal]

FINALLY!!

WELCOME TO THE 2006 NASCAR THREAD

BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT AND SPEEDWEEK

AKA Bar fight on 4 wheels.

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.)

[budman_2001]

Speaking about "covering it", that's what's happening on pit road now.

Rain's getting a little harder. Looks like its coming up from the south.....

[steveegg]

If one of the Duels doesn't finish between about 3:25 and 4 Central (I have to pick up my niece and nephew from school), I'll let you know who's in and who's out.

[flutters]

I won't be too upset if it's postponed for 3 hours and 20 mins. (just enough time for me to hurry home).

[flutters]

Thanks, Steve! :-)

[steveegg]

That's ugly. What's uglier is the NWS radar, which shows a line of showers that extend south of Melbourne. They might not get the races or the Truck qualifying (scheduled for 6:30 Eastern).

[Toby06]

I'll have to make another beer runif that's the case!

[GRRRRR]

THIS MAN IS RUINING NASCAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[steveegg]

And here I thought it was Brainless France.

[budman_2001]

Lots of chatter here on TNT about the bump-drafting advisories....looks like this will be the topic-de-weekend.

One of the problems with the sanctioned bump-draft was just quietly demonstrated on a replay from last Sunday's Shootout.

Shrub goes into the back of JJ two firm and stong times on the backstraight. Second time, JJ's car lifts a bit at the rear. #5 then tries to get one more BD in before the entrance to T3, but its bad judgement and too late--JJ lifts a little. After the third light tapper, Shrub's car falls off and Smoke's #20 goes right into Shrub's rear bumper.

There's yer big one, avoided.

[old_sage_says]

Just talked to family members in Titusville, which is about 50 miles south of Daytona. Rain was falling hard down that way.

[steveegg]

Guess I can get the driveway and sidewalk done.

Check that; my radar is showing more snow coming up from Rockford right along I-43.

[tubebender]

Did you take this out of the IRS tax code?

Rain stopped and the dryers are on the track...

[steveegg]

How did you know I do my own taxes (I just use TaxCut to make them look purty).

[flutters]

You just had to mention beer, didn't ya. *sips my fountain pop and wonders how beer would taste in a styrofoam cup*

[budman_2001]

Rain stopped and the dryers are on the track...

Looks like a weather hole opening up.....I see the drivers are squinting their eyes a bit more as the sun pops out.

Covers coming off.....best estimate is 15 minutes to cars on course.

[tubebender]

I used to pour my beer into pepsi cans on the drive home from the river :(

[steveegg]

Just what I DIDN'T want to hear.

Of course, they're uncovering the cars, with a modest promise from TNT that they could be racing in 15 minutes. Judging by the radar though, the next round of rain is less than 45 minutes out.

[steveegg]

Hopefully it didn't take a cop or an accident to make you change that practice.

Here comes the sun.

[budman_2001]

Really dark skies looking to the south background while the driver interviews go on.

Someone just said #8 car changed an engine and will be starting at the back?? Did I get that right?

[steveegg]

There is a last-second change in the Duels lineup; Terry Labonte will be driving the HOF #96 Texas Instruments DLP Chevy in the SECOND Duel, not the first.