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

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

[Toby06]

Yes, junior is starting at the tail of the field with a new engine.

[michigander]

Did I get that right?

Yes indeed.

[Toby06]

If that rain get any crculation, we're not going to see any racing. It's sunny at the track, though!

[steveegg]

You got it right; Jr drops to the back of the outside row from 20th for that engine change (guess he couldn't wait until after the Duel, when teams are allowed to change engines). Also, Chad Chaffin drops to the back of the inside row from 25th for missing the driver's meeting.

[flutters]

River time is almost here too! I've got two campers in West Virginia on the Ohio River:

[flutters]

Good job keeping up with all of this...thanks.

[budman_2001]

One minute to SYE!

[steveegg]

Rain in turn 3; we're holding.

[budman_2001]

Well, back to "HOLD"....rain in T3

[AGreatPer]

Interisting from the interviews, they are using their best cars. Hey then, this is for real.

[Dog Gone]

They're using their best cars because they have to. This is the car they'll use Sunday unless it's wrecked and can't be fixed.

They'll be more interested in keeping them in one piece than winning the race, except for the guys who have to finish up front to get into Sunday's race.

[budman_2001]

In case anyone missed it.....Free TRACKPASS this week.

Link: http://www.nascar.com/multimedia/

and click on Trackpass Schedule/Gatorade Duel 1. Includes MRN too.

[budman_2001]

Calling for FIVE minutes on Jr's radio.

[steveegg]

If I remember right, I owe you a changes chart. Here we go with the significant (not a one-race deal) changes -

#00 - New driver (Hermie Sadler for whoever Michael Waltrip could dredge up), new owner/team (Mike Anderson/MBA Racing for Buffy Waltrip/MWR) for this part-time team.
#1 - Martin Truex Jr will do a full season and assume the #15 2005 owners' points so he will be guaranteed of being in the first 5 races.
#2 - Kurt Busch is in the Blue Deuce for the retired Rusty Wallace.
#4 - Scott Wimmer is in the AERO Exhaust (new sponsor) Chevy for the released Mike Wallace.
#6 - New sponsor on Mark Martin's ride, AAA replaces Viagra/Pfizer
#07 - Clint Boywer is in for the released Dave Blaney
#09 - Mike Wallace replaces Johnny Sauter on this part-time team.
#10 - The only things that have changed are the co-owner and the make; Evernham now co-owns the team with Valvoline instead of MBV/MB2, and Scott Riggs is driving a Dodge instead of a Chevy. They are NOT guaranteed of making the first 5 races.
#11 - Denny Hamlin's in full-time for "the-driver-of-the-week".
#14 - New number (was #10), new driver (Sterling Marlin for Scott Riggs), new sponsor (Waste Management part-time for Valvoline), new team name (they assume the MB2 carried by Nemechek's team because Valvoline also bailed on that aspect), but they do have the #10 2005 owners' points to fall back on.
#15 - New driver (Paul Menard part-time for Michael Waltrip), new sponsor (Menard's for NAPA), and DEI moved the owners' points to the #1 so The Other Jr doesn't have to worry about qualifying.
#18 - JJ Yeley's in for Bobby Labonte.
#21 - New driver (Ken Schrader for the "semi-"retired Ricky Rudd), new primary sponsor (Little Debbies as Motorcraft scales way back).
#22 - Dave Blaney is in for the released-by-e-mail Scott Wimmer.
#26 - New driver (Jamie McMurray for Kurt Busch), new number (was #97 last year).
#32 - Travis Kvapil is in for the released Bobby Hamilton Jr.
#34 - New team (Front Row Motorsports for Mach 1 Racing), and Randy LaJoie returns to the team.
#37 - Chad Blount is in for "the-driver-of-the-week".
#40 - New driver (David Stremme for the gone-from Ganassi Sterling Marlin), new primary sponsor (Lonestar Steakhouse replaces Coors Light for half the races).
#41 - Reed Sorenson is in for Casey Mears, who moves up one team.
#42 - The aforementioned Casey Mears is in for Jamie McMurray).
#43 - Bobby Labonte's in for the released Jeff Green.
#45 - Kyle Petty has a pair of new part-time sponsors (Wells Fargo, Schawn's) for the gone-to-Hendrick Georgia-Pacific.
#49 - New driver (Brent Sherman for Ken Schrader), new sponsors (Hickory Farms and Serta for the gone-to-Petty Schwan's).
#50 - Larry Foyt is in for Jimmy Spencer, at least for the Daytona 500.
#55 - Michael Waltrip formed an "alliance" with the former co-owner of the suspended-by-Penske #77, Doug Bawel to get the 5-race guarantee, and is getting his "Dodges" from Bill Davis Racing.
#61 - New driver (Kevin Lepage for the released former team owner Hermie Sadler), new number (was the #66 last year, no 5-race guarantee).
#66 - New driver (Jeff Green for the released Mike Bliss, one less sponsor (NetZero drops out), new number (was the #0 last year).
#74 - Was the #00 (#200 in your NASCAR.com program) last year.
#92 - Chad Chaffin is in for "the-driver-of-the-week"
#96 - New for 2006, Hall of Fame Racing will start the first 5 races with Terry Labonte to claim the past-champ's provisional if necessary, then switch to Tony Raines for the non-road-course races (Texas Terry will do those).

[steveegg]

Fire 'em up.

[nascarnation]

thanks for the updates, we're cubicle bound with trackpass, etc walled off by our network police

[steveegg]

They have to use their best cars; a car change would send even Jeff Burton to the back of the field. They can, however, change their engines after the Duel but before the next practice without going to the back of the field.

They're rolling.

[DocRock]

bookmark

[budman_2001]

I don't think I'll EVER get used to seeing Kurt Bush in the Miller LITE Blues..........Nope, probably never.

[Overtaxed]

Office bound here, but Trackpass slips by the network police.