NASCAR Nextel Cup: Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 at RIR on FOX 7:00pm/est

NASCAR.com / Jayski.com | May 2, 2007 | NYTexan

[NYTexan]

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Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400

Richmond International Raceway

Welcome all to the the Nextel Cup race at Richmond International Raceway!

Since the first race in Richmond in 1953, the track has undergone three name changes, four configuration changes and one surface change, from dirt to asphalt.

Lights were also added to the facility in 1991. RIR is the only track to hold all of its major events under the lights.

Richmond's unique, .75-mile layout produces tremendous side-by-side racing, yet drivers obtain high enough speeds to give it a superspeedway feel. That rare combination still allows for the beating and banging that fans love, with the drivers' skill playing a major role.

The track's fall date is now the final race leading up to the 10-race Chase for the NextelCup.

Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 at RIR is named after Jim Stewart from Houma, Louisiana, The winner of an essay contest sponsored by Crown Royal during the festivities leading up to the 2007 Daytona 500.
As guest of honor, Stewart will wave the green flag to start the race, as well as participate in the check and trophy presentations to the race winner in Victory Lane.
Crown Royal judged the finalists based on written and video submissions chronicling consumers' favorite "Crown-Worthy" moments, which is defined as a memorable moment or occasion deemed "worthy" of toasting with a Crown Royal cocktail in a responsible manner. Stewart's winning entry chronicled his moments growing up fishing with his father and later christening his own fishing boat with a toast to his father.

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Jayski.com TV listings

Practice: Fri 5/4 11:00 am Nextel Cup Practice (LIVE) SPEED
Qualifying: Fri 5/4 6:00 pm Nextel Cup Qualifying (LIVE) SPEED
Race: Sat 5/5 7:00 pm Nextel Cup Race on FOX

Speed's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 5:00pm/et
(Caution Pool opens then!)

Track Details with Current & Historical Track info from NASCAR.com

Much more history, sat pics and track trivia from Wikipedia

RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY NEWS/RUMORS
from JAYSKI'S silly season site

[don-o]

Couple weeks ago, I hit a rock - (veered off a driveway) - and broke a tie rod.

[NYTexan]

[glock rocks]

Hmmmm. Lot’s o right front tars goin south.

[NYTexan]

Yep, should make things interesting.

(gotta go, BBL)

[AGreatPer]

Montoya and Sauter kiss each other.

[glock rocks]

Okay... I’ll try to get Martin up to the front while you’re gone.

[AGreatPer]

Loving that Reese’s 29 car. Of course, I work at Hershey.

[glock rocks]

LOL. Looks like Martin got the message... he’s clear up to 24th!

[Sunnyflorida]

JP came down on newman. They should draw straws each race to figure out which one punts him before he crashes somebody else.

[glock rocks]

They should draw straws each race to figure out which one punts him before he crashes somebody else.

Does the winner or the loser get to do the deed :o)

[AGreatPer]

Where are all the posters today?

[glock rocks]

Reno?

[glock rocks]

Bubba Q: 6-8-20-26

[glock rocks]

Kurt Busch is in 3rd... great comeback!

[glock rocks]

Rules for Funkeling.

In order to score a Fair Funkle on Free Republic, a FReeper must observe the following rules:

1) The thread chosen must have been active within 1/2 hour prior to declaring an attempt.

2) The FReeper must delare a "Fair Funkle" attempt in his/her first post.

3) The FReeper must post count downs from 4 to 1 (the declaration post counts as the first post) at no less than 5 minute intervals.

4) It is the duty of any freeper seeing the declaration to post a "bump", thus ending the attempt.

5) The successful FReeper may, at the fifth and last post, declare in any derisive terms desired, "I did it! A Fair Funkle!"

6) Scoring of Fair Funkles will be by a jury of FReeper peers (the Funkle Committee), and will include: time intervals between count down posts, total time consumed and thread popularity prior to the Fair Funkle.

7) Scoring disputes will be decided by the Funkle Committee and may not be appealed.

8) The awarding of the annual Fairest Funkle Of Them All trophy will be decided by the Funkle Committee.

[don-o]

Smokers

4-25-30-43

Brutal. Hoping Martin is laying low and will get a move on. But, I am toast.

[don-o]

I got a FF on a Hannity thread a while back; but someone told me that Fair Funkles only applied to Freepathons.

[B4Ranch]

Is there going to be any more cautions? I say yes, but how many will there be?

[don-o]

Save a daybree cartion or 2 for the end to get ‘em lined up.

[glock rocks]

I just finished loading the dishwasher after the little one decided to make chocolate chip cookies. Yee haw. Did you know that those flexible plastic cutting boards aren’t oven proof?

Well there’s Monsignor DeBrix...

I’m guessing three or more additional cautions.