Who’s in February’s Shootout field
By David Poole
dpoole@charlotteobserver.com
Friday, Jan. 16, 2009
Here are the cars that are eligible for the Feb. 7 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona:
Chevrolet - No. 48 (Jimmie Johnson), No. 29 (Kevin Harvick), No. 07 (Clint Bowyer), No. 31 (Jeff Burton), No. 24 (Jeff Gordon), No. 88 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) and No. 14 (Tony Stewart in what was car No. 70 last year – Stewart in as a former Cup champion.)
Dodge - No. 9 (Kasey Kahne), No. 12 (David Stremme), No. 2 (Kurt Busch), No. 43 (Reed Sorenson), No. 19 (Elliott Sadler), No. 7 (Robby Gordon); No. 10 (AJ Allmendinger)
Ford - No. 99 (Carl Edwards), No. 16 (Greg Biffle), No. 17 (Matt Kenseth), No. 6 (David Ragan), No. 26 (Jamie McMurray), No. 28 (Travis Kvapil) and No. 96 (Bobby Labonte in what was the No. 38 car last year).
Toyota - No. 11 (Denny Hamlin), No. 20 (Joey Logano), No. 18 (Kyle Busch), No. 83 (Brian Vickers), No. 44 (David Reutimann), No. 55 (Michael Waltrip) and No. 22 (was Dave Blaney in 2008, team has been sold and may not enter. If not, the slot would pass to the No. 82 and Scott Speed in what was the No. 82 last year).
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