*** NASCAR Subway 400 at Rockingham *** LIVE THREAD

NASCAR ^ | 2/23/03

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North Carolina Speedway- Rockingham,NC A joint venture between Darlington Raceway builder Harold Brasington and landowner Bill Land, North Carolina Speedway's first race was held in 1965. Over time, the track came under control of L.G. DeWitt, a local trucking company executive who supervised reshaping the original flat mile track into the present, banked 1.017-mile oval in 1969.

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Pos.		Car		Driver		Make	Sponsor	Speed		Time	Behind
1	#77	Dave Blaney	Ford	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	154.683	23.669	Leader
2	#10	Johnny Benson	Pontiac	Valvoline	154.553	23.689	-0.020
3	#6	Mark Martin	Ford	Viagra	154.429	23.708	-0.039
4	#40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Coors Light	154.422	23.709	-0.040
5	#9	Bill Elliott	Dodge	Dodge Dealers	154.416	23.710	-0.041
6	#32	Ricky Craven	Pontiac	Tide	154.377	23.716	-0.047
7	#42	Jamie McMurray*	Dodge	Texaco/ Havoline	154.279	23.731	-0.062
8	#2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	Miller Lite	154.201	23.743	-0.074
9	#88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	154.182	23.746	-0.077
10	#18	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	154.046	23.767	-0.098
11	#38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's	154.039	23.768	-0.099
12	#8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Budweiser	154.033	23.769	-0.100
13	#16	Greg Biffle*	Ford	Grainger	153.916	23.787	-0.118
14	#25	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	UAW/Delphi	153.884	23.792	-0.123
15	#22	Ward Burton	Dodge	Caterpillar	153.819	23.802	-0.133
16	#41	Casey Mears*	Dodge	Target	153.696	23.821	-0.152
17	#23	Kenny Wallace	Dodge	Stacker 2	153.683	23.823	-0.154
18	#17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DeWalt Power Tools	153.542	23.845	-0.176
19	#31	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	153.509	23.850	-0.181
20	#4	Mike Skinner	Pontiac	Kodak	153.471	23.856	-0.187
21	#12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	ALLTEL	153.439	23.861	-0.192
22	#15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	153.336	23.877	-0.208
23	#24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	153.310	23.881	-0.212
24	#01	Jerry Nadeau	Pontiac	U.S. Army	153.035	23.924	-0.255
25	#1	Steve Park	Chevrolet	Pennzoil	153.022	23.926	-0.257
26	#29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench Service	152.958	23.936	-0.267
27	#97	Kurt Busch	Ford	Rubbermaid	152.932	23.940	-0.271
28	#21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	Motorcraft Quality Parts	152.811	23.959	-0.290
29	#19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers	152.798	23.961	-0.292
30	#45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Georgia Pacific	152.792	23.962	-0.293
31	#5	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	Kellogg's/got milk?	152.754	23.968	-0.299
32	#43	John Andretti	Dodge	Cheerios	152.728	23.972	-0.303
33	#20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Home Depot	152.715	23.974	-0.305
34	#0	Jack Sprague*	Pontiac	NetZero	152.614	23.990	-0.321
35	#49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	1-800-CALLATT	152.607	23.991	-0.322
36	#7	Jimmy Spencer	Chevrolet	Lowe's	152.518	24.005	-0.336
37	#48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	152.518	24.005	-0.336
38	#99	Jeff Burton	Ford	CITGO	-	-	-
39	#30	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	America Online	152.024	24.083	-0.414
40	#154	Todd Bodine	Ford	Army National Guard	150.289	24.361	-0.692
41	#14	Larry Foyt*	Dodge	Harrah's	151.949	24.095	-0.426
42	#74	Tony Raines*	Chevrolet	Staff America	150.314	24.357	-0.688
43	#37	Derrike Cope	Chevrolet	Friendly Ice Cream	151.314	24.196	-0.527

* Denotes Rookie

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Rockingham Today

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at: 11:54 pm EST

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Currently: 41º	Clear	Hi: 60
		Lo: 31

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[LasVegasMac]

Leaving the house here shortly for a recon mission in the desert. I am searching for a shortcut to LasVegas Motor Speedway for next weekends races - going both days. Traffic is terrible, only two ways in and out - in search of #3!!

Drive the truck, Dale!!!!!

LVM

[NormsRevenge]

PINGITY PINGITY PINGITY !!! :-o

FoX Pre-Race show starts in 1/2 hour at 9 AM PT Noon ET

God Bless our Armed Forces deployed worldwide and their families and God Bless America!

[SamAdams76]

There are a lot of NASCAR races. Do they have them all year long or is there a "season" for car racing? What about the cars that get smashed up? Do they let the race car driver use a different car for the next race or does he have to fix the car he has?

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[Dog Gone]

Most teams have several cars. In fact, they all bring two cars to each race in case the first one is wrecked during practice.

[ewing]

Rusty and Mark Martin were practicing their racing setups on Firday in quailfying before the Saturday washout..

[Overtaxed]

Season is from Daytona (mid Feb.) to mid. November. They use different cars all season long.

[CAfraudPI]

What's the forcast and who do you like?

[ewing]

I believe most teams have 2-3 cars depending on the week..

[NormsRevenge]

There are a lot of NASCAR races. / Yup!. Some of us think not enough!

Do they have them all year long or is there a "season" for car racing? / January to November typically.

What about the cars that get smashed up? / They turn into spare parts or get junked if severe damage happens. The expensive and most valuable pieces are the engine and frame. A lot of time and effort are put into these key components.

Do they let the race car driver use a different car for the next race or does he have to fix the car he has? / If he can fix the one he broke, that's OK. Usually every team has a backup car he can use as well.

I'm sure other folks will expand on answers to yur questions. Thanks for asking.

Welcome aboard!

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks for the post, I was wondering what the weather was like today. Yesterday sure was a washout. When will the Busch race run?

Who's the winner today?? I'm going with Ryan or Matt today, my #1 favorite Junior doesn't do well at this track. Steve Park won two years ago and I sure would like to see him get a win!!

[strela]

Traffic is terrible, only two ways in and out - in search of #3!!

What about the third option?

(What, you mean you're NOT independently wealthy? ;) )

[SamAdams76]

Thanks for the quick answers. I am starting to watch NASCAR races with my two sons and this is all new to me.

[NormsRevenge]

OOPs.. Thanks overtaxed. I was dreaming when I said January to November. :-) I wish it started before the Super Bowl.

[NormsRevenge]

Windy and cool. partly cloudy.

Who do I like? I pull for Jeff Gordon #24, but I'm thinking Martin or Marlin or .. hell, I don't know. ;-)

[section9]

Jeez, Tony Stewart is way back int he nosebleed section.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[Overtaxed]

They're running the Busch race tomorrow, but I haven't got the time or station at hand.

[NormsRevenge]

The Busch race was re-scheduled to Monday.. 1030 AM ET. Weather looks OK for today and tomorrow.