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

Great finish! My fave---#17, finished 3rd. Almost-a-winnah.

Viva Las Vegas!

Thanks Norm!!!!!

How that talent in the #8? Woooo BOY! Wonder why he dresses like Eminem? heheheh

Now that was a good hard nose race! Thank Goodness Ruberhead didn't win!. Take a look at the points, it's the last time you will see a DEI driver.

LOL!

GRammy? What's that ;-?

Subway 400

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Results
Order	Driver (No.)	Car	Laps Finished	Laps Led	Winnings
1	Dale Jarrett (88)	Ford			$0
2	Kurt Busch (97)	Ford			$0
3	Matt Kenseth (17)	Ford			$0
4	Ricky Craven (32)	Pontiac			$0
5	Jamie McMurray (42)	Dodge			$0
6	Rusty Wallace (2)	Dodge			$0
7	Mark Martin (6)	Ford			$0
8	Jimmie Johnson (48)	Chevrolet			$0
9	Elliott Sadler (38)	Ford			$0
10	Dave Blaney (77)	Ford			$0
11	Ricky Rudd (21)	Ford			$0
12	Jeff Burton (99)	Ford			$0
13	Johnny Benson (10)	Pontiac			$0
14	Ward Burton (22)	Dodge			$0
15	Ryan Newman (12)	Dodge			$0
16	Bobby Labonte (18)	Chevrolet			$0
17	Jeff Gordon (24)	Chevrolet			$0
18	Mike Skinner (4)	Pontiac			$0
19	Jimmy Spencer (7)	Dodge			$0
20	Tony Stewart (20)	Chevrolet			$0
21	Michael Waltrip (15)	Chevrolet			$0
22	Steve Park (1)	Chevrolet			$0
23	Greg Biffle (16)	Ford			$0
24	Joe Nemechek (25)	Chevrolet			$0
25	Ken Schrader (49)	Dodge			$0
26	Kevin Harvick (29)	Chevrolet			$0
27	Jerry Nadeau (01)	Pontiac			$0
28	Terry Labonte (5)	Chevrolet			$0
29	Robby Gordon (31)	Chevrolet			$0
30	Casey Mears (41)	Dodge			$0
31	Jeff Green (30)	Chevrolet			$0
32	Bill Elliott (9)	Dodge			$0
33	Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (8)	Chevrolet			$0
34	Jack Sprague (0)	Pontiac			$0
35	Kyle Petty (45)	Dodge			$0
36	Larry Foyt (14)	Dodge			$0
37	Tony Raines (74)	Chevrolet			$0
38	Kenny Wallace (23)	Dodge			$0
39	John Andretti (43)	Dodge			$0
40	Sterling Marlin (40)	Dodge			$0
41	Jeremy Mayfield (19)	Dodge			$0
42	Todd Bodine (154)	Ford			$0
43	Derrike Cope (37)	Chevrolet			$0

2003 Unofficial Driver Standings

Rank	+/-	Driver	Points	Behind	Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10
1	+1	Kurt Busch	345	Leader	2	0	2	2
2	+8	Dale Jarrett	314	-31	2	1	1	2
3	--	Jimmie Johnson	312	-33	2	0	1	2
4	+1	Mark Martin	306	-39	2	0	1	2
5	-4	Michael Waltrip	291	-54	2	1	1	1
6	+13	Matt Kenseth	278	-67	2	0	1	1
7	+4	Jeff Burton	262	-83	2	0	0	0
8	+17	Ricky Craven	255	-90	2	0	1	1
9	-3	Tony Stewart	254	-91	2	0	0	1
10	-6	Kevin Harvick	248	-97	2	0	1	1
11	+15	Rusty Wallace	248	-97	2	0	0	1
12	+3	Ricky Rudd	248	-97	2	0	0	0
13	-1	Jeff Gordon	245	-100	2	0	0	0
14	+9	Elliott Sadler	232	-113	2	0	0	1
15	+9	Dave Blaney	230	-115	2	0	0	1
16	+4	Johnny Benson	230	-115	2	0	0	0
17	-10	Robby Gordon	226	-119	2	0	0	1
18	+13	Jamie McMurray*	225	-120	2	0	1	1
19	+2	Greg Biffle*	197	-148	2	0	0	0
20	+2	Joe Nemechek	191	-154	2	0	0	0
21	-8	Kyle Petty	187	-158	2	0	0	0
22	-14	Jeremy Mayfield	182	-163	2	0	0	1
23	-9	Jack Sprague*	182	-163	2	0	0	0
24	+5	Steve Park	176	-169	2	0	0	0
25	-9	Kenny Wallace	164	-181	2	0	0	0
26	+11	Mike Skinner	164	-181	2	0	0	0
27	+1	Jerry Nadeau	164	-181	2	0	0	0
28	+13	Bobby Labonte	160	-185	2	0	0	0
29	-11	Sterling Marlin	160	-185	2	0	0	0
30	-3	Casey Mears*	160	-185	2	0	0	0
31	+7	Ward Burton	158	-187	2	0	0	0
32	+11	Ryan Newman	155	-190	2	0	0	0
33	-3	Terry Labonte	155	-190	2	0	0	0
34	-17	Todd Bodine	151	-194	2	0	0	0
35	-26	Mike Wallace	138	-207	1	0	0	1
36	-4	Bill Elliott	134	-211	2	0	0	0
37	+5	Ken Schrader	128	-217	2	0	0	0
38	-3	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	124	-221	2	0	0	0
39	+1	Jimmy Spencer	122	-223	2	0	0	0
40	-1	Jeff Green	116	-229	2	0	0	0
41	-8	Tony Raines*	116	-229	2	0	0	0
42	-8	John Andretti	107	-238	2	0	0	0
43	-7	Christian Fittipaldi	58	-287	1	0	0	0
44	--	Larry Foyt*	55	-290	1	0	0	0
45	--	Derrike Cope	34	-311	1	0	0	0

* Denotes Rookie

Thanks for the results.

3 Roush cars in the top-10.

It's too bad the DEI cars can only run on restrictor plates just four time during the season. No, wait, it's not that bad.

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Three Army skydivers were injured Sunday when strong wind knocked them to the ground before a NASCAR race.

A group of eight jumpers from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute team from Fort Bragg came sailing into the track area, trailing red smoke as part of the pre-race activities for the Subway 400 at North Carolina Speedway.

With wind up to 40 mph, one jumper was carried away from his targeted landing on the track and into the infield, where he appeared to bounce off the top of a tractor-trailer before landing on the ground, his chute caught on the antenna of a van.

He was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte and was in good condition, a nursing administrator said.

The hospital did not provide the soldier's name. Messages for spokesmen with the Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg were not immediately returned.

Another jumper sailed into the garage area and bounced off the top of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s hauler. He landed between race team trucks and a fence.

That jumper, as well as a third who landed hard on the asphalt of the track, were taken to Womack Army Hospital in Fayetteville for treatment of minor injuries. The hospital did not immediately return calls.

Track personnel did not immediately have their names or any other information about the injured soldiers.

At least two jumpers nailed their landings on the front stretch of the race track. Another skydiver never made it to the track, landing outside the Turn 1 grandstands.

Jr.'s hauler even was in a wreck!

You are right on top of this racing stuff. I had to leave after the race. Steves Coney Island celabrated their 50th anniversary today. I have been a customer of their chilli dogs for 49 years. I came to Eureka in 1954 so I missed a year of heart burn...

Pretty much. The big ? is where to get out of the parking lot. Wondering if it matters where you park. I just need to make sure I can go north. Anyway, either north on I-15 or north on Las Vegas Blvd to Apex junction.

You go under the I-15 overpass first, then the UP overpass. As you go under the UP overpass the road curves to the right, almost immediately you see a big graveled area on the left. As soon as you pull off you will see the "road", heading south.

It does have a sign that says, "Apex Construction", etc. After you get in a ways there is a "No Trespass" sign. From the looks of it, all of their stuff is on the right, up on the hills. Keep left. You pretty much do not lose sight of the railroad tracks at any point and after a bit you start seeing red signs about "No digging - Fiber Optic cable" along side the road.

Some fairly steep up / downs the first 10 minutes or so - that was why I used 4x4 in a couple of spots. I was going slow - you cannot see what is on / what is coming on the other side.

Turns out that the road is fairly well maintained - I assume because of the fiber cable. No real "big" washes - I was looking to see the results (wash out of road, etc) of the recent rains and found only one damp spot. I know we have a forcast for a couple days of rain, but it would have to rain heavy for me to not use this road. All rock through the washes, etc. In the "for what it's worth column" - I have been here since 1983 and have done lots of playing in the desert. Yes, I have got stuck - twice. High centered once, got out myself. Found some real soft stuff the second time, big help to get out.

This road is all rock, rough in spots, big rocks in spots but obviously has been in use for some time. I was doing 10 - 15 mph most of the time. Faster when it smoothed out. I was driving a 1994 Ford Exploder - stock, for reference.

This road is very close to the RR tracks the whole way. A word of caution - you will see the maintenance road for the UP right next to the tracks and it looks smoother than the road I am talking about. Don't use it. These tracks are heavily used (we saw 6 trains) and have heard - on the scanner - the engineer call in non-UP vehicles on their property (this road) several times on past occasions (semi-active railfan here). The RR detectives do respond (they carry guns) and Metro / NHP will also if the RR asks.

Anyway, like I said before, you run right into the asphalt access road for the pipeline construction project. Go left. Stop (well, slow down at least!) at the stop sign when it goes over the tracks and about 2 blocks latter you are at the traffic light on 215.

My concern now is getting out of the SpeedWay. An earlier poster on this subject said his son was forced to go south on I-15, even though he wanted to go north - lived in Logandale. I'm thinking it's where you park / which road you take in, etc. More to find out this week.

Sorry for the novel but hope it helps - I do not want to spend 4 - 6 hours in traffic.

LVM

As implied in Post #2: You da man, Dale!!!!

Can't wait for next weekend - Busch race and the Winston Cup. Last year we (Me, Momma, the boy and the girl) went to the Busch race. 10 minutes after we got there the girl (4 yrs old) asked if we were going home now! No blame on her as it was cold and windy. She does like racing, though.

This year the girls politely declined. Myself, my boy (8), a friend from work - and 150,000 other Nascar nuts - will witness the event this year. Can't wait.

If you have the right seat, not only do you smell the fumes, your body is blasted with vibrations from the horsepower. It's one thing to read about, but an awesome experience to FEEL. Nascar thunder!

Life is good!

LVM