**NASCAR Atlanta Bass Pro MBNA 500 - Monday 10/27 1100 ET 800 PT on TNT**

Nascar.com ^ | 10/24/03

[NormsRevenge]

HotLanta!!! Looks Like RocketMan is refueled and ready to go... again!

NASCAR

Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Sunday on NBC at Noon ET , 9am PT Sunday, October 26, 2003

Atlanta Motor Speedway
Since being purchased by Bruton Smith in 1990, Atlanta Motor Speedway has become an ultra-modern, multi-purpose venue that has raised the bar of excellence. Amenities include a nine-story office/condominium complex, improved parking, over 53,000 additional permanent seats, a road course, a four-color electronic message center, a new ticket office and gift shop.

Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 24 degrees
Distance: 1.54 mile
Shape: Oval

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[NormsRevenge]

Starting Line-Up

Pos.	Car	Driver	Make	Sponsor	Speed	Time	Behind
1	#12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	Mobil 1/ALLTEL	194.294	28.534	Leader
2	#18	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	194.016	28.575	-0.041
3	#8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Budweiser	193.319	28.678	-0.144
4	#25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	UAW/Delphi	193.272	28.685	-0.151
5	#9	Bill Elliott	Dodge	Dodge Dealers	192.969	28.730	-0.196
6	#38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's	192.140	28.854	-0.320
7	#154	Todd Bodine	Ford	National Guard	191.814	28.903	-0.369
8	#01	Joe Nemechek	Pontiac	U.S. Army	191.807	28.904	-0.370
9	#48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	191.741	28.914	-0.380
10	#29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench Service	191.714	28.918	-0.384
11	#1	John Andretti	Chevrolet	Pennzoil	191.542	28.944	-0.410
12	#4	Kevin Lepage	Pontiac	Kodak Perfect Touch	191.324	28.977	-0.443
13	#15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	191.139	29.005	-0.471
14	#41	Casey Mears*	Dodge	Target	191.021	29.023	-0.489
15	#19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers	190.968	29.031	-0.497
16	#31	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	190.916	29.039	-0.505
17	#97	Kurt Busch	Ford	Rubbermaid	190.883	29.044	-0.510
18	#42	Jamie McMurray*	Dodge	Havoline	190.797	29.057	-0.523
19	#24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	190.457	29.109	-0.575
20	#30	Steve Park	Chevrolet	America Online	190.319	29.130	-0.596
21	#2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	Miller Lite	189.954	29.186	-0.652
22	#7	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	Sirius Satellite Radio	189.863	29.200	-0.666
23	#37	Derrike Cope	Chevrolet	PHM/Friendly Ice Cream	189.857	29.201	-0.667
24	#20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Home Depot	189.701	29.225	-0.691
25	#45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Georgia Pacific	189.545	29.249	-0.715
26	#32	Ricky Craven	Pontiac	Tide	189.467	29.261	-0.727
27	#16	Greg Biffle*	Ford	Grainger	189.396	29.272	-0.738
28	#23	Kenny Wallace	Dodge	Stacker 2	189.370	29.276	-0.742
29	#0	Ward Burton	Pontiac	NetZero HiSpeed	189.305	29.286	-0.752
30	#10	Johnny Benson	Pontiac	Valvoline	189.260	29.293	-0.759
31	#88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	The UPS Store	189.196	29.303	-0.769
32	#5	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	Kellogg's/got milk?	189.157	29.309	-0.775
33	#74	Tony Raines*	Chevrolet	Staff America	189.015	29.331	-0.797
34	#02	Hermie Sadler	Chevrolet	Zapf Creation	188.623	29.392	-0.858
35	#77	Dave Blaney	Ford	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	188.514	29.409	-0.875
36	#135	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Ford	U.S. Marines/WaWa	188.495	29.412	-0.878
Provisional
37	#17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Smirnoff Ice/DeWalt	186.472	29.731	-1.197
38	#99	Jeff Burton	Ford	CITGO	187.468	29.573	-1.039
39	#6	Mark Martin	Ford	Viagra	188.187	29.460	-0.926
40	#40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Coors Light/St. Jude Hospital	187.665	29.542	-1.008
41	#22	Scott Wimmer	Dodge	Caterpillar	188.226	29.454	-0.920
42	#21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	Motorcraft Quality Parts	187.367	29.589	-1.055
43	#49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	1-800-CALLATT	188.053	29.481	-0.947
Did not Qualify
44	#43	Jeff Green	Dodge	Cheerios	188.283	29.445	-0.911
45	#100	Buckshot Jones	Chevrolet	Aaron's	187.570	29.557	-1.023
46	#14	Larry Foyt*	Dodge	Harrah's	187.266	29.605	-1.071
47	#09	Mike Wallace	Dodge	Miccosukee Resort	185.282	29.922	-1.388
48	#79	Billy Bigley	Dodge	Arnold Development Companies	184.517	30.046	-1.512
49	#27	Shelby Howard	Chevrolet	Mack Trucks/Stacker2	181.663	30.518	-1.984

* Denotes Rookie

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Here's hoping Junior or Michael Waltrip wins.

[NormsRevenge]

Newman blazes way to Bud Pole (His 9th this year)

[Treebeard]

Where's that pic that was posted on a NASCAR thread a few weeks ago with the guy who had Earnhart's number 3 shaved into his back hair? My wife doesn't believe me.

[tubebender]

LOL...I had just FReep mailed glock rocks with a funny and here you are

[livesbygrace]

That's EXACTLY what I am hoping for too!

[NormsRevenge]

Jarrett will stay with Robert Yates through 2006

Evernham: Elliott still figuring out future plans

By The Numbers: Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500

[tubebender]

Mark Martin 39th. Now I know why I am getting Viagra Span. He needs help...

[NormsRevenge]

FRiday Night HotLanta Race Line-Up and Stuff Ping

[NormsRevenge]

Mr. Friday: No. 9 for Newman

[Lovergirl]

Here ya go. ;)

[AgentEcho]

I would have preferred a #20, but...

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Well, I posted this for you, but the thread got pulled. Oh well :o)

[RedBloodedAmerican]

My prediction: Elliot Sadler will spin out of the race, and take someone with him. Marlin will put someone into the wall, and someone will tap Gordon and send him back from the lead with under 5 laps to go!

[ConservativeMan55]

Check this one out bud!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1007652/posts

[Afronaut]

Your a Yankee fan AND a Jeff Gordon fan? I see a pattern here... LOL !!

I think the Gibbs boys are looking good and also I have my eye on a driver that is very hungry and that is the #97 Kurt Busch.

It is the fastest track in Nascar and it is very narrow. There are no Plates so there is always engines blowing up. Real cool race. It seems that a few cars get hooked up on the start and check out. After a few pit stops teams make the right adjustments and then the best rides will be out front.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Turkey!

Yep, Gordon fan for his driving. Used to root for him as a person, but not happy about what he did to his wife.

I would lean towards Mark Martin as my 2nd favorite.

[Afronaut]

My Kids still love Gordon. We have alot of Gordon stuff here at the Afronaut compound. He did reel me back into Nascar by kickin' the #3. He and Ray were a killer combo. He just lost my respect. He is a gutter mouth on the scanner and has no respect for the millions of kids that are listening. He wanders around NYC with his new bimbo and thinks he is the cat's meow.

But my guy is going into the #10, Scott Riggs. He is a first class guy and a great race car driver. Pay a little note to him. I met him at Bristol, he is very nice to everyone and seems very happy to be a stock car driver.I have followed him for a while now and listen to him a few times at the track. He is a smart driver and knows his cars. I bet he can run up front next year.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Is that you? You don't have an afro. I lost the bet! :o)