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NASCAR Nextel Cup 2004 Budweiser Shootout - February 7 , TNT race start 8pmET 5pmPT
NASCAR.com ^ | 2/6/04

Posted on 02/06/2004 3:39:18 PM PST by NormsRevenge

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- When you boil it all down, the Budweiser Shootout is nothing but a glorified practice among 19 drivers to see who has the best Daytona 500 backup car.

So why is it always so intense?

Why do 22 drivers -- pole winner from 2003 and previous Shootout winners -- go after it so hard?

Well, it's simple. It's a race. There's money on the line. Did we mention it was a race?

"It's like a bar fight, but the car takes the beating," defending Budweiser Shootout winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. said.


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KEYWORDS: budweiser; budweisershootout; daytona500; daytonabeach; levitra; nascar; nascar2004; nextel; nextel2004; nextelcup; normstheman; nrnascarthread; soldiersandsailors; supportourtroops; thankyounorm
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To: tubebender
I'll take lap 2.
161 posted on 02/07/2004 5:05:09 PM PST by ChefKeith (NASCAR...everything else is just a game! (Is it time yet? Is it? CLOSE VERY CLOSE!))
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To: tubebender
that'll depend on when he gets next to R. Gordon
162 posted on 02/07/2004 5:05:39 PM PST by Pete-R-Bilt (7 days without Free Republic makes one weak!)
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To: tubebender
Oh much fun to come, Lil E in the 8 is at the back, this is gonna be interesting to watch him draft his way up...then he will follow Jeff around, trying to draft and dodge to the front, just like his old man...


163 posted on 02/07/2004 5:06:21 PM PST by GRRRRR (Love America? Vote Republican)
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To: tubebender
What lap will Skinner cause a 5 car pileup...

Lap 18 of the Shootout and Lap 33 of the Twin 125 he's in (fortunately, he won't make the 500 on time). Seriously, it could be worse; Bodine and Park could have found rides :-)

164 posted on 02/07/2004 5:06:26 PM PST by steveegg (You don't clean up 8 years of messes in 4, only to turn it over to Pigpen - W'04)
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To: All
Starting LIneup

1 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW - - -
2 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont - - -
3 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Havoline - - -
4 #23 Dave Blaney Dodge Whelen Engineering - - -
5 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench - - -
6 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's - - -
7 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra - - -
8 #01 Boris Said Chevrolet U.S. Army - - -
9 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's - - -
10 #91 Bill Elliott Dodge Leukomia & Lymphoma Society - - -
11 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite - - -
12 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries - - -
13 #10 Mike Skinner Chevrolet Valvoline - - -
14 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service - - -
15 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS - - -
16 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL - - -
17 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's - - -
18 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot - - -
19 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser - - -
 


Budweiser Shootout Entry List
February 7, 2004

Car Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Owner
#01 Boris Said Carlsbad, CA Chevrolet U.S. Army Nelson Bowers
#2 Rusty Wallace St. Louis, MO Dodge Miller Lite Roger Penske
#5 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet Kellogg's Rick Hendrick
#6 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Ford Oscar Mayer/Team Kraft Jack Roush
#8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Budweiser Teresa Earnhardt
#10 Mike Skinner Susanville, CA Chevrolet Valvoline Max Life James Rocco
#12 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Dodge ALLTEL Roger Penske
#18 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs
#19 Jeremy Mayfield Owensboro, KY Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW Ray Evernham
#20 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Chevrolet Home Depot Joe Gibbs
#23 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Dodge Whelen Engineering Gail Davis
#24 Jeff Gordon Pittsboro, IN Chevrolet DuPont Rick Hendrick
#29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Richard Childress
#38 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Ford M&M's Robert Yates
#42 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Dodge Havoline Floyd Ganassi
#48 Jimmie Johnson Los Gatos, CA Chevrolet Lowe's Jeff Gordon
#49 Ken Schrader Fenton, MO Dodge Schwan's Home Service Elizabeth Morgenthau
#88 Dale Jarrett Hickory, NC Ford UPS Robert Yates
#91 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Dodge Evernham Motorsports Ray Evernham Sr.


165 posted on 02/07/2004 5:06:27 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi Mac)
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To: ChefKeith; tubebender
GMTA!!! Lap 2
166 posted on 02/07/2004 5:06:37 PM PST by glock rocks (Free Mark Martin!)
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To: NormsRevenge
...invocation...

to become better people and better citizens.

Amen.
167 posted on 02/07/2004 5:08:00 PM PST by glock rocks (Free Mark Martin!)
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To: All
Invocation and now National Anthem being sung by Mila
168 posted on 02/07/2004 5:08:22 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi Mac)
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To: glock rocks
Shalom and Amen...what? No Alhamdulelei

National Anthem singer is WAY out of key and has a terrible shaking voice...OUCH, flat, flat as a tar..did she skip a whole part??



169 posted on 02/07/2004 5:09:03 PM PST by GRRRRR (Love America? Vote Republican)
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To: GRRRRR
Drivers, start your engines!
170 posted on 02/07/2004 5:09:30 PM PST by steveegg (You don't clean up 8 years of messes in 4, only to turn it over to Pigpen - W'04)
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To: glock rocks
I'm thinking lap12 or 13...
171 posted on 02/07/2004 5:09:48 PM PST by tubebender (Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see...)
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To: tubebender
What lap will Skinner cause a 5 car pileup...

I was thinking the same thing. I give it less than 20 laps before we see Skinner backwards.

172 posted on 02/07/2004 5:10:02 PM PST by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: GRRRRR
Let a band play it and the crowd sing if they wish.
173 posted on 02/07/2004 5:10:12 PM PST by xp38
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To: tubebender
Dang, you're patient!

I'll stick with 2.
174 posted on 02/07/2004 5:10:26 PM PST by glock rocks (Free Mark Martin!)
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To: NormsRevenge
There's an idea on how to keep Jr out of the winner's circle next weekend :-)
175 posted on 02/07/2004 5:11:40 PM PST by steveegg (You don't clean up 8 years of messes in 4, only to turn it over to Pigpen - W'04)
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To: xp38
Yeah, really...there is nothing more spine tingling than 100,000 people singing the Anthem...gotta love it.

I LOVE those OCC AOL commercials...hate AOL, but they are SO FUNNY.

Is JanetJackson gonna be there tonight? When's halftime?
176 posted on 02/07/2004 5:12:06 PM PST by GRRRRR (Love America? Vote Republican)
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To: WestCoastGal

Ah, yes, that day......

177 posted on 02/07/2004 5:12:20 PM PST by budman_2001
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To: glock rocks
Ya gotta get some tire wear in before these cars are going to go sideways, even with Skinner driving :-) Now, if we were talking about Bodine,....
178 posted on 02/07/2004 5:13:01 PM PST by steveegg (You don't clean up 8 years of messes in 4, only to turn it over to Pigpen - W'04)
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To: glock rocks
That's O.K. We are gonna be right(wing)
179 posted on 02/07/2004 5:14:00 PM PST by ChefKeith (NASCAR...everything else is just a game! (Is it time yet? Is it? CLOSE VERY CLOSE!))
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To: glock rocks
I'm trying to be fair to him. He's from Susanville Ca just a few hills east of me...
180 posted on 02/07/2004 5:14:39 PM PST by tubebender (Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see...)
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