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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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To: steveegg
green/green/green - 7 laps
501 posted on 02/07/2004 6:58:04 PM PST by alancarp (NASCAR: Everything's made up and the points don't matter.)
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To: glock rocks
Lights OUT on the pace car..here we go again...

GREEEEEN
7 laps to go.
502 posted on 02/07/2004 6:58:06 PM PST by GRRRRR (Love America? Vote Republican)
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To: Pete-R-Bilt
Enjoy! This is so good!
503 posted on 02/07/2004 6:58:25 PM PST by countrydummy (http://chat.agitator.dynip.com/ You will love the chat room!)
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3-wide at the front, Texas Terry takes the lead.
504 posted on 02/07/2004 6:58:49 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: GRRRRR
18 cars glued together - 3 wide
505 posted on 02/07/2004 6:58:52 PM PST by alancarp (NASCAR: Everything's made up and the points don't matter.)
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To: StriperSniper
Yeah like that
506 posted on 02/07/2004 6:59:27 PM PST by ChefKeith (NASCAR...everything else is just a game! (Is it time yet? Is it? VERY CLOSE nevermind))
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To: alancarp
5 to go; Harvick to the lead on the outside.
507 posted on 02/07/2004 6:59:50 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: ChefKeith
#2 is second or third. Where'd he come from?
508 posted on 02/07/2004 7:00:04 PM PST by alancarp (NASCAR: Everything's made up and the points don't matter.)
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To: alancarp
wow.. 5 to go harvick
509 posted on 02/07/2004 7:00:05 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi Mac ... Support Out Troops!)
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To: NormsRevenge
insane!
510 posted on 02/07/2004 7:00:49 PM PST by glock rocks (Free Mark Martin!)
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To: WSGilcrest
I'm in the Fantasy chase again.

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511 posted on 02/07/2004 7:00:51 PM PST by sultan88 ("I went down Virginia, seeking shelter from the storm...")
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To: steveegg
There's gonna be a collection taken up before this is over...
512 posted on 02/07/2004 7:00:56 PM PST by alancarp (NASCAR: Everything's made up and the points don't matter.)
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To: alancarp
Holy Moly...bumper to bumper...Harvick up front, the rest of them are just jamming bumpers under backends to get each other out of the way...lots of contact and rust takes 2nd behind KevinH.

513 posted on 02/07/2004 7:00:58 PM PST by GRRRRR (Love America? Vote Republican)
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To: alancarp
It's Daytona; we've already had a leader drop to 18th on the next lap.

Loads of contact in the pack, and Rusty to 2nd. 3 1/2 to go.

514 posted on 02/07/2004 7:01:05 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: NormsRevenge
bumper cars Nascar style .. 190 mph
515 posted on 02/07/2004 7:01:25 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi Mac ... Support Out Troops!)
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To: alancarp
Harvick/DJ/Jr nose-to-tail; Harvick sitll leading, 3 to go.
516 posted on 02/07/2004 7:01:51 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: steveegg
Old guys reunion going to the front: #5, #2, #88
517 posted on 02/07/2004 7:02:00 PM PST by alancarp (NASCAR: Everything's made up and the points don't matter.)
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To: NormsRevenge
2 to go; 29, then 2-by-2.
518 posted on 02/07/2004 7:02:21 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: alancarp
2-by-2 down the backstretch; Harvick hangs on to the lead, white flag.
519 posted on 02/07/2004 7:02:56 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: steveegg
One to go, 29 and 88 side by side...thisisnuts
520 posted on 02/07/2004 7:03:13 PM PST by GRRRRR (Love America? Vote Republican)
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