NASCAR Nextel Cup-Samsung/Radio Shack 500 from Texas Motor Speedway-4/4 @ 1 pm ET/10 am PT on Fox

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NASCAR Nextel Cup Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
Fox Sunday 4/4 at 1 pm Eastern/noon Central/10 am Pacific (Daylight Savings time - spring forward :-)

NASCAR Busch Series O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway
Fox Saturday 4/3 at 2 pm Eastern/1 pm Central/11 am Pacific (Standard time)

Event Schedule

Texas Motor Speedway is a motorsports haven along the historic Chisholm Trail in Fort Worth. It features seating for 150,061 fans. It represents the pinnacle in luxury for fans of auto racing, as the facility features 194 skybox VIP suites.

Track Facts

Banking/Turns: 24 degrees
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: Quad-oval

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Entry list:

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	Sponsor	Owner
#0	Ward Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	NetZero HiSpeed	Gene Haas
#01	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Nelson Bowers
#2	Rusty Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske
#02	Andy Belmont	Penndel, PA	Pontiac	Continental Fire & Safety	Angela Sadler
#4	Jimmy Spencer	Berwick, PA	Chevrolet	Featherlite, Inc.	Larry McClure
#5	Terry Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	Rick Hendrick
#6	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Ford	Viagra	Jack Roush
#8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Teresa Earnhardt
#9	Kasey Kahne*	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Ray Evernham
#09	Johnny Benson	Grand Rapids, MI	Dodge	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch
#10	Scott Riggs*	Bahama, NC	Chevrolet	Valvoline	James Rocco
#12	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Dodge	ALLTEL	Roger Penske
#14	Larry Foyt	Houston, TX	Dodge	A.J. Foyt Racing	A J Foyt
#15	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	Teresa Earnhardt
#16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	National Guard	Geoff Smith
#17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	DeWalt Power Tools	Mark Martin
#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
#21	Ricky Rudd	Chesapeake, VA	Ford	Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force	Glen Wood
#22	Scott Wimmer*	Wausau, WI	Dodge	Caterpillar	Bill Davis
#23	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Dodge	Batesville Speedway	Gail Davis
#24	Jeff Gordon	Pittsboro, IN	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
#25	Brian Vickers*	Thomasville, NC	Chevrolet	GMAC Financial Services	Joe Hendrick
#29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	Richard Childress
#30	Johnny Sauter*	Necedah, WI	Chevrolet	America Online	Richard Childress
#31	Robby Gordon	Cerritos, CA	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	Richard Childress
#32	Ricky Craven	Newburgh, ME	Chevrolet	Tide	Calvin Wells
#38	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Ford	M&M's	Robert Yates
#40	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Dodge	Coors Light	Felix Sabates
#41	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Dodge	Fujifilm	Chip Ganassi
#42	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Dodge	Texaco/Havoline	Floyd Ganassi
#43	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Richard L Petty
#45	Kyle Petty	Randleman, NC	Dodge	Georgia Pacific/Brawny	Kyle Petty
#48	Jimmie Johnson	Los Gatos, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's	Jeff Gordon
#49	Ken Schrader	Fenton, MO	Dodge	Schwan's Home Service	Elizabeth Morgenthau
#50	Derrike Cope	Spanaway, WA	Dodge	Arnold Development Companies	Derrike Cope
#77	Brendan Gaughan*	Las Vegas, NV	Dodge	Kodak/Jasper Engines	Douglas Bawel
#84	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	CARQUEST	Rick Hendrick
#88	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Ford	UPS	Robert Yates
#89	Morgan Shepherd	Conover, NC	Dodge	Voyles/Carter's Royal Dispos-all	Cindy Shepherd
#91	Bill Elliott	Dawsonville, GA	Dodge	Evernham Motorsports	Ray Evernham Sr.
#97	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Ford	IRWIN Industrial Tools/Sharpie	Georgetta Roush
#99	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Ford	Roush Racing	Jack Roush
#172	Kirk Shelmerdine	Winston-Salem, NC	Ford	Freddie B's/TUCSON	Kirk Shelmerdine
#198	Todd Bodine	Chemung, NY	Ford	Lucas Oil Products	William Edwards
#280	Andy Hillenburg	Indianapolis, IN	Ford	Commercial Truck & Trailer	Stanton Hover

* Denotes Rookie

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[cripplecreek]

As a fan of the Roush drivers, its a pretty fair bet that Ive had a happy season so far.

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O'Reilly 300 qualifying results:

Pos.	Car	Driver	Make	Sponsor	Speed	Time	Behind
1	#5	Kyle Busch*	Chevrolet	Lowe's/Gladiator	189.847	28.444	Leader
2	#60	Greg Biffle	Ford	Charter Communications	189.827	28.447	-0.003
3	#37	David Green	Pontiac	Timber Wolf	189.733	28.461	-0.017
4	#87	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	Cellular One	189.447	28.504	-0.060
5	#8	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	Taco Bell	189.387	28.513	-0.069
6	#21	Clint Bowyer*	Chevrolet	Reese's	189.049	28.564	-0.120
7	#27	Johnny Sauter	Pontiac	Kleenex/Brookshire's	188.436	28.657	-0.213
8	#38	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Great Clips	188.114	28.706	-0.262
9	#29	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	ESGR/Army Nat'l Guard-Reserve	188.029	28.719	-0.275
10	#25	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Ford	U.S. Marine Corps	187.957	28.730	-0.286
11	#00	Jason Leffler	Chevrolet	Haas Automation	187.937	28.733	-0.289
12	#20	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet	Rockwell Automation	187.904	28.738	-0.294
13	#59	Stacy Compton	Ford	Kingsford/Bush's/Albertson's	187.878	28.742	-0.298
14	#6	Tracy Hines	Dodge	Hellman's	187.878	28.742	-0.298
15	#17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Weight Smart	187.859	28.745	-0.301
16	#332	David Stremme	Dodge	TrimSpa	187.846	28.747	-0.303
17	#55	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Fruit of the Loom	187.663	28.775	-0.331
18	#18	J.J. Yeley*	Chevrolet	Vigoro/The Home Depot	187.279	28.834	-0.390
19	#2	Ron Hornaday	Chevrolet	ACDelco	187.084	28.864	-0.420
20	#33	Paul Menard*	Chevrolet	Menards/Pittsburgh Paints	186.896	28.893	-0.449
21	#46	Ashton Lewis	Chevrolet	Courtyard By Marriott	186.728	28.919	-0.475
22	#23	Kenny Wallace	Chevrolet	Stacker 2	186.599	28.939	-0.495
23	#99	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	Aaron's	186.322	28.982	-0.538
24	#9	Jeff Burton	Ford	Pennzoil	186.130	29.012	-0.568
25	#14	Casey Atwood	Chevrolet	Navy "Accelerate Your Life"	186.104	29.016	-0.572
26	#88	Jeff Fuller	Chevrolet	NEMCO Motorsports	186.021	29.029	-0.585
27	#12	Tim Fedewa	Chevrolet	Supercuts	185.880	29.051	-0.607
28	#47	Robert Pressley	Ford	Clorox/Wisk/Albertson's	185.395	29.127	-0.683
29	#22	Jason Keller	Ford	Miller High Life	185.331	29.137	-0.693
30	#66	Billy Parker*	Dodge	Duraflame	184.900	29.205	-0.761
31	#31	Dave Blaney	Ford	Whelen Engineering	184.666	29.242	-0.798
32	#91	Stanton Barrett	Chevrolet	Bojangles/AmericInn	184.250	29.308	-0.864
33	#4	Mike Wallace	Ford	GEICO/Sportclips	184.162	29.322	-0.878
34	#50	David Starr	Chevrolet	Enzyte	183.993	29.349	-0.905
35	#02	Hermie Sadler	Chevrolet	The FanZCar	183.792	29.381	-0.937
36	#49	Derrike Cope	Ford	Advil Liqui-Gels	183.598	29.412	-0.968
37	#44	Justin Labonte	Dodge	U.S. Coast Guard	183.387	29.446	-1.002
38	#72	Lance Hooper	Chevrolet	MacDonald Motorsports	182.834	29.535	-1.091
Provisional
39	#1	Johnny Benson	Dodge	Yellow Transportation	182.543	29.582	-1.138
40	#74	Damon Lusk	Chevrolet	Outdoor Channel	182.408	29.604	-1.160
41	#96	Gus Wasson	Chevrolet	Shelper's	-	-	-
42	#10	Jason Schuler	Chevrolet	Dayco	174.938	30.868	-2.424
43	#82	Randy LaJoie	Chevrolet	Jani-King	182.371	29.610	-1.166
Did not Qualify
44	#51	Stan Boyd*	Dodge	TheKobra.com	182.100	29.654	-1.210
45	#39	Brad Teague	Ford	Yahoo!	182.070	29.659	-1.215
46	#0	Blake Mallory	Chevrolet	Port-a-Cool	174.560	30.935	-2.491
47	#77	Donnie Neuenberger*	Ford	BG Products	178.932	30.179	-1.735
48	#16	Justin Ashburn	Chevrolet	Spectra Metals/31-W Insulation	177.713	30.386	-1.942
49	#52	Bruce Bechtel	Ford	Means Racing	-	-	-

* Denotes Rookie

[steveegg]

It's a bit early, but the Busch boys have already done their qualifying (Kyle Busch has the pole), and Morgan-McClure brought back Mr. Excitement. For those of you in the Yahoo Fantasy Racing league, you have a few hours to take that change into account.

If you want on or off the NASCAR ping list, let NormsRevenge or me know (it's his list; I'm just borrowing it for the weekend).

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks! Looking Good!

[steveegg]

A couple of headlines:

McMurray penalized for Bristol actions
Morgan-McClure releases Lepage, hires Spencer
Dale Jr. docked points, fined for Bristol spin

[tubebender]

Just finished my FRL update but may take another look at Spencer. Awesome Bill is racing this weekend???

[steveegg]

Yes, we have both Mr. Excitement and Awesome Bill from Dawsonville this weekend (just confirmed Elliot's presence on his website).

[Bones75]

Go Ryan Newman!!!!

Go #12

(Rough start, but the kid's on fire.)

[WestCoastGal]

Most of the judges gave him a 5.9 but the Russian judge only gave him a 4.1.

For those who don't watch ice skating those are the points given for your routine, deductions are taken for falling on your spins. He certainly did a great job spinning out without crashing or hurting anyone else. Some of the other drivers even commented on what a great job he did. He should remember that the dang radio is like an open mike, everyone is listening.

I'm still struggling with "A" list again. It's tough since there are at **least** 4 who do well at Texas.

[flutters]

Thanks for the links to the stories.

For the life of me I can't understand why McMurray thinks it was OK for him to bump Matt for the 5th spot before the caution came out, but when Matt returned the favor on the last lap shoot out he calls Matt a dirty racer and wants to punch him. Some things just make no sense.

There will be some great DeWalt racing this weekend. Iroc tonight, Busch tomorrow, and Nextel on Sunday. Guess you know where I'll be all weekend. :)

[flutters]

Most of the judges gave him a 5.9 but the Russian judge only gave him a 4.1.

LOL I thought the spin was accidental when it happened. I thought about him needing a caution, and the announcers commented about an incident with Dale Sr. but I wasn't convinced until I heard that he actually admitted it. He should have kept his mouth shut. lol

I'm still struggling with "A" list again. It's tough since there are at **least** 4 who do well at Texas.

It's that "C" list that gets me. I don't know what we'll do toward the end of the season when Nemechek maxes out.

[steveegg]

That's just Bristol talking through McMurray. Still, I'm shocked that he didn't lose points while Jr did.

As for my C racers, I'm happy that Spencer has a ride and Elliot is running this weekend (I took them both this weekend, BTW). Front Row Joe and Mears only last half the season.

[WestCoastGal]

I listen to his radio on Sunday's because he is sometimes so funny and animated!! Sometimes I can't understand him because of his NC drawl. lol

With "C" drivers this week at least we have Elliott and Spencer, should be interesting to see Jimmy out on the track again.

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For those of you that missed this as I did...http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1109010/posts

[WestCoastGal]

"Front Row Joe and Mears only last half the season"

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Why only half the season with Mears & Nemechek? This is my first year doing the league so I'm not sure what you mean.

What happens to the guys who don't make it into the final 10 races? There may be no one left on "C" by then. Jeff Hammond has a graphic on Fox Sports.com showing who is currently out of.

http://www.foxsports.com/content/view?contentId=2282524

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9 starts for each driver leaves 18 races where they can't be used on Saturday/Sunday (though one of them can sit in the "unused" spot and count on Friday qualifying; much like what I keep Rocket Man for).

I wonder when Larry Mac will break out the color charts; I really liked those.

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks, I get it. :-)

I've used Blaney and Elliott when I can on "C", plus a very good choice of Schrader, which I didn't relaize when I picked him. I don't usually have a problem picking which of the two on "C" I will use, but Sunday I have Elliott and Spencer. How hard will Jimmy drive, he must be feeling the need for speed being benched for so long?

Larry Mac has a column on Fox Sports as well, I think you can e-mail him.

I took Rocketman and Jr on the "A" group this week. Jr tested at Texas which helped me decide to pick him. I hope he doesn't do the triple jump spin this week!! Although Rocketman won last year, so practice will make the final choice.

It was hard to choose between Kenseth, Busch, Gordon & JJ. Harvick again is my longshot. I wish the FRL had a longshot pick every week.

[WestCoastGal]

Thank you, I was looking for that yesterday and couldn't find it. No wonder, I was searching for Jr, Earnhardt etc.

I had seen it once on the side bar and didn't bookmark it, I wanted to post my spin critic. :-)