NASCAR Checker Auto Parts 500 Phoenix Int'l Raceway Sunday 11-7-04 NBC 3pm ET

LAST YEAR'S WINNER

Track Facts Banking/Turns: 11|9 Distance: 1.0 miles Shape: Oval

Phoenix International Raceway Set at the base of the Estrella Mountains, near the Salt and Gila Rivers, PIR is as much a fixture of the local landscape as its natural counterparts. PIR first opened its gates in 1964 and since that time has earned a reputation as one of the top facilities of its kind in the nation.

1 posted on 11/04/2004 6:43:11 PM PST by WestCoastGal

MAKE A SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS.....

To every service man or woman reading this thread. Thank You for your service to our country. No matter where you are stationed, No matter what your job description Know that we are are proud of each and every one of you.

2 posted on 11/04/2004 6:44:58 PM PST by WestCoastGal ("W" TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF MY STATE --- WHATEVER LIES ON THE ROAD AHEAD THAT ROAD WILL TAKE ME HOME)

WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO "W"

4 MORE YEARS

3 posted on 11/04/2004 6:48:32 PM PST by WestCoastGal ("W" TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF MY STATE --- WHATEVER LIES ON THE ROAD AHEAD THAT ROAD WILL TAKE ME HOME)

To: tubebender; Conspiracy Guy; Ga Rob; Uncle George; winodog; SShultz460; BushCountry; Tom Pain; ...

PINGING TO PHOENIX RACE THREAD THIS SUNDAY....

NASCAR NEWS

Lights will come on at 4:30 p.m. during the Mountain Dew Southern 500

Darlington, SC - (November 2, 2004) It is fairly common knowledge by now that the first official night race at Darlington will be the Darlington 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event on Friday evening, November 12. Some confusion remains, however, on the subject of exactly when NASCAR's premier series will see race action under the lights.

To help answer those questions, the track "Too Tough To Tame" has set a date with the stars of the NEXTEL Cup Series. At 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 14, Darlington Raceway will throw the switch and shine the lights on the Mountain Dew Southern 500 for the first time in history.

"The phones have been ringing off the hook with fans asking how much of the race will actually be run under the lights," said Mac Josey, vice president of Darlington Raceway. "We hope that announcing exactly what time we will turn on the lights will clear things up. Many people have waited a long time for this moment, and we don't want them to miss it."

Scheduled start time for the race is 1:30 p.m. Running time for last year's Mountain Dew Southern 500 was four hours, nine minutes.

Night racing makes its official Darlington debut on Friday, November 12 with the Darlington 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. Published start time for the race is 8 p.m. Bobby Hamilton is the defending champion.

Friday will also feature qualifying for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and Busch series, beginning at 1:30 p.m.

The weekend continues on Saturday, November 13 with the BI-LO 200 NASCAR Busch Series race. Start time for that event, won last year by Brian Vickers, is 1 p.m.

Sunday, November 14 will feature the 55th, and final, running of the Mountain Dew Southern 500. This legendary event was first run in 1950, but will see its checkered flag wave under the lights for the first time in 2004. Terry Labonte is the defending champion.

4 posted on 11/04/2004 6:55:57 PM PST by WestCoastGal ("W" TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF MY STATE --- WHATEVER LIES ON THE ROAD AHEAD THAT ROAD WILL TAKE ME HOME)

To: WestCoastGal

Whew...Just in time for my weekly fix.

5 posted on 11/04/2004 7:00:55 PM PST by tubebender (If I had know I would live this long I would have taken better care of myself...)

What WILL WE do after Homestead?

;-(

6 posted on 11/04/2004 7:04:00 PM PST by WestCoastGal ("W" TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF MY STATE --- WHATEVER LIES ON THE ROAD AHEAD THAT ROAD WILL TAKE ME HOME)

Whew...Just in time for my weekly fix.

What are we gonna do in the off-season?

7 posted on 11/04/2004 7:06:24 PM PST by umgud (Donate monthly, don't be a Freeploader)

To: WestCoastGal

8 posted on 11/04/2004 7:06:57 PM PST by umgud (Donate monthly, don't be a Freeploader)

To: WestCoastGal

BUMP...CAN't WAIT!!!!!

9 posted on 11/04/2004 7:13:40 PM PST by housewife101

To: WestCoastGal

There is always eBay. Till the money runs out... ;^(

10 posted on 11/04/2004 7:26:57 PM PST by tubebender (If I had know I would live this long I would have taken better care of myself...)

To: WestCoastGal

See you all there, I've got my tickets. I'll be sitting at the entrance to turn one, I'll wave at the camera

11 posted on 11/04/2004 8:00:55 PM PST by blastdad51 (Proud father of an Enduring Freedom vet, and friend of a soldier lost in Afghanistan)

To: blastdad51; tubebender; WestCoastGal; NormsRevenge; glock rocks

don't forget to save a couple bucks and stop by here this weekend. just up the road in Vegas

Specialty Aftermarket Automotive Convention

12 posted on 11/04/2004 8:48:43 PM PST by Pete-R-Bilt

To: WestCoastGal

13 posted on 11/04/2004 9:24:48 PM PST by glock rocks (FoxNews... you drank the kool-aid when it really counted. Balanced? Nope. Shame. Shame on you.)

To: WestCoastGal

14 posted on 11/04/2004 10:16:37 PM PST by ChefKeith (Life is GREAT with CoCo..........NASCAR...everything else is just a game!(Except War & Love))

To: tubebender; All

Heh, I did Ebay yesterday.

Jr stuff ya know.

;-)

PS to all: Jr will be on QVC tonight from Phoenix live at 8pm ET.

15 posted on 11/05/2004 6:07:02 AM PST by WestCoastGal ("W" TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF MY STATE --- WHATEVER LIES ON THE ROAD AHEAD THAT ROAD WILL TAKE ME HOME)

Phoenix live garage cam....refresh your page and it will update.

16 posted on 11/05/2004 6:48:42 AM PST by WestCoastGal ("W" TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF MY STATE --- WHATEVER LIES ON THE ROAD AHEAD THAT ROAD WILL TAKE ME HOME)

Qualifying, practice, race media schedule times for the weekend.

http://www.nascar.com/multimedia/broadcast/index.html

17 posted on 11/05/2004 7:02:22 AM PST by WestCoastGal (Jr "It's something I want to take advantage of. You know, ride it while the bull's buckin" re: fame)

Thanks for the SEMA Show link. I went in 1971 when it was held in Anaheim Ca. Got so drunk I was sick for 2 days. My son has been to the big show in Vegas several times.

My son and my grandson,his nephew, were in a head on collision Tuesday evening at 6 as they were sitting in the left turn lane on Broadway (101) at 15th. A Afro-American driving a 85 Ford Pu hit them doing about 30 mph in the rain. The airbags deployed and scared both of them as they thought the truck was on fire due to the powder and smell of the charge. Neither one could get out as the fenders were pushed back so the doors would not open. $10,000 damage including $2500 for the airbags. It is a customized 2002 F150 4 door with the short bed. Neither one of them were injured. It has a $22,000 blue book.

BTW Pete, diesel is 2.55 a gallon here...

18 posted on 11/05/2004 7:04:03 AM PST by tubebender (If I had know I would live this long I would have taken better care of myself...)

Thank God they're OK!

The only thing that irks me about fuel is that in most places I go, it's anywhere from 13 to 49 cents a gallon MORE than Reg. unleaded

Thats just not right!

19 posted on 11/05/2004 7:44:47 AM PST by Pete-R-Bilt

What are we gonna do in the off-season?

Dunno about you, but I'm going to try to resurrect what's left of my NFL picking season :-)

20 posted on 11/05/2004 11:31:33 AM PST by steveegg (Why does CNN not call Iowa and New Mexico? Because Bush won both states!)

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