NASCAR 03|20|05 - Golden Corral 500 Cup Race @ Atlanta Pre-Race Tribute - US Special Ops Command

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[ChefKeith]

NASCAR Cup Golden Corral 500

Race time is 18:20 GMT

(Attn: Tubebender & GlockRocks you must do your own time conversions)

Atlanta Motor Speedway Specs.
Banking/Turns: 24°
Distance: 1.54mi
Shape: Oval

Friday, 3/18 on SPEED

1 p.m. ET: NASCAR Live! on SPEED 1:30 p.m. ET: Nextel Cup Happy Hour on SPEED 6 p.m. ET: NASCAR Live! on SPEED 7 p.m. ET: Nextel Cup qualifying on SPEED 9 p.m. ET: Craftsman Truck race on SPEED 11:30 p.m. ET: Trackside Live! on SPEED

Saturday, 3/19 on SPEED/FX

Noon ET: Busch qualifying on SPEED 2:30 p.m. ET: Busch prerace on FX 3 p.m. ET: Busch race on FX 6:30 p.m. ET: NASCAR Performance 7 p.m. ET: SPEED News on SPEED

Sunday, 3/20 on SPEED/FOX

11 a.m. ET: NASCAR This Morning on SPEED 12:30 p.m. ET: Nexel Cup prerace on FOX 1:20 p.m. ET: Cup race on FOX 7 p.m. ET: SPEED News on SPEED 8 p.m. ET: NASCAR Victory Lane on SPEED 9 p.m. ET: Wind Tunnel on SPEED

JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY TO SING NATIONAL ANTHEM AT SUNDAY'S GOLDEN CORRAL 500

HAMPTON, GA - Multi-platinum country recording artist John Michael Montgomery will sing the national anthem for the March 20 Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, capping off a heart-swelling military demonstration scheduled for pre-race by the U.S. Special Operations Command.

Special operations forces to be honored at NASCAR race March 20 U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office Wednesday, February 9 2005

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service) - For the second consecutive year, warriors from the U.S. Special Operations Command will be honored during the pre-race excitement of NASCAR's Golden Corral 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway March 20.

Race fans will be treated to a demonstration by special operations forces that will be capped off with the scheduled arrival of the race's official pace car inside an MH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne). Demonstration participants will include special operators from the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.

Leading the special operations demonstration will be Lt. Gen. Philip R. Kensinger Jr., commanding general of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command here.

In addition to the 160th SOAR (Abn), the storied Green Berets will represent the Soldiers of USASOC. Air commandos from the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Navy SEALS from the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command, San Diego, Calif., will also be represented.

In addition to the Chinook helicopter, other aircraft scheduled to be included in the demonstration include MH-60 Black Hawk and MH-6 Little Bird helicopters and an MC-130 Combat Talon aircraft.

Additional information on U.S. special operations forces can be found at the U.S. Special Operations Command's Web site at http://www.socom.mil/ and at Operation Tribute to Freedom.

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This race thread is always dedicated to our men and women in the military who stand in harms way every day protecting us from those evil forces who wish do to us harm. They keep us safe, they protect us, some gave the ultimate sacrifice for us so that we have the freedom to enjoy our lives each and every day. We will remember them always, we will never forget!!!!

[NormsRevenge]

It msut be the new Stealth browser software my laptop thinks it has installed on it of late.. ;-)

[SouthTexas]

What? No screen-shots? LOL Like I'll be able to see them. i don't carry a laptop to races. The only reason I carry my nextel is to beep those not there and give them an earful!

I don't know what their thinking is, but as CK says, that's Nutscar!

[SouthTexas]

Thoughts and prayers are with you.

[ChefKeith]

Prayers for You and the Family Mr. Bender.

Stay safe and keep us posted.

[ChefKeith]

We are taking the digital also, something I can run:)

You can get the highspeed shots with the 35mm.

[SouthTexas]

As long as the Jr fans don't get in the way!!! :)

[WestCoastGal]

The IROC Texas race should be fun.....


Pos Driver Points
1 Mark Martin 24
2 Martin Truex Jr. 20
3 Bobby Hamilton 17
4 Matt Kenseth 14
5 Buddy Rice 10
6 Max Papis 9
7 Danny Lasoski 9
8 Helio Castroneves 8
9 Kurt Busch 8
10 Scott Pruett 6

Waiting for our tickets to come today or tomorrow.

[WestCoastGal]

From Ebay auctions.....lol

Tickle Me Elmo has went tickle me crazy over Dale Jr. and must go!

It was just a couple of years ago when me and Elmo would sit and watch the race on Sunday both pulling for Gordon and having a grand ole time. Then the day came when Jr. began to dominate the super speedways and Elmo just went head over heels crazy about him. This behavior is just not allowed in my home so he needs to find a home where he fits in a little better.

EBAY

Elmo says theres nothing more he would like to do other than to actually see Dale Jr. race live at Talladega, so maybe his dreams may come true.

I have to warn you that he has also picked up some mighty bad habits, so beware he might also need some discipline. Here is a list of just a few examples of what you might expect.

1. Excessive internet surfing of Dale Jr. Fan sites!

2. Running up credit cards buying racing memorabilia on, of course EBAY!

3. Will not wear his hat right anymore!

4. Sneaks off and drinks beer!

5. Thinks we should rent a car and drive to napa to get some new breaks cause that would be smooth!

6. Tried to break my Gordon Pepsi bottle!

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks to Nascar.........


ANDRETTI TEAM DR0PS FULL-TIME PLANS
The ppc Racing team said today that it is dropping its full-time Nextel Cup plans for its No. 14 Ford for John Andretti and will attempt only a part-time schedule. "We did not anticipate the major shift in the qualifying rules, which force a non-locked-in team to qualify for a race or to go home, as it happened to us in Atlanta," said team owner Greg Pollex. "The combination of the new qualifying rules and the fact that most events are impound races is a combination that does not work when you are forced to use a qualifying setup just to make the field. A qualifying set up will not race competitively."

[WestCoastGal]

Richard Childress on the appeal denial.........

"It is impossible for me to describe how disappointed I am with NASCAR's penalty and appeal process.
"First of all, what Todd Berrier did was wrong and we deserve to be penalized. But I think suspending him for four weeks, in light of everything else that has happened in the past several weeks, is wrong.

"The infraction took place during qualifying and we were sent to the back of the field to start the race. Penalizing Kevin Harvick, who knew nothing about the infraction before the fact, is also wrong.

"NASCAR's decision to deduct driver points, whether it's Kevin Harvick or any other driver, does an injustice to the sponsors and everyone involved with the racing organization.

"There is no consistency in NASCAR's penalty and appeal process. It's black and white. You're either legal or you're not."

[SouthTexas]

Can I put son-in-law on Ebay?

[SouthTexas]

"There is no consistency in NASCAR's penalty and appeal process.

Duh. Heard earlier on Speed that there were different people on the Hendricks and Childress appeal boards. The rules are not the same week to week and it's getting very perturbing to many.

[NYTexan]

Deadline remider:

"Deadline to select or edit your drivers is Apr 1 2:00am PST"

Who's runnin' this weeks thread?

[WestCoastGal]

glock is up this week.

Qualifying may be rained out, make your picks with that in mind.

[SouthTexas]

Made choices after the last race, better go back and see who I picked!~LOL

What does rain-out do with qualifying?

[NYTexan]

If that happens, does that mean we won't get qual points?

[glock rocks]

I'll get the thread up later tonight. Gotta go make my choices!

[WestCoastGal]

This year they will lineup according to points from last year. This is the last week (5) for that.

If it's a rain out we get no points for qualifying on FRRL.

[SouthTexas]

Bummer. Oh well, shortracks are a roll of the dice anyway.