NASCAR - Batman Begins 400 - from Michigan Int'l Speedway, on FOX Sunday 6/19, at 2pm ET

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[glock rocks]

Awesome. Thanks steve!

[steveegg]

Random news from various sources (Jayski, BGN Racing, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-a week late, but an item of note nonetheless) -

• Fill-in drivers for the Buschwhackers if we repeat last weekend -
  • Jay Sauter in the #66 for Greg Biffle
  • Kerry Earnhardt in the #99 for Michael Waltrip
  • Hank Parker Jr in the #60 for Carl Edwards
  • No word on either Rusty Wallace-#64 or Sterling Marlin-#40 (or, for that matter, Derrike Cope)
• Chip Gnassi will be making an announcement Sunday regarding sponsorship and the 2006 season
• NASCAR is considering giving the Busch regulars either more money or more points than the Buschwhackers next year.
• Martin Truex Jr will make his Craftsman Truck debut at the Milwaukee Mile next weekend.
• Speaking of the Mile, the oldest track in the world will be getting the SAFER barrier in time for next year's slate of racing
• Mark Martin is planning on pulling triple-duty at Homestead to end the year in order to get used to the Trucks, which he'll be running full-time next year.

[tubebender]

What me worry??? I picked up a gunny sack full of pine cones on my way back from Redding last week. HEHEHE...

[glock rocks]

Mark Martin, truck driver.

[don-o]

There is a story in the Johnson City paper (not online) about what a chick magnet Khane is.

[glock rocks]

I picked up a gunny sack full of pine cones on my way back from Redding last week.

I guess the question now is... did you coat them with peanut butter?

[SheLion]

Thanks for the ping!!!!!

[tubebender]

If that's what Bo wants that what Bo gets...

BT, USGS has downgraded the LA quake down to a 3.1???

[steveegg]

And The Other Race (35th in Cup/30th in Busch and Trucks) -

• In Cup, the top 33 ending with the #21 of Ricky Rudd will stay in the top 35. The #4 of Mike Wallace, #22 of Scott Wimmer and #11 of Jason Leffler will be battling for the last 2 spots in the top 35. Everyone else below Leffler cannot catch 35th this weekend.
• In Busch, the top 27 ending with the #26 of Stanton Barrett will stay in the top 30; this includes the idle #90 Yates Ford. The #6 (with Casey Atwood this weekend), #12 of Tim Fedewa and #58 of Regan Smith are the teams that can be knocked out, while the #10 of Michel Jourdain Jr (appears to be guaranteed the 30th spot this weekend because of the Yates absence), #4 of Ryan Hemphill, #28 of Derrike Cope, #23 of Mark Green, #143 of Aaron Fike and #49 of Steve Grissom all have a shot of catching 30th.
• In the Trucks, the top 22 ending with the #50 of Todd Kleuver will stay in the top 30. The #07 of Sean Murphy, #59 of Robert Pressley, #13 of Tracy Hines, #12 of Robert Huffman, #08 of Johnny Chapman, #77 of Brendan Gaughan, #18 of Chase Montgomery and #38 of Brandon Whitt will be looking to keep the #02 of Kelly Sutton and #8 of Deborah Renshaw out of the top 30.

[steveegg]

Mark Martin, truck driver.

Methinks UPS went after the wrong driver :-)

[AgentEcho]

My wife and I saw it last night. It was outstanding. Plus I love what Rodger Ebert wrote about the car (never referred to as the Batmobile in the movie) saying,"unlike the streamlined models in the earlier movies, is a big, unlovely juggernaut that looks like a Humvee's wet dream." Are there lot's of explosions and such? Absolutely. But believe it or not there's a great story. Æ

[tubebender]

I would like to go fishing with Mark Martin...

[steveegg]

I would like to go fishing with Mark Martin...

Ditto. Maybe we could make it a foursome with VP Cheney.

[don-o]

My wife and I saw it last night. It was outstanding.

May have ro rearrange my day tomorrow to catch the matinee with five boys - my 2 plus three guests.

[steveegg]

I almost forgot the biggest news story of the week (confirmed the other day by Joe Gibbs Racing) - Texas Terry Labonte will be driving the #11 FexEx Chevy at Sear...er, Infineon, with Leffler returning at Daytona.

[glock rocks]

Silly season in June. You go Terry!

[WestCoastGal]

I will take 8 cautions

(and, not all for him either)

:~D

[steveegg]

I'll wait until we know who's in the race (if Crash Gordon makes it with his cheap Menard's engine, I'll have to up things by one).

[WestCoastGal]

Batman has received some pretty good reviews and I'm willing to bet the kids will love it!!

[NYTexan]

That is one Hot Ride!

I'd love ta take it for a test drive!