Nascar Nextel Banquet 400 NBC HDTV, Sun. 10/9, 1:30 p.m. ET, Chase for the Cup, Race #4

nascar ^ | 10/5/05

[steveegg]

LOL.

Lineup for the Busch race and qualifying order for the Cup race coming up. Sad news for WCG; Kenny Wallace withdrew from the Cup event.

[WestCoastGal]

"Next thing we'll hear is about Jack sporting a dog sweater! LOL "

That's funny, cause I did ask him today if he wanted one. [of course only the finest sweater will do while he's eating his filet mignon dinner]

[tubebender]

There was series snow in Montana and South Dakota yesterday. The weather in Eureka is classified just below boring. We don't need any of those weather beebers as it neither snows nor bakes...

[NYTexan]

Take a chance, do it now before final practice starts! LOL

[WestCoastGal]

Withdrew?? Do we know why?

[tacticalogic]

I heard a good one today but you can't tell Grok. If you mix clorox and brake fluid you get lots of smoke...

Works even better with pool shock.

[tacticalogic]

Might want to check the sear pin in that mouse button.

[steveegg]

Banquet 400 (Cup) qualifying order -

Order	Car	Driver	Make	Sponsor
1	4	Mike Wallace**	Chevrolet	Lucas/Wide Open Energy Drink
2	22	Scott Wimmer	Dodge	Caterpillar
3	07	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's
4	102	Brandon Ash**	Dodge	Ash Racing Engines
5	34	Eric McClure*/**	Chevrolet	Oak Gloves/American Inn
6	13	Greg Sacks**	Dodge	Sacks Motorsports
7	11	Denny Hamlin	Chevrolet	FedEx Kinko's
8	66	Kevin Lepage**	Ford	Peak Fitness/EAS
9	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	ALLTEL
10	6	Mark Martin	Ford	Viagra
11	161	Wayne Anderson**	Dodge	Air Frame International
12	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW
13	40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Coors Light
14	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Budweiser
15	77	Travis Kvapil*	Dodge	Kodak Mammography Film/Jasper
16	49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	Schwan's Home Service
17	01	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	U.S. Army
18	20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	The Home Depot
19	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Office Depot
20	43	Jeff Green	Dodge	Cheerios/Betty Crocker
21	25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	GMAC/ditech.com
22	44	Terry Labonte**	Chevrolet	Kellogg's
23	42	Jamie McMurray	Dodge	Texaco/Havoline
24	37	Tony Raines**	Dodge	BoSPOKER.net
25	0	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet	NetZero Best Buy
26	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont
27	15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts
28	10	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	Valvoline
29	151	Stuart Kirby**	Chevrolet	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil
30	5	Kyle Busch*	Chevrolet	CARQUEST
31	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench
32	200	Carl Long**	Dodge	Polly Klaas Fndtn/Royal Admin. Svcs
33	192	P.J. Jones**	Dodge	Fox Collision Centers
34	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's
35	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS
36	7	Robby Gordon**	Chevrolet	Harrah's
37	32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.**	Chevrolet	Tide
38	18	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries
39	97	Kurt Busch	Ford	Sharpie
40	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Georgia-Pacific/Quilted Northern
41	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's
42	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless
43	136	Boris Said**	Chevrolet	CENTRIX Financial
44	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DeWalt Power Tools
45	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/Mt. Dew Pitch Black II
46	21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	Motorcraft Genuine Parts
47	2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	Miller Lite
48	41	Casey Mears	Dodge	Target/Breast Cancer Rsrch Fndation
49	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	National Guard

* Denotes Rookie
** Denotes driver/team not in the top 35 in owners' points; must qualify on time (fastest 7 of 14 plus either Terry Labonte-1996 Winston Cup champ or 8th-fastest of 14)

[steveegg]

United Way 300 (Busch) lineup -

Pos.	Car	Driver	Make	Sponsor	Speed	Time	Behind
1	8	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	178.938	30.178	Leader
2	47	Jon Wood*	Ford	Clorox/Wisk/CountryMart/ThriftWay	178.832	30.196	-0.018
3	58	Regan Smith	Dodge	Samson Stone	178.761	30.208	-0.030
4	6	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Ragu	178.330	30.281	-0.103
5	32	Jason Leffler	Chevrolet	Convoy of Hope	178.065	30.326	-0.148
6	27	David Green	Ford	Kleenex/ALDI	177.784	30.374	-0.196
7	66	Greg Biffle	Ford	Subway	177.766	30.377	-0.199
8	33	Burney Lamar	Chevrolet	Yard-Man	177.527	30.418	-0.240
9	9	Mark Martin	Ford	Pennzoil Platinum	177.527	30.418	-0.240
10	2	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Timberland PRO/ACDelco	177.456	30.430	-0.252
11	1	Johnny Sauter	Dodge	Yellow Transportation/United Way	177.334	30.451	-0.273
12	87	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	Cellular One	177.328	30.452	-0.274
13	12	Joel Kauffman	Dodge	Supercuts	177.154	30.482	-0.304
14	178	Jerry Robertson	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	176.968	30.514	-0.336
15	19	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	Banquet Foods	176.951	30.517	-0.339
16	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Waste Management	176.881	30.529	-0.351
17	11	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	Menards/Splash	176.615	30.575	-0.397
18	90	Elliott Sadler	Ford	CITI Financial	176.609	30.576	-0.398
19	21	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Reese's	176.494	30.596	-0.418
20	41	Reed Sorenson*	Dodge	Discount Tire	176.338	30.623	-0.445
21	60	Carl Edwards*	Ford	Charter Communications	176.137	30.658	-0.480
22	44	Justin Labonte	Chevrolet	U.S. Coast Guard	175.964	30.688	-0.510
23	34	Todd Bodine	Chevrolet	Dollar General	175.781	30.720	-0.542
24	10	Brent Sherman*	Ford	Hickory Farms	175.730	30.729	-0.551
25	40	Carlos Contreras	Dodge	Cottman Transmission	175.678	30.738	-0.560
26	35	Jason Keller	Ford	McDonald's Big Mac	175.661	30.741	-0.563
27	14	David Stremme	Dodge	Navy "Accelerate Your Life"	175.638	30.745	-0.567
28	22	Kenny Wallace	Ford	AutoZone	175.507	30.768	-0.590
29	5	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	Lowe's/Shop-Vac	175.239	30.815	-0.637
30	31	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	Whelen Engineering	175.177	30.826	-0.648
31	20	Denny Hamlin*	Chevrolet	Rockwell Automation	175.154	30.830	-0.652
32	15	Michel Jourdain Jr.*	Ford	CENTRIX Financial	175.103	30.839	-0.661
33	59	Stacy Compton	Ford	Kingsford/Bush's/AppleMkt/SunFresh	174.486	30.948	-0.770
34	64	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	Miller High Life Light	174.329	30.976	-0.798
35	143	Aaron Fike	Ford	Kleenex/Child Health	174.227	30.994	-0.816
36	7	Jeff Fuller	Chevrolet	Smart Cabling Solutions	174.098	31.017	-0.839
37	183	Tony Raines	Chevrolet	Cub Cadet	174.064	31.023	-0.845
38	25	Ashton Lewis	Ford	U.S. Marines	174.036	31.028	-0.850
39	38	Mike Wallace	Dodge	Great Clips	173.421	31.138	-0.960
40	4	Kevin Hamlin	Dodge	GEICO	173.310	31.158	-0.980
41	18	J.J. Yeley	Chevrolet	Vigoro/The Home Depot	173.221	31.174	-0.996
42	36	T.J. Bell+	Chevrolet	Heathcliff's Cat Litter	172.397	31.323	-1.145
43	49	Steve Grissom	Ford	Advil Liqui-Gels	Champion's Provisional
Did not Qualify
44	173	Jorge Goeters	Chevrolet	Red Cactus Salsa/U.S. Mortgage	172.800	31.250	-1.072
45	0	Kertus Davis*	Chevrolet	RaceGirl	172.579	31.290	-1.112
46	23	Mark Green	Chevrolet	BMAR	172.574	31.291	-1.113
47	99	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	State Fair Corn Dogs	172.469	31.310	-1.132
48	28	Jamie Mosley	Ford	Infinity Business Group	171.936	31.407	-1.229
49	56	Tim Sauter	Chevrolet	Lester Buildings	171.876	31.418	-1.240
50	72	Kevin Lepage	Chevrolet	gunbroker.com	171.587	31.471	-1.293
51	271	Derrike Cope	Chevrolet	Denver Mattress Company	171.195	31.543	-1.365
52	26	Kim Crosby*	Chevrolet	Vassarette	164.524	32.822	-2.644
53	180	Chris Horn	Chevrolet	seafoamsales.com	-	-	-
54	270	Chad Blount	Chevrolet	Foretravel Motorhomes/Biomet	-	-	-

+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

[Pete-R-Bilt]

Oh Goody...



NASCAR And The Rebel Flag

Oct. 6, 2005

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NASCAR has grown into a $3 billion business and CEO Brian France hopes to expand it into urban areas. (AP)



(CBS) Brian France oversees America’s fastest-growing sport and is trying to expand the multi-billion franchise to untapped audiences. But in the process, he is trying to shed the stereotype that NASCAR is a "good ole boys" sport from the South.

France can’t get rid of an old bugaboo that stands squarely in his path, the Confederate flag some fans still fly at races, he tells correspondent Lesley Stahl on 60 Minutes this Sunday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

“It’s not a flag that I look at with anything favorable. That’s for sure,” CEO France says. “I can’t tell people what flag to fly. I can tell you the flag we get behind: It’s the American flag.”

NASCAR is a third-generation-owned business that now generates more than $3 billion in annual revenue and France is expanding it into America’s urban areas. Along with that, he is trying to make auto racing more appealing to minorities and women.

Formerly a Southern sport with a fan base mostly drawn from people who live below the Mason-Dixon Line, NASCAR now appeals to people all over the country and has the television ratings to prove it.

But NASCAR must appeal to minorities if it wants to become popular in places like Los Angeles, where France moved the important Labor Day NASCAR event last year, or New York, which is soon to have a track.

“(Reaching out to minorities) is something I work on every day. I work on it personally …” France tells Stahl. Among those efforts France counts running a NASCAR event in Mexico and establishing a training program for female and minority drivers.

NASCAR legend, Richard Petty — considered by some the Babe Ruth of drivers — thinks of it another way. He says it's all about the race, where collisions are common and speeds sometimes exceed 200 mph. “I think the old fans look at it as a Southern sport. The new fans in California, they don’t know where it comes from. They don’t care. They want to come see the race!”

[NYTexan]

That's now 2 weeks Mikey entered and did not qulify in the last month or so!

[steveegg]

Withdrew?? Do we know why?

I can't find a reason on Jayski. Kenny's site had Furniture Row making only 1 more attempt this year at Phoenix, and nothing about their abortive Kansas attempt.

[tubebender]

My folks were forced to leave Texas when their land became soaked in a black tar like substance and some nice gentleman named Rocker Feller bought em out...

[SouthTexas]

Clueless.

[SouthTexas]

Well ya'll can come back now, it's just about run out according to the leftist. Even saw some pumpjacks sitting idle the other day, well must've run dry.

[glock rocks]

Nope. Sear looked good, but Gunny'd kick my butt if he saw how dirty I let the mouse get. My money's on a slamfire. It's cleaned up and ready to rock again. Y'aren't gonna tell Norm, are ya?

[tacticalogic]

Not on yer life. There's probably a dust bunny floating around in mine.

[tacticalogic]

Maybe when the IRL starts having figure 8 races........

[tubebender]

You are not going to believe this but I just got a email from some Screech in Nigeria offering to mediate for a small sum. Now I'm short on cash so would you accept my offer to take up my claim for the finders fee plus expense. You would do this of course for the Glory of the Great State of Texas...

[SouthTexas]

Not even then. ;)