NASCAR Nextel Cup Dover 400 - Race #2 of the Chase for the Cup 2006 Sunday 9-24-06 TNT 12:30PM ET

Tha's OK bud, yer amoung FRiends...ya takes the shot...one lap worth of gas. Been there done that.

Eight races to go...this could be an interesting series finish.

581 posted on 09/24/2006 1:52:23 PM PDT by GRRRRR (Love America? Protect Her, VOTE GOP...they're better than nothing.)

To: NormsRevenge; tubebender

1-9-10-11

whew.

Heineken time.

582 posted on 09/24/2006 1:53:45 PM PDT by glock rocks ( What does a Marine sniper feel when he shoots a terrorist? ... Recoil.)

Beat the rain..

Unofficial standings

Rank	+/-	Points	Behind	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Pos.	Laps Led
1	+4	5351	--	#31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	1	6
2	+2	5345	-6	#24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont	Chevrolet	3	0
3	--	5333	-18	#17	Matt Kenseth	DEWALT	Ford	10	215
4	-2	5333	-18	#11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground	Chevrolet	9	0
5	-4	5297	-54	#29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	32	0
6	--	5276	-75	#6	Mark Martin	AAA	Ford	14	0
7	--	5249	-102	#8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Budweiser	Chevrolet	21	0
8	+1	5215	-136	#48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's	Chevrolet	13	0
9	-1	5169	-182	#9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	38	0
10	--	5127	-224	#5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	40	0

11	--	3537	-1814	#20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot/Six Flags	Chevrolet	33	0
12	--	3320	-2031	#16	Greg Biffle	National Guard	Ford	5	57
13	--	3295	-2056	#99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot	Ford	2	21
14	--	3094	-2257	#2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite	Dodge	4	0
15	--	3012	-2339	#42	Casey Mears	Texaco/Havoline	Dodge	22	0
16	+1	2988	-2363	#07	Clint Bowyer	DIRECTV	Chevrolet	8	0
17	-1	2976	-2375	#12	Ryan Newman	ALLTEL	Dodge	24	28
18	+1	2910	-2441	#26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal	Ford	17	0
19	-1	2910	-2441	#25	Brian Vickers	GMAC	Chevrolet	29	0
20	--	2909	-2442	#19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	16	30
21	+1	2857	-2494	#41	Reed Sorenson	Target	Dodge	11	39
22	-1	2842	-2509	#10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline/Stanley Tools	Dodge	34	0
23	--	2783	-2568	#1	Martin Truex Jr.	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	Chevrolet	6	0
24	--	2669	-2682	#88	Dale Jarrett	UPS	Ford	15	0
25	+2	2627	-2724	#43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Dodge	7	0
26	+2	2576	-2775	#22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar	Dodge	12	0
27	-2	2563	-2788	#7	Robby Gordon	Menards/MAPEI	Chevrolet	41	0
28	-2	2563	-2788	#18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	30	0
29	--	2459	-2892	#21	Ken Schrader	Little Debbie	Ford	19	0
30	--	2410	-2941	#66	Jeff Green	Haas Automation/Best Buy	Chevrolet	20	0
31	--	2336	-3015	#01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	26	0
32	--	2205	-3146	#14	Sterling Marlin	Waste Management	Chevrolet	31	1
33	--	2163	-3188	#45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo	Dodge	25	0
34	--	2099	-3252	#40	David Stremme	Coors Light	Dodge	18	3
35	+1	1921	-3430	#55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts	Dodge	28	0
36	-1	1893	-3458	#32	Travis Kvapil	Tide-Downy	Chevrolet	39	0
37	--	1785	-3566	#96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV	Chevrolet	23	0
38	+1	1685	-3666	#4	Scott Wimmer	Lucas Oil Products	Chevrolet	36	0
39	-1	1647	-3704	#19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	-	0
40	--	1278	-4073	#49	Kevin Lepage	WhatsOnline.com	Dodge	37	0
41	--	1074	-4277	#44	Terry Labonte	GMAC	Chevrolet	-	0
42	--	670	-4681	#178	Kenny Wallace	Furniture Row Racing	Chevrolet	-	0
43	--	452	-4899	#100	Bill Elliott	Burger King	Chevrolet	-	0
44	--	446	-4905	#15	Paul Menard	Menards/Hot Shot	Chevrolet	-	0
45	--	443	-4908	#61	Chad Chaffin	Peak Performance	Dodge	-	0
46	+2	418	-4933	#38	David Gilliland	M&M's	Ford	27	0
47	-1	415	-4936	#61	Boris Said	SOBE - No Fear	Ford	-	0
48	-1	372	-4979	#204	Brent Sherman	Serta	Ford	-	0
49	--	343	-5008	#61	Stanton Barrett	Oak Glove Co.	Dodge	35	0
50	+1	283	-5068	#74	Derrike Cope	Royal Admin. Svcs/Sundance Vacations	Dodge	43	0
51	-1	251	-5100	#00	Hermie Sadler	Richmond Electrical Supply Co.	Chevrolet	-	0
52	--	243	-5108	#109	Mike Wallace	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	Dodge	-	0
53	--	223	-5128	#40	Scott Pruett	Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon	Dodge	-	0
54	--	177	-5174	#27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine	Chevrolet	-	0
55	--	138	-5213	#151	Mike Garvey	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil	Chevrolet	-	0
56	--	122	-5229	#178	Jimmy Spencer	Furniture Row Racing	Chevrolet	-	0
57	--	119	-5232	#32	Ron Fellows	Tide-Downy	Chevrolet	-	0
58	--	104	-5247	#37	Mike Skinner	R&J Racing	Dodge	-	0
59	--	88	-5263	#102	Brandon Ash	Sprinter Trucking, Inc.	Dodge	-	0
60	--	74	-5277	#06	Todd Kluever	3M Post-it	Ford	-	0
61	--	74	-5277	#34	Chad Blount	Oak Glove Co.	Chevrolet	-	0
62	--	71	-5280	#89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory In Jesus	Dodge	-	0
63	--	67	-5284	#23	Bill Lester	Waste Management	Dodge	-	0
64	--	55	-5296	#4	P.J. Jones	AERO Exhaust	Chevrolet	-	0
65	--	40	-5311	#34	Brian Simo	Front Row Motorsports	Chevrolet	-	0
66	--	40	-5311	#146	Carl Long	MILLSTAR Tools	Dodge	-	0
67	--	40	-5311	#27	Ted Christopher	Lilly Trucking of Virginia	Chevrolet	-	0
68	NA	37	-5314	#06	David Ragan	Sharp AQUOS	Ford	42	0
69	--	34	-5317	#190	Marc Goossens	CitiFinancial	Ford	-	0
70	-2	34	-5317	#27	Tom Hubert	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing	Ford	-	0
71	NA	-	-5351	#170	Johnny Sauter	Yellow Transportation	Chevrolet	-	0
72	NA	-	-5351	#190	Stephen Leicht	CitiFinancial	Ford	-	0

583 posted on 09/24/2006 1:54:37 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ......Help the "Pendleton 8' and families -- http://www.freerepublic.com/~normsrevenge/)

To: NormsRevenge

Good to see Ward's bro win.

584 posted on 09/24/2006 1:55:16 PM PDT by glock rocks ( What does a Marine sniper feel when he shoots a terrorist? ... Recoil.)

Must be tStorms over the track?

585 posted on 09/24/2006 1:56:09 PM PDT by tubebender (Growing old is mandatory...Growing up is optional)

Seems like it, signal's breaking up.

586 posted on 09/24/2006 1:56:46 PM PDT by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)

Halloween is 5 weeks away.. could be I'm just gettin'warmed up.. hee heee heee

587 posted on 09/24/2006 1:57:07 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ......Help the "Pendleton 8' and families -- http://www.freerepublic.com/~normsrevenge/)

Looks like rain. Good timing.

588 posted on 09/24/2006 1:59:12 PM PDT by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)

The announcers just mentioned rain. It's good that Burton and Kenseth didn't wreck, or else this might have finished under caution.

589 posted on 09/24/2006 1:59:23 PM PDT by libtoken

To: NormsRevenge

Thanks for the thread, dude.

What a race....don't get no better!

What a weekend....truck race....most excellent Cup race on TV...just damn!

590 posted on 09/24/2006 1:59:35 PM PDT by LasVegasMac (Islam........not fit for human consumption.)

That was some good driving at the end,, for sure..

591 posted on 09/24/2006 2:00:08 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ......Help the "Pendleton 8' and families -- http://www.freerepublic.com/~normsrevenge/)

To: NormsRevenge

592 posted on 09/24/2006 2:00:55 PM PDT by glock rocks ( What does a Marine sniper feel when he shoots a terrorist? ... Recoil.)

To: NormsRevenge

Let's see IRL match that finish.

Thanks for a great thread Nork...

593 posted on 09/24/2006 2:01:18 PM PDT by tubebender (Growing old is mandatory...Growing up is optional)

To: NormsRevenge; glock rocks; GRRRRR; libtoken; umgud; tubebender; michigander; All

Thanks for the thread and the company. One lap; one blankin' lap. At least a good guy won.

Who's up for Kill Bill?

594 posted on 09/24/2006 2:01:48 PM PDT by steveegg (Let's make the deeply-saddened Head KOmmie deeply soddened in Nov. - deny the 'RATs the election)

Great caps - one happy wife, for sure!

595 posted on 09/24/2006 2:01:59 PM PDT by LasVegasMac (Islam........not fit for human consumption.)

To: LasVegasMac; NormsRevenge

Great race. Thanks for the thread Norm.

On to Kansas!

Dorothy.

596 posted on 09/24/2006 2:02:40 PM PDT by glock rocks ( What does a Marine sniper feel when he shoots a terrorist? ... Recoil.)

I didn't notice your tag line until about halfway through the race......huge thumbs up!

I'll be passing that around at work tomorrow!

597 posted on 09/24/2006 2:04:37 PM PDT by LasVegasMac (Islam........not fit for human consumption.)

Here's a better shot...

598 posted on 09/24/2006 2:06:08 PM PDT by glock rocks ( What does a Marine sniper feel when he shoots a terrorist? ... Recoil.)

599 posted on 09/24/2006 2:07:21 PM PDT by glock rocks ( What does a Marine sniper feel when he shoots a terrorist? ... Recoil.)

600 posted on 09/24/2006 2:07:21 PM PDT by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)

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