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NASCAR Nextel Cup UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at LVMS - Sunday 3/11/07 - Fox 4:30pm/et
NASCAR.com / Jayski.com | March 6, 2007 | NYTexan

Posted on 03/06/2007 3:23:59 PM PST by NYTexan


FREE REPUBLIC NASCAR THREAD

UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

Las Vegas Motor Speedway


Welcome all to the the 3rd Nextel Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway!

(Click on the highlighted links for related news & info.)

Smaller Fuel Cells for LVMS on the new 20-degree banking track

Qualifying Info/Practice Dates/Times/TV

Practice: Friday, March 9, 2:30 - 4:00pm/et, TV-SPEED
and Saturday, March 10, 12:00 - 12:50pm/et
Happy Hour Practice: Saturday, March 10, 1:20 - 2:20pm/et
(on TV-SPEED via tape at 5:30pm/et)

Qualifying Draw: Friday, March 9, 9:30am/et
Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-43, Friday, March 9 at 6:10pm/et, TV-SPEED

Race: Sunday, March 11, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV
TV: FOX 4:30pm/et
FOX Pre-Race Show: FOX - 4:00pm/et
Speed's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 2:00pm/et
Green Flag Scheduled: 4:40pm/et
Race Re-Air: Thursday, March 15 at 3:00pm/et on Speed

Current & Historical Track info

Track Details
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: D-shaped oval
Banking: 20° turns, 9° frontstretch, 9° backstretch
Frontstretch: 2,275 feet, Backstretch: 1,572 feet
Seating: 142,000

Thunderbirds open the race
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds fly over the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the start the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 Nextel Cup race
(March 13, 2006)

The Thunderbirds are based at Nellis AFB, Nev.
(across the highway from the track)






TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: chat; lasvegas; nascar; nextel; nextelcup; nytnascarthread
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To: NYTexan
Is this a impound race? Ray Everready has those Dodges on remote control...
181 posted on 03/09/2007 5:40:40 PM PST by tubebender ( Everything east of the San Andreas fault will eventually plunge into the Atlantic Ocean...)
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To: tubebender; WestCoastGal

WCG, is this an impound race?


182 posted on 03/09/2007 5:49:06 PM PST by NYTexan
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To: NYTexan; tubebender

You used to be able to find that on the Nascar page, but noooooooooooooo, not anymore.


183 posted on 03/09/2007 5:50:55 PM PST by SouthTexas (It's race time again!)
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To: SouthTexas

Sounds like the Butch race is impound....


184 posted on 03/09/2007 6:02:44 PM PST by tubebender ( Everything east of the San Andreas fault will eventually plunge into the Atlantic Ocean...)
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To: NYTexan

All Busch races are impound.

Unless Nascar changes the rules along the way.......lol


185 posted on 03/09/2007 6:07:42 PM PST by WestCoastGal (Dale Jr~ 5-31-07 ~ MIDNIGHT GIT-R-DONE --- Member of the F-I-R-M)
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To: tubebender

What about Cup?


186 posted on 03/09/2007 6:17:34 PM PST by SouthTexas (It's race time again!)
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To: SouthTexas

YES, The Busch race is impound...


187 posted on 03/09/2007 6:20:05 PM PST by tubebender ( Everything east of the San Andreas fault will eventually plunge into the Atlantic Ocean...)
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To: SouthTexas

Cup is a question I was just asking myself I can't find anything about this year. Even Jayski has a question mark.

I asked on Jr's IP place, if I get an answer I will post tomorrow.


188 posted on 03/09/2007 6:30:53 PM PST by WestCoastGal (Dale Jr~ 5-31-07 ~ MIDNIGHT GIT-R-DONE --- Member of the F-I-R-M)
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To: steveegg; WestCoastGal
In about 4 races, he'll be a 1-car operation after the Big Brown Truck runs out of past-champ provisionals.

I'm starting to believe that.

That was way ugly today. It was an hour and a half practice and I bet it was 45 minutes before DJ or Mikey even came out. DJ almost made it to the pit road entrance (from garage), car stopped, hood up - pushed back to garage. ??

Then when he does come out, he comes right back in, not even one lap.

Mikey does about the same.

Something is very amiss. It's like they are not even ready - for a practice. ??

Sad for DJ.

189 posted on 03/09/2007 6:44:59 PM PST by LasVegasMac (Islam........not fit for human consumption.)
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To: LasVegasMac

For shame, you didn't stay for Busch qualifying!


190 posted on 03/09/2007 6:48:53 PM PST by SouthTexas (It's race time again!)
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To: SouthTexas; All

Oh, yeah....that would be the GRIMEY PITS Racing Team...picking Fast Kasey for the POLE! Ten Points!
Rounding it out with Martin, Hamlin and Yellers Yeley



191 posted on 03/09/2007 8:06:45 PM PST by GRRRRR ( What's Next? - Spring Training & The Masters!)
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To: SouthTexas
For shame, you didn't stay for Busch qualifying!

I heard the first car go, as I was walking back to my truck. That count?

Hot, tired, time to go home! We got there at 8:00am, Cup qual finished at 5:ish. And the 12 yr old was giving indicators that it was time for him to go home as well.

Great day, all in all.

192 posted on 03/09/2007 8:08:03 PM PST by LasVegasMac (Islam........not fit for human consumption.)
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To: GRRRRR

Good job there!


193 posted on 03/09/2007 8:42:22 PM PST by SouthTexas (It's race time again!)
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To: LasVegasMac
Sure, blame it on the kid.

Bet ya'll had a grand time! :)

194 posted on 03/09/2007 8:44:47 PM PST by SouthTexas (It's race time again!)
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To: WestCoastGal; SouthTexas

My guess is the Cup boys aren't impounded; we've got Happy Hour today at 1:20 our time (tape-delayed by Speed until 4:30 Central).


195 posted on 03/10/2007 4:36:06 AM PST by steveegg (Now playing in Hell - the Hussein family reunion, produced by President Bush, directed by the Iraqis)
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To: steveegg; All
MORE MEDDLING BY NASCAR, will get someone killed by fiddling with tires and gas tanks...just my humble opine...see below

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Changes to Las Vegas Motor Speedway received mixed reviews on Friday after a bumpy opening at the track.

The track was overhauled during the offseason, with the surface repaved and the banking increased from 12 degrees to 20 in a project speedway owner Bruton Smith believes will improve the quality of racing.

But after speeds in the January test reached levels two-time champion Tony Stewart deemed ``ridiculous,'' NASCAR threw the teams a curve by mandating the use of a smaller gas tank. Goodyear followed by issuing harder left-side tires that the drivers universally seem to loathe.

Stewart, the two-time series champion, was critical of the track changes earlier in the week but had shifted his anger to the tires by Friday.

``I will guarantee you that this is definitely the worst Goodyear tire I think I have ever been on in my entire nine years of driving the Nextel Cup Series,'' he said. ``It never ceases to amaze me on how they can always trump their ace on how bad they can build tires for us.''

It all made for an interesting day of track activity, especially during qualifying, when a flat right front tire sent Bobby Labonte into the wall and David Gilliland wrecked when he spun on his lap. Both drivers will go to backups for Sunday's race.

Ken Schrader wasn't as lucky. He wrecked and will have to go home -- ending a streak of 111 consecutive races -- because he wasn't guaranteed a spot in the field. Same for Michael Waltrip, who spun and will miss his second straight race.

Still, two-time Las Vegas winner Jimmie Johnson said the track is good.

``I think the track is in good shape,'' he said. ``It's not the smoothest resurface job that we've been on, but I think it will help us find an outside lane to make for better racing.

---------------------------------------------------------- My wife is starting to follow MikeyW and can't believe he's going to miss two races in a row...that IS bad for him.

196 posted on 03/10/2007 5:02:31 AM PST by GRRRRR ( What's Next? - Spring Training & The Masters!)
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To: steveegg; SouthTexas; NYTexan; All

Most everyone is not sure about the impound rule for this year. In looking at Talladega's schedule I see that both races have qualifying on Saturday..........so that means the plate races are impound. Considering the fall race is COT I can't understand WHY they are impounding but that's just me. Last year both races at the plate tracks and Richmond were impound. I haven't checked Richmonds schedule yet, I don't have time. The race is on Saturday night at Richmond for both races. I can't find qualifying.

Here are the COT races.

2007:(16 races)
Bristol [2 races]
Martinsville [2]
Phoenix [2]
Richmond [2]
Dover [2]
New Hampshire [2]
Darlington
Infineon Raceway
Watkins Glen
Talladega [fall 2007]


197 posted on 03/10/2007 5:38:14 AM PST by WestCoastGal (Dale Jr~ 5-31-07 ~ MIDNIGHT GIT-R-DONE --- Member of the F-I-R-M)
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To: steveegg

Thanks. Have munchkin football today so I may miss the Busch boys.


198 posted on 03/10/2007 5:45:51 AM PST by SouthTexas (It's race time again!)
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To: GRRRRR
`It's not the smoothest resurface job

That's an understatement!

199 posted on 03/10/2007 5:47:08 AM PST by SouthTexas (It's race time again!)
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To: WestCoastGal

Maybe the last year for 'real' cars in Texas.


200 posted on 03/10/2007 5:49:00 AM PST by SouthTexas (It's race time again!)
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