NASCAR Nextel Cup UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at LVMS - Sunday 3/11/07 - Fox 4:30pm/et

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[NYTexan]

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UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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

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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)

[WestCoastGal]

Happy started 28th

Smoke takes the lead.

[NYTexan]

Smoke to the lead:

[WestCoastGal]

Smokes gonna be smokin if he doesn't come in fast. Overheating

[NYTexan]

Smoke is steamin'?

[WestCoastGal]

270 is not good!!

[WestCoastGal]

Any bets that he will be the caution?

[NYTexan]

Hehehe, could be!

[WestCoastGal]

I can't believe that car is still going.....

Meanwhile up front

5
29
33??
22
10
15
16
4
12
60
9

and Harvick is 22nd

[WestCoastGal]

AND the NAVY is 13th!!!!!!

[Roccus]

Ole Faithful!

[WestCoastGal]

If that car doesn't blow up they should name her that!

[WestCoastGal]

The Biff cuts a tire........I guess he had a premonition a few laps ago.

Says 15's fault

[GRRRRR]

BIFFLAGE on the track, attention, Bifflage on the track.

[WestCoastGal]

Hey they're copying me.

[NYTexan]

[NYTexan]

[GRRRRR]

Six cautions...am I wrong or aren't all these cautions for some sort of tire issue? Blowed out or car loose etc?

What exactly is a 'third cousin, once removed'???

[WestCoastGal]

Teammates running 7th and 8th. Blaney lost it and Leffler goes with him

[NYTexan]

[WestCoastGal]

Some can be chalked up to bad driving......and the other 60% is probably the tires. They did take 30 feet of track off in the corners and add a lot of banking which could count for some of this.