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)

[NormsRevenge]

he was lucky and just kind of slid into it.. some won't be so lucky as he was..

[umgud]

At least he didn't take anybody out with him.

[don-o]

500 posted on 03/11/2007 4:51:24 PM EDT by don-o

[NYTexan]

[CougarGA7]

That was quick.

[glock rocks]

How come they don't call them "marbles" anymore, now it's residue.

It's a throwback to the Clinton administration.

[Roccus]

Not yet. Too busy makin' dinner and watchin' the race. :)

[tubebender]

I was at this track when it and the tars were untested once before. First race March 1998. Last year many poster were bitching about how boring the races were. Tires damn near killed Biffle earlier so Goodyear responded to all the bitchin with a harder tire.

I heard J Burton say the tires got better the longer he ran them yesterday. I look for one team to ran extra laps to test that...

[glock rocks]

:o)

[michigander]

Are they having an airshow during the race?

[NormsRevenge]

He's taking the car in the garage, he got smunched in the left rear pretty good.. I wonder if his fuel intake is part of the mess..

[SouthTexas]

No doubt!

[budman_2001]

Ray-gun my C-list guy this week.

What was I thinking????

[SouthTexas]

The first race at TMS didn't make the first turn. LOL

[don-o]

That 42 Texaco made me think of Davey Allison. RIP

[SouthTexas]

yeller

[michigander]

#2.....

[NormsRevenge]

Turn 1,, Casey Mears, Rubby Gordon, Ward Burton

Caution..

[umgud]

Is it too late to revise the caution pool?

[don-o]

I am loving my number