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)

[GRRRRR]

Well, maybe the Hendricks and Roush teams would get together and take their...what, TEN cars total? and park them for a weekend in protest...tell Nutscar to straighten up or we're gone....???

Just my supposition...

[WestCoastGal]

OH OH BIG weather moving in........

[michigander]

Harvick goes down a lap.
Think Sunoco spiked his fuel?

[NormsRevenge]

slipped some Reese's in his fuel..

[WestCoastGal]

Ok wow!!

I have

2
7
8
18

[NormsRevenge]

glock has the same except he went with shrub , i took senior shrub

[WestCoastGal]

I had him or KK today

[glock rocks]

Dude!

I lost Yay Yay when Fox boogered the streaming position banner. Hmmmm.

[GRRRRR]

The 01 car is running 3.672 seconds back of 48...who just turned at 168.083mph lap...

[SouthTexas]

4
7
16
40

[tubebender]

CUT THAT OUT!!!!!

[WestCoastGal]

Jr in 3 laps

[NormsRevenge]

green flag pitstop,, JJ has the fastest car so far today..

[NormsRevenge]

I could kick myself for sitting kasey,, but..

[WestCoastGal]

Not there, here.....

[GRRRRR]

FOX insists on putting up the LAPS TO GO info...I'd prefer the LAPS GONE...we're on lap 85 with green flag pit stops.

[tubebender]

oh...

[NormsRevenge]

Not there, here.....

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Darn!

[GRRRRR]

They are running about 3mph faster now with fresh tires.

24 and 99 just ran 171mph laps...

[don-o]

Smoke up to 12