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

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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)

[budman_2001]

I sat JJ----howz that feel? Yeeeach!

My C-team killed me---Ragan and 'Dinger.

[tubebender]

4
5
10
20

[WestCoastGal]

I've seen smoke coming off other cars there, it probably is tire rub on the 24

[NormsRevenge]

Flash has moved up in the front pack too.

[don-o]

JJ checking out.

[SouthTexas]

JP gets the good hands award, sheesh!

[WestCoastGal]

Good hands driver??????? Are they kidding, he almost took both of them out sliding up.

[NormsRevenge]

and Jay Jay Yeley is in 12th..

[SouthTexas]

;)

[glock rocks]

aha 1-3-5-12

[NormsRevenge]

just a nice leisurely sunday drive today.. :-)

[WestCoastGal]

Caution 5 Sauter

[SouthTexas]

Yeller

[michigander]

#5.....

[NormsRevenge]

Johnny Sauter off the turn 4 wall ,, hard..

Caution

[michigander]

Yeller for the Yellow...

[WestCoastGal]

2 tars for us

[GRRRRR]

24 and 19 take two tars only...going for some track position...surprising they'd do that with these hard ones...

[WestCoastGal]

24
01
19
99
8
9
18
48
14
2
31
5
07
20
12
26
11
43
7
17
16

[GRRRRR]

Race off pit road...

24
01
19
99
8
9
18
48
14
2