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)

[michigander]

Keeps it off the wall too. Nice job.

[WestCoastGal]

Shrubbie workin it...... working it

Jr says you can't go around the corner like that.....I'd have lost it too. Not sure if he was talking about Shrub or not??

[glock rocks]

Well... that certainly mixes it up :o)

[NormsRevenge]

He gets a lot of practice saving it,, he drives like a banshee,,

[don-o]

#6.....

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+ 69 more = 76

[SouthTexas]

Thought they made a rule about that.

Flash leading his first lap at LV!

[tubebender]

Gloat while you can...

[WestCoastGal]

Are you there?

[glock rocks]

cool cartoon of Rudd...

[SouthTexas]

I will! :)

[NYTexan]

Just finished dinner.

Almost had a heart attack with shrub spin'n! Could've taken himself & Burton out and I'd a been in a world of hurt!

[glock rocks]

2-6-16-22 with 141 to go...

[michigander]

JJ on a mission....

[glock rocks]

JJ on a mission....

Yeeee and Haw !!

[SouthTexas]

It's getting to be that time isn't it?

[NormsRevenge]

JJ will be back up front , a top 5 at least, I hope , Flipper is looking good too.. and Smoke is in the top 10

[NormsRevenge]

I'm ready for a nap myself. :-)

[SouthTexas]

And Flash has a 1.6 second lead!

[NYTexan]

Are ya fire'n up the grill?

[don-o]

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