NASCAR Nextel Cup: Checker Auto Parts 500 at PIR, Sunday Nov. 11, 2007 ~ 3:30 p.m. ABC

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[NYTexan]

FREE REPUBLIC NASCAR THREAD

The Chase for the NEXTEL CUP
continues with the Checker Auto Parts 500

Welcome all to the Nextel Cup race at
Phoenix International Raceway.

(Click on the Pics, Graphics, & Links for related news & info.)

The field for the Chase has narrowed.
Here are the top 6 drivers, # wins, current points:

1) Jimmie Johnson, 9, 6382
2) Jeff Gordon, 6, 6352
3) Clint Bowyer, 1, 6201

4) Kyle Busch, 1, 6043
5) Carl Edwards, 3, 6025
6) Tony Stewart, 3, 6009

Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Appear at PIR's
Raceway Club on Saturday, November 10

"America's Toughest Sheriff" Joe Arpaio to Drive Pace Car

Track Schedule for the Checker Auto Parts 500

Checker Auto Parts 500 Entry List

Qualifying: Friday 11/9 5:30 pm Nextel Cup Qualifying ~ ESPN2
Race: Sunday 11/11 3:35 pm Nextel Cup Race ~ ABC

Speed's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 1:30 pm/et
(Caution Pool opens then!)

NASCAR Countdown pre-race ~ 3:00 pm ABC

Jayski.com TV listings

Track Details with Current & Historical Track info from:
NASCAR.com, That's Racin', SceneDaily.com, Wikipedia, na-motorsports.com

NASCAR News, Info and Stats from JAYSKI'S silly season site

[Pete-R-Bilt]

JJ was rockin too!

when I went down there regularly, this was always a Mark Martin and Terry Lebonte ruled track...

Sr. had some real odd races down there...

[WestCoastGal]

This track has an unusual shape with the dog leg section because of the mountain.

Jr’s car is crap again and Tony Gibson doesn’t know what to do with it. I keep telling my self there’s only 10 more days until the end. He can park that Bud car, take a bow and head on over to Hendrick.

[tubebender]

Don’t forget to make your driver picks before qualifying for Sunday...

[WestCoastGal]

Villeneuve is in.

Or as Rusty says Villanaw

[tubebender]

Texas race TV ratings down 14 percent
By JIM UTTER - The Charlotte Observer

TV ratings from last Sunday’s Nextel Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway were down 14 percent from a year ago, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Sunday’s Dickies 500 received a 3.7 rating on ABC, down from a 4.3 the race received last season on NBC. The race ranked No. 7 among the top 10 sports programs of the week, behind four NFL games and two college football games.

Last Saturday’s Busch race at Texas received a 1.3 rating on ESPN2, down slightly from the 1.4 it received last season on TNT.

The Truck series race at Texas received a 0.6 rating on Speed, down from a 0.7 for the same race a year ago.

Every race in the Chase for the Nextel Cup this season has been down in ratings from a year ago.

[WestCoastGal]

Carpantier just made it in as well

[WestCoastGal]

Next year may be worse with the COT aka IROC clone.

They race like dump trucks.

[Roccus]

I noticed at Talladega that the ARCAs and the trucks were not very much slower than the Cup cars. (COT + collector plate) I wonder if this might have a bearing on the ratings. Then again, the pitiful broadcasting may have something to do with it as well.

[glock rocks]

I forgot.

[Pete-R-Bilt]

come on Jeff B!

12th, respectable...

[glock rocks]

Then again, the pitiful broadcasting may have something to do with it as well.

Disney? Pitiful? They're atrocious. ABC Sports - the thrill of agony and the victory of defeat.

[Roccus]

I just didn’t want to sound like the total malcontent that I am ;=)

[Pete-R-Bilt]

I used to enjoy watching top fuel drag boats vs. nitro funny cars race at Firebird raceway down in Tempe when we went to PIR

looks like an Opie pole...

[tubebender]

And may I ask...why not? Nuttin is too good to not bash NASCRAP.

There is also the trivial matter of competing with Foose Ball

[WestCoastGal]

[glock rocks]

There is also the trivial matter of competing with Foose Ball

Funny, I had you pegged as a darts kinda guy.

[glock rocks]

Opie! Points is points... cha-ching!

[Pete-R-Bilt]

you had him?

Good on you!

[Roccus]

On the other hand, my Mountain Williams pick up a ton of Q pts. :)

[tubebender]

I got permanently banned from darts because I kept hitting the Barmaids in the ass posterior...