Posted on 09/01/2010 7:12:45 PM PDT by glock rocks
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Please pray on this day, and every day, for our Patriot Armed Forces standing in harm's way around the world in defense of our liberty, and for the families awaiting their safe return.
Track/Race Length: 1.54 mile quad oval, 325 laps, 500.5 miles
Degree of Banking: Turns: 24 degrees; Straightaways: 5 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch - 2332 feet; Backstretch - 1800 feet
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Grandstand Seating: 124,000
Opened: 1960
Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: Emorys 500th heart transplant patient in 2008, Terry Mr. 500 Green
Command to start engines: Terry Mr. 500 Green
Invocation: Joe Gibbs
National Anthem: Grammy-nominated Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Military Flyover: 4 F-15's, 159th Fighter Wing, USAF, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Belle Chasse, LA
Practices:
Saturday, September 4, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm/et, TV-SPEEDHappy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, September 4, 1:45 - 2:30 pm/et, TV-SPEED
Qualifying Information/Times/TV
Qualifying Draw: Saturday, September 4, 10:00 am/et
Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-42, Saturday, September 4 at 4:40 pm/et, TV-SPEED, no re-air scheduled; AND live via radio at PRN Radio only on NASCAR.com.
Info courtesy Jayski.com
Nationwide Series:
2009 Great Clips 300
Saturday, Sept 4 at Atlanta, ESPN2 - 6:30pm/et
Camping World Truck Series:
Built Ford Tough 225
Friday, Sept 3 at Kentucky Speedway, SPEED - 7:30pm/et
Weekend TV/radio race coverage, all series, all events
First!!!
How did you do that?
Yep. The kid drove your RC Smoke car up and down the lane this afternoon. Still a lot o fun :o)
There is a BIG green blob over the track...
Too wet to grow okra in Humboldt?
here
Just humidity... no prob. So far.
Hey, CG. Dang race withdrawl symptoms have been setting in.
Would you check to see if Fotki opens for you as I can’t access it and I want to show you my Okra plants...
We were too wet then too dry, no okra this year. :(
Stealth and old age beats youth and exuberance every time...
Scissors, Rock, Glock. How do you play and which Glock beats a Rock?
That’s OK, there’s this tennis tournament on that’s kick ass!!!
And the number of times we get to here my tagline repeated in the media the next 3 days...
That’s not fair!
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