NASCAR IS BACK ~ DAYTONA Budweiser Shootout/Duels ~ (Begins) Saturday Feb 12, 2011 FOX 8PM

Various | 02/2/11 | Me, Jack, Jr and Rocky

[WestCoastGal]

WELCOME BACK RACE FANS ~ WE'RE BACK ~ DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS WHICH BEGINS THE 2011 NASCAR SEASON

The 33rd annual BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT
Saturday, February 12th - 8pm on Fox begins our race season with this non-points event.




The field will include:
• The 12 drivers that qualified for the 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup

• Past NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions
• Past Budweiser Shootout champions
• Past Daytona 500 and Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola champions
• NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year drivers from 2001-2010 (New this year)

The race distance will continue to be 75 laps (187.5 miles) on the 2.5-mile tri-oval. The race will have two segments, of 25 and 50 laps. Both green- and yellow-flag laps will count.

Between segments, there will be a 10-minute pit stop at which time teams will pit and may elect to change tires, add fuel and make normal chassis adjustments.

Starting positions will be determined by a draw at the annual Budweiser Shootout Draw Party on Thursday night, Feb. 10, on the SPEED stage in the Midway, outside Turn 4. Televised on SPEED.
The Budweiser Shootout is scheduled for 8:00PM ET. Last years winner was Kevin Harvick.


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Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is scheduled for Sunday Feb. 13th on Fox 1PM ET which determines the front row starting positions for the 500. Last year front row ~ Martin #5 and Earnhardt Jr. #88






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The Gatorade Duels (60 laps each) will be held on Thursday February 17, 2011 2PM ET on SPEED - lineup is based on qualifying speeds -- odd number qualifiers will race in Duel #1 for the inside line in the 500 and even # Duel #2 for the outside line in the 500. (confused yet?) Last years winners Johnson, Duel #1 and Kahne, Duel #2.
Those not in the top 35 are qualified in as follows:
This leaves eight spots open to other drivers which are assigned like this: The top two drivers in each Gatorade Duel that are not already guaranteed a starting spot get into the Daytona 500.

The next three spots go to the fastest three qualifiers based on the single-car time trials from Sunday.

The final spot is guaranteed for a previous Sprint Cup Champion who was unable to qualify any other way. If there is no unqualified past champion then the 43rd spot goes to the next fastest qualifier based on speed from the single-car session.

The Duels are two 150-mile qualifying races that determine the starting lineup for the Daytona 500 from positions 5 through 43.

[SouthTexas]

Here we go

GREEN

[Eye of Unk]

This is what happens when they read on the internet,

“Gatorade Duals”

[SouthTexas]

Hamlin goes around

yeller

[alancarp]

Maybe I won’t take Hamlin.

[SouthTexas]

Good one!

[SouthTexas]

LOL

[Eye of Unk]

Yeah spellcheck isn’t just a courtesy option,

It can change history!

[SouthTexas]

10 to go!

[tubebender]

My TV is a little easier to read today for a change

[SouthTexas]

Bodine spins

yeller

[alancarp]

Steve Wallace, Todd Bodine... yeller.

[tubebender]

Bovine is all dried up...

[GRRRRR]

NutsCar has totally fouled this up. While the 2x2 racing is great, I think, the fact that the pusher has to wiggle out and get some air all the time is not good. Side by side and then one pusher wiggles out low and one goes out high, then...Wango Tango!

[SouthTexas]

Grab your partner, here we go

[SouthTexas]

Northern Burton takes the checkers in round 2.

[tubebender]

Bummer for Bayne...

[SouthTexas]

Flash got a few dings there, hope he’s not going to have to move to the back.

[tubebender]

Flash took Bayne to the Prom and then kicked him out of the door...

[SouthTexas]

We will have dual Keselowskis in the 500.

[SouthTexas]

I think it might be debatable on who kicked whom on the last turn.