***NASCAR Michigan GFS Marketplace 400 on Sunday, 8/17 on TNT @ 1030am PT / 130 pm ET***

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[NormsRevenge]

Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking. These two factors make three- and four-abreast racing as routine as the checkered flag at the end of a race.

Join us for the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan Int'l Speedway.

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[NormsRevenge]

NASCAR

GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway

TNT at 1030am PT / 130pm ET on Sunday, August 17, 2003

Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking. These two factors make three- and four-abreast racing as routine as the checkered flag at the end of a race.

Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 18 degrees
Distance: 2.0 mile
Shape: Tri-Oval

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Starting Lineup for Sunday's Race

Pos.
1	#18	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	190.240	37.847	Leader
2	#12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	ALLTEL	189.928	37.909	-0.062
3	#31	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	189.499	37.995	-0.148
4	#57	Kevin Lepage	Ford	CLR	189.086	38.078	-0.231
5	#5	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	Kellogg's/got milk?	188.927	38.110	-0.263
6	#0	Jason Leffler	Pontiac	NetZero HiSpeed	188.828	38.130	-0.283
7	#43	Christian Fittipaldi	Dodge	Cheerios	188.803	38.135	-0.288
8	#99	Jeff Burton	Ford	CITGO	188.620	38.172	-0.325
9	#77	Dave Blaney	Ford	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	188.620	38.172	-0.325
10	#7	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	Sirius Satellite Radio	188.576	38.181	-0.334
11	#29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench Service	188.556	38.185	-0.338
12	#16	Greg Biffle*	Ford	Grainger	188.482	38.200	-0.353
13	#15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	188.294	38.238	-0.391
14	#150	Larry Foyt*	Dodge	Harrah's	188.285	38.240	-0.393
15	#48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	188.230	38.251	-0.404
16	#41	Casey Mears*	Dodge	Target	188.230	38.251	-0.404
17	#38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's	188.176	38.262	-0.415
18	#30	Steve Park	Chevrolet	America Online	188.161	38.265	-0.418
19	#8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Budweiser	187.970	38.304	-0.457
20	#97	Kurt Busch	Ford	Rubbermaid	187.916	38.315	-0.468
21	#24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	187.671	38.365	-0.518
22	#22	Ward Burton	Dodge	Caterpillar	187.647	38.370	-0.523
23	#20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Home Depot	187.627	38.374	-0.527
24	#74	Tony Raines*	Chevrolet	GFS Marketplace	187.544	38.391	-0.544
25	#25	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	UAW/Delphi	187.451	38.410	-0.563
26	#42	Jamie McMurray*	Dodge	Havoline	187.412	38.418	-0.571
27	#21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	Motorcraft Quality Parts	187.412	38.418	-0.571
28	#23	Kenny Wallace	Dodge	Stacker 2	187.242	38.453	-0.606
29	#88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	186.974	38.508	-0.661
30	#49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	SEM Products	186.940	38.515	-0.668
31	#2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	Miller Lite	186.882	38.527	-0.680
32	#9	Bill Elliott	Dodge	Dodge Dealers	186.829	38.538	-0.691
33	#17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DeWalt Power Tools	186.727	38.559	-0.712
34	#1	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	Pennzoil	186.688	38.567	-0.720
35	#10	Johnny Benson	Pontiac	Valvoline	186.635	38.578	-0.731
36	#45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Georgia Pacific	186.359	38.635	-0.788
Provisional
37	#6	Mark Martin	Ford	Viagra	186.181	38.672	-0.825
38	#40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Coors Light	186.099	38.689	-0.842
39	#32	Ricky Craven	Pontiac	Tide	185.524	38.809	-0.962
40	#19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers	185.883	38.734	-0.887
41	#154	Todd Bodine	Ford	National Guard	185.328	38.850	-1.003
42	#01	Mike Skinner	Pontiac	U.S. Army	185.376	38.840	-0.993
43	#37	Derrike Cope	Chevrolet	Friendly Ice Cream	185.395	38.836	-0.989
Did not Qualify
44	#4	Stacy Compton	Pontiac	Kodak Perfect Touch	185.653	38.782	-0.935

* Denotes Rookie

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Credit: Autostock

Labonte sweeps Michigan Bud Poles

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New mindset helping Kenseth dominate points race

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Despite success, Newman keeps maturity, modesty

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[NormsRevenge]

Bobby LaBonte Sweeps Pole This Season at Michigan!!! PING

Starting Lineup and a couple of stories are up as well.

See you Sunday!

[buccaneer81]

The third most boring track in NASCAR (after the two road courses).

[InvisibleChurch]

youse nascar guys start yer tailgate parties early ... wish the IRL will get that way

[glock rocks]

Remembering Dale

Childress to pay tribute to Earnhardt with lap in No. 3

Posted: Tuesday August 12, 2003 6:00 PM

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Car owner Richard Childress will drive the late Dale Earnhardt's No. 3 Chevrolet in a pre-race ceremony at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Childress unveiled the car he will drive alongside Jeff Gordon during the parade laps before the Oct. 11 race at Lowe's.

The promotion is part of NASCAR's "Victory Lap" tribute to longtime series sponsor R.J. Reynolds' contributions to the sport. RJR is ending its sponsorship at the end of the year.

"It will be emotional," said Childress, who teamed with Earnhardt to win six of the drivers' seven Winston Cup championships.

Childress had difficulty watching a video of Earnhardt's 1993 victories in The Winston and the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's shown just before he unveiled the commemorative car.

"Just watching the video a while ago with Dale winning the races here in '93, boy, it was hard for me to get up there and talk," he said. "I know it's going to be tough that night."

The special car features Earnhardt's trademark black paint scheme along the bottom with silver serving as the predominate color on the hood, roof and rear deck lid.

The "Victory Lap" logo, honoring Winston, appears on the hood and several other areas of the car.

Childress will drive side-by-side with Gordon, whose No. 24 Chevrolet will have the "Victory Lap" paint scheme representing active Winston Cup champions.

"Everybody felt really good about doing something for everything RJR had done for the sport and for Dale and myself," Childress said. "Winning the championships and spending the time with the R.J. Reynolds folks was special, and it would take something really, really special for this to happen.

"That's why we brought the No. 3 back out, for this special night."

Earnhardt was killed in a wreck on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 and his No. 3 has not been used since. Childress still retains the rights to it, and has said he will not use it again. NASCAR does not retire numbers.

[SevenofNine]

Norms you are hardcore

I get excited maybe on Sunday not on Friday night

Actually I am laughing right now at New NASCAR commerical on TNT

It kinda cute showing NASCAR racers asking which episode of Law and Order of your fav

See the connection

HINT HINT HINT

[glock rocks]

[glock rocks]

hey, NR.

the qualifying wasn't representative of the cars' forte, due to the changing track conditions. cars that kicked butt in the practice sucked in the trials.

this is a gonna be exciting... the fast cars are shuffled throughout the pack... some of the fastest cars are strewn back, and will be coming north... fast.

the first twenty laps of this race are going to be like no other michigan imho... fwiw.

[Cold Heat]

LOL, I was watching qualifying today a Stewart thought he had a row 1 or two position in the bag with his time. I guess he was wrong.

Track must have cooled off a lot.

[gonzo]

Went to all the races at Michigan from 1984-2000. Great fun!

Saw Bobby Allison turn a lap of 223.XXX mph there - still got the T-shirt.

Even the CART races there were fun until the Billionaires-Club ruined them...........FRegards

[BushCountry]

Someone is going to have to tell Joe Nemechek that it is not good to qualified your car number, especially when the number on your car is large. Jeez, third or forth time he qualified 25th. Looking for a top 10.

[zygoat]

"The third most boring track in NASCAR( after the two road courses). Disagree. Those single groove, flat tracks that were recently built (Chicago & Kansas City areas) are pretty lame.Pocono & Indy also provide less exitement than Michigan, IMHO.

[tubebender]

I would like to see Nascar reverse the field just once without notice. Hehehe...

[Walkingfeather]

whats nascar?

[Afronaut]

7 Days till BRISTOL! I am going to be in the Pits for all three races and this is the only time for the rest of my life that I will be able to say that.

I will return with a detailed report. Michigan is a good snooze on the sofa with one eye open on the set.

[glock rocks]

Okay folks... the Busch Cabela's 250 is on TNT starting right now.... (1:30 eastern)

[glock rocks]

BTW... that 8 car leading the race is Dale Jr's car.

with Tony Stewart driving it...

[Pete-R-Bilt]

oh sure i tune in and it'll prolley git rain called

[glock rocks]

red flag fer rain... it's over according to that huge red blob on the doppler. looks like harvick won if it doesn't get started up real soon.

"everybody knows we'd been deliverin the mother lode of all ass beatins" - smoke