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TNT at 930am PT / 1230pm ET on Sunday, September 14, 2003

New Hampshire Int'l Speedway
The two NASCAR Winston Cup Series races at New Hampshire International Speedway are largest spectator sporting events in New England with 101,000 guests in attendance at each race. NHIS is located one hour from Boston, two hours from Portland, Maine, and Providence, R.I., and is easily accessible from Vermont and Canada.

Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 12 degrees
Distance: 1.058 mile
Shape: Oval

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Starting Lineup for Sunday's Race

Pos.
1	#12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	ALLTEL	133.357	28.561	Leader
2	#5	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	Kellogg's/got milk?	132.780	28.685	-0.124
3	#42	Jamie McMurray*	Dodge	Havoline	132.131	28.826	-0.265
4	#16	Greg Biffle*	Ford	Grainger	131.989	28.857	-0.296
5	#15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	131.906	28.875	-0.314
6	#8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Budweiser	131.870	28.883	-0.322
7	#24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	131.756	28.908	-0.347
8	#48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	131.637	28.934	-0.373
9	#40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Coors Light	131.460	28.973	-0.412
10	#19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers	131.320	29.004	-0.443
11	#2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	Miller Lite	131.275	29.014	-0.453
12	#9	Bill Elliott	Dodge	Dodge Dealers	131.243	29.021	-0.460
13	#29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench Service	131.184	29.034	-0.473
14	#01	Mike Skinner	Pontiac	U.S. Army	131.166	29.038	-0.477
15	#99	Jeff Burton	Ford	CITGO	131.161	29.039	-0.478
16	#1	John Andretti	Chevrolet	Pennzoil	131.134	29.045	-0.484
17	#31	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	131.107	29.051	-0.490
18	#41	Casey Mears*	Dodge	Target	130.864	29.105	-0.544
19	#17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DeWalt Power Tools	130.801	29.119	-0.558
20	#49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	BAM Racing	130.770	29.126	-0.565
21	#32	Ricky Craven	Pontiac	Tide	130.729	29.135	-0.574
22	#10	Johnny Benson	Pontiac	Valvoline	130.707	29.140	-0.579
23	#22	Ward Burton	Dodge	Caterpillar	130.671	29.148	-0.587
24	#38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's	130.604	29.163	-0.602
25	#25	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	UAW/Delphi	130.595	29.165	-0.604
26	#77	Dave Blaney	Ford	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	130.510	29.184	-0.623
27	#88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	130.461	29.195	-0.634
28	#97	Kurt Busch	Ford	Rubbermaid	130.193	29.255	-0.694
29	#154	Todd Bodine	Ford	National Guard	130.100	29.276	-0.715
30	#4	Johnny Sauter	Pontiac	Kodak EasyShare	130.029	29.292	-0.731
31	#21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	Motorcraft Quality Parts	129.865	29.329	-0.768
32	#20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Home Depot	129.811	29.341	-0.780
33	#6	Mark Martin	Ford	Viagra	129.781	29.348	-0.787
34	#7	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	Sirius Satellite Radio	129.300	29.457	-0.896
35	#27	Scott Wimmer	Chevrolet	YJ Stinger	129.116	29.499	-0.938
36	#02	Hermie Sadler	Pontiac	GoTeamVa.com	128.968	29.533	-0.972

Provisional
37	#18	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	128.806	29.570	-1.009
38	#23	Kenny Wallace	Dodge	Stacker 2	128.476	29.646	-1.085
39	#30	Steve Park	Chevrolet	America Online	128.212	29.707	-1.146
40	#45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Georgia Pacific	128.898	29.549	-0.988
41	#0	Jason Leffler	Pontiac	NetZero HiSpeed	128.040	29.747	-1.186
42	#74	Tony Raines*	Chevrolet	BACE Motorsports	128.571	29.624	-1.063
43	#43	Christian Fittipaldi	Dodge	Cheerios	128.519	29.636	-1.075

Did not Qualify
44	#37	Derrike Cope	Chevrolet	Friendly Ice Cream	127.023	29.985	-1.424
45	#150	Larry Foyt*	Dodge	Harrah's	127.619	29.845	-1.284
46	#189	Morgan Shepherd	Ford	Racing With Jesus	126.542	30.099	-1.538
47	#146	Carl Long	Dodge	Glenn Underwater Services	126.036	30.220	-1.659

* Denotes Rookie

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yawwwwn.. RocketMan .. Another week, another pole

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Wife of Jarrett's crew chief killed in wreck

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Harvick refocused on racing after week of controversy

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FRom THat's Racin'.com Thanks to Tubebender for the heads-up on these articles. :-)

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Making sense of the nonsense in driver payouts

FRom THat's Racin'.com Thanks to Tubebender for the heads-up on these articles. :-)

What you see is what you get: Racing and commercials

Making sense of the nonsense in driver payouts

Wife of Jarrett's crew chief killed in wreck
The Associated Press
September 11, 2003
3:41 PM EDT (1941 GMT)

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- The wife of Dale Jarrett's crew chief was one of three people killed when her limousine burst into flames after being hit from behind by a pickup truck.

Tara Howell Parker, 29, died late Wednesday in the interstate accident, police said. Parker was the wife of Shawn Parker, crew chief for Jarrett's No. 88 Robert Yates Racing team.

"I can't put into words the grief we feel," Yates said. "We are all in shock right now. All we can do is support Shawn and what he needs to do as well as Tara's family."

Megan Elizabeth Howell, 16, and Mysti Howell Poplin, 24, both of Mocksville, also died, police said. All three were passengers in the limousine.

Police said the limousine stopped in a travel lane because of construction on Interstate 40. It was struck by a pickup truck driven by Jeffrey Niles McFayden of Greensboro. The truck pushed the limousine into the car in front of it and a gasoline tank ruptured, causing the limo to burst into flames, police said.

The limousine driver and the driver and a passenger in the front car were not injured.

McFayden was charged with driving while impaired and three counts of second-degree murder. He was in Guilford County Jail under $300,000 bond.

Parker of Cornelius received a heart transplant two years ago, and she and her husband adopted a baby boy in July, the Yates team said.

"Tara has gone through a lot in the last two years and was really an inspiration to everyone that knew her," Yates said.

Plans are being made to replace Parker as crew chief for Sunday's New Hampshire 300 in Loudon, N.H., Jarrett spokeswoman Penny Copen said.

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Our sympathies go out to the Shawn and all the families affected by this tragedy. May God comfort them in their time of such losses that no one should have to endure.

Random comments from qualifying:

Another week, another Rocket pole.
Where's that fountain of youth Texas Terry's been drinking from? I could use some.
Once again, message for the Pettys - "It wasn't Andretti."
New message for the Morgan-McClure team - "It wasn't just Skinner."
You mean to tell me that Hermie ISN'T in Provisional Land. Be still, my heart.
The Foyt team ought to just fold up shop. Two teams, one driver, and out of provisionals is no way to go through life.

See you all Sunday.