[ChefKeith]

Okey Dokey it's that time again:

NIGHT RACING!!! on a track with some room to move.

Don't forget to make your changes in FRFL by Fri May 6 2:00am PDT.

Paging the WeatherGlock, will the WeatherGlock please pick up the White Courtesy Mouse.

[ChefKeith]

HELLO!!!!!!!!

[ProudVet77]

Did Jeff Gordon make kissy face with Kelly of Regis and Kelly fame after winning at Talladega?
He sure is becoming the media guy whenever he wins. Heads right up to NYC and is on the Today Show etc...

[South40]

Yee haw!

[The KG9 Kid]

My bold prediction: Jeff Gordon probably wins.

[beeler]

Can't wait for Darlington! This is going to be my second cup race to attend. I can't find the proper clear bags and coolers to bring into the speedway, though. Does anyone know where I could possibly purchase these items? I've tried both the local wal-mart and target.

[NormsRevenge]

UPDATED RULES of the FR Thread road disclaimer..

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This thread is for fans of Nascar and was started to help Support Our Troops and have a regular place to watch and review Nascar activiity year-round. It was started 3 years ago to be a fun place for those that love Nascar racing to gather on race day to follow along and discuss the race.

This is an all volunteer FR operation and takes no funds from anyone and has no Nascar or sponsor affiliation.

It was also started so our military members and families could also visit it and get info and recaps about race results and goings on in Nascar.

It is NOT a political thread, at least not in off election years and posting of personal political views and rumors re: Nascar and/or drivers is highly discouraged and blatant attempts to stir up controversy will NOT be tolerated.

If you feel the urge building to let it rip, Please Take it elsewhere! I know folks say things in the heat of the moment, a simple apology usually does the trick or we can delete the post.

If you wish to bash, bang on or just say nasty things for the sake of stirring things up about teams and drivers, I recommend you NOT do it without realizing it throws the threads off kilter and I may have to Red Flag the thread and eject the stirrers.;-).

This is a race thread and not about personalities and peccadillos and who likes what teams and drivers etc, altho we all usually have a good time to doing the usual banter, just Keep it Civil.

If ya have to repeat your same old arguments 100 times over, Please Give us a break!

Stuff happens on the track , what looks like one guy's fault ain't always the case, so be a bit more prudent before ya lambaste or make a comment that isn't well-thoughtout and respectful to all the thread occupants.

If you wish to discuss politics, please take it to another thread where it is appropriate or start your own thread.

Posting of inappropriate pictures will also result in your post(s) being pulled. This is a family friendly thread, please keep that in mind.

Please keep the thread on topic as much as possible during the race. We post the current race positions and discussion of what is happening in the race for those that may not have the TV in the same room as the computer. Or, in some instances some may not even have the viewing channel available on their cable.

Thanks.. NR (Just call me "Boots" Delay.) It's a 'Hammer' thing. ;-)

[steveegg]

Entry lists for the weekend:

Dodge Charger 500 (the Cup race) -

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	Sponsor	Owner
0	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Chevrolet	NetZero Best Buy	Gene Haas
01	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Nelson Bowers
2	Rusty Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske
4	Mike Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Lucas Oil Products	Larry McClure
5	Kyle Busch*	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	Rick Hendrick
6	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Ford	Viagra	Jack Roush
7	Robby Gordon**	Orange, CA	Chevrolet	Harrah's	James Smith
07	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	Richard Childress
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Teresa Earnhardt
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Ray Evernham
09	Johnny Sauter**	Necedah, WI	Dodge	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch
10	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Chevrolet	Valvoline	James Rocco
11	Jason Leffler	Long Beach, CA	Chevrolet	FedEx Express "Birdies for St. Jude"	J D Gibbs
12	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Dodge	ALLTEL	Roger Penske
13	Greg Sacks**	Mattituck, NY	Dodge	Vita Coco Coconut Water	Greg Sacks
15	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	Teresa Earnhardt
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	National Guard/Travelodge	Geoff Smith
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	DeWalt Power Tools	Mark Martin
18	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	Joe Gibbs
19	Jeremy Mayfield	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Ray Evernham
20	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
21	Ricky Rudd	Chesapeake, VA	Ford	Motorcraft Genuine Parts	Glen Wood
22	Scott Wimmer**	Wausau, WI	Dodge	Caterpillar	Bill Davis
24	Jeff Gordon	Pittsboro, IN	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
25	Brian Vickers	Thomasville, NC	Chevrolet	GMAC/ditech.com	Mary Hendrick
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	Richard Childress
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	Richard Childress
32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.**	Nashville, TN	Chevrolet	Tide	Calvin Wells, III
34	Jeff Fuller**	Auburn, MA	Chevrolet	Mach One Inc.	Chris Edwards
37	Kevin Lepage**	Shelburne, VT	Dodge	R&J Racing	John Carter
38	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Ford	M&M's	Robert Yates
40	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Dodge	Coors Light	Felix Sabates
41	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Dodge	Target	Chip Ganassi
42	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Dodge	Texaco/Havoline	Floyd Ganassi
43	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Richard L Petty
45	Kyle Petty	Randleman, NC	Dodge	Georgia-Pacific/Brawny/Mother's Day	Kyle Petty
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's	Jeff Gordon
49	Ken Schrader	Fenton, MO	Dodge	Schwan's Home Service	Elizabeth Morgenthau
66	Hermie Sadler**	Emporia, VA	Ford	East Tennessee Trailers	Jeff Stec
77	Travis Kvapil*	Janesville, WI	Dodge	Kodak/Jasper Engines	Douglas Bawel
88	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Ford	UPS	Robert Yates
89	Morgan Shepherd**	Conover, NC	Dodge	Victory in Jesus/Red Line Oil	Cindy Shepherd
97	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Ford	IRWIN Industrial Tools/Sharpie	Georgetta Roush
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Office Depot	Jack Roush
100	Kenny Wallace**	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Bryan Foods	Elizabeth Waltrip
108	Shane Hmiel**	Pleasant Garden, NC	Chevrolet	Win Fuel	Todd Braun
161	Tony Raines**	La Porte, IN	Dodge	Buddy Sisco Racing	Buddy Sisco
192	Stanton Barrett*/**	Bishop, CA	Chevrolet	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins
200	Carl Long**	Roxboro, NC	Chevrolet	Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties	Raynard McGlynn

* Denotes Rookie
** Denotes driver/team not in the top 35 in owners' points, must qualify their way in (top 8 of 14, no past Winston Cup champs among them)

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Diamond Hill Plywood 200 (the Busch race) -

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	Sponsor	Owner
0	Kertus Davis*/**	Gaffney, SC	Chevrolet	RaceGirl	Johnny Davis
1	Johnny Sauter	Necedah, WI	Dodge	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch
2	Clint Bowyer	Emporia, KS	Chevrolet	ACDelco	Richard Childress
4	Jeff Green**	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	GEICO	Fred Biagi
5	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's/Spectrum Spectracide	Rick Hendrick
6	Jeremy Mayfield**	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Country Crock Spread	Ray Evernham
7	Jeff Fuller**	Auburn, MA	Chevrolet	Big Boar Customs	Andrea Nemechek
8	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta, NJ	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	Teresa Earnhardt
10	Michel Jourdain Jr.*	Mexico City, Mexico	Ford	ppc Racing	Greg Pollex
11	Paul Menard	Eau Claire, WI	Chevrolet	Menards/Moen	Teresa Earnhardt
12	Tim Fedewa	Holt, MI	Dodge	Hot Tamales	Mimi Fitz
14	David Stremme	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Navy "Accelerate Your Life"	Terry Bradshaw
17	Matt Kenseth**	Cambridge, WI	Ford	Waste Management	Jack Roush
18	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix, AZ	Chevrolet	Vigoro/The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
20	Denny Hamlin*	Chesterfield, VA	Chevrolet	Rockwell Automation	Joe Gibbs
21	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Reese's	Richard Childress
22	Kenny Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Ford	Stacker 2	Greg Pollex
23	Mark Green**	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	Vassarette	Keith Coleman
25	Ashton Lewis	Chesapeake, VA	Ford	U.S. Marines	Ed Rensi
27	David Green	Owensboro, KY	Ford	Kleenex	Tammy Brewer
28	Derrike Cope	Spanaway, WA	Ford	Jay Robinson Inc.	Jay Robinson
32	Shane Hmiel	Pleasant Garden, NC	Chevrolet	Win Fuel	Todd Braun
33	Tony Raines	La Porte, IN	Chevrolet	Outdoor Channel	DeLana Harvick
34	Randy LaJoie	South Norwalk, CT	Chevrolet	Dollar General	Frank Cicci
35	Jason Keller	Greenville, SC	Ford	McDonald's	Sam Rensi
36	Stanton Barrett	Bishop, CA	Chevrolet	TUCSON	John McGill
38	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Great Clips	Brad Akins
40	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Dodge	Jani-King	Armando Fitz
41	Reed Sorenson*	Peachtree City, GA	Dodge	Discount Tire	Chip Ganassi
44	Justin Labonte	Thomasville, NC	Chevrolet	U.S. Coast Guard	Terry Labonte
47	Jon Wood*	Stuart, VA	Ford	Clorox/Wisk	Jodi Geschickter
49	Steve Grissom**	Gadsden, AL	Ford	Advil Liqui-Gels	Jay Robinson
52	Eric McClure**	Chilhowie, VA	Ford	Means Racing	Jimmy Means
58	Brent Sherman*/**	Chicago, IL	Dodge	Hickory Farms/Serta	Doug Stringer
59	Stacy Compton	Grit, VA	Ford	Kingsford/Bush's Beans	Tad Geschickter
60	Carl Edwards*	Columbia, MO	Ford	Charter Communications	Jack Roush
64	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Dodge	Top-Flite Golf	Rusty Wallace
66	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	Duraflame	Clarence Brewer
72	Geoffrey Bodine**	Chemung, NY	Chevrolet	Denver Mattress Company	Pat MacDonald
90	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Ford	CITI Financial	Robert Yates
96	Gus Wasson**	Bloomdale, OH	Chevrolet	Service Link, Inc.	Julian Burgess
143	Kevin Conway*/**	Lynchburg, VA	Dodge	Channellock/Supra Boats	Mike Curb
146	Robert Pressley**	Asheville, NC	Ford	Edy's	Tad Geschickter
157	Brian Vickers**	Thomasville, NC	Chevrolet	Pizza Hut	Rick Hendrick
185	Damon Lusk**	Kennewick, WA	Chevrolet	House Hunter	Daniel Kinney
195	Bobby Hamilton**	Nashville, TN	Dodge	Sadler & Son Racing	Earl Sadler

* Denotes Rookie
** Denotes driver/team not in the top 30 in owners' points, must qualify their way in (top 13 of 16, plus Steve Grissom-1993 Busch Series champ, who is the only eligible past Busch Series champ. Past champs Brian Vickers and Jeff Green did not race in the Busch Series in either 2004 or 2005. Also, the #87 of Joe Nemechek, currently in the top 30 in owners' points, did not enter this week.)

[zygoat]

Should be a great race. I just hope my favorite driver can finish the thing without having his car "remodeled" again by Lowe's.

[steveegg]

A couple of quick tidbits from Jayski -

• Jimmie Johnson To Join Rumsfeld At Troop Support Concert.Lowe's Chevrolet driver Jimmie Johnson will join Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and country music stars Thursday afternoon at the Pentagon for the first "America Supports You" Salute to Our Military Men and Women concert. Johnson will be at Darlington Raceway preparing for Saturday night's NASCAR Nextel Cup race, but will join the Pentagon concert via satellite....
• #11 Rumors out again: (Denied by the team, but garage rumors have Scott Wimmer or Martin Truex Jr replacing Jason Leffler).
• Harvick in DC to give Driving tips: Washington, DC area residents have the unique opportunity to receive a driving lesson from Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo, when General Motors brings AutoShow in Motion to FedEx Field.... Kevin Harvick will appear on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. AutoShow in Motion Public Days will be Thursday, May 12 to Sunday, May 15....

[countrydummy]

Hello!!!! LOL LOL Night's! Bobby!!!!!! lol

[Dad yer funny]

I luv this place

[Nov3]

You know guys when you can turn a front wheel drive lumina into a RWD "stock car" it simply isn't Stock Car Racing anymore.

IT IS A JOKE STOP WATCHING THIS BS

Now if they start racing stock cars again like the pre mid 70's I will start watching again.

[eternity]

Unlike DW I'm a gambling man. Got $20 on Tony Stewart who now has moved up to 7th place.

[herewego]

add me to the racin' ping list please!!

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks CK for running the thread this week!!

[SheLion]

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