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TV schedule for this weekend (all times EDT):
NEXTEL Cup - USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland - Race 7/9/2006, 3 pm on TNT // Qualifying 7/7/2006, 4:30 pm on SPEED
Busch - USG Durock 300 at Chicagoland - Race 7/8/2006, 4 pm on TNT // Qualifying 7/8/2006, 12:30 pm on SPEED
Craftsman Truck - Built Ford Tough 225 - Race 7/8/2006, 8 pm on SPEED
Rest of the schedule

Track Facts - Chicagoland:
Banking/Turns: 18
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: Tri-oval
Track Facts - Kentucky:
Banking/Turns: 14
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: Tri-oval
For you FRFLers, the deadline to change your drivers is 4 am CDT 7/7/2006 (5 am EDT, 3 am MDT, 2 am PDT). The Cup race is not an impound race, and we do have a heap of drivers entered including both past champs eligible for the provisional, so choose wisely.

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USG Sheetrock 400 (Cup) entry list -

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	>Sponsor	Owner
1	Martin Truex Jr.*	Mayetta, NJ	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	Teresa Earnhardt
01	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Nelson Bowers
2	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske
4	Scott Wimmer**	Wausau, WI	Chevrolet	AERO Exhaust	Larry McClure
5	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	CARQUEST	Rick Hendrick
6	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Ford	AAA	Jack Roush
06	Todd Kluever**	Sun Prairie, WI	Ford	3M Post-it	Jack Roush
7	Robby Gordon	Orange, CA	Chevrolet	Jim Beam	Robby Gordon
07	Clint Bowyer*	Emporia, KS	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/McDonald's	Ray Evernham
10	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Dodge	Valvoline/Stanley Tools	James Rocco
11	Denny Hamlin*	Chesterfield, VA	Chevrolet	FedEx Kinko's	J D Gibbs
12	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Mobil 1	Roger Penske
14	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Chevrolet	Waste Management	Nelson Bowers, II
15	Paul Menard**	Eau Claire, WI	Chevrolet	Menards	Teresa Earnhardt
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	National Guard	Geoff Smith
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	USG Sheetrock	Mark Martin
18	J.J. Yeley*	Phoenix, AZ	Chevrolet	GSK/Astellas VESIcare	Joe Gibbs
19	Jeremy Mayfield	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW/AskDrZ.com	Ray Evernham
20	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
21	Ken Schrader	Fenton, MO	Ford	Little Debbie	Glen Wood
22	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Dodge	Caterpillar	Bill Davis
24	Jeff Gordon	Pittsboro, IN	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
25	Brian Vickers	Thomasville, NC	Chevrolet	GMAC	Mary Hendrick
26	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Ford	LENOX Industrial Tools	Georgetta Roush
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	Richard Childress
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	Richard Childress
32	Travis Kvapil**	Janesville, WI	Chevrolet	Tide-Downy	Calvin Wells, III
34	Carl Long**	Roxboro, NC	Chevrolet	Front Row Motorsports	Brad Jenkins
38	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Ford	M&M's	Robert Yates
40	David Stremme/*	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon	Felix Sabates
41	Reed Sorenson*	Peachtree City, GA	Dodge	Target	Chip Ganassi
42	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Dodge	Texaco/Havoline	Floyd Ganassi
43	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Dodge	ChexMostPopularDriver.com	Richard L Petty
44	Terry Labonte**	Corpus Christi, TX	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	Rick Hendrick
45	Kyle Petty	Randleman, NC	Dodge	Wells Fargo	Kyle Petty
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's	Jeff Gordon
49	Kevin Lepage**	Shelburne, VT	Dodge	RoadLoans	Elizabeth Morgenthau
55	Michael Waltrip**	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	NAPA Auto Parts	Douglas Bawel
61	Chad Chaffin**	Smyrna, TN	Dodge	Peak Performance	Jeff Stec
66	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	Best Buy	Gene Haas
74	Derrike Cope**	Spanaway, WA	Dodge	Sundance Vacations	Raynard McGlynn
88	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Ford	UPS	Robert Yates
96	Tony Raines	La Porte, IN	Chevrolet	DLP HDTV	Bill Saunders
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Office Depot	Jack Roush
100	Bill Elliott**	Dawsonville, GA	Chevrolet	Burger King	Michael Waltrip
151	Mike Garvey**	Lakeville, MN	Chevrolet	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil	Joe Auer
178	Kenny Wallace**	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	Barney Visser
204	Brent Sherman/*	Chicago, IL	Chevrolet	Serta	Brent Sherman

* Denotes Rookie
** Denotes driver/team not in the top 35 in owners' points, must qualify on time (fastest 7 of 15 plus either, in order, Terry Labonte-1996 Winston Cup champ, Bill Elliott- 1988 Winston Cup champ, or 8th-fastest of 15)

USG Durock 300 (Busch) entry list -

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	>Sponsor	Owner
0	Kertus Davis**	Gaffney, SC	Chevrolet	RaceGirl International	Johnny Davis
00	Johnny Sauter	Necedah, WI	Chevrolet	Yellow Transportation	Gene Haas
1	Cale Gale	Mobile, AL	Dodge	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch
01	Jay Sauter**	West Salem, WI	Chevrolet	Western Union	Keith Duesenberg
2	Clint Bowyer	Emporia, KS	Chevrolet	ACDelco	Richard Childress
4	Kevin Hamlin	Snohomish, WA	Dodge	GEICO	Fred Biagi
5	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Lowe's/Hitachi Power Tools	Rick Hendrick
06	Todd Kluever*	Sun Prairie, WI	Ford	3M Post-it	Jack Roush
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.**	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Menards	Teresa Earnhardt
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Hellmann's Mayonnaise	Ray Evernham
10	John Andretti*	Indianapolis, IN	Ford	Freedom Rds/Campng Wld/RVs.com	Gregory Pollex
11	Paul Menard	Eau Claire, WI	Chevrolet	Menards/Turtle Wax	Teresa Earnhardt
16	Greg Biffle**	Vancouver, WA	Ford	Ameriquest Mortgage	Jack Roush
17	Matt Kenseth**	Cambridge, WI	Ford	Ameriquest Mortgage	Jack Roush
18	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix, AZ	Chevrolet	Vigoro Premium Mulch/Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
20	Denny Hamlin	Chesterfield, VA	Chevrolet	Rockwell Automation	Joe Gibbs
21	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	U.S. Coast Guard	Richard Childress
22	Kenny Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Ford	AutoZone	Gregory Pollex
23	Carl Long**	Roxboro, NC	Chevrolet	lovefifi.com	Keith Coleman
25	Ashton Lewis	Chesapeake, VA	Ford	U.S. Marines	Ed Rensi
27	David Green	Owensboro, KY	Ford	Cottonelle Puppy Tracks/Jewel-Osco	Tammy Brewer
29	Jeff Burton**	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Holiday Inn	Richard Childress
33	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	Old Spice	DeLana Harvick
34	Kevin Lepage**	Shelburne, VT	Chevrolet	CheapTickets.com	Frank Cicci
35	Regan Smith	Cato, NY	Ford	McDonald's	Sam Rensi
36	Tim Sauter	Necedah, WI	Chevrolet	Lester Buildings	John McGill
41	Reed Sorenson	Peachtree City, GA	Dodge	Discount Tire	Chip Ganassi
42	Casey Mears**	Bakersfield, CA	Dodge	Texaco/Havoline	Floyd Ganassi
47	Jon Wood	Stuart, VA	Ford	Clorox/American Red Cross	Jodi Geschickter
49	Derrike Cope**	Spanaway, WA	Ford	Speed Zone Energy Drink/Advil	Jay Robinson
50	Danny O'Quinn Jr.*	Coeburn, VA	Ford	Stonebridge Life Insurance	Jack Roush
59	Stacy Compton	Grit, VA	Ford	Kingsford Sure Fire/Bush's Beans	Tad Geschickter
60	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Henkel Duck Tape	Jack Roush
64	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Dodge	USG Durock	Rusty Wallace
66	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Ford	Cub Cadet	Clarence Brewer
77	Burney Lamar*	W. Sacramento, CA	Chevrolet	Dollar General	DeLana Harvick
88	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta, NJ	Chevrolet	U.S. Navy	Dale Earnhardt, Jr
90	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Ford	CitiFinancial	Robert Yates
99	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	Jani-King	Michael Waltrip
112	Tracy Hines/*	New Castle, IN	Dodge	Supercuts	Mimi Fitz
132	Dave Blaney**	Hartford, OH	Chevrolet	ABF U-Pack Moving	Todd Braun
138	Jason Leffler	Long Beach, CA	Chevrolet	Great Clips	Todd Braun
139	Kurt Busch**	Las Vegas, NV	Dodge	Penske Truck Rental	Roger Penske
158	Chris Horn**	Cedar Rapids, IA	Chevrolet	Horn Auto Racing	Fred Horn
178	Jerry Robertson**	Arvada, CO	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	Barney Visser
184	David Gilliland/*	Riverside, CA	Chevrolet	Hype Manufacturing	Clay Andrews
270	Justin Diercks**	Davenport, IA	Chevrolet	Foretravel Motorcoach	Mary Louise Miller

* Denotes Rookie
** Denotes driver/team not in the top 30 in owners' points amongst teams that attempted the previous 18 races, must qualify on time (fastest 12 of 17 plus either, in order, Greg Biffle-2003 Busch champ, Dale Earnhardt Jr-1999 Busch champ, or 13th-fastest of 17)

Thanks Steve!

Daytona was very good to Tar Smokers.

Uh, I expect that beginner's luck is gonna run out soon

Built Ford Tough 225 (Truck) entry list -

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	>Sponsor	Owner
1	Robert Richardson, II/*	McKinney, TX	Chevrolet	WinYourMortgage.com	Robert Richardson
02	Kelly Sutton	Crownsville, MD	Chevrolet	Sutton Motorsports	Ed Sutton
4	Timothy Peters	Providence, NC	Dodge	Dodge Motorsports	Bobby Hamilton
5	Mike Skinner	Susanville, CA	Toyota	Toyota Tundra	Bill Davis
6	David Ragan	Unadilla, GA	Ford	Scotts Miracle-Gro	Jack Roush
07	Wayne Edwards	Shepherdsville, KY	Chevrolet	U.S. Restoration	Gene Christensen
08	Chad McCumbee*	Supply, NC	Chevrolet	U.S. Restoration	Bobby Dotter
9	Ted Musgrave	Franklin, WI	Toyota	Team ASE/Germain Mtr Co.	Bob Germain
10	Terry Cook	Sylvania, OH	Ford	Power Stroke Diesel	Greg Pollex
11	David Starr	Houston, TX	Toyota	Red Horse Racing	Tom DeLoach
12	Joey Miller*	Lakeville, MN	Toyota	Curb Records	Darrell Waltrip
13	Kerry Earnhardt/*	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	ThorSport Racing	David "Duke" Thorson
14	Rick Crawford	Mobile, AL	Ford	Circle Bar Truck Corral	Tom Mitchell
15	Kyle Krisiloff*	Carmel, IN	Chevrolet	Billy Ballew Motorsports	James "Billy" Ballew
16	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Chevrolet	Xpress Motorsports	David Fuge
17	David Reutimann	Zephyrhills, FL	Toyota	Toyota Tundra	Darrell Waltrip
18	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Nashville, TN	Dodge	Fastenal	Bobby Hamilton
19	Todd Shafer**	Ashland, OH	Ford	Westerman Co./Truck Insurance 4U	Todd Shafer
20	Marcos Ambrose*	Launceston, Tasmania	Ford	Aussie Experience/Aussie Vineyards	Tad Geschickter
21	Bobby East*	Brownsburg, IN	Ford	State Fair Corn Dogs/Edy's Dibs	Eddie Wood
22	Bill Lester	Oakland, CA	Toyota	Checkers/Rally's/"Talladega Nights"	Bill Davis
23	Johnny Benson	Grand Rapids, MI	Toyota	Toyota Tundra	Gail Davis
25	Boston Reid*	Logansport, IN	Dodge	Woodard Racing	Michael Gaughan
30	Todd Bodine	Chemung, NY	Toyota	Lumber Liquidators	Stephen Germain
33	Ron Hornaday	Palmdale, CA	Chevrolet	Kevin Harvick, Inc.	DeLana Harvick
40	Ryan Moore/*	Scarborough, ME	Chevrolet	Key Motorsports	Curtis Key
46	Kraig Kinser/*	Bloomington, IN	Chevrolet	CENTRIX Auto Finance	David Dollar
50	Michel Jourdain Jr./*	Mexico City, Mexico	Ford	Roush Racing	Jack Roush
51	Kevin Grubb**	Mechanicsville, VA	Chevrolet	Billy Ballew Motorsports	James "Billy" Ballew
59	Chad Chaffin	Smyrna, TN	Ford	Harris Trucking	James Harris
60	Jack Sprague	Spring Lake, MI	Toyota	Con-way Freight	Jeffrey Wyler
63	Justin Allgaier**	Riverton, IL	Ford	Dave Porter Truck Sales	Michael Mittler
75	Aric Almirola*	Tampa, FL	Chevrolet	Spears Manufacturing	Wayne Spears
77	Brendan Gaughan	Las Vegas, NV	Dodge	The Orleans Hotel	Michael Gaughan
85	Dennis Setzer	Newton, NC	Chevrolet	Flex Fuel E85 Silverado	David Dollar
88	Matt Crafton	Tulare, CA	Chevrolet	Menards	Rhonda Thorson
98	Erin Crocker*	Wilbraham, MA	Dodge	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Ray Evernham
99	Erik Darnell*	Beach Park, IL	Ford	Roush Racing	Jack Roush
191	J C Stout**	Castile, NY	Chevrolet	Hunter's Hope Foundation	Donald Stout

* Denotes Rookie
** Denotes driver/team not in the top 30 in owners' points among teams that attempted the 12 previous races, must qualify on time (fastest 6 of 9, 6th-fastest will start 36th)

Sheetrock 400? Say, Harry Gant wouldn't happen to be the honorary Grand Marshall, would he?

Jayski recap since Saturday:

We'll almost-certainly know who will be driving the Big Brown Truck next year by this time tomorrow because UPS scheduled an announcement; the hot rumor is they're following Dale Jarrett to MWR and Toyota.
Speaking of sponsorship, the Wood Brothers are having a heap of trouble lining up enough for even one ride next year, much less the planned 2 for Schrader and son Jon.
Going back to RYR, they've formed an alliance with Team Rensi in the Busch Series.
Winston Kelley will be running the NASCAR HOF.
Will Ferrell should be real scared; Wally Dallenbach's class win at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb will likely make the return of "Wally's World" a bit wilder than usual.
Staying on TNT, the online division re-upped to run NASCAR.com.
Guess SWimmer finally shouldn't be worried about the rest of the year; his AERO Racing stuff will finally go on sale at the track this weekend.
Sponsor news part 3 - if Bill Lester goes full-time in Cup next year and stays with BDR, he'll likely have the Checkers/Rally sponsorship.
Derrike Cope will eventually have competition for seat time from his nieces at McGlynn Motorsports; they hired twins Amber and Angela as development drivers.
Dr. Z presided over the "first date" of Evernham Motorsports and F1's McClaren team as part of his announcement that DaimlerChrysler will remain active in both NASCAR and Formula One.
Speaking of F1, Jacques Villeneuve may be headed to stock cars if he doesn't get an F1 ride next year.

And from BGNRacing.com -

Penalties from Daytona were finally announced, and it wasn't a good day for the Harvick family:
- Shane Wilson, the #21 crew chief, is gone for the next 6 races and fined $15,000, Happy loses 50 drivers' points, and Richard Childress loses 50 owners' points on the 21; all for a heap of unapproved rear-end treatments found after qualifying.
- Gene Nead, the #77 crew chief, is also gone for 6 races and lighter by $15,000, Burney Lamar loses 50 drivers' points and DeLana Harvick loses 50 owners' points on the 77; all for a trick shock found after the race.
- Mark Durgin (crew chief on the 43) and Dave Fuge Jr (crew chief on the 34) each lose $5,000 for a trick air filter housing found in pre-qualifying inspection, while Rick Gay (crew chief on the 10) loses $2,500 for an unapproved vent near the "A" post found in pre-qualifying inspection and Marc Reno (crew chief on the 1) loses $2,000 for an illegal fuel cell vent tube found during opening day inspection.

NASCAR = Zzz-Zzz-Zzz :)

Thanks for posting the thread this week SE. The sun came out here today for the first time in 8 days so maybe I'll have better luck with my team...

I am leaving for the race Tommorrow morning and will be there all weekend. I'll drink a few cold ones for all the NASCAR FReepers. Go #8, #1!!!!!!

Sedmper Fidelis

While we wait to go racin' today, indulge me a request, steveegg. I am often curious about the screen names we choose.

Mine is simple. My name is Donald (though only Mama and sisters call me that anymore - I'm Don)

Almost twenty years ago, I took a job in an office with three uppity wimmen; all of whom took it as a goal to humiliate me at every possible turn. One of them hung the don-o on me. Which stuck.

And,btw, those three ladies became near and dear lifetime friends.