*** NASCAR Daytona 500 *** LIVE THREAD

NASCAR.com ^ | 2/16/03

[NormsRevenge]

Race Lineup
Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway
February 16, 2003 | Race 1 of 36

Overview

Once qualifying is over, the field is set using a combination of timed laps and provisionals. The fastest 36 cars earn a place on time, while positions 37-43 are determined by a process which may include last season's final owners standings, current owners standings and former champions. The provisionals are assigned in descending order, beginning with the highest ranking owner in the standings. The lone exception is the Daytona 500, which uses two qualifying races to determine the field.

Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 31 degrees
Distance: 2.5 miles
Shape: Tri-oval

STARTING LINE-UP

Pos.		Car		Driver		Make	Sponsor	Speed		Time	Behind
1	#30	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	America Online	-	-	-
2	#8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Budweiser	-	-	-
3	#31	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	-	-	-
4	#15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	-	-	-
5	#21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	Motorcraft Quality Parts	-	-	-
6	#154	Todd Bodine	Ford	Army National Guard	-	-	-
7	#40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Coors Light	-	-	-
8	#20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Home Depot	-	-	-
9	#99	Jeff Burton	Ford	CITGO	-	-	-
10	#48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	-	-	-
11	#88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	-	-	-
12	#43	John Andretti	Dodge	Cheerios	-	-	-
13	#24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	-	-	-
14	#9	Bill Elliott	Dodge	Dodge Dealers	-	-	-
15	#25	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	UAW/Delphi	-	-	-
16	#38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's	-	-	-
17	#22	Ward Burton	Dodge	Caterpillar	-	-	-
18	#09	Mike Wallace	Dodge	Miccosukee Indian Gaming	-	-	-
19	#42	Jamie McMurray *	Dodge	Havoline	-	-	-
20	#19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers	-	-	-
21	#23	Kenny Wallace	Dodge	Stacker 2	-	-	-
22	#18	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	-	-	-
23	#7	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	Sirius Satellite Radio	-	-	-
24	#0	Jack Sprague *	Pontiac	NetZero	-	-	-
25	#32	Ricky Craven	Pontiac	Tide	-	-	-
26	#6	Mark Martin	Ford	Viagra	-	-	-
27	#16	Greg Biffle *	Ford	Grainger	-	-	-
28	#49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	1-800-CALLATT	-	-	-
29	#41	Casey Mears *	Dodge	Target	-	-	-
30	#45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Georgia Pacific	-	-	-
31	#29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench Service	-	-	-
32	#1	Steve Park	Chevrolet	Pennzoil	-	-	-
33	#74	Tony Raines *	Chevrolet	Staff America	-	-	-
34	#33	Christian Fittipaldi	Chevrolet	Monaco Coaches	-	-	-
35	#17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DeWalt Power Tools	-	-	-
36	#97	Kurt Busch	Ford	Rubbermaid	-	-	-
Provisional
37	#12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	ALLTEL	-	-	-
38	#2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	Miller Lite	-	-	-
39	#77	Dave Blaney	Ford	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	-	-	-
40	#10	Johnny Benson	Pontiac	Valvoline	-	-	-
41	#5	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	-	-	-
42	#01	Jerry Nadeau	Pontiac	U.S. Army	-	-	-
43	#4	Mike Skinner	Pontiac	Kodak	-	-	-
Did not Qualify
44	#14	Larry Foyt *	Dodge	Harrah's	-	-	-
45	#11	Brett Bodine	Ford	Hooters Restaurants	-	-	-
46	#02	Hermie Sadler	Pontiac	TBA	-	-	-
47	#60	David Green	Chevrolet	Haas Automation	-	-	-
48	#90	Kirk Shelmerdine	Ford	Freddie B's	-	-	-
49	#37	Derrike Cope	Chevrolet	Friendly Ice Cream	-	-	-
50	#178	Mike Harmon	Chevrolet	CARB-R-ALL	-	-	-

* Denotes Rookie

[MonroeDNA]

Go Dale Jr.!!!

[NormsRevenge]

:-)

If you want off this Ping list, let me know.

:-)

[#3Fan]

Go Dale Jr.!!!

I'll second that!

[NormsRevenge]

So it's gonna be one of THose kind of days ;-|

Go Gordon (Hell, any Gordon will do!)

[#3Fan]

Daytona Thread Ping!

[budwiesest]

Me too.

[Peace4EarthNow]

Can you put me on that NASCAR ping list, NormsR?

Thanks!

Go DEI!!!!

[CAfraudPI]

Did you guys see on NASCAR.com where EJ was talking trash about the RCR guys? They say it is over now...but what a rivalry. Go #8 and #6!!! The RCR cars look pretty good though...I wouldn't count them out. Robbie Gordon can crash as long as it's behind the #8 and #6.

[hole_n_one]

[NormsRevenge]

Done!

[#3Fan]

So it's gonna be one of THose kind of days ;-|

Earnhardt fan since '87. :^)

Go Gordon (Hell, any Gordon will do!)

Both Gordons have a good shot. Childress has his cars running and Jeff Gordon is good on these superspeedways.

[#3Fan]

Did you guys see on NASCAR.com where EJ was talking trash about the RCR guys? They say it is over now...but what a rivalry. Go #8 and #6!!! The RCR cars look pretty good though...I wouldn't count them out. Robbie Gordon can crash as long as it's behind the #8 and #6.

Looks like Junior was giving the media some red meat. LOL DEI and RCR are best pals.

[CAfraudPI]

How'd you do that?

[blastdad51]

I've been waiting to hear, " Green, Green , Green"

[CAfraudPI]

I sure do miss the old man...

[WSGilcrest]

The last couple of years I've been rooting for Michael Waltrip. Seems like one of the good guys.

[AGreatPer]

Daytona

Sunday: Cloudy this morning with thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High 76F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

Sure beats the heck out of the 2 feet of snow whe're gonna get here.

[CAfraudPI]

Mikey is a riot! " Something broke that makes it go."

[Charlotte Corday]

boogity boogity boogity y'all

We've got the big screen warmin up right now

Go #6, #9, #43, #49 (each family member gets a pick)

But since I'm the poster....let's ring that bell in Dawsonville today!!!