NASCAR Fiend

Welcome to NASCAR, Danica!

2009-09-26T18:14:57Z

http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=rotowire-anicaatrickeginningh&prov=rotowire&type=fantasy

Hmmm ... Food for Thought, Kasey ...

2009-09-26T18:12:28Z

http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=jh-kahne092609&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Hmm Don't Know if I LIke This ...

2009-09-12T16:17:48Z

Ford raised Kahne and is glad to have him back

RPM teaming with Yates and Roush Fenway in Fords

By Joe Menzer, NASCAR.COM
September 11, 2009
10:49 PM EDT

RICHMOND, Va. -- Kasey Kahne, the top driver in the Richard Petty Motorsports stable, admitted he was as surprised as anyone at the news this week that RPM will be switching manufacturers at the end of this Cup season.

Officials from RPM announced Thursday that the organization will be making the switch from Dodge to Ford while merging with Yates Racing. Kahne currently drives the No. 9 Dodge that sits sixth in the points standings heading into Saturday's Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway -- the final race before the top 12 drivers are locked into the Chase for the final 10 races of the season.

Thus Kahne finds himself in a bit of a strange place. He's poised to race for a championship in a Dodge, which he has driven his entire six-year Cup career.

But he knows his long-term future now appears to be in a Ford -- which he hasn't driven since being employed by Robert Yates Racing and Akins Motorsports in the Busch Series, now Nationwide, in 2002 and 2003, respectively. The irony there is that the association ended badly for him and for Ford, resulting in the manufacturer suing Kahne for breach of contract.

Kahne rose from the USAC open-wheel ranks to NASCAR with the support of Ford -- but left Ford and Akins, which was associated with Robert Yates Racing, because Kahne claimed he was not moved up to the Cup Series in a timely manner. When he began driving a Dodge part time for what was then Evernham Motorsports toward the end of the 2003 season in the Cup Series, he still had three years left on his contract with Ford.

"It wasn't really about me. It was about building Richard Petty Motorsports," Kahne said of Thursday's merger and manufacturer switch. "When I left Ford and we went through that suit, I wasn't a big fan -- and they weren't a big fan of me. But time heals, and I think some of those people are gone that caused all that. They have new people there. Ford is really excited, and I think we can work through things and figure out how to get by and use those guys and work with those guys to become a better race team." (Continued)

There had been rumors that Petty was looking to move to another manufacturer when its contract with Dodge ends at the conclusion of this season. But most speculation had centered on a possible switch to Toyota.

Kahne admitted that Thursday's announcement caught him off-guard.

"I just heard a little bit here and there, but I didn't really know it had happened until Wednesday. ... I was surprised," Kahne said.

The switch leaves Dodge with only one organization running its cars in the Cup Series next season. That would be Penske Racing, which fields cars that will be driven in 2010 by Kurt Busch, Sam Hornish Jr. and Brad Keselowski, who will be replacing David Stremme.

Mike Accavitti, Dodge president and CEO, said in a statement Friday that he wishes Kahne and RPM luck in their new endeavor, while pledging support for the remainder of this season.

"Dodge has enjoyed a successful partnership with Richard Petty and Richard Petty Motorsports," Accavitti said. "Richard has made a business decision to merge with Yates Racing. We wish Richard and RPM luck the rest of the season and in the future.

"Dodge's plan -- to be a championship contender in 2010 with Penske Racing and a solid lineup of drivers -- has not changed. We remain firmly focused on our objectives to be the leading manufacturer in the Cup Series, win races and compete for the Sprint Cup at the right level."

Kahne admitted he has some concern about the manufacturer switch adversely affecting his chances in this year's Chase, but he was quick to add that he doesn't think it will be a problem.

"It's not going to hurt us in terms of support," Kahne said. "The people that we have who have worked hard to put the No. 9 car where it's at right now are really good people. And I feel like they still want to win races. I've talked to them and I want to win races, and we all want to run as well as we can in the Chase. So hopefully it doesn't affect us -- but there is always that chance that, you know, it could. Hopefully it doesn't."

Kahne scoffed at one suggestion that he could essentially be reduced to the equivalent of a test team for the Roush Fenway organization, saying that it is his understanding that the new RPM will work with Roush Fenway more than for them.

"Our team has too many good people here," Kahne said. "We're not going to test for Roush. We're going to work with Roush and help Roush, and Roush is going to be a part of Richard Petty Motorsports, or however that all works out. I don't know exactly how it works out. But we're definitely not their test team."

The other RPM drivers in 2010 will be Elliott Sadler, who will be in the last year of his contract, along with A.J. Allmendinger and current Yates Racing driver Paul Menard.

As part of last Thursday's announcement, team co-owner Richard Petty also confirmed that Reed Sorenson, current driver of the No. 43 Dodge, would not return to drive for RPM next season.

Another odd driver apparently out in the new alignment is Jamie McMurray, currently driver of the No. 26 Ford for Roush Fenway. This is the last year Roush Fenway is permitted by NASCAR to run five teams -- and team owner Jack Roush already has committed to cars driven by Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and David Ragan for next year.

Biffle said Friday at RIR that reaction to the news of RPM's addition to the Ford family was positive within the Roush Fenway camp.

"I think it's going to help our organization, having the Petty organization aligned with us. And certainly I think it's going to help Ford Racing in general," Biffle said. "I think it's a good thing for us. Obviously they needed to do something about a manufacturer, and I'm glad they chose Ford."

Kasey and Richmond

2009-09-09T12:45:02Z

http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news;_ylt=AtWVgB.nJvJQP1T4BgpCBVTmA61_?slug=jf-fryersfive090709&prov=yhoo&type=lgns&print=1

The King Speaks ...

2009-09-07T16:36:39Z

A blast from the past: Petty car in championship hunt

Kahne win at AMS gives Petty real chance at Chase berth

By David Caraviello, NASCAR.COM
September 7, 2009
11:07 AM EDT

HAMPTON, Ga. -- To Richard Petty, winning never gets old.

"Get up on race morning, our job is to win the race. Get up on Monday morning, our job is to win the next race," the seven-time NASCAR champion said. "It never gets old when you win. I've been real fortunate, won a bunch of races and stuff. It never gets old. I've never won enough that it got old and boring as far as that part is concerned. Again, it's a new adrenaline flow every time we run a race or win a race."

This from a man with 200 career race victories, more than any other driver in the history of NASCAR. Now he has two this season as an owner, the latest coming courtesy of Kasey Kahne, who shot to the lead on the final restart and held on Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In his red Richard Petty Motorsports car, Kahne didn't dominate the Pep Boys 500 -- two other drivers led more laps -- but a late caution gave him the opportunity to overtake Kevin Harvick for the victory.

The King will take it.

"No matter how you run, or how good you run or how bad, circumstances [are] beyond anyone's control," Petty said. "Circumstances fell our way on that last caution flag, and that put us in a position for the pit crew to do their job and the driver to do his job."

For all his success on the race track, winning is something Petty hasn't experienced much of the past decade. His Petty Enterprises team, a staple on the NASCAR circuit for six decades and family owned for most of that time, struggled mightily before it was absorbed prior to this season by the organization formerly known as Gillett Evernham Motorsports. Kahne's first win this season, on the Infineon Raceway road course June 21, was also the first for a car bearing the Petty name since John Andretti won at Martinsville in 1999. That was the 258th and final victory for a Petty Enterprises outfit that produced 10 championships, but was ultimately done in by sponsorship woes. (Continued)

Times have changed. Although Petty does not own his current team outright -- he shares ownership with George Gillett -- he still has a stake in it, and his name is still on the organization. In Kahne, RPM has a driver who is a consistent threat to win races, something no Petty car has enjoyed since the King himself scored five victories and 23 top-five finishes way back in 1979.

Now, Kahne has more than just race wins in his sights. A topsy-turvy inaugural night race at Atlanta shuffled the deck of potential Chase participants. Greg Biffle finished 10th, but fell three places in the standings to 11th. Ryan Newman finished ninth, and fell two positions to ninth. Kyle Busch finished 13th and fell one spot to 14th. Matt Kenseth finished 12th and gained no ground, remaining on the cut-off line, 20 points ahead of Brian Vickers.

A few drivers took advantage -- Denny Hamlin (who became the fourth Chase participant to clinch a playoff spot), Juan Montoya (who moved up to eighth with his third-place run), and Kahne, who jumped a healthy five positions to sixth thanks to the victory. Should the driver of the No. 9 car finish the job next weekend at Richmond, Petty will have an opportunity to experience something he hasn't celebrated since that 1979 season: a championship.

It's been a while, to say the least, since a Petty car was in the thick of a title hunt. No vehicle bearing the Petty name has finished in the final top 10 since 1996, when Bobby Hamilton placed ninth in points for Petty Enterprises. But the last Petty driver to be considered a genuine championship threat? Again, you'd have to go back to Richard, who placed fifth in 1983.

Given the strength of championship frontrunners Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson, Kahne would have to be seen as a long shot to net the King another title. But Petty doesn't mind opining on what it might take to win what for him would be championship number eight.

"You know, I guess you go into any season saying, OK, if we have a good year, we've got a chance of winning a championship," he said. "We've been up and down, bouncing around. Got off to a bad start at Daytona, and just kept plugging away, plugging away. Maybe we're like some of the other teams, or football teams or whatever. Maybe we got off to a slow start, but hopefully all the stuff that we've done, all the stuff we've learned being a crew and a team deal sort of gels at the end of the season. That's the way the situation is with the points standings now. That's the way it is. Anybody that has the last part of the season good has a chance to win a championship. That's a good start to the last part of the season. So that's the way we're looking at it."

Oh Yeah Baby !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-09-07T14:47:42Z

Kahne's late-race pass paves way to Victory Lane

By Sporting News Wire Service
September 7, 2009
01:34 AM EDT

HAMPTON, Ga. -- For Kasey Kahne, victory in Sunday night's Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway was the watershed moment of his Sprint Cup Series career.

For one thing, it all but guaranteed Kahne a position in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, jumping him five positions to sixth in the series standings -- a sizable-if-not-comfortable 96 points ahead of 13th-place Brian Vickers, who finished seventh Sunday.

For Kahne, 29, the victim of a late-season fold with back-to-back 40th-place finishes at Michigan and Bristol last year, the win was vindication. For Richard Petty Motorsports, the victory was cause for celebration, all but ensuring a Petty car in the Chase for the first time since NASCAR's playoff format was introduced in 2004.

Kahne beat resurgent Kevin Harvick to the finish line by 1.766 seconds, after a caution for Clint Bowyer's spin on Lap 309 erased a sizable lead for Harvick, whose car was unbeatable on long runs but no match for Kahne's over the short haul.

Kahne broke away from Harvick and third-place finisher Juan Montoya after a restart on Lap 315 of 325. David Reutimann finished fourth, followed by Mark Martin and Denny Hamlin, who locked himself into the Chase with the sixth-place finish.

"I knew Harvick and Montoya were going to be tough there at the end," said Kahne, who won for the second time this season and the 11th time in his career. "But I got 'em. We were really good there for about 10 laps.

"We did it, and we did it right there at the end. When we got that restart with 11 [laps] to go, I knew we had a chance. ... This team just stepped up. The pit stops were awesome all night. The calls from [crew chief] Kenny Francis were perfect. I knew we could go fast for about 15 laps -- faster than anybody. After that I was getting a little bit too loose to hang with Harvick and Montoya.

"But 11 laps to go, just getting to the front was what I was thinking I needed to do, and once we did it, everything was perfect from there on out. It was great team effort, something that Richard Petty Motorsports really needed."

Kahne wasn't the only driver who helped himself immensely. Montoya improved to eighth in the standings, 88 points ahead of Vickers. Martin remained 10th in the standings but widened his advantage over 13th place to 69 points.

"I think it's great," said Montoya, who was victimized by tire problems the previous two races, at Michigan and Bristol. "I think everyone on the team did an amazing job. Last race in Bristol, I thought we had a chance of winning. We had a flat tire. It cost us a lot in points.

"Two races with flat tires ... lost a bunch of points, it's always kind of worrying. Every restart you go, 'Please, nobody slide into me.' Things like that. It was nice to see that Kasey and Kevin and myself were the three fastest cars by a mile. Once you got in line, after the first corner, you knew you were fine."

The save of the night went to Matt Kenseth, who scraped the wall in the early going and was mired in 30th position before his crew repaired the No. 17 Ford and improved the handling. Aided by excellent work in the pits on subsequent stops, Kenseth drove through the field and finished 12th. That kept him 12th in the standings, 20 points ahead of Vickers.

Kenseth teammate Greg Biffle also fought an ill-handling car but was able to regain a lost lap, thanks to a free pass under caution for Jimmie Johnson's spin on Lap 200. Biffle worked his way up to 10th at the finish and is 11th in the standings, one point behind Martin.

Kyle Busch, on the other hand, is 14th in the standings after finishing 13th. Despite four victories this season, Busch is 37 points behind Kenseth with one race left before the Chase field is set Saturday night at Richmond.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I Think it's Very Likely :)

2009-09-06T22:55:32Z

Truex, Kahne an unlikely front row for AMS Cup race

Third career pole and second of season for Truex Jr.

By Sporting News Wire Service
September 5, 2009
07:57 PM EDT

HAMPTON, Ga. -- Martin Truex Jr. got the pole, but Kasey Kahne got what he needed in Saturday's qualifying session at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

With a lap at 184.149 mph, Truex will start from the top spot in Sunday's Pep Boys Auto 500 at the 1.54-mile race track. For Kahne, who qualified second at 183.497 mph, the front-row starting spot provides a boost of confidence for a driver fighting to hold onto one of the 12 positions in the Chase.

Jimmie Johnson (183.358 mph) will start third beside teammate Jeff Gordon (182.994 mph). Kyle Busch, currently 13th in the Cup standings and 34 points behind Matt Kenseth in 12th, qualified fifth at 182.771 mph. Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Brian Vickers, David Stremme and Denny Hamlin will start from positions six through 10, respectively.

"We unloaded with the car and kind of struggled for a little while, but we learned some things, worked on them through practice, and then we had a half-hour break and made a lot more changes, and the next practice the car just really came to life," said Truex, who won his second pole of the season and the third of his career.

"I felt real good about the car. I was happy with it, but when we made some qualifying runs, it was just OK. We made some more changes, and right there at the end I got pretty happy with the car, but we were out of tires, so we weren't really sure what we had."

After a disappointing 28th-place finish Aug. 22 at Bristol, Kahne is 11th in the standings, with a 52-point cushion over Kyle Busch.

"I felt I could have got a little bit more in the middle of [Turns] 3 and 4 back to the start/finish, but I still don't think I would have went as fast as Truex," Kahne said. "He ran a great lap, but it'll be nice to start on the front row. It's a big race for us [Sunday] night. We've got to figure out how to gain some points.

"I look at [Sunday] night as going for it, running as hard as we can, bringing the car home in one piece, getting all the points we can. And hopefully it handles, and things go right."

Notes:Erik Darnell, making his Cup debut Sunday, was slowest of 46 drivers Saturday but will start the race 42nd on an owner points provisional. Bobby Labonte, the driver Darnell supplanted in the No. 96 Ford, qualified 25th in the No. 71 Chevrolet. David Gilliland, unseated by Labonte, posted the 17th-fastest time in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford. Regan Smith, Patrick Carpentier and Tony Raines failed to qualify for the 43-car field. Terry Labonte got in on a past champion's provisional and will start 43rd.

Daytona 500 News

2009-08-30T17:16:36Z

· Daytona 500 Qualifying moved to Saturday: Daytona 500 Qualifying Presented By Kroger, which secures the prestigious front row for the 52nd annual Daytona 500, will be part of a tripleheader day of racing on Saturday, Feb. 6, joining the 32nd annual Budweiser Shootout and Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 during Speedweeks 2010. Daytona 500 Qualifying Presented By Kroger, which is traditionally scheduled on the Sunday prior to the Daytona 500, will kick off activities on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 1:05 p.m. on FOX, followed by the season-opening Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 for the ARCA Series at 4:30 p.m. on SPEED, and the Budweiser Shootout at 8:10 p.m. on FOX.(Daytona PR)(8-28-2009)

Good Job Kasey!

2009-08-04T16:11:55Z

Good article on the race to the chase and Kasey's excellent season thus far:

http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/08/03/post.race.chase.battle.kkahne.jmontoya.cbowyer.dreutimann.pocono/index.html

Another Great Race, Kasey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-07-12T03:58:45Z

Results

Chicago

POS.	DRIVER

1	Mark Martin
2	Jeff Gordon
3	Kasey Kahne
4	Tony Stewart
5	Denny Hamlin

Third place finish and up to #8 in points!!!!!!!!! Great job dude!!!!!!!!!! :D

Scary!!!!

2009-07-07T12:59:40Z

The wreck was scary, Kyle Busch once again proves himself to be an asshole beyond reproach, but some good did come of it:

http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/07/05/post.race.cup.daytona.crash.kkahne.mmartin/index.html

Kasey you're havng a great season! Let's get 'r' done!

NASCAR Planting Trees!

2009-06-22T16:39:48Z

Hey this is pretty neat! I love companies that go green!

http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/official/06/12/tree.planting.program/index.html

WoooHooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He Did It !!!!!!!!!!!

2009-06-22T01:14:51Z

King of the roadKasey Kahne held off Tony Stewart on double-file restart after double-file restart and won at Sonoma to give the current Richard Petty Motorsports its first victory.

ALRIGHT KASEY WAY TO GOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great Kasey Article Here:

2008-08-15T21:02:16Z

http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news;_ylt=AncVr5zyj5AgO.2MjrG9vAHov7YF?slug=bm-kahne081308&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Hope I got it all :(

Alright Dewd !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-06-07T14:18:20Z

Kahne only one to top 170, earns first pole of season

Johnson joins No. 9 on front row for Sunday's Pocono 500

By Sporting News Wire Service
June 6, 2008
07:52 PM EDT

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LONG POND, Pa. -- The transition to NASCAR's new racecar didn't hurt Kasey Kahne at Pocono Raceway.

The driver of the No. 9 Gillett Evernham Dodge flew around the 2.5-mile speedway in 52.873 seconds to win the pole for Sunday's Pocono 500 Sprint Cup race. At 170.219 mph, Kahne was the only driver to top 170 mph (watch video).

Jimmie Johnson, the first driver to attempt qualifying, will start second after a lap at 169.856 mph. Mark Martin (168.897 mph), rookie Regan Smith (168.745 mph), Joe Nemechek (168.723 mph) and Carl Edwards (168.517 mph) completed the top six qualifiers for the 500-mile race.

Though Kahne's lap didn't approach the track-record 172.533 mph (52.164 seconds) he posted on June 11, 2004, it was a stellar effort in hot, humid conditions -- and in the first session of time trials at Pocono in the new racecar.

"This has always been a pretty good racetrack for us," said Kahne, who won his first pole of the season, his second pole at Pocono and the 15th pole of his career. "The whole team has really stepped it up. We've had some great cars in the last couple of months.

"To me, when you qualify good at this racetrack, you race pretty well. Track position will be big, and we're starting up front."

Johnson, who has two Pocono victories to his credit, overcame his early qualifying draw with an outstanding lap.

"Being the first car out is never a good situation," the two-time defending Cup champion said. "So I'm really pleased to put up a lap like that."

Martin likewise said driving his No. 8 to a third-place starting position was a pleasure, but he was elated by the performance of Smith, with whom he shared driving duties at Dale Earnhardt Inc. last year.

"I felt like he was my pupil last year and felt like he was a full-time Cup driver," Martin said.

Only 44 drivers attempted qualifying at Pocono, a season low number of entrants for a Cup race. J.J. Yeley was the odd man out after Terry Labonte, subbing for Kyle Petty in the No. 45 Dodge, used a past champion's provisional to make the 43-car field.

HE DID IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-05-26T02:30:41Z

Lap-by-Lap: Charlotte

By NASCAR.COM
May 25, 2008
10:18 PM EDT

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CHECKERED FLAG: Kasey Kahne becomes the sixth driver to win the All-Star race and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same season. This is Kasey's first win on the season and just his second top-five.

Lap 399 -- WHITE FLAG: Kasey Kahne takes the white flag and just has to hang on to his car to win. Carl Edwards is out of gas and loses a ton of spots.

Lap 398 -- Denny Hamlin hits the wall but the race stays green.

Lap 397 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart blows the right rear and hits the wall losing the lead to Kasey Kahne.

Lap 396 -- Tony Stewart has a five-second lead and plenty of fuel to take the win.

Lap 394 -- The top five after quick pit stops.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Carl Edwards
4. Kyle Busch
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 393 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dave Blaney doesn't gamble and he pits giving the lead back to Tony Stewart.

Lap 391 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin pits for fuel giving the lead to Dave Blaney.

Lap 390 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth pits giving the lead to Denny Hamlin. david Ragan also pits.

Lap 389 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth leads for the first time tonight as Jeff Burton pits.

Lap 388 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch pit giving up the top two spots and handing the lead to Jeff Burton.

Lap 387 -- Sam Hornish Jr. gives up 10th to top off on fuel.

Lap 384 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart takes the lead as Kasey Kahne hits pit road to top off on fuel. Elliott Sadler also on pit road and takes fuel only.

Lap 379 -- Kasey Kahne has caught Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards and Jeff Gordon and could put them all a lap down.

Lap 373 -- Tony Stewart has closed the gap on Kasey Kahne to less than a second.

Lap 371 -- Patrick Carpentier hits pit road with what looks like an engine problem.

Lap 369 -- Jeff Gordon and his team think they are about two laps short on fuel and they may go for it if the race stays green.

Lap 366 -- Elliott Sadler is in fourth but says he hears noises in the engine. Tony Stewart passes Kyle Busch for second.

Lap 363 -- Denny Hamlin is up to ninth after passing Sam Hornish Jr.

Lap 361 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kasey Kahne passes Kyle Busch for the lead.

Lap 358 -- Kasey Kahne has closed the gap on leader Kyle Busch.

Lap 355 -- Kyle Busch has a 1.2-second lead on Kasey Kahne. Elliott Sadler is fourth after Jimmie Johnson heads to the garage.

Lap 351 -- Smoke is pouring out of Jimmie Johnson's engine and he will call it a night.

Lap 349 -- Jimmie Johnson has some engine issues, his RPMs are way down.

Lap 346 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch passes Jimmie Johnson for the lead.

Lap 344 -- Kyle Busch passes Kasey Kahne for second.

Lap 342 -- J.J. Yeley is back in the race.

Lap 341 -- Kasey Kahne up to second and Kyle Busch moves to third.

Lap 339 -- Kyle Busch passes Elliott Sadler for fourth and is in a three-way battle with Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne for second.

Lap 338 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Tony Stewart
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Elliott Sadler
5. Kyle Busch

Lap 337 -- Jeff Gordon came in and got four tires. Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards also pit.

Lap 335 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Ryan Newman among a half dozen cars to pit.

Lap 334 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 11: Debris on the front straightaway brings out the caution. A.J. Allmendinger gets the free pass.

Lap 334 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson

OMGsOMGsOMGs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go KASEY !!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-05-18T16:41:29Z

Kahne goes from All-Star voted-in to Victory Lane

By Sporting News Wire Service
May 18, 2008
02:25 AM EDT

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CONCORD, N.C. -- Sometimes it pays to be popular.

On Saturday night, it paid Kasey Kahne $1 million.

Voted into the Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway after he failed to make the field in the Sprint Showdown qualifying race, Kasey Kahne made the most of his opportunity by winning the All-Star event and the $1 million prize that goes with the victory.

All-Star Race

Unofficial Results

Pos.	Driver	Make

1.	Kasey Kahne	Dodge
2.	Greg Biffle	Ford
3.	Matt Kenseth	Ford
4.	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet
5.	Tony Stewart	Toyota
6.	Ryan Newman	Dodge
7.	Sam Hornish Jr.	Dodge
8.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet
9.	Mark Martin	Chevrolet
10.	Carl Edwards	Ford

• Complete Results | Coverage
• Race Video | Photo Gallery
• Store: Kasey Kahne | All-Star

Taking fuel only during his final pit stop between the third and fourth segments of the four-segment, 100-lap event, Kahne won the All-Star race for the first time. Matt Kenseth ran third, followed by Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart, the only Joe Gibbs Racing driver whose car survived the night.

The first driver ever to win the race after a fan vote entry, Kahne also gave Dodge its first victory in the event. After finishing fifth in the Sprint Showdown, from which only the top-two finishers transferred to the main event, he learned that the fans had voted him into the All-Star Race via balloting on the internet, by cell phone and in Sprint stores (read more).

"I would have loved to have raced my way in, but we have great fans, and it's cool they voted for us and got us in the race," Kahne said. "We need all the fan support we can have. They've stuck behind us.

"I was going to head home, drink a couple of Budweisers and watch the All-Star race."

As it turned out, Kahne got to do a lot more than that, and he gave crew chief Kenny Francis his due for making the right call at the end.

"The car was mediocre in that open [Showdown]," Kahne said. "But we just kept fighting. I just can't believe we won a million dollars. Kenny made the right call -- no tires at the end. I didn't think we needed them, either."

After a fuel-only pit stop between the third and final segments, Johnson led the field to a restart on Lap 76 but soon surrendered the top spot to Denny Hamlin. But Kahne took the lead for good off Turn 4 on Lap 84 when Hamlin's engine expired.

From that point on, Kahne held off a determined charge from Biffle, who faded in the closing laps after challenging for the lead (watch video).

Soon after Kahne took the lead, Biffle powered his No. 16 Ford beside Kahne's No. 9 Dodge but couldn't wrest the top position from the race winner.

"I could have forced the issue," Biffle said. "I had one opportunity, and he kind of closed the door on me a little bit, and I figured, 'No sense pressing it right now -- I've got plenty of laps to go.'

"Then it just got tighter and tighter as it went, and I never got a chance to get back at him again.

"I had good tires. I had taken two, and he hadn't taken any. I can't believe I got beat [by a car] with no [new] tires."

Pole-sitter Kyle Busch finally found a foe that could slow him down -- a mechanical problem. After leading all 25 laps of the first segment, Busch was cruising with a 1.5-second lead over Carl Edwards in the second segment when his No. 18 Toyota dropped a cylinder on Lap 36.

Edwards overtook Busch on Lap 39 and remained at the point for the remainder of the second segment. Three laps later, Dale Earnhardt Jr. screamed past the hobbled Camry entering Turn 2. When the segment ended eight laps later, Busch had fallen to sixth (watch video).

After a lengthy diagnosis during the 10-minute break between segments two and three, crew chief Steve Addington finally pronounced, "We're done."

"We just didn't make it [Saturday]," Busch said, before his crew pushed the car to the garage. "We'll have to go back to the shop and work on some things."

Notes: In a race usually typified by more than its share of accidents, the All-Star event featured only three cautions -- all planned competition yellows between segments and none for incidents on the track. ... Edwards faded to 10th place at the finish. ... Earnhardt led briefly during the third segment but dropped to eighth at the finish.

Good Job Patrick!

2008-04-20T23:36:45Z

Not bad for a guy who's engine was overheating! Woo! Doing Everham proud!

RESULTS
2008 Unofficial Race Results : Corona Mexico 200 presented by Banamex
Corona Mexico 200 presented by Banamex | April 20, 2008 | Race 9 of 35

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 6 20 Kyle Busch Toyota Doosan Infracore 190/5 80 Running
2 4 59 Marcos Ambrose Ford Kingsford Hickory Charcoal 170/0 80 Running
3 2 40 Scott Pruett Dodge Fastenal 175/10 80 Running
4 3 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts Water Smart 165/5 80 Running
5 6 9 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Auto Value 160/5 80 Running
6 8 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 150/0 80 Running
7 21 29 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express 151/5 80 Running
8 28 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet U.S. Navy 142/0 80 Running
9 24 1 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 138/0 80 Running
10 12 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 134/0 80 Running
11 11 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Penske Truck Rental 130/0 80 Running
12 33 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 127/0 80 Running
13 19 7 Mike Wallace Toyota GEICO 124/0 80 Running
14 17 64 Max Papis Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 121/0 80 Running
15 32 5 Adrian Fernandez Chevrolet Lowe's 118/0 80 Running
16

Sexist Bastard!

2008-04-20T23:33:15Z

http://sports.yahoo.com/irl/news?slug=bm-patrick042008&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Just can't stand to see a woman in the winner's circle, huh?!

Hey Hey Danica Wins!

2008-04-20T15:18:28Z

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=dw-patrick042008&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Good job, girl! Next time, the 500 is YOURS! :)

You Betcha!!!!

2008-03-07T16:47:02Z

Auto Racing
NASCAR Notes: Dodge Boys off to strong start in '08

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 - 09:05 PM

By MIKE HARRIS
AP Auto Racing Writer

Shaking off the disappointments of 2007, Dodge is off to a strong start this year in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series.

After the first three races, the Dodge Boys have a win (by Ryan Newman) in the Daytona 500 and head into Sunday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway with three Charger drivers in the top 10 in points and five in the top 15.

Newman is second in the standings, while Kasey Kahne is third. Kahne, considered one of the brightest young stars in NASCAR, won six races and finished eighth in the points in 2006. Last year was a disaster for Kahne and the entire Gillette Evernham Motorsports team as they went without a win and failed to get any of their three cars into the Chase for the championship.

Kahne finished a very disappointing 19th in the standings.

George Gillette, who became majority owner of the GEM team midway through season, is pleased by what he has seen from all the Dodge teams so far in 2008.

"A really, really good start," he said earlier this week. "I think it's attributable to some really identifiable kinds of things, one of which is the tremendous support we are getting from Dodge. There really has been a change in the attitude and the relationship."

He pointed to new Chrysler boss Bob Nardelli showing up at Daytona last month with a strong message of support for the Dodge teams.

"You felt it the morning of (the) Daytona (500) when Bob asked us all to come sit with him an hour before the race," Gillette said. "The coup de gras was to offer to us a $1 million bonus if any one of the teams won the Daytona 500.

"Of course, (team owner) Roger Penske did and we were all thrilled for him. To have six Dodges in the top-eight finishers at Daytona, it was exciting. It really showed a new commitment on Dodge's part. This isn't just a Dodge commercial — I don't want to sound that way — it really is accurate and having (arrived) new to this sport and saw the end of last year and the beginning of this year — there really is a difference."

As for his own team, which also has Elliott Sadler ninth in the points, Gillette said, "I am very thrilled. The drivers are driving very well, and they're driving cautiously. You take a look at Kasey's finishes — three top-10 finishes — and, frankly, where he finished was about the worst that he could have finished."

Carmichael, who won 10 consecutive AMA national championships, is taking on his first full-time four-wheel ride.

"Everyone here is excited, and getting the chance to really focus on learning these cars makes me look forward to getting the season started," Carmichael said.

———

Good Job Kasey !!!!!

2008-03-03T01:47:40Z

RESULTS
2008 Unofficial Race Results : UAW-Dodge 400
UAW-Dodge 400 | March 2, 2008 | Race 3 of 36

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 2 99 Carl Edwards Ford Dish Network 195/10 267 Running
2 8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 175/5 267 Running
3 6 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 165/0 267 Running
4 17 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 160/0 267 Running
5 24 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 160/5 267 Running
6 38 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 150/0 267 Running
7 37 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 146/0 267 Running
8 29 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing 142/0 267 Running
9 27 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Kinko's 138/0 267 Running
10 3 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 139/5 267 Running
11 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 135/5 267 Running
12 10 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 127/0 267 Running
13 11 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST 124/0 267 Running
14 15 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 121/0 267 Running
15 18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 118/0 267 Running
16 23 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet Haas Automation 115/0 267 Running
17 39 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios "Circle of Helping Hearts" 112/0 267 Running
18 35 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 109/0 267 Running
19 31 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 106/0 267 Running
20 13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford USG Sheetrock 108/5 267 Running
21 19 49 Ken Schrader Dodge Qtrax.com 100/0 267 Running
22 40 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 97/0 266 Running
23 34 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditRep
ort.com 94/0 266 Running
24 43 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 91/0 266 Running
25 36 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 88/0 266 Running
26 26 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 85/0 266 Running
27 30 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 82/0 266 Running
28 21 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 79/0 265 Running
29 33 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 76/0 265 Running
30 5 27 Mike Skinner Toyota Bad Boy Mowers 73/0 265 Running
31 22 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 70/0 265 Running
32 41 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 67/0 265 Running
33 42 40 Dario Franchitti * Dodge Target 64/0 265 Running
34 28 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet Coors Light 61/0 264 Running
35 4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Nicorette / DuPont 63/5 262 Off Track
36 7 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 60/5 260 Running
37 14 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 52/0 258 Running
38 9 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 49/0 255 Off Track
39 16 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 46/0 231 Out of Race
40 12 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Valvoline 43/0 182 Off Track
41 20 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 40/0 152 Running
42 32 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam 37/0 142 Off Track
43 25 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 39/5 107 Out of Race

* Denotes Rookie

Good Job Kasey !!!!

2008-02-25T21:17:05Z

Congrats, Carl!

RESULTS
2008 Unofficial Race Results : Auto Club 500
Auto Club 500 | February 25, 2008 | Race 2 of 36

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 9 99 Carl Edwards Ford Dish Network 190/5 249 Running
2 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 180/10 249 Running
3 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont Cromax Pro 170/5 249 Running
4 22 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 165/5 249 Running
5 4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 160/5 249 Running
6 11 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 150/0 249 Running
7 6 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 146/0 249 Running
8 10 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 147/5 249 Running
9 20 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 143/5 249 Running
10 13 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Samsung HDTV / ALLTEL 139/5 249 Running
11 39 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 130/0 249 Running
12 8 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 132/5 249 Running
13 36 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 124/0 249 Running
14 24 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance So. Cal. 121/0 249 Running
15 14 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 123/5 249 Running
16 16 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet Principal Financial Group / Mark Martin's 700th start 115/0 249 Running
17 32 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditR
eport.com 112/0 249 Running
18 28 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam 114/5 249 Running
19 3 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet DIRECTV 106/0 249 Running
20 21 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Wrigley's Juicy Fruit 103/0 249 Running
21 31 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 100/0 249 Running
22 18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 102/5 249 Running
23 40 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 94/0 248 Running
24 27 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge U2 3D / Best Buy 91/0 248 Running
25 19 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Hamburger Helper "My Hometown Helper" 88/0 248 Running
26 38 21 Bill Elliott Ford Little Debbie 85/0 248 Running
27 29 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards 82/0 247 Running
28 41 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 79/0 247 Running
29 25 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 76/0 247 Running
30 34 22 Dave Blaney Toyota CAT Paving Products 73/0 247 Running
31 17 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet Coors Light 70/0 247 Running
32 26 40 Dario Franchitti * Dodge Target 72/5 247 Running
33 37 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 69/5 246 Running
34 43 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture R
ow / DenverMattress.com 61/0 245 Running
35 42 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports 63/5 244 Running
36 30 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing 55/0 241 Running
37 23 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Energizer e2 Lithium 52/0 239 Running
38 35 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 49/0 235 Running
39 33 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet Haas Automation 46/0 230 Running
40 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 43/0 202 Running
41 12 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 40/0 192 Running
42 5 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 37/0 20 Out of Race
43 7 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 34/0 20 Out of Race
* Denotes Rookie

Alright Kasey Good Job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-02-18T01:38:28Z

RESULTS

2008 Unofficial Race Results : Daytona 500

Daytona 500 | February 17, 2008 | Race 1 of 36

FIN	ST	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR	PTS/BNS	LAPS	STATUS

1	7	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	ALLTEL	190/5	200	Running
2	43	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Miller Lite	175/5	200	Running
3	6	20	Tony Stewart	Toyota	The Home Depot	170/5	200	Running
4	24	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	M&M's	170/10	200	Running
5	5	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	Target	160/5	200	Running
6	35	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge	Best Buy	150/0	200	Running
7	10	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Budweiser	151/5	200	Running
8	26	7	Robby Gordon	Dodge	Jim Beam	142/0	200	Running
9	3	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	AMP Energy / National Guard	143/5	200	Running
10	18	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	3M	139/5	200	Running
11	13	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	Cheerios / Betty Crocker	130/0	200	Running
12	23	83	Brian Vickers	Toyota	Red Bull	127/0	200	Running
13	36	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	AT&T Mobility	129/5	200	Running
14	16	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Shell / Pennzoil	121/0	200	Running
15	19	77	Sam Hornish Jr. *	Dodge	Mobil 1	118/0	200	Running
16	20	44	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	UPS	115/0	200	Running
17	4	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	FedEx Express	117/5	200	Running
18	42	00	David Reutimann	Toyota	Aaron's Dream Machine	109/0	200	Running
19	11	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Office Depot	106/0	200	Running
20	25	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker	103/0	200	Running
21	27	66	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	State Water Heaters	100/0	200	Running
22	21	15	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	PEAK / Menards	97/0	200	Running
23	33	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Chevrolet	Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon	94/0	200	Running
24	31	07	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	96/5	200	Running
25	37	96	J.J. Yeley	Toyota	DLP HDTV	88/0	200	Running
26	38	26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	Crown Royal Cask No. 16	85/0	200	Running
27	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	87/5	200	Running
28	32	38	David Gilliland	Ford	FreeCreditRep ort.com	79/0	200	Running
29	2	55	Michael Waltrip	Toyota	NAPA AUTO PARTS	81/5	200	Running
30	30	28	Travis Kvapil	Ford	K&N Filters	73/0	200	Running
31	12	8	Mark Martin	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	70/0	200	Running
32	15	42	Juan Montoya	Dodge	Texaco / Havoline	67/0	200	Running
33	40	40	Dario Franchitti*	Dodge	Dodge Journey	64/0	199	Running
34	39	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Wells Fargo	61/0	197	Running
35	28	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DEWALT	63/5	194	Running
36	29	01	Regan Smith *	Chevrolet	Principal Financial Group	55/0	194	Running
37	9	5	Casey Mears	Chevrolet	Kellogg's / CARQUEST	52/0	194	Off Track
38	34	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota	Caterpillar	54/5	189	Off Track
39	8	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	51/5	186	Off Track
40	22	34	John Andretti	Chevrolet	Makoto	43/0	184	Running
41	41	78	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	40/0	171	Running
42	14	6	David Ragan	Ford	AAA	37/0	161	Out of Race
43	17	187	Kenny Wallace	Chevrolet	Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com	34/0	141	Out of Race

* Denotes Rookie

7th beats the hell out of dnf! :) It's gonna be a great season!!!!!

Damn

2008-02-16T20:24:09Z

9 laps to go and Kasey gets caught up in a wreck in the first Nationwide series race. Crap. Perhaps tomorrow at Daytona will be better :)

FInal Daytona Qualifying: Lookin' good Kasey!

RACE LINEUP

Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway

February 17, 2008 | Race 1 of 36

POS	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR	SPEED	TIME	BEHIND

1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	187.075	48.109	Leader
2	55	Michael Waltrip	Toyota	NAPA AUTO PARTS	186.734	48.197	-0.088
3	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	AMP Energy / National Guard	-	-	-
4	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	FedEx Express	-	-	-
5	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	Target	-	-	-
6	20	Tony Stewart	Toyota	The Home Depot	-	-	-
7	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	ALLTEL	-	-	-
8	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	-	-	-
9	5	Casey Mears	Chevrolet	Kellogg's / CARQUEST	-	-	-
10	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Budweiser	-	-	-
11	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Office Depot	-	-	-
12	8	Mark Martin	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	-	-	-
13	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	Cheerios / Betty Crocker	-	-	-
14	6	David Ragan	Ford	AAA	-	-	-
15	42	Juan Montoya	Dodge	Texaco / Havoline	-	-	-
16	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Shell / Pennzoil	-	-	-
17	187	Kenny Wallace	Chevrolet	Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com	-	-	-
18	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	3M	-	-	-
19	77	Sam Hornish Jr.*	Dodge	Mobil 1	-	-	-
20	44	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	UPS	-	-	-
21	15	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	PEAK / Menards	-	-	-
22	34	John Andretti	Chevrolet	Makoto	-	-	-
23	83	Brian Vickers	Toyota	Red Bull	-	-	-
24	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	M&M's	-	-	-
25	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker	-	-	-
26	7	Robby Gordon	Dodge	Jim Beam	-	-	-
27	66	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	State Water Heaters	-	-	-
28	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DEWALT	-	-	-
29	01	Regan Smith*	Chevrolet	Principal Financial Group	-	-	-
30	28	Travis Kvapil	Ford	K&N Filters	-	-	-
31	07	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	-	-	-
32	38	David Gilliland	Ford	FreeCreditRep ort.com	-	-	-
33	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Chevrolet	Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon	-	-	-
34	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota	Caterpillar	-	-	-
35	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge	Best Buy	-	-	-
36	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	AT&T Mobility	-	-	-
37	96	J.J. Yeley	Toyota	DLP HDTV	-	-	-
38	26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	Crown Royal Cask No. 16	-	-	-
39	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Wells Fargo	-	-	-
40	40	Dario Franchitti*	Dodge	Dodge Journey	-	-	-
41	78	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	-	-	-
42	00	David Reutimann	Toyota	Aaron's Dream Machine	-	-	-
43	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Miller Lite	Champion's Provisional

Did Not Qualify
44	84	A.J. Allmendinger	Toyota	Red Bull	-	-	-
45	21	Bill Elliott	Ford	Little Debbie	-	-	-
46	49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	HealthLife.com	-	-	-
47	160	Boris Said	Ford	7-Eleven Slurpee / No Fear	-	-	-
48	10	Patrick Carpentier*	Dodge	Valvoline	-	-	-
49	137	Eric McClure	Chevrolet	Hefty	-	-	-
50	109	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming	-	-	-
51	27	Jacques Villeneuve*	Toyota	Bill Davis Racing	-	-	-
52	150	Stanton Barrett	Chevrolet	NOS Energy Drink / SKI / SBM	-	-	-
53	08	Carl Long	Dodge	MILLSTAR Tools / Rhino's Energy Drink	-	-