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Week of 2/6/05
Johnson takes Shootout win
Jimmie Johnson holds off a bunch of hard charging cars to take the Bud Shootout win. Greg Biffle led the most laps in his #16 Ford with 44. This is Hendrick Motorsports 5th Shootout win.
5 Greg Biffle
4 Tony Stewart
3 Jeff Gordon
2 Ryan Newman
1 Jimmie Johnson February 12, 2005
Gordon, Sadler Fastest in 500 practice
First Daytona Practice on Saturday
5 Jason Leffler
4 Dale Jarrett
3 Kurt Busch
2 Jeff Gordon
1 Elliott Sadler 188.155mph
Second Daytona 500 Practice on Saturday
5 Jimmie Johnson
4 Kurt Busch
3 Kyle Petty (you saw right)
2 Elliott Sadler
1 Jeff Gordon 189.849mph February 12, 2005
There's a new Craven
Ricky is a dad for the third time after the birth of Lydia Cathleen Craven at 8:47pm on Thursday the 10th. “She is absolutely beautiful,” Craven said. “Everybody should get to come home from the hospital on Friday so I can spend a few days with her before I leave for Daytona next week. This is the best start to SpeedWeeks I’ve ever had.” February 11, 2005
Jarrett pulls the poll for Shootout
Defending Shootout Champion Dale Jarrett pulls the poll in the drawing that determines the lineup for Sat. race. Here is the full rundown....
The complete starting line-up for the 2005 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona:
1. Dale Jarrett
2. Greg Biffle
3. Bill Elliott
4. Brian Vickers
5. Kurt Busch
6. Ken Schrader
7. Ryan Newman
8. Tony Stewart
9. Ricky Rudd
10. Jeremy Mayfield
11. Jeff Gordon
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
13. Kasey Kahne
14. Mark Martin
15. Rusty Wallace
16. Joe Nemechek
17. Jimmie Johnson
18. Casey Mears
19. Bobby Labonte
20. Geoffrey Bodine February 11, 2005
Busch in purple 97 at Shootout
You'll get a taste of Kurt Busch's purple Crown Royal sponsored car in Sat. nights Bud Shootout. Kurt just got into the race by grabbing a poll at the last race of the season in Miami. February 10, 2005
2004 Multiple Poll Winners
20 Cars will compete in tomorrow nights Bud Shootout, among them are these multiple poll winners from last year.
1. Ryan Newman, 8 (Rockingham, Bristol, Loudon, Richmond, Charlotte, Martinsville, Atlanta, Phoenix)
2. Jeff Gordon, 6 (Martinsville, Michigan, Sonoma, Daytona, Chicago, Bristol)
3. Kasey Kahne, 4 (Las Vegas, Darlington, California, Pocono)
4. Jeremy Mayfield, 2 (Dover, Dover)
5. Casey Mears, 2 (Pocono, Indianapolis)
6. Joe Nemechek, 2 (Talladega, Kansas)
7. Brian Vickers, 2 (Richmond, California) February 10, 2005
Johnson clones Cup team
Jimmie Johnson is going Busch racing for select events this year. He'll bring along the #48, Lowes, Kobalt Tools, and his crew chief Chad Knaus. Jimmie will run in 6 races using different paint schemes in each. February 10, 2005
Wallace and Visa stick together
Rusty will continue to be featured as part of Visa's Ultimate NASCAR Experience campaign through the 2005 season. Carl Edwards will replace Kurt Busch in the commercials as well. February 9, 2005
Actor McConaughey 500 Grand Marshall
Matthew McConaughey has been named the Grand Marshall for the Daytona 500. He'll give the command for drivers to start their engines, and ride in the pace car to bring the field to the green flag. Matthew stars in a new movie called Sahara coming soon to a theater near you. February 9, 2005
Fernandez to drive for Hendrick
Adrian Fernandez a Mexico City native and open wheel racer will take the wheel of the #5 Hendrick Motorsports Busch car for the race south of the boarder on March 5th. Fernandez is making his NASCAR debut in this race. February 9, 2005
Daytona Track Stats
TRACK STATS | DAYTONA
Distance: 2.5 Mile Oval
Banking/Turns 1-4: 31
Banking in Tri-oval: 18
Banking/Backstretch: 3
Length/Frontstretch: 3,800 ft.
Length/Backstretch:3,400 ft.
Miles/Laps: 70 laps split into 20 and 50 lap segments
Last Years winner was the UPS Ford of Dale Jarrett
More Track Stats found here: http://www.finallapradio.com/track_stats.html February 9, 2005
Corvette to pace Daytona 500
The 6th generation Chevrolet Corvette will pace the Daytona 500 this year, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. helped unveil the car on Tuesday mornings national TV show "Fox and Friends." The pace car is almost identical to the one you can buy, check out these impressive specs: 6.0-liter V-8 with 400 horsepower, top speed 186mph, and a 0-60 in 4.2 seconds.
February 9, 2005
Bud Shootout Driver Eligibility
Name (Bud Pole Awards / Shootout eligibility)
1. Ryan Newman, 8 (Rockingham, Bristol, Loudon, Richmond, Charlotte, Martinsville, Atlanta, Phoenix)
2. Jeff Gordon, 6 (Martinsville, Michigan, Sonoma, Daytona, Chicago, Bristol)
3. Kasey Kahne, 4 (Las Vegas, Darlington, California, Pocono)
4. Jeremy Mayfield, 2 (Dover, Dover)
5. Casey Mears, 2 (Pocono, Indianapolis)
6. Joe Nemechek, 2 (Talladega, Kansas)
7. Brian Vickers, 2 (Richmond, California)
8. Greg Biffle, 1 (Daytona)
9. Kurt Busch, 1 (Homestead)
10. Jimmie Johnson, 1 (Charlotte)
11. Bobby Labonte, 1 (Texas)
12. Ricky Rudd, 1 (Talladega)
13. Dale Jarrett (Shootout winner in 1996, 2000, 2004)
14. Tony Stewart (Shootout winner in 2001, 2002)
15. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Shootout winner in 2003)
16. Mark Martin (Shootout winner in 1999)
17. Rusty Wallace (Shootout winner in 1998)
18. Geoffrey Bodine (Shootout winner in 1992)
19. Ken Schrader (Shootout winner in 1989, 1990)
20. Bill Elliott (Shootout winner in 1987)
21. Terry Labonte (Shootout winner in 1985) (Not Racing) February 9, 2005
Bud Shootout format
The Bud Shootout on Saturday night under the lights at Daytona is a quick sprint of 70 laps. However the race is split up into two segments of 20 and then 50 laps. In that last part, teams will need to pit at some point since they can only go 37 -38 laps on a tank of fuel. Strategy will play a key roll especially if there is no cautions. The poll winners from last year, plus previous Shootout winners will take the green flag at 8pm Eastern on Saturday. February 9, 2005
NASCAR finally on TV
BUD SHOOTOUT PRACTICE @ 4 p.m. Friday on Speed
FINAL BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT PRACTICE @ 6:30 p.m. Friday on Speed
NEXTEL CUP PRACTICE @ 10:30 a.m. Saturday on Speed
NEXTEL CUP PRACTICE @ 1:30 p.m. Saturday on Speed
BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT @ 8 p.m. Saturday on FX
NEXTEL CUP QUALIFYING @ 1 p.m. Sunday on Fox
All times are Eastern February 8, 2005
Jarrett looks for shootout win #4
Dale Jarrett is the defending champion of this weekends Budweiser Shootout, and he hopes to make it win #4 in the pre-season event. Dale has the most wins in the event than any other active driver, and just by starting the race on Saturday he'll pass Dale Earnhardt in shootout winnings which is over $600 thousand. February 8, 2005
Vickers goes with spuds on Busch car
Brian Vickers is returning to the Busch Series for 4 races this year. He'll be driving the #57 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet with their new sponsor on the car Ore-Ida and its Extra Crispy French-fry brand. They will also become a major associate sponsor on his #25 Cup car as well. February 8, 2005
Rolex 24 Results
ROLEX 24 NASCAR Driver StandingsIn the overall standings, the NASCAR drivers did very well for the twice around the clock event this weekend.
Jimmie Johnson's team got a podium with a 2nd place finish
Tony Stewart was 3rd
Jamie McMurray ended up 4th
Casey Mears was 6th
Terry and Bobby Labonte were 9th
Wally Dallenbach was 19th
The Roush guys of Kenseth, Biffle and Busch finished 27th February 7, 2005
Tires o' plenty at Daytona
Something teams will use a lot of at Daytona in the coming weeks are Goodyear Tires. Just how many? Goodyear plans to bring the following numbers.
Left Side 3108
Right Sides 3170
That's for all three of NASCAR's top series. February 7, 2005
Two Jr.'s on QVC
Coming up on February 11th, be sure to check out Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Martin Truex Jr. will be on QVC's For Race Fans Only program from 8-10pm Eastern. Plenty of NASCAR stuff to buy including Dale Jr. and Truex apparel, collectibles and die-cast cars, plus Daytona 500 products. February 7, 2005
Jarrett wins $10k for charity
Dale Jarrett won the pre-Superbowl Charity golf event and picked up $10,000 for the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation. He put a drive onto the green on the 17th hole to win. Other stars that played included Elliott Sadler, Rusty Wallace, John Smoltz, Jerome Bettis, Fred Funk and more. February 7, 2005
Daytona has huge payday
The biggest purse in the history of stock car racing is what they are calling $17.6 million dollars. So if there was any doubt as to what is the biggest race of the year, the 47th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday February 20th is it. The winner will grab a minimum of $1.4 million, second gets just over a million, and 3rd takes home over $730 thousand. Even last place has a nice payday, just to start the race and finish 43rd will get $219 thousand. February 7, 2005
President meets Champion
Busch meets Bush. One was the 2004 Nextel Cup Champion, the other is the President of the United States. Kurt, owner Jack Roush, and team president Geoff Smith had a chance to visit the Oval Office at the White House yesterday. They presented The President with an autographed helmet. February 7, 2005
Driver Picks for the Superbowl
-Mark Martin doesn't know much about football, but like's Philly Steak Sandwiches so he's for the Eagles.
-Greg Biffle is going for the Eagles also, for no particular reason.
-Matt Kenseth is going for the defending Champion Patriots.
-Carl Edwards thinks the Eagles will win after talking with his brother.
-Ricky Craven is obviously going for New England since that's where he calls home. February 7, 2005
Testing Crashes
A few crashes to report during testing. In Las Vegas Carl Edwards ran through some oil left down by David Reutimann's blown engine and hit the wall. John Andretti also lost a battle with the wall. At California Speedway, teams are having to deal with very windy conditions but it was a blown tire that sent Kasey Kahne into the wall with his #9 Dodge. Both drivers are okay. February 7, 2005
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