Bristol Cup Race Thread

[Jonesi]

46 cars, the same as the last 3 races, minus #27 car and the hopelessly slow #08. Last race on '07 points.

Looks like a 50% chance of rain washing out qualifing on Friday. If it does #84 Skinner, #34 Andretti, & #10 Carpentier will not run.

http://www.jayski.com/stats/2008/entries/5bms2008-entry.htm

[Jonesi]

With less than a day to go, it looks like 60% chance of storms tomorrow and 80% thunderstorms on Saturday.

[tstran17_88]

Rain has stopped practice. Hopefully qualifying doesn't get washed out.

[Jonesi]

A couple of driver changes:
#21 Jeff Green in for Elliott (switched event with Martinsville)
#8 Aric Almirola instead of Mark Martin

[RaikkonenRules]

Jeff Green? Are they ever going to run Jon Wood or Marcus Ambrose?

Green's would be a bad call if it rained though as I think that #21 would be out as they wouldn't have the champ provisional.

[Jonesi]

Nascar.com has qualifing rainout.

[Jonesi]

Nothing official yet, but it should be:

48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
24 JEFF GORDON
07 CLINT BOWYER
17 MATT KENSETH
5 CASEY MEARS
20 TONY STEWART
77 SAM HORNISH JR
31 JEFF BURTON
99 CARL EDWARDS
29 KEVIN HARVICK
--
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
11 DENNY HAMLIN
12 RYAN NEWMAN
16 GREG BIFFLE
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
8 ARIC ALMIROLA
01 REGAN SMITH
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
43 BOBBY LABONTE
9 KASEY KAHNE
--
42 JUAN MONTOYA
18 KYLE BUSCH
41 REED SORENSON
6 DAVID RAGAN
96 J.J. YELEY
40 DARIO FRANCHITTI
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
7 ROBBY GORDON
15 PAUL MENARD
28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
--
66 SCOTT RIGGS
38 DAVID GILLILAND
70 JEREMY MAYFIELD
22 DAVE BLANEY
45 KYLE PETTY
2 KURT BUSCH
44 DALE JARRETT
83 BRIAN VICKERS
00 DAVID REUTIMANN
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
--
49 KEN SCHRADER
78 JOE NEMECHEK
84 MIKE SKINNER

DNQ
34 JOHN ANDRETTI
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER
21 JEFF GREEN

[RaceFanStan]

Note:

NASCAR chose to also cancel Saturday's scheduled Nationwide Series qualifying.

The Nationwide Series starting line-up was set based off 2007 owner points.
Due to the schedule change, Nationwide Series practice will begin at 8:30 AM. (ET)

[racing69]

Is ther anywhere online to watch the cup race live? Sky decided to only show highlights in UK :-(

[RaikkonenRules]

Try this link.

http://mywebcast.cc/p2ptv.createmybb.com/index.php

Too bad there's no Nationwide coverage this week as the idiots at nascar.com decided not to show it. :mad:

[Jonesi]

Mt Dew (Pepsico) gave DW his dominate race car from the early '80s.
DE jr will be racing a similar throwback paint job a couple of times this year.

[call_me_andrew]

I'd be willing to call this a boring race. Lots of cautions, the second line took forever to come in, and lots of marbles.

[e2mtt]

Great finish, nice win for Burton! Good work for RCR.

A real shame Harvick couldn't have gotten crashed out after the way he dumped Tony.

Another best-of-Hendricks finish for Jr, nice 5th place. If Eury could just get his late-race pit strategies figured out, Jr. might could get a win. (Not pitting late cost him a shot at the win both today and at Daytona.)

[harvick#1]

it happens, Harvick admitted it was his fault. nothin gonna change, happens to everydriver. Tony did that to Harv at Indy last year, so it just happends.

isn't there an old sayin of "Thats Bristol"

[muggle not]

Gotta give Harvick credit for admitting he screwed up. He usually doesn't admit it. Sorry to see Tony get put in the wall at the end after racing good all day. still don't know what happened to hamlin.

[harvick#1]

Hamlin had a fuel pickup problem.

[Vez]

Unofficial Race Results
FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 8 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 190/5 506 Running
2 10 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 175/5 506 Running
3 3 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 170/5 506 Running
4 14 16 Greg Biffle Ford Jackson Hewitt 160/0 506 Running
5 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 155/0 506 Running
6 12 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 155/5 506 Running
7 20 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 146/0 506 Running
8 16 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 142/0 506 Running
9 32 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com 138/0 506 Running
10 4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DISH Network 134/0 506 Running
11 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 130/0 506 Running
12 36 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 127/0 506 Running
13 11 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 124/0 506 Running
14 6 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 131/10 506 Running
15 21 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 118/0 505 Running
16 39 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 115/0 504 Running
17 24 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 112/0 504 Running
18 9 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 109/0 504 Running
19 22 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 111/5 504 Running
20 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 108/5 504 Running
21 27 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 100/0 504 Running
22 17 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 97/0 503 Running
23 31 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 94/0 503 Running
24 40 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 96/5 503 Running
25 30 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing 88/0 503 Running
26 25 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 85/0 503 Running
27 28 7 Robby Gordon Dodge RVs.com / Camping World 82/0 503 Running
28 35 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 79/0 501 Running
29 7 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 76/0 501 Running
30 33 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet Haas Automation 73/0 500 Running
31 23 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 70/0 500 Running
32 29 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet PEAK / Menards 67/0 499 Running
33 13 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 64/0 499 Running
34 42 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com 61/0 498 Running
35 34 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 58/0 498 Running
36 26 40 Dario Franchitti * Dodge The Hartford 55/0 497 Running
37 37 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 52/0 496 Running
38 19 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 49/0 489 Running
39 38 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 46/0 486 Running
40 43 84 Mike Skinner Toyota Red Bull 43/0 441 Running
41 41 49 Ken Schrader Dodge Qtrax.com 40/0 420 Running
42 5 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 37/0 417 Running
43 18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 34/0 373 Running
* Denotes Rookie

Top rookie was Regan Smith 22th.

Well done to the RCR boys for a 1,2,3.

Vickers was running well in the top 20 before his tire blew out and left him 39th.

Another strong finish for Dragon in 17th.

I feel sorry of Casey, he's not having a good start to the season. :(

[tstran17_88]

Sorry to see Tony get put in the wall at the end after racing good all day.
Yeah...that broke my heart! :p

[colinspooky]

Yeah...that broke my heart! :p


Me too - did he say anything after the race? We didn't see much over the pond. Saw Harvwreck admit he was wrong - I nearly fell off the sofa. :D

But nothing from Mr Smoke, who I imagine was actually steaming.

Same tyres as last week were they? We are told nothing over here?

[cgs]

anyone know what happened to Edwards? he was on the lead lap at the final restart and finished 2 laps down?

[Jonesi]

anyone know what happened to Edwards? he was on the lead lap at the final restart and finished 2 laps down?

Don't know on that, but his finish is moved up to 16th.
For the second week in a row the provisional results posted at nascar.com has major changes to the official results on Monday. 16th-27th and 34th & 35th.

[Vez]

Official Results
FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1 8 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 190/5 506 Running 209,558
2 10 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 175/5 506 Running 167,011
3 3 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 170/5 506 Running 139,125
4 14 16 Greg Biffle Ford Jackson Hewitt 160/0 506 Running 123,525
5 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 155/0 506 Running 106,475
6 12 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 155/5 506 Running 128,591
7 20 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 146/0 506 Running 122,916
8 16 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 142/0 506 Running 126,483
9 32 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com 138/0 506 Running 116,083
10 4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DISH Network 134/0 506 Running 139,016
11 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 130/0 506 Running 135,636
12 36 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 127/0 506 Running 91,825
13 11 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 124/0 506 Running 122,133
14 6 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 131/10 506 Running 139,911
15 21 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 118/0 505 Running 118,633
16 9 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 115/0 504 Running 133,125
17 22 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 117/5 504 Running 103,200
18 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 114/5 504 Running 139,186
19 27 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 106/0 504 Running 115,070
20 39 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 103/0 504 Running 106,408
21 24 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 100/0 504 Running 97,000
22 31 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 97/0 503 Running 102,058
23 40 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 99/5 503 Running 96,833
24 28 7 Robby Gordon Dodge RVs.com / Camping World 91/0 503 Running 104,997
25 25 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 88/0 503 Running 95,675
26 17 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 85/0 503 Running 96,450
27 30 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing 82/0 503 Running 113,914
28 35 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 79/0 501 Running 86,450
29 7 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 76/0 501 Running 128,925
30 33 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet Haas Automation 73/0 500 Running 86,500
31 23 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 70/0 500 Running 111,914
32 29 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet PEAK / Menards 67/0 499 Running 90,125
33 13 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 64/0 499 Running 124,150
34 34 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 61/0 498 Running 82,975
35 42 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com 58/0 498 Running 81,975
36 26 40 Dario Franchitti * Dodge The Hartford 55/0 497 Running 89,925
37 37 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 52/0 496 Running 81,875
38 19 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 49/0 489 Running 118,761
39 38 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 46/0 486 Accident 81,775
40 43 84 Mike Skinner Toyota Red Bull 43/0 441 Running 81,700
41 41 49 Ken Schrader Dodge Qtrax.com 40/0 420 Running 81,625
42 5 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 37/0 417 Running 99,540
43 18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 34/0 373 Running 89,000
* Denotes Rookie

Regan Smith is still top Rookie but in 26th.

Dragon has been dropped from 17th to 21st.

Vickers is the only driver listed as not running at the end.

[RaikkonenRules]

Great finishes by Almirola and Gilliland.

[colinspooky]

Clearly shows the value of survival.

[tstran17_88]

anyone know what happened to Edwards? he was on the lead lap at the final restart and finished 2 laps down?Vapor lock.

[tstran17_88]

Me too - did he say anything after the race? We didn't see much over the pond. Saw Harvwreck admit he was wrong - I nearly fell off the sofa. :D

But nothing from Mr Smoke, who I imagine was actually steaming.

Same tyres as last week were they? We are told nothing over here?I took off right away after the race...so I didn't see anything live. Caught some interviews later on and Smoke seemed calm, but didn't understand why Harv wrecked him, but whined that he will get blamed for it. Harv said it was his fault and apologized...but was ticked that the #20 spotter went after his spotter.

My brother, who was at Bristol, said the two crews did a little pushing and shoving after the race.

[harvick#1]

well last night, Tony and Harv had a good time last night, Tony also got waxed :p : but the 2 are friends and both know it was not intentional

[muggle not]

But it does make you wonder, how many times does he get even for Indy. I think this was his second now.

[Rollo]

I think if anything, the number of finishers shows what an improvement the CoT has made. On several occasions, cars which would have spun, went on the slide and re-aligned themselves.
Okay, maybe that in part is due to the progressive banking at Bristol, but certainly the CoT was a factor.

Can someone tell me why Fernando from Moonspell was doing commentary? That was some of the best growling I've heard for a long time :D

[wedge]

I think if anything, the number of finishers shows what an improvement the CoT has made. On several occasions, cars which would have spun, went on the slide and re-aligned themselves.
Okay, maybe that in part is due to the progressive banking at Bristol, but certainly the CoT was a factor.

Kinda wondering about the rear bumper. It'll take a pounding and then flap unnecessarily.

Felt kinda bad for those who took black flags. Oh well, I guess that's racing.

[Abo]

I think if anything, the number of finishers shows what an improvement the CoT has made. On several occasions, cars which would have spun, went on the slide and re-aligned themselves.
Okay, maybe that in part is due to the progressive banking at Bristol, but certainly the CoT was a factor.

Can someone tell me why Fernando from Moonspell was doing commentary? That was some of the best growling I've heard for a long time :D

I thought someone let a bear into the booth :p

[tstran17_88]

Can someone tell me why Fernando from Moonspell was doing commentary? That was some of the best growling I've heard for a long time :D At least the comments were limited...usually DW tries to steal the show.