Martinsville Cup Race Thread

[Jonesi]

Entry List
Top 35:
18 KYLE BUSCH
16 GREG BIFFLE
29 KEVIN HARVICK
31 JEFF BURTON
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
9 KASEY KAHNE
20 TONY STEWART
12 RYAN NEWMAN
07 CLINT BOWYER
2 KURT BUSCH (now in Top 35)
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17 MATT KENSETH
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
24 JEFF GORDON
11 DENNY HAMLIN
99 CARL EDWARDS
83 BRIAN VICKERS (now in Top 35)
43 BOBBY LABONTE
42 JUAN MONTOYA
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
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6 DAVID RAGAN
38 DAVID GILLILAND
7 ROBBY GORDON
66 SCOTT RIGGS
44 DAVID REUTIMANN (now in Top 35)
41 REED SORENSON
15 PAUL MENARD
28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP (now in Top 35)
96 J.J. YELEY
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70 JEREMY MAYFIELD
5 CASEY MEARS
77 SAM HORNISH JR
8 ARIC ALMIROLA
00 MICHAEL McDOWELL (now in Top 35) Aaron's signed for 5 more races

GOGH cars (With 47 cars entered, 7 cars and Bill Elliott will make it, 4 cars don't):
26 JAMIE McMURRAY (now out of Top 35)
22 DAVE BLANEY (now out of Top 35)
40 DARIO FRANCHITTI (now out of Top 35)
01 REGAN SMITH (now out of Top 35)
45 KYLE PETTY (now out of Top 35)
78 JOE NEMECHEK
84 MIKE SKINNER
49 KEN SCHRADER
34 JOHN ANDRETTI
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER
21 BILL ELLIOTT (has Champion Provisional)
08 TONY RAINES (replaces Lamar)

[RaceFanStan]

I will predict these drivers will go home : :eek:
Dario Franchitti http://www.motorsportforum.com/forums/images/icons/tongue-anim.gif (another openwheel deserter bites the dust ...)
Patrick Carpentier http://www.motorsportforum.com/forums/images/icons/tongue-anim.gif (another openwheel deserter bites the dust ...)
John Andretti
Tony Raines

[RaikkonenRules]

My drivers to go home

44. Kyle Petty
45. Tony Raines
46. Regan Smith
47. Patrick Carpentier

I think Andretti should get in. He wrangled the #49 into quite alot of races last year.

[RaceFanStan]

John Andretti is in the #34 now & I think it isn't up to speed.
Andretti is a good driver but I fear the #34 car will be sadly lacking. :s

[Jonesi]

Prediction of T-storms are 30% for Friday & Saturday. If qualifing is rained out, #08 Raines, #10 Carpentier, #34 Andretti & #84 Skinner will miss race.

[RaceFanStan]

That is a shame for Skinner as he would have a good shot of qualifying for the race. :s

[RaikkonenRules]

Aw not another flippin rain out I'm sick of them :mad:

[Jonesi]

Chance of rain up to 50% during qualifing now.

[Jonesi]

Sprint Cup Starting Grid
01. Jeff Gordon #24 Chevrolet
02. Denny Hamlin #11 Toyota
03. Aric Almirola #8 Chevrolet
04. David Ragan #6 Ford
05. Jamie McMurray #26 Ford
06. Kasey Kahne #9 Dodge
07. Ken Schrader #49 Toyota
08. Kyle Busch #18 Toyota
09. Tony Stewart #20 Toyota
10. Jimmie Johnson #48 Chevrolet
11. Kevin Harvick #29 Chevrolet
12. Clint Bowyer #07 Chevrolet
13. Ryan Newman #12 Dodge
14. Travis Kvapil #28 Ford
15. David Reutimann #44 Toyota
16. Michael Waltrip #55 Toyota
17. Bill Elliott #21 Ford
18. Dave Blaney #22 Toyota
19. Greg Biffle #16 Ford
20. Kurt Busch #2 Dodge
21. David Gilliland #38 Ford
22. Dale Earnhardt Jr #88 Chevrolet
23. J.J. Yeley #96 Toyota
24. Jeff Burton #31 Chevrolet
25. Elliott Sadler #19 Dodge
26. Sam Hornish Jr #77 Dodge
27. Carl Edwards #99 Ford
28. Matt Kenseth #17 Ford
29. Juan Montoya #42 Dodge
30. Mike Skinner #84 Toyota
31. Jeremy Mayfield #70 Chevrolet
32. Bobby Labonte #43 Dodge
33. Regan Smith #01 Chevrolet
34. Michael McDowell #00 Toyota
35. Paul Menard #15 Chevrolet
36. Scott Riggs #66 Chevrolet
37. Patrick Carpentier #10 Dodge
38. Reed Sorenson #41 Dodge
39. Casey Mears #5 Chevrolet
40. Brian Vickers #83 Toyota
41. Robby Gordon #7 Dodge
42. Martin Truex Jr #1 Chevrolet
43. Dario Franchitti #40 Dodge

Did Not Qualify
Kyle Petty #45 Dodge
John Andretti #34 Chevrolet
Tony Raines #08 Dodge
Joe Nemechek #78 Chevrolet

[Super Aguri]

Erm - Franchitti is in the show.

He drew with Kyle Petty on time but Dario makes it in because he is higher in owners points.

[Jonesi]

Erm - Franchitti is in the show.

He drew with Kyle Petty on time but Dario makes it in because he is higher in owners points.

*bleep* That's what I get for trusting Foxtrax. thanks for heads up.

[RaikkonenRules]

Great job by Almirola (3rd), Dragon (4th) and Schrader (7th). :up:

[Vez]

At least it didn't rain which is good.

Hope Vickers and Mears have a good race from way back there. Mears needs a good run after the disappointing start he has had to the season.

Dragon has done well to get 4th lets hope he can stay near the top and gets a good result.

Also a great job by Bill Elliott (17th) :up: that's got to of cheered up a lot of guys at Wood Brothers, and Dave Blaney (18th)

[Jonesi]

Great job by Almirola (3rd), Dragon (4th) and Schrader (7th). :up:

Also McMurray in 5th the fastest of GOGH, think a fire hasn't been lit under his backside ;-)

[harvick#1]

no surprise by McMurray here, hes Qualified and raced very well in the past

[RaikkonenRules]

McMurray should jump into the Top 35 this week. With a bit of luck Dave Blaney could too.

[Vez]

Unofficial Results

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 2 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 190/5 500 Running
2 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 175/5 500 Running
3 24 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 170/5 500 Running
4 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 165/5 500 Running
5 9 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 155/0 500 Running
6 22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 160/10 500 Running
7 39 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST 146/0 500 Running
8 5 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 142/0 500 Running
9 27 99 Carl Edwards Ford Claritin 138/0 500 Running
10 12 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 134/0 500 Running
11 4 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 130/0 500 Running
12 11 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 127/0 500 Running
13 29 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Wrigley's Big Red 124/0 500 Running
14 33 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 121/0 500 Running
15 25 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge McDonald's 118/0 500 Running
16 35 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Pittsburgh Paints / Menards 115/0 500 Running
17 6 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 112/0 500 Running
18 14 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing 109/0 499 Running
19 13 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 106/0 499 Running
20 19 16 Greg Biffle Ford Jackson Hewitt 103/0 499 Running
21 42 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 100/0 499 Running
22 43 40 Dario Franchitti * Dodge Kennametal 97/0 499 Running
23 21 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com 94/0 497 Running
24 32 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 96/5 497 Running
25 34 00 Michael McDowell Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 88/0 497 Running
26 23 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 85/0 497 Running
27 26 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 82/0 497 Running
28 37 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Charter Comm. 79/0 497 Running
29 40 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 76/0 497 Running
30 28 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 73/0 496 Running
31 30 84 Mike Skinner Toyota Red Bull 70/0 496 Running
32 31 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet Haas Automation 72/5 495 Running
33 20 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 64/0 493 Running
34 17 21 Bill Elliott Ford Little Debbie Nutty Bars 61/0 492 Running
35 16 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 58/0 483 Running
36 38 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 55/0 471 Running
37 7 49 Ken Schrader Toyota Microsoft Small Business 52/0 467 Running
38 8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 49/0 443 Running
39 15 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 51/5 441 Out of Race
40 41 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Charter Comm. 43/0 440 Running
41 36 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 40/0 420 Running
42 3 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 37/0 379 Out of Race
43 18 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 39/5 374 Out of Race

* Denotes Rookie

Great job by Mears, Jamie and Dragon 7th, 8th and 11th respectively.

Slightly disppointing result for Vickers in 29th after running as high as 2nd.

Blaney in 43rd not good.

Top Rookie Regan Smith in 14th.

[harvick#1]

Nascar failed to really control some drivers today.

they should've parked the Skinner, Gordon, and Kenseth today. They had to be involved with almost every caution today. and when Kenseth went after Gilliland, that should've been the end of the line for Kenseth.

the race was a downer until the final 50 laps when the top 5 were all going at it.

once again DW was in near tears because his boys failed to win today again

[muggle not]

almirola hit everything on the track.

Kenseth penalized 2 laps for aggressive driving....sorry trstan. :)

another 2 laps and Gordon would have won. :)

I thought it was a pretty good martinsville race and will give it a rating of 7.5 on a scale of 1 to 10.

[DazzlaF1]

Much better from Franchitti, finishing 22nd after starting 43rd

[muggle not]

Good finish by Regan Smith in 14th and is now in the top 35.

[Jonesi]

Good finish by Regan Smith in 14th and is now in the top 35.

Yes, Regan Smith and Jamie McMurray moved into the Top 35. Hornish (-3) and Ruetimann (-20) dropped out.

[muggle not]

I notice that trstran is conspicously absent from the forum. I wonder why. :D

[harvick#1]

:p :

maybe still in mourning over Wisconsins loss :D

I thought Michael McDowell did very well today, the only thing he did wrong was at the end when he held up Burton and the others in the closing stages of the race

[gloomyDAY]

Hello everyone.

I used to be a fan of NASCAR a few years ago, but got sidetracked with other racing disciplines. WRC, A1GP, F1, CCWS and ALMS. Well the bottom is falling out of the WRC, A1GP is full of amateurs, Formula 1 is lame, and CCWS tanked. ALMS is the only motorsport that really attracts my attention, but the races are few and far between compared to other forms of racing.

Today was a bit different because I woke up and turned on the tube to see NASCAR. To be honest I wanted to watch Texas v. Memphis as well, so I just managed to flip the channels back and forth.

The point I'm trying to make was that the racing was great. NASCAR is exciting and I had forgotten all about that factor. The weather wasn't fabulous but I will watch the upcoming race in Texas. I may get back into watching this sport.

Cheers!

[Vez]

The only change in the results is Brian Vickers moving from 29th to 23rd moving David Gilliland, Bobby Labonte, Michael McDowell, J.J. Yeley, Sam Hornish Jr. and Patrick Carpentier all down one place.

[Jonesi]

The only change in the results is Brian Vickers moving from 29th to 23rd moving David Gilliland, Bobby Labonte, Michael McDowell, J.J. Yeley, Sam Hornish Jr. and Patrick Carpentier all down one place.

For the last 3 races at least, Nascar.com has posted incorrect unofficial results & points for all the drivers 2 or 3 laps down. (I think it's a software bug.) FoxTrax has been correct, (where they had some problems last year.) The standings at Jayski were correct though.

[tstran17_88]

Kenseth penalized 2 laps for aggressive driving....sorry trstan. :) No worries! He was in 30th at the time and went back to 35th after the two lap penalty, and ended up back in 30th at the end of the race...so he didn't lose that much! :D

[tstran17_88]

I notice that trstran is conspicously absent from the forum. I wonder why. :D




maybe still in mourning over Wisconsins loss :D Actually was on my way home from the Wisconsin hockey game. Tough to comment on the message board while driving in a car. Yeeeah, they lost to North Dakota 3-2 in overtime, so I'm still in mourning. But I'll get over it fast since they really shouldn't have got the invite to the NCAA tourney with the season they had.

I don't get upset about basketball or football losses since I rarely watch those games.