Coke 600 Cup Race Thread

[Jonesi]

48 cars entered.
Top 35: (Mark Martin in #8, #22 Blaney moves in top 35, pushing #77 Hornish out. Now 8 of 10 Toyotas in Top 35.)
18 KYLE BUSCH
31 JEFF BURTON
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
11 DENNY HAMLIN
07 CLINT BOWYER
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
99 CARL EDWARDS
20 TONY STEWART
29 KEVIN HARVICK
24 JEFF GORDON
16 GREG BIFFLE
6 DAVID RAGAN
9 KASEY KAHNE
12 RYAN NEWMAN
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
42 JUAN MONTOYA
83 BRIAN VICKERS
28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
43 BOBBY LABONTE
17 MATT KENSETH
38 DAVID GILLILAND
2 KURT BUSCH
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
15 PAUL MENARD
66 SCOTT RIGGS
8 MARK MARTIN
5 CASEY MEARS
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
44 DAVID REUTIMANN
7 ROBBY GORDON
41 REED SORENSON
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
01 REGAN SMITH
22 DAVE BLANEY
00 MICHAEL McDOWELL

GOGH regulars, (Jon Wood in #21, Marlin in #40)
77 SAM HORNISH JR
96 J.J. YELEY
78 JOE NEMECHEK
45 KYLE PETTY
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER
84 AJ ALLMENDINGER
40 STERLING MARLIN
70 JOHNNY SAUTER
21 JON WOOD
34 JEFF GREEN

Part time teams:
33 KEN SCHRADER
50 STANTON BARRETT
08 TONY RAINES

Rain not expected.

[colinspooky]

was there last year - piggin Cyprus this year...... sigh.......... :rolleyes:

[Jonesi]

Probable Starting Grid:
18 KYLE BUSCH
9 KASEY KAHNE
83 BRIAN VICKERS
16 GREG BIFFLE
6 DAVID RAGAN
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
8 MARK MARTIN
2 KURT BUSCH
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
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22 DAVE BLANEY
17 MATT KENSETH
66 SCOTT RIGGS
31 JEFF BURTON
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
11 DENNY HAMLIN
41 REED SORENSON
24 JEFF GORDON
29 KEVIN HARVICK
77 SAM HORNISH JR
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5 CASEY MEARS
7 ROBBY GORDON
43 BOBBY LABONTE
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
15 PAUL MENARD
40 STERLING MARLIN
84 AJ ALLMENDINGER
44 DAVID REUTIMANN
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
99 CARL EDWARDS
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20 TONY STEWART
38 DAVID GILLILAND
33 KEN SCHRADER
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER
96 J.J. YELEY
45 KYLE PETTY
01 REGAN SMITH
12 RYAN NEWMAN
07 CLINT BOWYER
00 MICHAEL McDOWELL
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28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
42 JUAN MONTOYA
70 JOHNNY SAUTER

DNQ
34 JEFF GREEN
50 STANTON BARRETT
21 JON WOOD
78 JOE NEMECHEK
08 TONY RAINES

[Vez]

Reported on NASCAR.com;
Both the #66 and #70 cars have been confiscated.

http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/05/24/jsauter.sriggs.cars.confiscated/index.html

[RaceFanStan]

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01. Kasey Kahne #9 Dodge
02. Greg Biffle #16 Ford
03. Kyle Busch #18 Toyota
04. Jeff Gordon #24 Chevrolet
05. Dale Earnhardt Jr #88 Chevrolet
06. Jeff Burton #31 Chevrolet
07. Matt Kenseth #17 Ford
08. Elliott Sadler #19 Dodge
09. Carl Edwards #99 Ford
10. David Reutimann #44 Toyota
11. Bobby Labonte #43 Dodge
12. David Ragan #6 Ford
13. Sam Hornish Jr #77 Dodge
14. Kevin Harvick #29 Chevrolet
15. Mark Martin #8 Chevrolet
16. Kurt Busch #2 Dodge
17. Dave Blaney #22 Toyota
18. Tony Stewart #20 Toyota
19. Regan Smith #01 Chevrolet
20. A.J. Allmendinger #84 Toyota
21. Ryan Newman #12 Dodge
22. Reed Sorenson #41 Dodge
23. Jamie McMurray #26 Ford
24. Denny Hamlin #11 Toyota
25. Clint Bowyer #07 Chevrolet
26. Travis Kvapil #28 Ford
27. Michael Waltrip #55 Toyota
28. Scott Riggs #66 Chevrolet
29. Casey Mears #5 Chevrolet
30. Juan Montoya #42 Dodge
31. Sterling Marlin #40 Dodge
32. Michael McDowell #00 Toyota
33. Ken Schrader #33 Chevrolet
34. Martin Truex Jr #1 Chevrolet
35. Johnny Sauter #70 Chevrolet
36. Kyle Petty #45 Dodge
37. Patrick Carpentier #10 Dodge
38. J.J. Yeley #96 Toyota
39. Jimmie Johnson #48 Chevrolet
40. David Gilliland #38 Ford
41. Paul Menard #15 Chevrolet
42. Brian Vickers #83 Toyota
43. Robby Gordon #7 Dodge


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[Jonesi]

Reported on NASCAR.com;
Both the #66 and #70 cars have been confiscated.
http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/05/24/jsauter.sriggs.cars.confiscated/index.html

Don't have a link yet, but NascarNow just reported the penalties. $100k each for owner & crew chiefs, so $400k total. 150 owner & driver points! Crew chiefs suspended six weeks.

Found link:
http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/NASCAR_heavily_fines_Haas_CNC_Racing_teams_takes_1 50_points_from_each.html